moody
Member of The Underground.
er, the speakers are about 2ft above the decks plus they are just for mids and highs, the floorstanders are kicking out the bass via a set of passive crossovers
Do you consider yourself an audiophile?
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I was just trying to return to the spirit of the thread
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Hmmmm. 2ft. Exactly that, or somewhere near? Sounds like you haven’t even bothered to ensure the distance between the tops and subs is the perfect musical ratio*. For shame.
* I can sell you a perfectly calibrated, audio specific device ** to assist with this, for a one off low price of £253
** While it may look like an ordinary tape measure, rest assured my team of hifi wizards has modified it specifically for this purpose ***, it’s also been left if a freezer for a minimum of a month before shipping
***Scribbled on it with a sharpie
Cid
Proper break this time
It's 1.618x the distance from the ground plane to the decks, technically. Because obviously the golden ratio harmonises with the cosmic microwave background, thus eliminating that as a potential source of interference. Though as you say this is actually really hard to calibrate unless you're using very specialised equipment that, weirdly, only adheres properly to budget Silverline tapes.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Doesn't need any of that. You see that thing that looks like a snowglobe on the left speaker?
That's actually a room diffusionising neutraliser (tm). It ensures your sound system is isolated from any external interference by setting the charge of all atomic particles to neutral to remove any possible interference.
Obviously it has a limited range so you might need two or more depending on the size of your room, and you'll need our own specially shielded cables plus covers for your equipment but these aren't made of unicorn tears! We use the horn for superior protection.
i missed a really top class turntable off my above list (i'm not young, so entitled to some slack). my first 'proper' hifi spinner was a Connoissuer BD1 which was mounted on a block of wood with a arm from Rega (Acos Lustre) with magnetic bias control! What a beast it was. rubber band suspension, fucking ace! Should never have sold it. Then came a Dual 504 which was great, but never had that extra satisfaction ingredient that comes with the self building project of the Connoissuer ( which IIRC was manufactured by Sugden, very local to where i lived in Yorkshire.)
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
I was thinking there was a big thread on those amps but I think this is all there is
In praise of the Class T/Tripath amp.
I've just had to replace the amp in my bedroom hi-fi set up, after the gnarly old Goodmans box farted its' last fart. I remembered the "Sonic Impact" T-amps getting a rave review from several posters a couple of years back, so just randomly searched ebay for "t-amps" and came up with plenty of...www.urban75.net
"Class T" was just marketing speak for "Class D with some fancy digital filters" but the original Tripath chips were apparently amazing. Unfortunately that company went out of business over a decade ago and now there's a bunch of knockoffs that aren't quite as good. I've got one of those Lepy 2020A boxes running the speakers in my lounge and it sounds fine to me, but there's a little bit of "warbling" electronics noise from the speakers when idle. Only audible when there's absolutely no other sound in the room so it doesn't bother me. I used to have one of the original Tripath amps and it didn't do this.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Best speaker stands I ever had were eight tins of Holsten Pils - Perfect vibration absorbing/lquid damping...!
Tasted interesting some years later when I put the speakers on wall brackets and we drank them..!
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Best speaker stands I ever had were eight tins of Holsten Pils - Perfect vibration absorbing/lquid damping...!
Tasted interesting some years later when I put the speakers on wall brackets and we drank them..!
Hoffmeister cans give the sound a smoother, more ursine sound.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
For great audiophile quality just follow the bear.
You need some magnetic deflectors if the distance is less than 3ft between turntable needle and the speaker cone or you’ll get artefacts in the treble and alter the balance.
You can change that by placing carpet around the base though.
The more you drink, the better they sound.Best speaker stands I ever had were eight tins of Holsten Pils - Perfect vibration absorbing/lquid damping...!
Tasted interesting some years later when I put the speakers on wall brackets and we drank them..!
we have a rectangular room with a bay at one end. Audionotes fire across the short dimensions, as opposed to firing down the length, if it is possible to visualise from my description? an issue is that the balance is disrupted by one speaker's close proximity to wall opposite bay, the sound bounces off wall and gives more prominence (and spatial sound) to the right spkr. The left one nearest bay doesnt offer the same spatial realism. Its a bitty annoying. i adjust the balance as necessary, but FFS, these ar top range supper dooperish kit! Maybe a house move is necessary?
Or just buy a decent set of headphones.
danski
"vibey"
Maybe some kind of acoustic panel to treat the reflections from that wall.
There is a large mirror on it so i can admire myself. What type of panel?
danski
"vibey"
An acoustic one. That will stop reflections from that wall.
For best results, measurements need to be taken and the best kind of panel(s) and their placement would be determined from those results.
