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| ceiling model material for Cara? I would suggest that it's pretty far off. The peg board has a mid band absorption quality and quite a bit of diffusion, the dropped ceiling produces a big bass sink and high frequency absorption. To model this correctly you need to put in the sub ... | |
| Speaker polarity? Some people are sensitive to this and some are not. In fact, there was thread here on the number of CDs that were mastered with the polarity backwards. There is an easy fix, just wire both speakers out of phase which will reverse the polarity. How... | |
| Lead shielding It's unlikely it will do anything for you. Lead is non-ferrous and as such has little or no effect on magnetic fields or RFI. It's also hazardous to leave it out and not seal it in some way. There are many good metals that could be used around cab... | |
| Stereophile Test CD questions Phase testing is very important. You can check the absolute phase, or if one of your speakers is out of phase. As to your comment about microphones--yes, but the placement of the mics is almost as important as the type of mic you are using. So muc... | |
| Stereophile Test CD questions David: First, the pink noise is basically useless unless you have a real time spectral analyzer. I debated whether or not to put this on our Test CD and decided not to. As to the freqeuncy responses on warble tones, you should invest in a Radio Sh... | |
| Micromega CD players? Any reliable models? I think the Audio Aero is a great choice. I bought Mark Levinson #36 DAC and #37 transport. I had the 380 pre amp. Part of it is ergonomics--they do work very well together. I'm still more prone to vinyl for critical listening sessions. | |
| Biggest Sound in the Littliest Box There are a number already listed that I agree with. I tend to find the "bigger" size is an illusion created by credible bass. As such coupling small speakers with a great subwoofer will increase that illusion further. My office system uses Red Ro... | |
| Micromega CD players? Any reliable models? I had one. I did not have a problem with the power supply, but did have a problem with the transport. The problem was the grease used on the rails for the laser. It gummed up over time. I removed the grease and replaced it with a teflon lubricant,... | |
| CD vs LP - Who cares when it's a crappy recording? I personally like bad recordings highly compressed in MP3 format. (I'm only kidding of course) | |
| Two different amps to horizontal bi amp? foreverhifi: How do you feel about Parasound amps for bass? I wasn't sure, be clear now--and don't hold back:) | |
| Two different amps to horizontal bi amp? All of the above posts are correct and their warnings should be taken into consideration. However, I will tell you I horizontally bi-amp with Levinson Reference 20.0 (top) and Krell KMA 160 (bottom) on modified Martin Logan Monolith IIs with an ex... | |
| Another Horrific Confession: The problem you are having with Etymatics is most likely a poor seal. This will result in it being uncomfortable and loss of bass--without the seal the bass is terrible and they sound very thin. Custom ear pieces may be the solution, but some peop... | |
| the listening room: "golden ratio"? These are good resources above, there is one other that is also quite good. Russ Hershelman (I don't think I spelled his name right) does home theater architect columns in SGHT. He did one that showed a spread sheet on calculating room modes, inlc... | |
| Building an Audio/Video Room / Setting-Up Power Ksales offers good advice (a little tongue and cheek as he recommended us, and we do appreciate it). But seriously, the equi-tech is a very good product, very well engineered and I can strongly recommend it if you plan to be in this house for a lo... | |
| the room: diffusors, absorbers, plants, books, mdf There's no question room acoustics does not have to be an eyesore. I can't stand the look of most acoustical treatment products. All of the things you mentioned have merit and can be effectively used for acoustically treating the room. One thing y... |