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| PERFECT 10w x 18d x 9h room, any good? It could work well in a near(er)field listening set up, but you will either need domestic furnishings or acoustic treatments, or a combo of both, to control reflections, especially off the side walls and floor. Not perfect dimensions, but it will ... | |
| The lid closed ? Off in use, on when not. What I have done, is remove the hinges from the lid/table and place four (one on each corner) rubber 1'square 1/4 inch high 'feet'you can get at any hardware store in the section for furniture pads, feet, etc. I put them s... | |
| Removing the ground on PC? Musicnoise/Carl109, A question..........I have a source connected to a power conditioner with PC and an IC to the pre-amp. I have the Pre-amp PC going to the same power conditioner and its IC to an amp. I have the Amps connected to a difference po... | |
| Removing the ground on PC? My Wadia 302 has a tendency to cause hum in some set ups - I just cut the ground prong off a PC to cure it. Don't need the add on 'cheater plug' and you get a much more secure connection. FWIW, it came with a standard 3 prong plug and the manual s... | |
| Holographic imaging Musicnoise, I didn't choose to list stuff I can't endorse beyond its application to my system and my sensitivities/sensibilities. So I took a pass on all wires and tweaks. Far too subjective for me. :-) For my listed stuff I can give you a reasona... | |
| Hearing Loss & Equalization 40db down at 3000hz is not something you can restore with any equalizer I am familar with. You may find one with a 16db boost potential but I'd think it would be accompanied by a lot of distortion. 6db boost is probably do-able. Sounds like an ine... | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after Eldartford, FWIW, what was the HiFi enthusiast's goal in those days before the transistor was introduced to audio? All he had to work with was tubes, so I must assume his goal was unobtainable, he just didn't know it?Now along comes the transistor... | |
| Holographic imaging This is fun, I agree with both Shadrone and Tvad. In this forum the 'emporer's new clothes' is inappropriate, I think. It's more the the 'emporer's old clothes'. If you've been here for any time you've seen it before, ad infinitum, ad nauseam. It'... | |
| Speakers that disappear "What affordable (Under 15K) speakers fit this description"A lot, or none, depending on your competence in proper set up and choice of electronics and sources. All it requires is a bit of knowledge, some money, and a lot of patience and flexibilit... | |
| Amp vs preamp question Just curious about these impedence matching observations - BTW Tvad, I think your observations are good - how often do folks feel that impedence matching issues, which might be only marginal, if extant, are exacerbated by improper selection of lon... | |
| Why no Room Tuning Questions? Ckoffend's comments are excellent, I think. You can do an a lot in a room with ordinary furnishings thoughtfully placed. IMHO you should resort to acoustic materiels only when you have a very specific goal and a resolution specific to that goal.BT... | |
| Help mismatch maybe? 1) I think Art is right about the speakers inherrent lack of bass ability in a largish room. You can add a sub and that would help. However,2) In my limited experience with placing speakers on the long wall I would guess that might be adding to yo... | |
| QUAD TOE-IN FWIW, with Quad 63's I listened to them with the axis passing just behind my head. Maybe 5 degrees less than pointed straight at my head. One of the reasons I liked this was not just because of the direct signal, but in my set up the backwave hit ... | |
| Speaker shock absorbers Musicnoise, some of what you are feeling is the result of airborne bass soundwaves, not necessarily as a result of the speaker/floor interface. And airborne soundwaves, especially bass ones are tough to deal with unless you have sound absorbers of... | |
| Speaker shock absorbers Well, I can recommend Hockey pucks, a very hard rubber, that I think has worked for me. Cheap! And will maintain speakers inherrent stability. Now for something a bit more absorbent, are sheets of heavy rubber pads, made I think from recycled rubb... |