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| Front or Back wall diffusers In some recording studios they go with a dead end / live end design approach. This is absorption behind the speakers and then extending it along the side walls approximately halfway down the rooms length. The last half is treated as reflective as ... | |
| Front or Back wall diffusers The main difficulty with setting up diffuse panels are you do not want them too close to your listening position. Six feet away is the minimum and at least eight feet away is the preferred. The two biggest issues center on the size of bass waves a... | |
| Ayre v Hegel sound I have noticed that at KEF demos they use Hegel amplifiers so I would surmise this would be a nice pairing. I cannot speak to if the switch would be better or not but just the Hegel would pair nicely with the Reference 1 speakers. | |
| Is simpler better? If you are trying for better then dump the integrated and go for separates; mono blocks and a preamplifier. Concerning the DAC & Steaming portion of your set up the same principle applies, go for separates. Yes get ride of equalizers or simila... | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming Sounds like you want to stream due to its convenience and that is a perfectly valid reason to go that route. If you want it to be a better sound experience than vinyl then spend more money on separates; DAC and Streamer. You will easily be able to... | |
| Stereophile and the love of hotel decor Those color photo costs why take three photos when one gets them all even if curtain and rug are included. | |
| Can a system sound too Holographic? Some people prefer more wall of sound with just a tad of sound stage definition. Or he might mean to detailed. I am like you, prefer a well defined sound stage with imagines solidly placed across the front of the room with depth. Love it when some... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? Once my system was no longer entry level and I was at the point in which the speakers I owned I considered my final pair I started what I called the final upgrade circle. I then upgraded the piece of equipment that was lowest in both cost and wher... | |
| Recommendations for against the wall high efficiency speakers Two items you left out, is anything being placed between the speakers and can a pair of wing walls be built at the outside ends of each speaker. Reason for the wing walls is Audio Note speakers typically are placed in corners and the wing walls wo... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? Not to mention identical hearing and knowing the reviewer’s musical values are identical to yours. I see a big problem therefore you are totally stuck when it comes time to either purchase equipment due to shops closing and the difficulty of takin... | |
| High end speakers at low volume Listening to Miles now 65dB peaking a tad over 70dB, very enjoyable. Lots of PRAT, and enough bass to not wanting more. Speakers KEF Reference 3, Backard Labs preamplifier and AGP Vivace monoblocks. Source digital 24bit file streamed through an Au... | |
| Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener? I believe if you place one Stillpoint Aperture II on each side of a 6" thick absorption panel that is set directly behind your listening seat on the back wall you will be set perfectly and won't notice the CD racks as being missing. Mount them so ... | |
| Question: Sound Treatment behind the Listener? Sounds like you have a lovely space and you have treated it nicely. Do not over dampen the room. Do you like the sound you are hearing? Do you believe there is an issue or are you thinking that if you remove your racks you just might create one? ... | |
| Are Harbeth Super HL5 XD right for me? If you have access to a Harbeth dealer bring your amplifier/pre along when you go to listen to them. Tell the dealer ahead of time about your room and how the speakers will be set up in your room, the dimensions from side walls and the front wall ... | |
| Law Of Diminishing Returns? Buy and assemble what you love and can afford, hell with diminishing returns. Some people will base the change in equipment for the simple reason they love the way a pair of Sonus Faber speaker looks and not necessarily because it sounded better t... |