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| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? You can't fix acoustic problems with EQ. You're using the wrong tool. Fix the acoustics, and THEN see where you stand. | |
| UNIQUE KHARMA ONLY ONE MADE OF BAMBOO You're willing to spend $17K on a set of speakers which are "slightly lacking in the bass"?I think you need to look around a bit more. | |
| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? You can get much closer to unity absorption (which isn't a limit) with 4" - 6" of fiberglass. You don't want to overdamp the other frequencies, though.The reason spacing off the wall helps is because pressure doubles on a rigid wall while velocity... | |
| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? I don't understand the concept that acoustic treatment for a "too small" room is not the answer. It's exactly (part of) the answer. The modal distribution in a small room is lumpy well up into the upper bass region. The larger the room, the lower ... | |
| One sub or two? I just switched from one Martin Logan Abyss to a pair of Emotiva X-REF10 subs. I never really made a huge effort to dial in the Abyss; that said, I'm not done with the options for doing so on the X-REF10. I started with a single X-REF10 to get som... | |
| What speakers under 2000$US for... I bought my Eminent Technology LFT-8b direct from the manufacturer below your budget, and I think they kill anything up to the Magnepan 3.7, which is probably 2.5-3 times the price. Hybrid planar magnetics with a dynamic woofer. Huge soundstage, p... | |
| Bryston VS Cambridge Audio I pulled the trigger. Identical power specs, more flexibility. I'm looking forward to cleaning house. Reviews to follow! Thanks for all the advice . . . | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only Well, maybe this will be a learning experience, but I'm disinclined to buy into such a dogmatic point of view. There are many ways to skin a cat. | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only Thanks, Doggie. I'll check it out. | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only Pulled the trigger on a pair of the XREF 10 subs by Emotiva. They should be here tomorrow. I'll post a review in a few days. Thanks for all the recommendations . . . | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only Those Emotiva subs are interesting. I find much of their gear gaudy, but at least they allow returns. (I returned their preamp because it looked like a nuclear plant when the lights were off.) They also have a nice discount going if you can find y... | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only So you run amp --> sub --> VR-1 and use the sub's crossover? | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only I'm sure the Vandy 2WQ is a great product -- I have the 1C loudspeakers, and love them -- but unless I'm misinformed, they're well over $1K each. That's more than a "stretch", it's utter destruction of my budget.Thanks for the SVS tip. I guess I'l... | |
| Nice, affordable combo That's a pretty good preamp. I had one but ultimately returned it for the full refund because it was so damn visually bright! It made the Parasound Halo P3 look subdued in comparison. I think Emotiva needs to tone down the industrial design quite ... | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only I suppose I'm probably looking for a pair of sealed subs. Is the Optimum 8 sealed or ported? I would much prefer "tight" and "fast" over "deep" or "loud". |