martykl
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| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? Jim,I've never used a PARC.My DRC set-up has evolved from using an NHT X-2 active x-over between my ARC LS-25 and VT130SE. The NHT fed a Velodyne SMS-1 subwoofer management system, which fed a pair of powered subs (originally Velos, then Rythmiks)... | |
| Allen Toussaint John,I think that I own 'em all and the answer is:None comes remotely close to "Bright Mississippi" for SQ.I do have a soft spot for the sound of the Showmen records. These are pretty primitive recordings, but IMHO they manage to capture the essen... | |
| One sub in two systems: Is this possible? If you put an active crossover (NHT X-2) and/or a x-over/subwoofer manager (Velodyne SMS-1) ahead of the sub, you might be in good shape. IIRC, both of these units have SE and XLR inputs/outputs. You could run each set to a different system (adapt... | |
| Integrated Amp recommendation You might check out the Harman Kardon HK 990. This is a very different animal than anything else out there. It basically takes all of the audio features of an AVR, but none of the video and includes just two channels of high quality power amplific... | |
| Allen Toussaint I'm a huge fan. "Mississipppi" is great and sounds great, but IMHO it's a little diversion from his "power alley". I'm really a huge fan of his old 1970's Warner Bros funk/pop. He also did some great stuff as a producer/writer/sideman in the early... | |
| Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks. Airegin,The same writing credit issue is true of half the songs listed here. IIRC, all songs on the Zep albums are credited to Page and/or Plant. Many are actually cover versions. Since they never bothered to change the name of the song (or change... | |
| Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks. or maybe "Over The Hills", or..... | |
| Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks. or maybe "What is and What Should Never Be", or...... | |
| Accurate speakers for a verity of genres? I own the Verity P/E and I'd think twice before putting a pair in that room. Per Hevac, it's a great sounding speaker for just about any genre, but....It does feature a notable hump in the bass that might be trouble in that room. It's hard to say ... | |
| The ideal auditorium? Blank canvas Waryn,The wall construction that I described was from the HT room in my former home. Those walls were, unavoidably, parallel. However, that formulation can be done at reasonable cost (depending on the materials chosen) and it sounds and looks grea... | |
| Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks. "Rock 'n' Roll". They opened with it on both occasions that I saw them play. As high energy an opener as I can ever recall at a concert"Gallows Pole". Page makes a blues classic his own in a simple and elegant way."Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" . Memo... | |
| Parents need clear sounding 2 ch HT Further to Kal's comment, I' d add another step (if they're using an AVR). Add a center channel, use the auto set-up on your AVR and then manually increase the volume level of the center channel. This problem is often a result of effects being mix... | |
| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? Ja2,Quarter wave effects exist for all of those surfaces. The closer the surface, the stronger the cancellation (deeper null) and the higher in pitch that the first null will occur. In most cases, I suspect that the wall behind the speaker is the ... | |
| The ideal auditorium? Blank canvas I pretty much agree with all in Manitunc's post. I'd also add from my experience in building separate dedicated HT and audio rooms in my previous home :Avoid parallel surfaces. Stadium seating and/or cascaded drop ceiling panels at various heights... | |
| How far can room treatments solve boomy bass? To be clear:1) Per Kijanki, EQ is not a "magic bullet" that fixes all problems. It is - IMO - a magic bullet that fixes one BIG problem.Per Ja2) FR issues below 150hz or so have been IME virtually impossible to correct with traditional room treatm... |