$1,000 to spend on room treatment....
Stehno, I'm not trying to pick a fight with you, in as much as I have learned some good stuff from you over the last few years while lurking, but with all your recommendations isn't there a concern of over dampening the room. I know there are a number of schools of thought in re of this but some reflective surfaces can be a good thing. Any thoughts on this??? |
If you're going to spend that much, contact Richard at Rives and do it right. http://www.rivesaudio.com |
John, thanks for responding. I see where you're coming from and that makes more sense. I don't know that I would subscribe to the 80% crowd, but I do think that the room is as imporant as the gear. You are right in saying (IMO) that people who do not address power conditioning and isolation should not spend a ton of money on their room. It's hard to know where to start, and how tightly to focus when dealing with the system/room/isolation/power conditioning. I guess part of being an audiophile is obsessing about everything, even the music. I think when you talk about glass in relation to room treatment, you're talking about the point of first reflection. I have a number of pictures up in my room, but I have treated the POFR, on the wall, floor and ceiling. It's not through any attempt to be dishonest, or lie, but whenever a company makes a product they seem to think their product is the most important link in the chain. That's just human nature, which my explain the 80% room thing. BUT I do think putting $1000 into the room is money well spent. Maybe he should save up a little more and buy one of the racks you make :) ! Thanks again Dr R. C. Brockhaus |
