tom_nice
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| Tight Bass Detlof and others have been very good on this question, IMHO. All I'd add is that room acoustics can certainly make bass sound UNcontrolled. I thought my bass was okay, not a problem area, but then decided to add a couple more perforated panel abs... | |
| help on isolation/absorption/coupling If you have old Stereophiles, the November, 1995, article by Shannon Dickson on vibration control must be considered a classic. He reviews the Townshend Seismic Sink and the Vibraplane platform in the same issue, and all of this makes very reveali... | |
| Aesthetic Bass Absorption I'm no expert, and can't comment decisively on your proposal though I'd tend to be pessimistic about it. However, something sure to work would be to place perforated panel absorbers, at least 8" deep, on top of your bookcases, going up as close to... | |
| Room acoustics - yet again Robert Harley and F. Alton Everest, names you doubtless know, dislike nonrectangular rooms because while they have resonant modes, these are much less predictable. I have a cathedral ceiling, and was advised by an acoustic treatment pro to take th... | |
| Pass Aleph 3 or 5 for Proac 1sc If you're inclined to use a passive preamp with Aleph 3/5, let me say that I've used a 10K ohm passive with Aleph 3, despite only 23K ohms input impedance for the Pass amp, and it worked beautifully. Nelson Pass confirmed that others have said the... | |
| SME III Tonearm: Classic or Dinosaur? SME took a wrong turn AFTER the III, in the (original) IV: the idea was to track at the lowest possible grams, less than 1, and this didn't suit MC cartridges at all. Bearing chatter was a problem with the IV, and no one wants that model anymore. ... | |
| Koetsu cartridge rebuild I had mine done by van den Hul, and am happy with the results. I can't tell you how to get in touch with him, but it shouldn't be too difficult. | |
| Passive pre-amp in a cable? Kitch, I'm afraid you need a genuine expert on this, which I'm definitely not. I'm not surprised by your great sound since my 10K ohms passive sounds great with 23K ohms input impedance of my Pass Aleph 3's, that ratio being far from 1:10. I'd lea... | |
| Passive pre-amp in a cable? The conventional wisdom on the value, I believe, is 1/10th of the imput impedance of your power amp (which you don't state). However, I've used 10K ohm passives with Pass Aleph 3 power amps, input impedance 23K ohms, and had no trouble. A bigger f... | |
| xlr question If you decide that a permanent change is called for (which several posts have suggested is open to doubt), Metaphysics is certainly right that switching speaker cables is the way to go. Changing XLR pin connections is doable but more work and you ... | |
| Accuphase DP-55 I'd look up the Stereophile review before buying, by Robert Harley. It's hard to believe that it's as poor as he says, but on the other hand, he was one reviewer I tended to trust and I've heard a number of digital components he's reviewed. It can... | |
| What s behind your chair? F. Alton Everest ("Sound Studio Construction on a Budget", "The Master Handbook of Acourstics") and Robert Harley ("The Complete Guide to High-End Audio") seem to agree that on front and back walls, diffusion is best. I put an array of four RPG Sk... | |
| Room Treatment Options?...What to use? I'd get an F. Alton Everest book first, "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget" or "Master Handbook of Acoustics, 4th Edition", and read about perforated panel absorbers in particular. A DIY one is cheap and easy and they work. Jon Risch's site is... | |
| Passive pre VS active pre You'll get pro and con advice on what will sound best, and if your gear looks promising as regards Abstract7's very sensible comments, I'd advise getting a few Holco resistors and four female RCA connectors and putting together a series of fixed a... | |
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