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Purpose of triangular placement of cones/spikes?
Unfortunately, perhaps - size, shape, material of cones, location of component in room (rack vs floor), vibration environment (urban, suburban, country) are all part of the puzzle, IMO. geoffkait, Machina Dynamica (yikes! Another isolation/vibrati... 
Please help, obsessive audiophile question
slap echo can seem worse than it is, there are worse things that could happen. Attempts to cure slap echo often result in killing the "openness" of the sound. IMOM the panels can do more harm than good. I still have several panels here, but not in... 
Please help, obsessive audiophile question
You're prob. not going to want to hear this one, but IMHO the panels - even one or two - can have dramatic (negative) influence on the sound - esp. soundstage, balance, transparency. I always prefer the sound w/o any panels in the room, tho' I rea... 
Please help, obsessive audiophile question
Just in case you haven't tried this, track 3 on XLO CD is the best channel balance and soundstage focus track (assuming you do not have a problem somewhere along the line). The objective of the Out of Phase track 3 is to obtain perfectly diffuse s... 
Traffic "John Barleycorn Must Die" - Why no mfsl
As good as JBMD might be artistically or sonically, it was simply not popular enough to make the MFSL "list" - they can't make money on something they can't sell many of. Plain and simple. 
Best overall Speakers for $2,500.00 or less, New?
For magical midrange and staging, brand new BBC LS3/5A mini-monitors from Stirling Broadcast with "reference" outboard crossover and "reference" cabinets will set you back 2300+ duckaleros. Stands available from Stirling will bring total to 2500. ... 
Sistrum or Neuance or...?
Psychicanimal - I did not mean to imply that. Anything not "properly isolated" from structural vibration (seismic, trains, traffic, etc.) will certainly move, such as the entire house, as you pointed out. I tend to focus on the frequencies of vibr... 
Sistrum or Neuance or...?
As another manufacturer of isolation products (Machina Dynamica), one thing not discussed very often is the importance of seismic activity in the overall scheme of things. The continuous motion of Earth's crust (along w/ other low freq. generators... 
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever
With one of the best voices ever, classical diva Janet Baker was nothing to write home about, actually very average looking at best... 
Your budget - $20K - best system for a small room
Start off with BBC LS3/5A w/ reference crossover & reference cabinets manufactured by Stirling Broadcast and go from there. Invest in good tube electronics, spend the rest on cabling, power cords and vibration isolation and yourt choice TT or ... 
Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's?
Graduated from Polk Model 10A to Rogers LS3/5A in late seventies; worked at Goddard SFC in early/mid 70s when they still used military grade audio tubes for some equipment - an audio buddy worked in maintenance heheh; bought prototype Berning 30 w... 
2 Channel System - Image behind my head
their satanic majesties' request has a lot of similar effects, esp. 2000 man, in another land and gomper. i am pretty sure these effects were intentionally producedin the studio. 
Good uses for a sound pressure meter?
Try using the meter in room corners and see what you get, you might be surprised. 
ASC Sound Panels
I think they do do something to the sound that is not entirely good, reminds me of Sonex in that there is a subtle but noticeable change to the quality of the sound; it was not without trying, as I had 4 panels to play with, never did find any com... 
Best Grateful Dead recording?
Old and in the Way, technically not really a "Dead" album, per se, but still...; recorded by Bear at least I think so...