Are you handy? They are easy to make if you are reasonably competent at woodwork/DIY
danski
"vibey"
Should cover the basics of what’s going on
gikacoustics.co.uk
Basics of Room Setup - GIK Acoustics Europe
Proper room setup is an easy and free way to reduce low frequency response errors and determine where you should place acoustic panels, bass traps and diffusors.
gikacoustics.co.uk
i believe i am handy, but Mrs redcogs thinks almost anyone would do a better job than i could. This has been confidence knocking down the years, and i probably need therapy now. The mirror that i mentioned must be a perfect reflective surface, and the idea of sticking some panel near it, or on it, would be unlikely to find approval. Once went to a blokes house and he had sponge stuck all over the shop to obviate any reflection issues. No way i could get away with that unless ugly George fucking Clooney came round to install.. Even then it would be touch and go.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Don't pay any attention to that ^^^ nonsense from GIK acoustics.
You need to get yourself a pair of Shakti Hallographic Soundfield Optimisers ($1,495)
www.shakti-innovations.com
Nothing else can extend your soundstage without compromising clarity and detail in quite the same way.
Or perhaps Synergistic Research's Vibratron:
www.synergisticresearch.com
This is just $3,495
or perhaps you could use some HFTs from the same company. These button sized things.. well the company say it better than I could:
although I'm not sure if their "acoustic dots" are better or worse value
5- PACK - MSRP $195.00
10- PACK - MSRP $295.00
You need to get yourself a pair of Shakti Hallographic Soundfield Optimisers ($1,495)
The Hallograph - Shakti Innovations
The Hallograph Soundfield Optimizer The Hallograph breakthrough technology is the result of over 10 years of research that studied the effects of the speaker/room interface. We learned how to reduce the audibility of the chaotic reflections from the walls of the listening room so they wont...
www.shakti-innovations.com
Nothing else can extend your soundstage without compromising clarity and detail in quite the same way.
Or perhaps Synergistic Research's Vibratron:
Vibratron
www.synergisticresearch.com
This is just $3,495or perhaps you could use some HFTs from the same company. These button sized things.. well the company say it better than I could:
although I'm not sure if their "acoustic dots" are better or worse value
5- PACK - MSRP $195.00
10- PACK - MSRP $295.00
You do know this thread is mostly a piss take?headphones are not hifi, just a isolating uncomfortable contraption. i might have known that the Urban hifi pseuds wouldnt be able to offer any help.
danski
"vibey"
That foam/sponge stuff doesn’t do a great deal, other than tame a bit of the top end.
A decent home built panel would be covered in a fabric of your choosing.
There’s tons of info online. I’m sure you could find something suitable
BigTom
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure we've had that company before... they've got some special things:
www.synergisticresearch.com
Why yes, that is a 7 way power extension... for $1,155... it's been "Quantum Tunneled" with 1,000,000 volts of electricity to allow electrons to flow more freely.
con artists, nothing lets electrons flow more freely than the seal based grease we came up with earlier in this thread.
Fuses are a classic but don't worry, Synergistic Research has the one fuse to rule them all... for $595...
and of course cables...
$3,500 for pair of 18 inch cables anyone?
Loads more on that site
QLS
www.synergisticresearch.com
Why yes, that is a 7 way power extension... for $1,155... it's been "Quantum Tunneled" with 1,000,000 volts of electricity to allow electrons to flow more freely.
con artists, nothing lets electrons flow more freely than the seal based grease we came up with earlier in this thread.
Fuses are a classic but don't worry, Synergistic Research has the one fuse to rule them all... for $595...
and of course cables...
$3,500 for pair of 18 inch cables anyone?Loads more on that site
danski
"vibey"
I’m not a violent person but if I saw them selling that shit, I’d struggle not to beat them with it.I'm not sure we've had that company before... they've got some special things:
QLS
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Why yes, that is a 7 way power extension... for $1,155... it's been "Quantum Tunneled" with 1,000,000 volts of electricity to allow electrons to flow more freely.
con artists, nothing lets electrons flow more freely than the seal based grease we came up with earlier in this thread.
Fuses are a classic but don't worry, Synergistic Research has the one fuse to rule them all... for $595... View attachment 383326
and of course cables...
View attachment 383327$3,500 for pair of 18 inch cables anyone?
Loads more on that site
BigTom
Well-Known Member
That's why I thought it was important to make sure they didn't get pulled down the wrong route with the GIK Acoustics article. I mean, they could have spent loads of money on a bunch on nonsense placebo items instead of investing in something sensible like some carbon performance elevators:
Just $499 for 4 or $758.50 for 6!
