Take a closer look. It is highly unlikely that those black sheets are absorbers. The black sheets are probably there to highlight the white speakers and white amplifiers. MBL uses plants as a backdrop to add some diffusion in the corners and between the speakers. The plants between the...
There are a variety of companies that put prints on absorbers. Some have decent absorption for trebles and mids which is my biggest concern. Looking at pictures from the local historical society to put up black and white photos from the past.
I am with you. I have 12 different - 2 inch thick 2ft x 4 ft black absorption panels that we are currently scattering around the back part of the room. My significant other lives at the location while she is taking care of her parents down the street and I am out of town most of the time...
The windows are relatively firm and I can drop down shades that are a diffusive nature. Bottom line is I want Jeremy to give me tips on what goes up front and generally he prefers less treatment in the front of the room.
The back of the room is the sources of slap echo and the living space...
Thank you for the affirmation. I also want to make some attempts at getting some temporary absorption in the back of the room to reduce some slap echo.
I am currently moving out of the condo and will be selling all my other MBL Reference and Noble gear including the MBL 101 speakers. Have had family issues that I have been dealing with...(mother with dementia)...that is slowing down the process of listing the gear.
I did the initial set up with 3 movers and Jeremy coaching from the Internet. I currently have a variety of temporary absorbers placed in the back wall of the room. Jeremy will come to do the setup on my request. I want to wait until I get the rest of my system set up before he arrives.
Room is 34 ft wide and 36 feet deep with a ceiling that peaks at 12.5 ft in the center and 8ft on the sides. The coatroom on the left side of the room lead to placing the speakers about 1.5 ft left of center in the room. Journey is just beginning as I am waiting a few months to have Jeremy...
A very delayed reply to your question a year and a half ago. I listened to both the Gryphon Ethos and the MBL 1611F for about a month. Preferred the MBL in my all MBL setup. Synergy is relevant with this comparison. My buddy loves the Ethos in his Gryphon Driving CLX system n
Note I am biased. I have not one but two 6010D preamps in two different systems, one with 4 MBL 9010 Amps and the other with 2 9010 Amps. I love the analog nature of the 6010D and the flexibility of the multiple inputs and outputs. Jonathan Valin wrote a great review describing it's sound...
So every interaction I have with Peter at Symposium makes me glad I have his products and expertise. I am updating my phono stage so I needed some extra room for my rack. He was able to send my 8 larger anodized legs at a reasonable price so I could adjust my rack. I feel like a have a...
Hey. Wondering if anyone else is seeking an extra armboard for their Techdas turntables. I am in conversations with a machinist in the US to have one made for me. I want to integrate the SME plate into the armboard to lower the total height and reduce the extra SME piece. Let me know if...
Sorry for the delayed response. Not wind....maybe Solar but depends on final location. More concerned about the shape of the room and the wiring than the source of the power.
https://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/lavigneroom.htm
This was the article I was thinking of. A WBF member @Mike Lavigne . Sorry I had cited a different MIke L originally. They both have barns.
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/smt-room-at-audio-limits.27210/
Since I am an MBL user and I am going down the path of MBL Extremes I am considering the SMT products. I just saw this link and thread. Will be in touch with Jeremy at MBL because it seems like the SMT products work well...
Thank you for that wisdom. I am heading down that path. My Architect has designed small music halls for music instruction and has some acoustician connections. I am receiving some paid advice from the folks at ASC with respect to some of their products that Robert Harley used. I will...
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/mbl-101-x-tremes.31536/post-681048
This is an example of a post in another thread that I think is helpful in this thread.
I am also searching for an article I read about Michael Lavorgna's barn room and his build out process. For some reason I cannot find that article. Any other articles on room builds or dimensions would be greatly appreciated.
I am in the process of shopping for a house that either has the bones to create a good listening room or the space to build an ideal listening room. I was hoping that we could have a thread dedicated to what makes a good listening room and the resources available to help build a great...
I am abandoning the stack approach using the Rel N25s because of the timing relative to position issues talked about in this thread. I care about that leading edge of the bass note. I am speculating that @Lagonda has better electronics with the Martin Logan's to integrate the timing with his...
I haven't done the Dac comparison yet because I am waiting to get the MBL Dac upgraded from E to F status. Love the MBL 9011 and MBL 6010 preamp combination. The Gryphon Ethos sounds amazing.
I went through the same struggle the past year trying to integrate a 2x2 stack of Rel N25s with my MBL 101s. Bottom line the subs need to be too close to the omni speakers for proper timing which messes up the Omni sound field. It's the equivalent of setting the 101s against a wall. Here is...
Sorry for my delayed reply. The room is 32 ft deep and was originally 19ft wide but I tore down a wall so it is now 35 ft wide. However I have the speakers essentially on one side of the 35 ft wall. The ceiling height is 8ft. Concrete construction in a condo on the floors wall and ceiling