erik_squires
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| Asymmetry Bad People laugh but the use of blankets to diagnose possible acoustic issues should not be underestimated. A blanket over a rack or TV screen can tell you a lot about what to do next. | |
| You can't hear dialogue because it doesn't matter @dynacohum You aren't wrong, but I can tell you that sitting dead center there's not a lot of difference between the two, so not that helpful for dialogue improvements unless you sit off-center. | |
| Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive. The price for active speakers is just amazing. The price for speakers is also amazing, but the number of active speakers in the $20k+ range is really ballooning. | |
| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! Ahem, $125,000 a pair for these. Lordy. | |
| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! Reading the comments about amps I think the average reader doesn't unerstand that the amps I'm using are 3 channels of amplification plus digital signal processing. While similar to the average subwoofer amp you'll find screwed onto the back of a... | |
| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! @kraftwerkturbo The issue is getting smooth bass and seamless transition from sub to main speakers. Personally I've solved that issue with a combination of floor to ceiling bass traps in the corners and EQ. Others rely on multiple subs. Of co... | |
| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! @kraftwerkturbo It's a real thing. I suspect much has to do with the appropriate high pass filter though. Several a'goners who I have convinced to try raising the HP point from 40 to 80 Hz or higher have reported the improvements along those lin... | |
| Why does USB feature so much in discussions about DACs when the newer HDMI seems better? IMHO the answer to this question lies not in the connection technology so much as the market acceptance of multi-channel music. Stand-alone DACs probably are only in 1% of all stereo systems, and multi-channel standalone DACs 1% of that. I’m no... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @curiousjim yes | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @curiousjim A’gon is being buggy in a lot of ways including messaging. Leave me a comment on my blog, which won’t show up publicly because it’s moderated and I’ll get back to you. https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2025/04/speaker-d... | |
| Speaker choice without need for deep bass @asvjerry Honestly in my modest home theater I doubt I use a total of more than 20 watts at any given point in time. Mabye the subwoofer gets there too, but I have a lot more voice coil wattage capacity than I'll use. | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles A treatise on the creation of the name "India Pale Ale" https://beerconnoisseur.com/articles/complete-truth-about-origins-india-pale-ale-ipa | |
| Broken View Notifications Sorry. I posted with a picture that didn't take. Two issues. One, the counter next to the bell symbol overcounts new messages. Second if I click View All Notifications I get an error page telling me to check the Heroku logs. Generally, this i... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles As far as I know it is "India" pale ale Yes, you and others are, of course, correct. It is also too late for me to edit. | |
| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! Hey @barts - Honestly always a conversion more than subwoofer addition. The upper crossover point will depend on how they measure in cabinet and with the upper sections in place. The advantage of subwoofer appliance is freedom of location in th... |