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| Granite Slabs Aram,I agree Gregm is right on about the bass. I would add that since you have wood floors, they can vibrate a lot and add grunge which obscures soundstage and detail. After you get points between your speakers and the granite, do this: place a bi... | |
| Back to the audio future, going backwards Bemoptil23,No matter how good or expensive your rig, it will pale in comparison to real live music. So your attitude toward it will be "half full" or "half empty" depending on your mood. Try this: devote your attention, energy and money to collect... | |
| System Plateau--Help Me Take The Next Step Mezmo, try this as an experiment: Get some concrete flagstones (or what ever your local Home Depot calls them) about 2" by 16" by 16" (or they may come larger - 24 x 24?). Place these on the floor on top of two 16" (or larger to approximate the pe... | |
| System Plateau--Help Me Take The Next Step Mezmo,Do you have wood frame floors? I would (sorry for the pun) be willing to bet you are getting a lot of grunge from floor/wall/room vibration. Also rack isolation or coupling to/from your equipment can cause loss of pace and add grunge. Since ... | |
| Loudspeaker DIY Kits any suggestions??? George at North Creek Music, www.northcreekmusic.com, has kits that can include cabinets. He has some very good designs and uses quality parts.There is a wealth of info on the web. Search Google using phrases such as diy audio speakers.Good luck, | |
| Platforms: granite, marble, maple or other? It matters a lot whether one has a concrete slab floor or a wood frame floor. My floor is wood frame, so it is very supect to mechanical vibration from the speakers. Most vibration originates at the speaker transducers. It gets to other equipment ... | |
| Depth vs. Cable Type Jlambrick,If you are putting all your music (above the bass) through a capacitor, it could be that the capacitor will have as much or more influence on the sound as the cable. You may want to try different brands of capacitor to find the best soun... | |
| What's the most important speaker attribute...and Many good comments above. I like the description of one of the masters of our trade, Mile Nestorovic. He would always say "The speakers should disappear!" For me this is a requirement. I think that was Jayme's point at the start. What physical att... | |
| High efficiency speakers vs Low, pros and cons Many good points here gents!I do not agree that all amplifiers sound "the same" at one Watt. However, most amps will operate in Class A at low output, and definitely sound their best there - it may well be that they sound less different at one Wat... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Jennifer Warnes, "The Well." Jenny is a magnificently talented vocalist. This is great music, which also happens to be an almost flawless recording/production. | |
| Power Conditioning for a mid-fi system. Good question Matchstikman, I am also interested in affordable power conditioning - as must be others. Where is the "knee of the curve" on price vs sound quality?Has anyone tried the JR Power Source kit from www.diycable.com? It is a Jon Risch des... | |
| Best reasonable$ upgrade from spikes? Stuartbranson,Is your floor wood frame or concrete slab? I would like to throw a twist into the discussion here. In my room the floor is flexible and is easily set to vibrating by the speakers. When the floor and walls (and equipment rack for that... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Flip, I will second the Nestorovic system. Both the Type 4's and System 12 are wonderful speakers, and the NA-1 tube amps are gorgeous, graceful and powerful. (It is regretable that they are out of production).Cheers,Charlie | |
| What was your biggest priority? My biggest expense has been source material. Most expensive component was CD player, next Amp and Preamp. My speakers are home made, so not as much money spent there unless I count my labor - then they would be on top of the list. | |
| Room acoustics needs help. Ht802, there is a lot of good advice above (as is typical on Audiogn). I would buy the area rug first, then the books.Is your hardwood floor on frame construction or over a concrete pad? This can be very important as regards floor vibration. If yo... |