tcutter
Responses from tcutter
| Mid level listening I think if you're "listening intently", you're missing the point. I don't listen for the drums, but I frequently find myself following the drums or the piano or a voice without trying to. Kind of just absorbed in what's coming out of the speake... | |
| Tom Martin's Listening Room The issue is not the way the room looks nor how many panels are up, but rather whether there is an appropriate mix of absorption and diffusion. Because there's no evidence of a diffusion device, I'm assuming they have them and just covered them wi... | |
| Tom Martin's Listening Room They aren't minimized, they are virtually eliminated. Most intriguing is that RPG does not have any diffusion panels covered with fabric so this appears to be pure absorption. Not the way you usually do a room, so I have to assume something was do... | |
| Tom Martin's Listening Room Appears he has a PSI audio AVAA C214 active bass trap in the left front corner. Dude is serious. | |
| Tom Martin's Listening Room @roxy54 They have a price list. Neither their services nor their products are cheap, but not out of line with Vicoustics and others, although GIK and Acoustic Fields provide a free assessment. I use REW but that is not nearly as user friendly as... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid +1 @smodtactical +1 @mahgister I heard a SIGNIFICANT difference with each of my moves. 1917: iPhone/Pure DAC 2019: Devialet 400 2023: Vinnie Rossi L2S preamp with DAC 2024: Playback Designs MPD-8 The PURE was not good enough for backgrou... | |
| Room treatment can be addictive +1 phillyb | |
| Room treatment can be addictive @Maghister The aesthetics were in part a nod to my wife. She does draw the line somewhere. And a compliment from you is noteworthy! Thank you. | |
| Room treatment can be addictive @andy2 Speaker sound waves are first reflected from the sides, ceiling and floor and compete for your attention with the initial sound waves directly from the speaker. Although the reflections arrive later and are measurably distinct, the... | |
| Room treatment can be addictive Alternatively, one might have a partner who is happy to devote a room to music and video. Kind of the ultimate in patience/indulgence/tolerance. She also told me to buy the car I had always dreamed of. Luckiest man in the world I am. | |
| Your Favorite Room at AXPONA 2025? I was happy to listen to any room that ran Acora speakers. Smooth and well balanced. The Focal room was my least favorite. Boomy bass that just got louder the closer you got to it. The opposite of well balanced. The Fyne speakers were also very nice | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors +1 whole house surge suppressors. I am fond of the Environmental Potential brand. It uses self healing thermal MOV’s. | |
| Room treatment can be addictive An alternative approach would be to apply both or either absorption or diffusion for peaky areas. If it is boomy, that indicates a problem around 100 Hz and below and there are few domestically acceptable diffusers that would accomplish this. At l... | |
| Cutting Amplifiers Anything Keith Johnson produces is delightful. At least the recording is. | |
| Room treatment can be addictive You could also just put some large pillows on the back of the couch. Easy Peasy. Good luck. |