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Proper Set Up Required for GREAT Sound. Agreed by All! But is it Improper Setup or Wrong Taste?
Achilles' knee? Is that how they got him after hitting him in the heel?- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #74
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Why are seemingly Infinitesimal Movements of speakers so Significant and Musically Revealing?
Thank you. I think we agree. Yes, the words used were "empirical" differences in "bass" when moving speakers 1/2". I do think that implies differences in fundamental bass frequencies, not perceptual differences due to the harmonic structure.- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #19
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Why are seemingly Infinitesimal Movements of speakers so Significant and Musically Revealing?
Fine, Jim. Speaker placement is important. But, the assertion was that movements by 1/2" significantly affect the bass. My question is do you or anyone have any solid evidence of that, meaning other than fleeting listener anecdotes?- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #17
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Why are seemingly Infinitesimal Movements of speakers so Significant and Musically Revealing?
At bass frequencies per Rodney, that is quite unbelievable, actually, considering the long wavelengths involved. I guess a certain kind of standing wave pattern might possibly do what you say, but we don't want that in our listening rooms. I don't suppose you have the measurements you took...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #8
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Question for those with external subs
My sympathies. I have used DSP EQ for over a decade now. Various EQ tools, but usually always with the default target curve, so no tweaks and delivering measurably smooth response. Friends have also tried it on my recommendation or on listening to my system. Our bottom line is we would...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #77
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Question for those with external subs
My playback system in simple terms is a Win 7 PC feeding via USB an Exasound e28 DAC, then driving my amps and sub directly in 7.1. In the PC, JRiver is my library/player system together with the Dirac Live VST plugin(7.1). Bass management xovers are done by JRiver. Speaker distances and...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #70
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Question for those with external subs
I don't think servo subs are necessarily the answer, and I agree with your skepticism. I do think getting proper timing and also phase alignment in the crossover region are important and helpful. But, the really biggest issue by far is frequency response and ringing caused by room modes...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #68
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Question for those with external subs
It sure is. But, not really in a Mch setup where DSP distance calibration in the processor can delay other channels to match the sub's delay. Freedom of distance placement is thereby assured. I checked JLs CR-1 $3,000 external stereo xover/controller. I don't see the ability to delay the main...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #49
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Question for those with external subs
Multichannel systems, including even some very cheap AVRs, have fairly decent tools to easily integrate a subwoofer. Traditional stereos do not. I am very familiar with the problem described. I use a JL sub myself. It is largely an issue because of the DSP input network on JL and other...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #35
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Question for those with external subs
I set my sub level (and all main/satellite levels) once automatically during Dirac Live 7.1 calibration via mike. That's it. I am happy as can be, and no fiddling. Only my master volume level gets adjusted slightly per album, affecting all channels equally. The sub disappears unless it it...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #33
- Forum: Subwoofers
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Who's buying the UpTone Audio ISO REGEN?
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Who's buying the UpTone Audio ISO REGEN?
It is not about price, not about Amir. And, the bitching here stopped months ago. I tried it. It made a slight but noticeable difference. After a few months, I did more listening comparisons, and I concluded that the difference was not really a positive one. Regen has been out of my... -
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Dirac Live... second generation
Dirac Live is DSP room correction software, as is Audyssey, Trinnov, ARC, Acourate, RoomPerfect, etc. etc. One key difference between them is which hardware platforms they run on. They generally all use a roughly similar concept of measuring room frequency response vs. a target response curve...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #12
- Forum: Acoustics and Room EQ Forum
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Dirac Live... second generation
I am a big Dirac fan myself, though I respect Trinnov, partly based on Kal's excellent reviews. Yes, DSP room correction is absolutely irreplaceable in my system. I would not be without it. I personally feel it is one of the biggest true audio breakthroughs in recent memory, the likes of...- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #9
- Forum: Acoustics and Room EQ Forum
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Dirac Live... second generation
Not really a fair shootout we could all generalize from. The mikes will be in different positions during calibration, among many other things. Still, your anecdotal impressions will be interesting.- Fitzcaraldo215
- Post #7
- Forum: Acoustics and Room EQ Forum
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