shadorne
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| what kills soundstage depth? Easy - now you have posted photos - the speakers are too far apart. If you want depth then get them closer together - the way you have them is too much like headphones (think headphones put the depth flat - sounds in your head). Each ear must be a... | |
| Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect I think it's an advantage to place the subs as close to the mains as practical That has been my experience too. I fear one can get caught up trying to even out the room modal response and lose "transient" response if you move the subs too far fro... | |
| PS Audio DLIII Cullen Mod IV versus Benchmark DAC1 Deja,Be wary - if the Cullen PS stomps all over the Benchmark then you are looking at a vastly different sound. I can't tell you what you want in terms of sound as it is all subjective and what creates synergy with your system - speakers and amp. ... | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass The problem of bass is that it requires a large driver and a large box. The problem with midrange is that you need a small driver to produce this properly - that is without "beaming". You can get prodigious bass by adding ports to a small woofer b... | |
| resolution and imaging accuracy of timbre is much more significant as a cue to recognizing realism in musical reproduction than any other factor. Could not agree more - timbre and correct transient response is much more important to me to. However, if you can get both ... | |
| resolution and imaging Recently I picked up a pair of MBL 101 E speakers . The effect is like being washed with a tightly woven fabric of sound in vibrant colors yet the imaging is not nearly as specific as any speaker I have worked with . I am not able to get the same... | |
| MBA project - audiophile computer transport The wmv files have a tremendous loss of dynamics, both micro and macro. Sounds like something is wrong. It might be digital volume control from your software - digital volume control is notoriously bad - in many cases bits are adjusted without di... | |
| How to fix a lack of bass Null For those who don't want to hire a consultant. (The majority no doubt) The trick is broadband absorption in the bass - as many innovative WAF acceptable ways to introduce absoption as you can - from a big Ottoman to a new comfy love seat to large ... | |
| resolution and imaging while also preserving spacial cues around instruments that make instruments sound denser, rounder, larger and more organic in space That would be retrieving ambient detail on the recording - a good system will retrieve it and it will not be maske... | |
| ATC 20SL speakers with Pass Labs XA100 Never tried them with such a prestigious Class A amp. FWIW: I'd say 100 watts is fine but I would certainly not go any lower. I typically drove these little speakers with 200+ watts of Class AB. If you are considering the ATC's then I must warn yo... | |
| resolution and imaging I also agree the more resolution, the less it sounds like a recording Disagree. The more resolution usually the more obvious it is a recording - you become aware of things like the choice of microphones and the unnatural compressed sound of percu... | |
| resolution and imaging Sns,Thanks for the music tip - here is another - get Rebelution "Courage to Grow" - stellar recording of reggae music. | |
| resolution and imaging In my experience the amplifier has a lot to do with all three. Not to leave out the speakers either Indeed everything plays a roll - source and amplifier too. Room plays a huge roll too - the less cluttered the midrange and treble sound from near... | |
| resolution and imaging I love Roger Waters but I would hesitate to use "Amused To Death" as a reference disc, no matter how well recorded it may be. Agreed. It is just an extreme example of spacious sounds versus tightly focused centered vocals. Not a reference but one... | |
| resolution and imaging must maximize image dimensionality Well maybe. If it is on the recording sure but a system that maximizes image size or dimensionality on every recording simply lacks precision. The hallmark of precision is razor sharp tight imaging where things ... |