As promised last week, here’s part 2 of my interview with JOHN DARKO to get his take on high end speakers (think hypercars in the speaker world) and room acoustics.
If you didn’t catch part 1 last week, click here.
And thanks again to everyone who submitted a question!
No-one I know has heard more speakers than John, so using his breadth of knowledge we talk through the following questions:
- The general sound of different speaker brands and high end vs budget
- Tonal differences of cabinet materials
- How to tell if a speaker is actually better
- Is 1200€ enough for a speaker to mix and record?
- Acoustic treatment vs room correction software
- Match speaker size to room size for best mixing?
- Do you still need acoustic treatment when using room correction software?
- Is good sound quality only for the rich?
- Best split between treatment, speakers, gear and cables
- How to best learn your new space, speakers and headphones
- Why aren’t coaxial designs like Geithain seen as reference class?
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"How to correctly place your listening position and speakers, no matter what room you're in."
- Find the correct wall to face in your home studio
- Optimize the low end and minimize reflection effects
- Get the distance between wall and speakers right
- Get a stereo image like on really good headphones
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