shadorne
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| Merlin VSM-mm's a good value at $3000 used? 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion will cause bass to sound overy full, ill-defined and in extreme cases, wooley, mushy or fuzzy. In the mid-bass/ mid-range mild distortion can sound warm and full but at higher distortion, it can sound like a guit... | |
| Merlin VSM-mm's a good value at $3000 used? Gregm and Swampwalker,Sorry I was unclear. Hearing sensitivity rises very rapdily from 20 Hz to 100 Hz. The slope is roughly 24 DB/Octave. This means a fundamental note at 20Hz and its third order (80 Hz) harmonic will sound equally loud when the ... | |
| What speaker to buy to start over. Staring all over again...huh? You have pre-selected Martin Logan Summits? Didn't you have Martin Logans before? I wouldn't call that a fresh start.I second Bob's comment...at least give some active speakers an audition. You might be surprised by w... | |
| Merlin VSM-mm's a good value at $3000 used? Most of the speakers in this price range are 3 to 5 ways, so it seems hard to believe that a simple 2-way can reproduce the full-range of the larger speakers. I believe the 6.5" Scanspeak 8545 driver has a lin Xmax of +/6.5 mm. This is in the upp... | |
| What is very good imaging and soundstage exactly. Any place between the speakers depending on the recording. Depth of the sound varies from a few feet in front of speakers to much further away (generally room ambience from the recording and loss of highs tend to affect distance perception). Rarel... | |
| Anyone else experiencing the rude highend retailer If you go to a fine restaurant, jeweller, clothing store or car dealership then you will often meet this same behaviour. The arrogance is intended to pass the message that "we are highly discriminating and what we offer is the finest you can find"... | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps I just received and installed four of the new type GIK Acoustics Tri-Traps. You can see photos of them and where they are placed from my virtual system or the following links.Two Tri-Traps Rear RightOne Tri-Trap Rear LeftOne Tri-Trap Front Left | |
| TSM-MM not loud enough ... You cannot rightly expect high volume levels from such a small speaker. Certainly the VSM's will go about 6 db louder. Will this be enough for what you desire? Only you can be the judge of that. | |
| bass traps..which wall first I think Ngjockey is just pointing out that you can't expect too much (if anything) from broadband bass traps (foam or otherwise) below 100Hz unless you increase your coverage/thickness significantly. | |
| auralex subdude...can i use this with Rel Storm3? I agree with Sean, generally the corner is the worst placement for a sub as it fully excites three room modes (often the most lumpy response you can get)...it is the best placement ,however, if you only want to maximize your LF response.The placem... | |
| HiFI Fuses ? I tried these fuses and they do make a difference, although I am not sure if it is an improvement. I actually gave up using them after a while...not because they don't work....but because I found they kept falling out when I moved around. (BTW, th... | |
| bass traps..which wall first My understanding is that the MEGA LENRD are bigger. Size counts! The MegaLENRD Bass Trap (Low-End Node Reduction Device) is extremely effective at smoothing out low frequency room nodes and is just a bigger version of the original best-selling bas... | |
| New HD DVD Player - which isolation device to use? Are you trying to improve the longevity of the device?No...I'm just trying to get the most performance out of it for audio and video. I am not sure if vibrational damping can help like it can with a TT or a filament in a tube. I mean if something... | |
| Which "tweeks" are more important I second all the above and more. Dedicated circuits and dedicated rooms. Ideally, Digital and Analog should not be in the same room....as contamination is always a possibility ;-) | |
| bass traps..which wall first what are your thoughts on accoustical solutions traps up front (the 4' tall foam ones) and Aurelen Lenrd bass traps in rear (2' tall) I'd be inclinded to go for the MEGA LENRD's (or equivalent size) if you plan only a total of 12 linear feet of c... |