martykl
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| Two subs in a small room.... To incorporate Duke's and Bob's comments into my previous post.1) An optimallly placed single sub together with a bass restricted main speaker will usually produce smoother bass than a full range speaker that has been placed for best overall perfo... | |
| Two subs in a small room.... BTW, as to placement:The whole idea of 2 subs is to have each sub excite the room differently. This usually (not always) means asymmetrical or "random" placement. One key is to keep the subs close to the nearest wall (or walls, corners sometimes w... | |
| Two subs in a small room.... It's probably useful to think of "woofers" rather than subwoofers. Some subs aren't really subs at all, in the literal sense. (See the thinline models from NHT with response to 38hz). Remember that bass issues are pretty severe below 150hz in most... | |
| Why not place 2-channel speakers BEHIND listener? I have the same set-up in my hme office. When the moment is right, a swivel chair will be sure you're ready (sorry, Ciallis).Marty | |
| Slim on the wall speakers I have the Vienna Acoustics in my HT room. They sound very good (good enough for my needs in this application) and look fantastic, especially in gloss black.Good LuckMarty | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Recently I've been on a bit of a Danny Gatton kick. I don't know too many players who'd want to try to match up with "The Humbler". The ultimate master of the Telecaster.Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,I think that you can buy a new Bel Canto integrated amp in your price range. I've used this combo (Bel Canto s300 w/Ohm 100 S3)and it works very well. The S-300 offers a pre-out (if you ever want to add a sub), but not a power in (if you wan... | |
| Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications Dgarretson,Thanks for the tip. "Blue Haze" appears to be right up my alley. I'll try to chase it down.As to Matthew Sweet. Judging from the "Under the Covers" cds, I guess that he (and/or Hoffs) and I share very similar taste. He is a fine guitari... | |
| Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications Dgarretson,When I looked at your post again, I realized that Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs had done a Vol II of "Under The Covers". I'm a big fan of Sweet and, even though I found Vol I a bit disapointing (good song choices, cover versions a bit... | |
| Advice on adding a sub to my system I'm sure you can find a good sub at or below $500. Successfully integrating a single sub by ear is another matter. I've spent a good portion of the last two years fine tuning subs in my system and, IMHO, a sub controller is virtually essential. A ... | |
| Elvis Presley Fans? Elvis was better than a fair singer. However, Bill's point is taken. The ongoing fascination with Elvis is almost certainly due more to his cultural impact than any musical factor. Deservedly or not, to the masses at that time, he was THE white fa... | |
| How often do you get a chance to see live music I left NYC about 10 years ago. I used to live a block from the Bottom Line and got to catch a show there every week or two. Also made it to several other nearby venues pretty frequently. That was then.Now, I live just outside LA and we have a club... | |
| Elvis Presley Fans? He was a very fine singer with a wonderful voice and a good entertainer right up until the end (I saw one his last shows and, though he was in no condition to swivel his hips, the show was very good. People like to pile on, but his period of virtu... | |
| Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications I've been through the new Richard Lloyd cover album (Jimi Hendrix) a couple of times and it's interesting. The arrangements sound "thinner" (less dense) and, while some of the original's "funk" appeal is lost, the "pop" appeal of the songs is enha... | |
| Looking for former Hales System 2 owners feedback I never really loved mine. Over the years I have steadily moved away from the highly damped sound of Hales and similar designs. I replaced mine with Verity P/E loudspeakers, which are ported. Lately, I've edged back a little by using (in my primar... |