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| Speakers with Depth Layering abilities I tend to lean towards most planars--as did HP--for depth. These always seem to have more in terms of imaging and soundstage to me than their dynamic counterparts. I also find that tubes tend to have more depth and layering (until you get into the... | |
| Room/wall treatments for new basement? Jeff: Drywall standard construction turns out to be excellent. If the room dimensions are right then you can do a 2 or 3 layer buildup. If not, you are actually going to want to lose some bass energy, so stick to single layer in that case. As to t... | |
| What componant degrades the signal least/most? The room (did you really expect something else from me?): it necessarily changes the amplitude and phase of a variety of frequencies. The degree to which it changes things and how degrading that change is depends on the room and speaker interactio... | |
| A Shocking Experience Twl's right (getting to be a pattern). You may consider having a small metal plate next to your turntable that is attached to ground. You can discharge yourself before you shock your equipment. | |
| Help me clean and restore my vinyl collection I like the VPI machines. There are a few new ones on the market that look great--but let's face it, the 16.5 and the 17 have been out there a long time. They are robust and are just basic work horses which is what you need. I own a 16.5 and love i... | |
| My weakest link?? The room.What did you expect from me?The Listening Room | |
| How to go portable?? What's the purpose of portable? If you are going to be in noisy environments I can tell you the etyomatic headphones are great. But if you don't need that level of portability or isolation I like my Stax system (it's SS--but I've been thinking abo... | |
| Bad room for sound? Your dimensions aren't terrible. You are going to get a bump at 86 Hz, that is the 2 and 3rd axial modes (because of the 3:2 ratio). Depending on your ceiling height you could have some other areas of concern, but you accurately predicted the firs... | |
| Rippin' CD's Also, I do use the Gold Mitsui CD-Rs as well. They have been the best I've tried. However, Arnie Nuddel, whom I respect has indicated the "black" CD-Rs are better. I have not tried these, but based on his endorsement they are likely to be worth it. | |
| Rippin' CD's Well--you asked, but you won't like my answer: I don't know. I use CD-RW for back-up and transferring computer data files. I've never used them for music. I do believe there are differences--in fact I know there are in different brands of CD-R. Th... | |
| Building a Subwoofer This might be a "little" out of the budget, but if you haven't seen it, it's worth a look. DIY subwoofer | |
| Basic Room treatment for Maggie 1.6QR's You are right that planers need some reflection in the rear and quite often the rear wall design is very different than that for dynamic drivers, but beyond that your question is way too open ended. All rooms need a combination of absorption and d... | |
| I have a huge hump at 30Hz Herman, you are right, the 30 Hz can not dealt with correctly with absorption devices, particularly high Q factors. Even if you were able to absorb it you would bring down other frequencies as well. Your situation requires diaphramatic methods Hel... | |
| La Scala vs Klipschorn They were designed for Truman so he could address rallys from a travelling train. It had to be efficient because it was a mobile system. Bass was not an issue, but none of the Klipsh speakers have low bass. The bass they do have though is very con... | |
| Building a dedicated room First thing is to get your dimensions right. Golden ratios are a good start (see Alton Everest's Master Handbook of Acoustics), but they don't really tell the whole story. There are often better ratios depending on the volume of the room. We look ... |