onhwy61
Responses from onhwy61
| Listening position/speaker position I think it was Audio Physics that recommended a similar loudspeaker/listener setup. Have the loudspeakers along the long axis of the room spaced widely apart with the listener within a foot of the rear wall. It was offered to maximize image widt... | |
| Songs that reference audio equipment "with a bamboo needle on a shellac of Chopin" -- Elvis Costello "it's even better this time around with Coltrane on the KLH" -- Donald Fagen "War at 33 1/3 not really live I rather do it at 45" -- Public Enemy | |
| Records not stored vertically for decades You're making this way more complicated than need be. Simply turn them over and let them sit for another few decades. | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? If you listen in the near field at low to moderate volume and your loudspeakers don't produce deep bass, then you don't really need room acoustic treatments. Otherwise you probably would benefit from some form of acoustic treatment. However, the... | |
| Are You a Swifty? @arizonabob some people have lost mega system's worth of money on their Truth Social "investment". It's a sensitive subject. | |
| Am I right for this forum? You lost me at that oddly constructed first sentence. Your remembrances (fondly) are beyond my comprehension. I guess it takes all kinds... | |
| Solar Eclipse Music Was in the path of totality and music wasn't needed. | |
| Seek advice on forums but always listen to your own ears! You can only trust your ears if you have good ears and know what to listen for. Otherwise it can really be helpful to take advice and direction from others. Unfortunately it can be hard to figure out what is good advice and what's not. What I ... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio @soix I look at it another way. It a 19 year old preamp that is no longer in production. The power supply board that originally needed replacement is not a piece they had in inventory and they took it upon themselves to fabricate a new replaceme... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio The newly repaired Pathos InControl preamp lasted less than two weeks before one channel went dead. I called Upscale and they say No Problem! Their repairs have a 90 day warranty. They send me a return authorization and a prepaid FedEx shipping... | |
| if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can After a certain point it's not about the equipment, but how you setup the equipment in your room. You have very good equipment that would easily reveal the benefits of good setup. First experiment with finding the optimal speaker/listening posit... | |
| Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp. Try the Furman AC215a, it's small (2 outlets) and has the features erik squires recommends. It's about $100. | |
| Limiting a full range driver It's an 8" driver and it can handle but low frequencies without distress. If you really want to set a low limit you should aim for a 60Hz or less. Do you really want your 15" subs handling the upper bass region? | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Mijostyn is correct about target frequency plots taken at the listening position. You want a smooth response that slopes downward from the midrange thru treble. | |
| You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Flat frequency response at the listening position is way too much treble. |