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| Owens Corning 703 vs. Roxul Safe 'n' Sound? Thanks Spencer. I am able to have my planar speakers (ESL’s and magnetic-planars) 5’ from the wall behind them, so I’m going to try diffusion there first, with absorption only directly behind the listening position---Eric. | |
| One of the coolest articles on sound and vibration I can recall having read Very interesting Ivan, and great! Related to harmonic fifths is the circle of 5ths, as established by J.S. Bach in the 18th Century. In a video on You Tube, Leonard Bernstein explains and demonstrates musical theory, culminating in the 5ths. Highl... | |
| A speaker that looks like a driver or a driver that looks like a speaker? Looks like it got pulled out of a car door. Cheap and tacky. | |
| Owens Corning 703 vs. Roxul Safe 'n' Sound? Thanks for the advice and link. I’m not covering much wall, just right behind my listening chair, and only because I have to be very close to it. The wall behind the speakers and the sidewalls will have diffusion. The room is intrinsically pretty ... | |
| Feedback through turntable Good stuff Slaw. I want to get rid of the last of the rubber in my system, the inner tubes in the original Seismic platforms. I have been planning on getting some of Geoffs springs, and perhaps some of the current Townshend Seismic Pods. I find th... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp, suggestions? If you keep the LS2, try a Mullard 6DJ8 in it. If it sells, an LS26 just came up on Audiogon, asking price $2750. It uses the 6H30 tube. | |
| Cables for rear surrounds I don't know the answer, I'm just asking: Is 16g enough wire for a 50' run, or should suncore consider 14g, or even 12g? | |
| Audio Research 610T Damn, can you imagine what is must cost to ship a 610T ?! | |
| subwoofer to speaker connection The reason "the mids and upper bass from the main speakers are improved when you add a subwoofer" is because relieving the main speakers of reproducing very low bass (assuming you are highpass-filtering the signal sent to those speakers and their ... | |
| What CD player/transport has the most stable mechanism? hgonzal---The stability of a transport is one thing, it's ability to provide isolation from external bumps and vibration another. Though you're not asking for info on isolation equipment, that is exactly what will provide you with what you are loo... | |
| Bach Goldberg variations played by Glenn Gould analogue master "Improper storage" of master tapes refers to (at least) two different things:1- The temperature and humidity of the room the tape is stored in. Major tape vaults (Capitol Records in Los Angeles for one) are climate controlled, being not too hot or... | |
| Feedback through turntable Todd, I learned of roller bearings from audiophile recording engineer Barry Diament, a leading proponent of them (using them under every piece of his gear, even his Maggie MG 3.7’s!). He had his own "cups" machined locally years ago, and on his we... | |
| Feedback through turntable Todd, the Townshend Seismic Platform (the "original" Seismic product, which I have and use, not the current "spring-in-a-bellows" Seismic Pod design) actually IS a slightly inflated inner tube inside a metal frame. The top and bottom damped metal ... | |
| Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" 45RPM 2 disc reissue I just re-watched the Leonard Bernstein "Pop Music" TV special from 1967, in which Janis performs live "Society’s Child". Bernstein discusses the song and interviews Janis, apparently very impressed by her and the song. | |
| Feedback through turntable I'm planning on trying those springs myself slaw, in combination with roller bearings. |