tom_guyette

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Sound is better when I stand up?
@simao put something hard (remember hardness is a SURFACE characteristic,.does t necessarily mean rigid or even stuff) flat material behind your head in the wingback to see if it changes anything. Even office chair mat material for rolling on rugs... 
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
@esputnix my one jaw drop moment was taking a tour of Mechanics Ha in Worcester, MA. First we were in the hall itself, then we went upstairs to their highly customized remote listening area with B&W 801s just outside the mixing booth upstairs.... 
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
@asctim my Dad was a trumpet player and I've been conjecturing for years why no recording of a trumpet (and worse, string sections) doesn't sound anything like live.  My theories are: 1) Dispersion pattern, as you noted.  2) Mismatch between sp... 
Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender
I use Ethernet Over Powerline boxes so I avoid wireless altogether without needing to run cables. One wireless box is downstairs next to my router and the other is upstairs in my bedroom. It's the best of both worlds and more boxes can be added th... 
Sound is better when I stand up?
Coming in late to the discussion, but regarding wanting to understand the wave patterns, if the wingback is made of stiff reflective material like leather, it would act as a high frequency reflector and you would get phase cancelation at high freq...