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| Building a custom isolation equipment rack https://www.thorlabs.com/navigation.cfm?guide_id=40 | |
| Smallish room speakers The KEF Reference 1 eliminates the muddy bass of the LS50. All two-ways (using a tweeter) have some type of low frequency compromise. If I remember correctly, it also has port hose thing that helps change the "damping" of the bass. If you like the... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? With acoustics it is best to identify a problem before solving it, either by listening or measurement. How do you know if you have a reverberation or reflection problem or bass problem that will improve by adding this or that? Cork will not help. ... | |
| Why no high end battery powered wireless speaker systems? Veloce Audio makes or at least used to make an upscale "Lithio" series rechargeable battery powered amp and preamp. They were fantastic with YG Carmels. Their price has since bombed on the used market. I would love to own them but afraid they wou... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? I agree with Douglas Schroeder in the effects of underpowered speakers. My experience that poorly controlled woofers is a more common issue than the old and overemphasized sensitivity/watts/distance/SPL calculation. Generally, the more compact the... | |
| Variation on a theme. What are your other passions in life? My wife fosters kittens. I like to help them since they really have nothing, and the shelter is a less healthy place for them. The purchase of my life is a sports car I like to drive daily, keep clean and maintain. I like to travel with my wife, m... | |
| REL vs JL AUDIO I have owned a pair of S510 and now a pair of fathom113v2. I had no problems with the sound or build quality of the RELs. They have the benefit of speaker level inputs for those of us without two line outs. They are easy to lift using their handle... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? I tried my Bricasti M3 direct in place of a Lamm L1. The noise dropped and my perception of resolution increased. The first minute I thought the change was for the better. Percussive instruments were sharply augmented over vocals (like a bad mix) ... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? I do not recall a bad retailer or manufacturer experience. Often the experience is related to unreasonable consumer behavior which is a real problem these days. I have good experiences with TMR, Lamm, Acoustic Frontiers (San Francisco), Purist Aud... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I listen to sirius xm, which has poor sound quality. My oem stereo is not good and neither is the road noise. The setbacks of upgrading the stereo like removing panels is not worth it to me. The other problem is integrating a better stereo with th... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi I always thought it a slang term to include brands like Rotel, NAD, Cambridge, etc. as well as entry-level lines from larger manufacturers. Like what is (very generally) found on audioadvisor. I have heard the term used in a conceited manner but f... | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room Large panel speakers in a large are just fantastic. You get an even-powered sound field and a lack of volume drop-off at distance that that makes the whole room’s sound enjoyable. | |
| Speaker placement: Rug in front of speakers vs Rug underneath speakers I would think more control would be had with multi surface treatments rather dependent on covering an area with one large surface. A large rug will absorb only high frequencies. In order to increase the bandwidth I would highly suggest a felt rug ... | |
| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? Ikea Lack is best deal in audio I know. I have owned five racks, including fairly expensive to me Finite Elemente and SRA. The lack makes high performance shelving accessible for everyone. Another one is 47 labs OTA cable "kits" with the caveat th... | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? When you act like a jerk, you’re going to get blowback. Then you think of yourself as a victim, and then poor Tammy sometimes has to get involved. I feel bad for and appreciate her and the audiogon team. |