rhljazz
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| room treatment effectiveness 2chnlben, I did use a Rives PARC for a week and it did take the majority of my 200hz peak out and improve the sound. The room in general does not promote clarity and has a minor bump at 40hz and 80hz with suckouts at 50 and 60hz. I think I need to... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? You have a great system, keep the 800d's. I would suspect the V-3 would be at a disadvantage in the lower octaves. | |
| room treatment effectiveness The room is 14W x 14.75L with a vaulted ceiling that is 8' on the left to 11.6' on the right wall. The right wall is 7" tall with a soffit that sticks out into the room about 2' and then up for another 1.5' for a total height of 8.5'. Then the upp... | |
| room treatment effectiveness My new speakers (ESP Boshran SE) produce an energy excess of 11 db at 200 hz in my room. The only placement that lowers this figure is with the speaker 8 inches from the wall and then there is no sound stage. The speakers are a sealed box design w... | |
| frequency spike at 200hz This weekend my local dealer AZ Hi Fi was kind enough to loan me an RTA machine and a Rives Parc. They didn't even sell me the speakers! Using the measurements from the Copland DRC205, I set the Parc for a 7db cut. The peak measured 11.3 db and at... | |
| frequency spike at 200hz I don't think it is microphonics. If the speakers are placed within 8 inches of the wall the bump is gone and so is the rest of the soundstage. If the speakers are 20 inches from the wall, I get a 24db jump. The test method is Rives CD with a digi... | |
| Where are you today? I sold all of my ss gear this year. My reference system uses a tubed integrated (Cary SLI 50) and sealed box speakers (Triad System 3). I purchased the Cary in 1996 and it replaced a Pioneer surround receiver in my tv room. It transformed a system... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Sonny Rollins Live from Japan. This album just jams cranked up loud. | |
| Copland DRC205 digital room correction Smeyers, I find that the corrected response does have a hollow sound. I think the problem is due to the extended flat response at the top end that does not have a balancing increase at the bottom end. One of the filters I made slopes the top end r... | |
| Copland DRC205 digital room correction This morning I received a response from Copland to my question of microphone orientaion during analysis. The instruction manual is not clear as to how the mic is to be oriented during the analysis measurement. I assumed it to be an omni mic and he... | |
| Copland DRC205 digital room correction I sure wish I could specify the range I wanted to change. It would really be useful if you could set parameters to cover a frequency range like the bass, say 200hz down. I am not thrilled with what it does through the mids and treble. The gundry d... | |
| Slate vs Granite vs Maple? Granite sucks the life out of the music. I've used the granite slab under the solid state power supplies for my tube equipment and I don't like the results. A maple platform allows the harmonics to remain intact and the frequency balance is more e... | |
| Great systems in butt-ugly rooms I think art work whether it be paintings or sculptures improves the looks of a room and gives the mind/eye another avenue of occupation. Real or artificial plants are always a plus viusally and sonically. Also the room will look better with more f... | |
| Cary SLI80 vs CAry SEI300B Find an SLI 50 which is 30 watts class A with E34L's. It has speed, purity of tone, and excellent dynamics. While far short of the SLI 80 in absolute power, it's not that far off of the SLI 80 in Triode. The SLI 50 is the same basic chassis except... | |
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