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| Norah Jones on Bluenote?? I'm really catching it for this one, but look at this objectively. More people listen to Norah Jones than Hank Mobey. And guess what--even more people listen to Eminem. To me, it's not a question of popularity--or selling out (which seems to be im... | |
| Booming bass from WP6 Newbee already mentioned us (thank you), but I wanted to be sure that you found this part of our site:the room simulatorThis allows you to put in your room dimensions and move the speakers and listening position. Watch the frequency response graph... | |
| Norah Jones on Bluenote?? I think Bluenote is fortunate to have her. Think about it--Bluenote is not your top 40 label--but Norah Jones is. To expose more people to Bluenote's music having someone well known like Norah Jones may just be the ticket, to improving sales and a... | |
| CRT front projectors I have a NEC CRT projector as well. Call NEC--they are great. This is one company that knows customer service. I wish every company had customer service like this. I have had more than patient service engineers walk me through a variety of things. | |
| Need help with acoustic treatment for brightness. Holzhauer--thanks for the compliment. I believe education and thus awareness of the issues does ultimately increase business over time, so we are happy to offer these pointers. It's not the same as designing a room, but hopefully it will help. | |
| Need help with acoustic treatment for brightness. You have 2 options, which you mentioned. One is absorption. 1 inch Owens Corning 703 fiberglass will begin absorption at around 1200 Hz and by about 4000 Hz have nearly 100% absorption coefficient. So it will do fine at 5000. However, if you don't... | |
| Should audiophiles be disappointed?... The room is in some respects an extension of the speaker. The speaker moves air, and the boundaries of the room affect the air in one way or another. You need the room interaction or you would not have the kinetic energy of the speaker--i.e. most ... | |
| Who's the Cadillac of Hi-End Audio? Harley Davidson--that's an easy one--Manely.Parasound Halo is becoming the Lexus. Not cheap, but quality well beyond it's price tag. | |
| The ideal listening room We have a section on resources and educational material. It has links to many other resources on the web, books we recommend, and articles.Acoustical Classroom by Rives Audio | |
| Am I living in a vacuum? Or has anyone noticed Why does someone with the moniker "clueless" have all the insight? | |
| Imaging and soundstage Yes, but what is behind the listener can be even more of a factor than the distance. The distance will often determine what should be there. | |
| Most involving and thrilling moviemusic? Well--I'm not sure it makes most involving and thrilling, but I like Danny Elfman soundtracks. This is kind of one of those guilty pleasures, but in truth this guy really captures the feel (usually dark mind you) but music is to inspire and bring ... | |
| Svetlana vs Mullard EL-34's I have tried both. The Mullards are better, bigger and fuller sound. My Mullards did not last as long as I thought they should, particularly given their price and reputation. When they gave out, I decided for the amp I was using, Cary Signature 40... | |
| Piega P-10 / Solid State or tube amplification? I have heard these speakers with SS. In fact, now that I think about it--all the Piega speakers I've heard have been with SS. In general, I like ribbons with tubes. I would personally like to hear the Piega's with tubes; I think they would sound m... | |
| Help: I've been Klipsched I've owned Heresys and La Scalas. Both were great, and I agree with the comments above--get some tubes. They are so efficient you can really enjoy the magic of tubes with these speakers. Enjoy. |