I picked up a pair of Urei 813C's for $650.00. The cabs are rough but can be resurrected with a little tlc. Any opinions on these. I didn't realize how big they are.
I picked up a pair of Urei 813C's for $650.00. The cabs are rough but can be resurrected with a little tlc. Any opinions on these. I didn't realize how big they are.
Hello there:
I have 3 of them and use them LCR in my HT rig. I think they are fantastic, very efficient and smooth sounding. The downside is the dispersion which is fairly narrow and limits the sweet spot, but no more so than most good CD horns. Although I have limited experience with the rest of the 813 monitors, I think these were the best and were the last of the TimeAlign series.
You will probably need to use a good sub with them, as despite the 2 15" woofers, the response goes away fast below about 50Hz.
Best wishes,
David
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Widget
Hey I've noticed most applications have them mounted up about 3 feet off of the ground with the horn on the bottem. Is there any problem having them on the floor with the horn driver on top?
Thanks, Widget:
There is a link that shows up towards the bottom of my page titled something like "Mystery studio monitor" which has some very good historical data about UREI and the 813.
Best wishes,
David
Here's the way I'm using mine right now - at least until I can figure out how to build them into the garage I now use as my workplace/office/romper-room. The horns are almost at ear height but the bass should really improve if I could get them up higher. Note the mover's dollies for easy positioning......
Cheers,
David
Moving away from a boundary reduces bass response because it reduces bass coupling in the room. Installing them in a soffit maximizes bass coupling.
At work, in the studio, we have a pair of 813cs mounted soffitted in a Live End Dead End room that couple very nicely and give good response down to about 50hz. They roll gently from there. Without the soffit, they roll off more precipitously. When I use them without a soffit, I couple them with a subwoofer.
Bob
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I use mine with a pair of fostex 31" woofers in a big IB. If you don't have room for a true IB, you can get good results with Hsu, Parts Express or any number of commercial subs. Used Velodyne servos are good values IME.
I just love the response that this room gets.
As far as mounting the urei's with the co-axial on the top, I personally see no problem with that.....I only mounted them with the horns on the bottom to leave room for the subs. I would however recommend against mounting them "horizontally", with the woofers side by side, and you will have undesired "lobing" in the horizontal plane.
Happy listening!!!
Frederick
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