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| Corner base trap- to the ceiling? @emergingsoul I sell TubeTraps, and we think putting them in the corner stacked to the ceiling works great almost every time. It's not necessary to stack them all the way up to get a great result. RT60 time is the time it takes for the reverbe... | |
| Corner base trap- to the ceiling? @ditusa corner bass trap nonsense see below: Mike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwgrJVLniLc What Dennis is saying about modes is true. But the video misses the point that most of the acoustic problems we hear in our rooms are not modal! I... | |
| Garage into listening room? As @ghdprentice said. I'd set up in there as you described, have a listen, and if possible get some measurements. With a REW sweep you could see what the clarity reverb times are in there at various frequencies. That will give you some idea of... | |
| Room Too Dead @mannytheseacow Easily achieve the same effect DIY? I guess that depends on your definition of easy. Dennis recommends very extensive treatments of absorbers that use activated carbon. To do what he suggests is going to take a lot of effort and ... | |
| Room Too Dead @erik_squires Well that’s exactly the opposite of what we would hope to achieve with liberal use of TubeTraps, and not a complaint I’ve heard before concerning TubeTraps. One note bass has been used a lot to describe bass where a particular room... | |
| One key to building great systems over time. I think it’s true that you generally get what you pay for. But what you get by paying more may not always be something you want. This is what I’ve discovered in repeatedly being disappointed as I tried more exotic brands, and not just in audio. I ... | |
| Room Too Dead @soix That’s just mid bass and not what I’d consider “lows.” Mid bass is usually what needs to be gotten after. What you call "lows" are very difficult to absorb. I agree with your earlier statement that curtains and such are not going to ab... | |
| Room Too Dead @dekay +1 Thin plastic can reflect highs while still letting bass go through and get absorbed by underlying layers. You’ll need to get it distributed on opposite walls so the sound can bounce around again. By selectively livening up parts of... | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? @hifidream I agree that highly directional speakers do certainly help with stereo imaging, but I couldn’t get them to do much in terms of crosstalk elimination. I’m using horn speakers right now in conjunction with crosstalk reduction and I’m ge... | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? @pinthrift Thanks for the excellent review. If crosstalk reduction were more common, more recordings might be made in a more "hands off" way. As I stated earlier, I’ve not heard BACCH myself, but I’ve used a physical divider, and as you experien... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 compared to Rogue Atlas Magnum III @tvrgeek My impression of these really well controlled, ultra low distortion amps is similar to yours. Stiff upper lipped is a great description. I’ve used the word "dry" in an attempt at a description of the effect, but they seem to have an iro... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 compared to Rogue Atlas Magnum III It's not just a matter of the speaker being good enough to reveal differences. It will have a lot to do with the impedance of the speaker at various frequencies, causing the tube amp to produce a slightly different frequency response. A good speak... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! It seems none of these manufacturers seem to know how to make a proper power cord for their electronics. It makes me question every other design decision they make. If a short power cord makes a difference, imagine what a long power cord might do?... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! @tvrgeek Interesting experiments. Thanks for sharing that. @demigodparticle Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m getting the impression that not all of us hear these differences as important, if we hear them at all. I haven’t gone as far a... | |
| Bacch Dsp, True stereo? It's not a new fad. Ralph Glasgal has been promoting DSP crosstalk reduction for a long time. Polk, Carver, Lexicon and others have tried to tackle the crosstalk problem over the years using analog methods. It's a real problem, a real shortcoming ... |