shadorne
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| Bass traps I am doubtful they can ever make a huge difference in the bass...an improvement certainly but I doubt you can turn anemic bass to strong bass response. They should smooth things out a little above 100 Hz in the frequency response ....but most of t... | |
| beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble Dave Grusin has some great stuff - nearly all of it exceptionally recorded. | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps Fishboat,BTW: The reason I am trying to summarize is that there is quite a minefield of opinions on the subject of acoustic bass trap treatments. Clearly some suppliers are heavy handed in trying to influence the community through comments that ar... | |
| Anyone Totally Content With Their System? Good to see more happy people. I have to admit I enjoyed my time with all the components I have had over the years. I know that owners of very high end systems will slam me for saying this but major improvements are elusive, above about $2K on any... | |
| Do I need acoustic foam in my listening room? Try to sit more than 3 feet from the back wall. 38% of room length is often the optimum position.Of course acoustic treatment will help with sound - foam or anything else to absorb. Probably everyone could benefit form treatment in a domestic sett... | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps Fishboat,Thanks. Great links! Reading further, to summarize;It seems foam or mineral wool or fibreglass (or many other materials) of similar density, size and placement can do equally well (assuming appropriate framing)In theory the higher density... | |
| Good speakers less efficient? Duke,Thanks, I am sure you are right about the causes or shifting tonal balance (from different driver sensitivities). My experience is probably not representative as it does not involve more than a few dozen designs.However there is another angle... | |
| Anyone Totally Content With Their System? Shadorne, are you talking about live ACOUSTIC performances like Mrtennis? Absolutely, the real live symphony orchestra, opera, ballet, quartets and such. I will be the first to admit that the visual and spatial cues of real music in a real live v... | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps Stevecham,I looked the numbers compared to these Tri-trapsTest were made in the same laboratory but sample size was different and one was corner tested and the other against a wall.Here are the results at 100HZ;64 linear feet of Auralex LENRD Bass... | |
| Improving sound in the room I looked into this...it seems you need 2" thickness to really do any good. Another option might be a wooden box array....looks kind of modern and you can stain the wood in a nice colour. Perhaps you could even put a few nik-nacks in it.Another opt... | |
| Good speakers less efficient? My experience has been that high efficiency speakers are more likely to compress than low efficiency speakers...even at modest SPL levels. A low efficiency speaker often remains more balanced at various SPL levels whereas a high efficiency design ... | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps Ecruz,Good suggestion. These are 2 Lb density which I believe is equivalent to Auralex. These Agon threads are so handy! | |
| Anyone Totally Content With Their System? it is hard to be content with a stereo system when live music is so much more satisfying. after attending a recital of acoustic performances, i have no interest in listening to any stereo system for a while. not my experience at all. I often go t... | |
| CD quality differences Absolutely. Mastering engineers try to iron out some differences from studio sessions and mixing but it is rare that it can all be reconciled to a totally consistent quality level. Live recordings are a little more consistent but rarely of high qu... | |
| Acoustical Solutions or Auralex LENRD bass traps I have been doing lots of research like yourself...tons and tons of reading. Broadband absorption is probably the safest bet...unless you are aiming at a particular issue. As Bulldogger points out, there is a risk to make a room worse sounding if ... |