lemonhaze
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| About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience? @hilde45, stubborn nulls or deep partial nulls just need more bass traps and in the right place which are the corners. All corners can be considered, This means the wall to ceiling corner and the wall/wall corners. And unfortunately they must be B... | |
| FUSES, Finally!? Can always rely on a fuse thread for some entertainment. WOW guys really?If you don’t believe fuses can make a difference, great you have eliminated the issue and can move on. That is, PLEASE MOVE ON. Why waste your time belittling others when you... | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? A lot of suggestions offered. Unfortunately the bulk of them will NOT bring about a significant improvement. In fact unless the room acoustics are sorted the small but worth while potential of some of these suggestions will be lost in your room wh... | |
| Recommendation for new cables Hi lalitk, yes we agree OCC cables are excellent and find I mostly prefer solid. If you read my post again you will see we are on the same pageRegarding my sentence : “Your desire for only one brand to have synergy across the system is unlikely t... | |
| Recommendation for new cables Your desire for only one brand to have synergy across the system is unlikely to provide that to your quality components.Except for cable companies that use magnets or filter boxes or liquid metal in their cables you are probably not going to find... | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? @ OP, just noticed this from Absolute Sound, where your speakers feature :50 Greatest bargains in high-end audio ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEMSNaim Mu-so 2, $1695 KEF LS50 Wireless, $2199 Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo, $4000ENTRY LEVELPSB Alpha P5 and T... | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? Vandersteen speakers are not woolly or veiled, nor are they hard to drive. I once heard a pair of the model 2(something) in a small room driven by Quicksilver monos which used, if I remember correctly, EL34 PP producing 30/40 watts. The resulting ... | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? @audio2design, perhaps you are wearing your covid mask too tight and it's cutting off the oxygen supply. | |
| I bought some Owens Corning 703. Now what? There is so much great info on the net regarding acoustics and seeing that it is the acoustics of your room that is going to be the final say on what you will hear that I once again encourage you to delve deeper into this fascinating aspect of opt... | |
| I bought some Owens Corning 703. Now what? I somehow deleted a long post. I'll try again but keep it short.6 x OC 703 panels will help but not all that noticeable. Buy a bunch more as they will not go to waste.For the biggest impact look at taming bass frequencies which creates acoustic ha... | |
| Point of higher priced streamer? @ironlung, you are fighting an uphill battle trying to reason with audio2design and his ilk, but full marks for effort.@vhiner, good post and I fully agree | |
| Is Not Responding To An Offer Just Plain Rude? What's happened to good old fashioned manners? If somebody offered 50% of asking price I would tell them they're being ridiculous and that they need to do some research and try again.All other offers would receive a polite answer. It takes little ... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound What is the problem when it comes to fuses?If you don't believe they help, fine. Go do something other than belittle those that do.I posted a challenge a while ago regarding this controversial topic. Nobody reported back! It was simply this and ... | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? Richard Vandersteen's designs are extremely good value and are one of audio's best kept secrets. They are capable of entertaining for extended listening periods with a lovely open and musical performance. I have not heard any of the Daedalus range... | |
| I knew room treatments were in my future. Oh and to retain your sanity it's probably best to just ignore ebm. I am sure he is a nice guy when he hasn't forgotten to take his meds. |