Actually i was having fun with some home depot plumbing terminations and out came these "milk churns". my wife thinks they look like .45 rounds. i swear the music got a little sweeter after they went in. either way i like how odd they are, so they stay. addition of a parametric equalizer taming about 5 room nodes didnt hurt either
star grounded, simple setup. sounds black. liking it, nice to reallocated expensive conditioner money elsewhere in system where it can be more readily improved
Cablepro insight 2.5m biwire
outstanding value
White Zombie Audio ZeroPointZero
1m xlr
White Zombie Audio El Chupacabra
1m unshielded rca silver cable. no grunge or brightness at all. just music and resolution
Signal Cable Magic Power AC
bang for buck. plugged into cd-e5
Element Cable AC cords
excellent bang for the buck
Finite Element Ceraballs
Confoundingly did nothing under the cd player, but i was quite pleased with the focus found when they went under the preamp. a bit pricey, but they did work. are much smaller in real life than in pics.
mapleshade heavyfeet
heavy
DIY Cable lifters home depot plumbing parts
they resemble either a 9mm bullet or a short milk churn. i did notice a small increase in apparent depth to the soundstage and i like how they look
Nice, clean looking system you have there. Bet it sounds pretty good too. You just need to get some toobs and and a rekkid spinner, then you'll be all set.
Hi Senna74, Yes the milleniums do take a while to break in. I've experienced this with a pair of the Linbrook monitors and now also with my Ref IIIs (I ordered the millenium tweeter to replace the standard revelator). After they're finally broken in, they sound excellent with no sibilance, excellent snap and decay characteristics, and gobs of soundstaging. You're getting close though - 200 hours is close to what I put on my Linbrooks before they finally blossomed.
System update: 200 plus hours on the linbrooks. Have opened up nicely! Midrange a little less bloomy than paradigms, but a more musical truth being told here instead. soundstage is huge and pinpoint. lack of congestion is a wonder. i believe the millenium tweeter still has some warming up to do. curious if anyone else has seen this.
the tylers only have about 80 hours of run-in on them, so i must reserve judgement for a later date. no doubt the up-tilted tonal balamce of the paradigms is not present here, as well as a less sibilant tweeter. Beyond that, i'd like to see how they sound in a week or so.
Hello Senna74,The Tylers look great!Could you please describe the diff. between the Paradigms and the Tylers!Im searching for a speaker to replace my Studio 100 V2s,Thanks
Nice system!I also have Paradigm speakers,,recently improved my digital sound by adding an Audiomirror Dac and Monarchy DIP.Much better sound! for very small investment
I found the improvement from no power conditioning to its addition the most obvious improvement. The lower noise floor, seeming improvement in dynamic range, low level detail, etc. the p300 replaced a monster power hts5000 unit. while i did note an incremential improvement in the same areas, it was by no means earth shattering. but the p300 was bought used off this lovely site and thus was 1/3 the price. dont regret it one bit. plus, its fun to play with the multiwave settings to see which sounds the best. tweakers delight.
It was not my intention to offend you. I apologize.
Actually it was not an aesthetic evaluation. Just that they cannot contribute to taming frequencies below 200hz and will only server to overdampen the room.
It is essential when using devices in a room to 'first do no harm'. It can be harmful to the mid/high frequencies that get absorbed while taming the lower frequencies.
Professional devices use reflection technology (plastic film) to not absorb above say 400hz. Normal room furnishings will suffice, or can even be too much above that range.
Try some plactic film or aluminum foil over the pillows and see if you do not notice a difference: especially since they are approx to ear level. There is much hi-frequency reflecting as well that goes on in the corners.
The bass traps are a bit large, but addressed and soaked up nodes below 200hz that were energizing the room. The toe-in was a project of several weeks of listening and represents a focal point about 3 feet behind the central listening position. The studio 60's have a bass response to about 38hz and in this relatively small listening space, responded quite well to shallow toe-in. Their placement in the room is a modified golden triangle ratio to minimize room node accentuation. Speakers are spiked with about a 5 degree inclination. DIY sidewall reflection absorbers still in the works. The pillows stay, I'm not here for aesthetic opinion. You presume much about the ignorance of your fellow enthusiasts.
What is the low frequency extension of the speakers? Those bass traps look like over-kill. Lose the pillows :-) It is possible the room has become deadened unnecessarily. The drapes, and perhaps some side wall reflection device should be sufficient. Its not like you are getting 'bass-boom', right.
Also, you want the tweeters approximately at ear level, or a little above. If you cannot raise them or lower listener, try tilting them back, which is all the easier if they are on spikes.
And play with angeling the speakers a little toward the listening position. Balace the focus with sound stage width. That is, the greater focus is obtained by angeling them directly at the listener position. But at the expense of some sound stage ambiance.
A few degrees in will also help with side wall reflections.
If this sounds interesting to you, let me know and I will refer you to setup diagrams.
