Popular Post shum3s Posted February 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2021 When I built my dedicated room some distance from my house, and made my own treatment, it put the end to my bad case of up grading equipment. It has been the most rewarding element in the pursuit of great sound. Compare to most people system, mine is quite modest, but the impact this room has on my musical enjoyment is beyond I ever dreamed of. Just wanted to share and acknowledge that in my view the room has the greatest impact than any other component in the audio chain. Thank you, Sam PYP, Confused and Solstice380 2 1 C.A.P. Pipeline, windows pro 10 > Roon > SOtM USB > Keces power supply > HDplex power supply > 4x2 HD Mini DSP > Ayre DSD QB-9 > Naim CDX > ModWright 9 S.E. Preamp > A21 Parasound Amplifier > Magnepan .7 > Augie's Dipole sub, ML sub, DIY sub > Dedicated room with acoustical treatment. Link to comment
Popular Post shum3s Posted February 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2021 In the beginning after the interior construction was done, I had a concrete floor with nothing on the walls and ceiling. I had previous read all that I could on room acoustics. I also looked at other professional rooms that were dedicated for two channel music. It became clear to me that there are basic principles that all rooms needed to address for good sound. The first being speakers and listener position, to minimize lower frequencies peaks and suck outs; which is best determine by measurements. Second is bass trapping where ever walls and ceiling meet. Third was treating first and second reflection points. In my case I am a dipole guy, so I was attentive in how the treatment was going to be apply best for dipoles. My 4th principle was to apply judicious amount of diffusion. This was the most challenging, getting the right balance between absorption and diffusion. This was difficult to measure, I ended up relying on my hearing and other audiophile friends input. I must say that once I eliminated the “slap echo” ( clapping hands test) by applying bass traps, most of my low bass issues were eliminated. From my experience, once the low frequencies are mostly prevented from ringing, the rest of the upper frequencies fall into place. The clarity, imaging and soundstage can do there thing, and that makes listening to music in your room an exciting experience. Sam Confused, PYP and MarkusBarkus 2 1 C.A.P. Pipeline, windows pro 10 > Roon > SOtM USB > Keces power supply > HDplex power supply > 4x2 HD Mini DSP > Ayre DSD QB-9 > Naim CDX > ModWright 9 S.E. Preamp > A21 Parasound Amplifier > Magnepan .7 > Augie's Dipole sub, ML sub, DIY sub > Dedicated room with acoustical treatment. Link to comment
shum3s Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Thank you for the compliment! You and are definitely on the the same page. C.A.P. Pipeline, windows pro 10 > Roon > SOtM USB > Keces power supply > HDplex power supply > 4x2 HD Mini DSP > Ayre DSD QB-9 > Naim CDX > ModWright 9 S.E. Preamp > A21 Parasound Amplifier > Magnepan .7 > Augie's Dipole sub, ML sub, DIY sub > Dedicated room with acoustical treatment. Link to comment
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