finally updated my system pictures; new racks, tone arm, cartridge, change in turntables, added digital pieces

[Audiohertz2]

Only in Print ...

 

[bonzo75]

Zero distortion doesn t exist

if you figured that out, you might be smarter than your posts indicate

 

[andromedaaudio]

Only in Print ...

Or a digital blog

 

[PeterA]

Zero distortion doesn t exist

And all along, I had thought this title was a clear reference to Bonzo's soberly rendered, insightful, and clearly undistorted opinions about all things audio.

 

[Willgolf]

Mike
Thanks to the newsletter, I just noticed your thread. You continue to look for that last bit of SQ in your systems. Having a dedicated room is a major plus. Congrats. I promised my wife I am done. Enjoy the music.

 

[godofwealth]

What are the dimensions of your room? It looks long and relatively narrow, but perhaps that’s the camera angle? I recall Harry Pearson was in favor of such rooms. In his various listening rooms at Sea Cliff, which he fastidiously documented in TAS, most had this shape. He used to argue many concert halls have this shoebox like design (e.g., the hall that the Boston Symphony plays in, when the orchestra plays fortissimo, you hear the echo from one end of the hall to the other).

 

[Mike Lavigne]

What are the dimensions of your room? It looks long and relatively narrow, but perhaps that’s the camera angle?

right. it is the camera perspective. my 12mm setting on my lens trying to capture as much as possible. my widest lens use to be 16mm. if i was standing next to my speakers it would give the room a size reference and it would be easy to appreciate the actual size and width.

I recall Harry Pearson was in favor of such rooms. In his various listening rooms at Sea Cliff, which he fastidiously documented in TAS, most had this shape. He used to argue many concert halls have this shoebox like design (e.g., the hall that the Boston Symphony plays in, when the orchestra plays fortissimo, you hear the echo from one end of the hall to the other).

my room designer felt that large space/performance hall acoustics are quite different in some ways from small domestic room acoustics. but i'm no expert about it. try to put hifi speakers in a performance hall, they don't work. they don't 'scale up' either. just a different kind of thing.

my room is 29' long x 21' wide x 11' tall. so it's quite wide; due to my desire to accommodate multi-channel 5.1 SACD back in 2004. needed 115 degrees wide for the rear channels. tried the 5.1 for 18 months then removed it since my vinyl out multi-channeled my multi-channel so i re-tasked that investment into other things. but the width remained and it has always delivered space and bloom. and the music has great energy.

oval shaped, ceiling broken up into chambers. finished in 3/4" finish grade plywood, zero painted sheetrock. -4- floor to ceiling bass traps along the rear wall. no absorption, all diffusion. wood composite over concrete floor.