erik_squires
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Overkill for small room EQ + room treatments will be your friend. The room treatments will keep the mid-high frequencies tamed, EQ will help you deal with room modes. You may even consider bass traps. Also, check out the AM Acoustics room simulator to help you find i... | |
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I have no particular experience with Tektons, but I will say I disagree with the idea that there should be some mathematical calculus between how Stereophile rates a speaker and how much it costs. Stereophile's speaker reviews are IMHO only usefu... | |
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble @erik_squires And just what do you think you are going to do about bass in any normally sized residential space? Wow, @mijostyn you keep arguing about things I'm not talking about so I'm going to just let you have that conversation over in ... | |
Topping D90 bass bloat? You know, this could be the opposite. If the preamp impedance is too low, and DAC output impedance too high it can cause a source to have too little bass, and your Topping was actually producing the correct amount. I'd be very surprised if this ... | |
The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change I really like the idea of keeping a small group of tube integrateds to swap in to a system, sadly I find myself unable to go that route at this time. I don't think there's a problem any more than wanting to listen to different types of music or e... | |
Not enough outlets My humble suggestion is the Parts Connexion extension kit. I like it for two reasons: You can substitute your own favorite outlets and/or IEC socket Has voltage meter built in | |
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble Also, if your stew has too much salt, add more potatoes. Same Yin-yang balance I'm trying to talk about here. | |
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble When you limit reflective sound in any room the sound obviously becomes more localized to the speaker. The speaker gets sonically smaller @mijostyn For the record, I'm not just spouting theory from books or an AI app. I've heard this work ma... | |
You don't lack bass, you have too much treble @fynnegan It is absolutely true that we don't all get to build a room just for our stereo, but I think many of us have at least some options in choosing to treat or add curtains or rugs. My point to this discussion was to inform readers of how t... | |
Audible High Pitched Hum... Advice Needed So you are aware, HDMI is notoriously noisy and prone to causing ground loops, ESPECIALLY from PC's. PC's are just prone to ground loops in general but HDMI seems to also be bad. Any coaxial cables coming into the HT can also be suspect. The te... | |
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables The Viborg outlet and integrated cover looks... funky. I don't see the usual mounting screws, but there are a pair of side screws so the whole assembly (outlet and cover) seem to screw into the drywall?? Honestly I'm not even sure that's legal. ... | |
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables @mitch2 I hear you, I do think there would be a market for uber cables with 90 degree plugs though. They save a lot of floor space. | |
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables @jea48 - The two outlet screws should be to ground, not neutral. :) To avoid confusion, the metal plate hsould NOT touch any of the side screws on an outlet. 😀 | |
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables BTW, if your box is too recessed from the drywall you may need an "outlet box extender" instead. If your outlet screws are too short this is probably the way to go. | |
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables @mitch2 Oh, never saw those cable cradles before. A better option, IMHO is the 90 degree hospital grade plugs. They can be rotated to any angle, so pointing 45 down lets them avoid leveraging the plug out of the socket and leaves room for another... |