lexphin
Sabai
Just a quick note on the Franck Tchang placement. I was really not expecting much.....HOLY CRAP!! was I WRONG! The soundstage opened up in height, width and especially depth. Vocals were so much clearer. I do have a fairly revealing system, so others results may vary, depending on their gear, but this is one cheap tweek everyone should try. About 3 hours of labor including research, pick up of supplies, installation and about $20 out of pocket, yielded what I would consider a $1000`s worth of improvement!
Who knows, if you had used a SPL meter instead of a rough guide you might have considered it a $3000 worth of improvement. When you don’t place the tiny little bowls precisely on the sound pressure peak you wind up with a local maximum. If you’re off by 6" you can miss the peak entirely. Hel-loo! In addition, Franck Tchang points out that the recommended locations are intended for HIS resonators, I.e., the locations are specific to his GOLD, SILVER and PLATINUM resonators, depending on location. Which IMHO is all the more reason to look deeper into the placement of whatever resonators you’re using. For example, Franck Tchang writes,
"Step 4 should only use the Silver or Gold Special models. This position is very effective to open up the corners. The wooden base must be installed on the sidewall but butt right up against the front wall. It should sit slightly lower than the center resonator of Step 3 but no lower than 5cm from the ceiling."
