"So far, I think this hobby is for the obsessive compulsive".
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How do you get Happy as an Audiophile?
There’s an interesting, relatively modern take on mental health called Positive Psychology. While not without it’s faults and detractors, PP has a very interesting approach. Instead of asking questions on the axis of illness and diagnosis PP asks questions on the scale of happiness:
What is it that makes you more or less content with your life and in your pursuits? How can these actions, events or states be codified and applied as general principles?
In the spirit of PP then I ask:
How do you get happy? What advice would you give an audiophile that asks "What is satisfying about being an audiophile, and what are the approaches that get me there? Do you personally know the answers for yourself? "
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bjesien My room measures 12.2' x 18'. I have hardwood floors with a 9 x 12 Persian rug. Systems consists of ARCAM AVR550, Paradigm Prestige 85F towers, two Rell S2 SHO subwoofers, BlueSound Node 2i and OPPO 105 blue ray player. I just spent about $4,000 on Synergistic speaker wires, Synergistic power cable, power cable for BlueSound and digital cable between the BlueSound and my ARCAM. I am sitting about 15 feet from my speakers. My Harman Kardon sound system in my cars sounds way better. Maybe I should add the rear left and right surround systems and listen in surround sound. |
@larry5729 i’m not familiar with your speakers but just based on the dimensions of your room, is it possible that you’re sitting too far away from your speakers? Normally the best listening position is somewhere in the region of an equilateral triangle or a bit closer. That would definitely widen soundstage and perhaps give you that enveloping feeling that you are missing. |
@larry5729 Somethins not right. I've heard some really good car stereos and they have never been close to a proper home system. When nobody's home you should experiment with speaker and listening position placement. Move your speakers out at least 3 to 6ft from the back wall about 8 ft apart. Turn off the subs. Start by sitting in the middle about 3 ft from the front of the speakers. Does this sound better than your car? (If it doesn't then you may have an amplifier or speaker issue.) Move back 3ft. Did the sound get better? if so move back another 3 ft. If it didn't get better move your speakers further apart. and try again. When you get to a spot that it sounds good you can then toe the speakers in to increase the focus. Now you should have a sound stage and a full detailed sound. Now turn on one of your subs and adjust the volume to add some depth and then turn on the other sub and adjust it. If it's boomy move them out at least a foot from the wall. So before everybody gets home you can readjust the speakers and the listening position to a compensate for life for everyone who doesn't have a dedicated sound room. That's how us robots do it. |
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