@spritofradio  Thanks.  OCD equals great soundstage. 

corelli January 08, 2022 21:12

Thanks for the nice comment.  You hit the nail on the head with visual distraction.  Not long ago I backlit the white columns with night light bulbs and it creates a warm sunset look.  That is the only illumination I use when listening.  Our brains do work better when not multi-tasking!

corelli September 08, 2021 06:52

@pisces17    Eric, sorry for the delayed response as I have not visited this page in some time.  The outriggers are from Soundocity.  I attached a firm rubber foot that works well on the vinyl over concrete floor.  Leveled with rubber washers of the same diameter as the rubber feet. (Bought these items on Amazon). Soundocity offers multiple footer options and will sell you Just the bars of you want.  Some of their adjustable spike/feet were not rigid enough per my liking.  Highly recommend the outriggers!

corelli February 07, 2021 08:28

Thanks gentleman.  Glad you appreciate the effort.  I continue to enjoy this room and system more and more.  It really is a luxury to have a dedicated room.  Frees you up to focus on the interface of your equipment and the room--often overlooked or just not practical for some.  For my money, I would focus on this factor far more so than, say, interconnects or even electronics.  Michael Green, who has posted recently on this site, was the first to introduce me to the importance of speaker placement and room acoustics.  He often has said that relatively inexpensive gear can outperform a much more expensive system that is not set up properly.  I would agree with that fully

corelli April 15, 2018 11:46

@jgerman
Thanks for the nice comments.  I must admit that the visuals and lack of clutter help me to focus on the music.  Now I just need to replace the ugly brown carpet and no doubt come up with a couple more "improvements".  But it is finally coming together.

corelli March 25, 2018 19:41

@david_ten
David, I'd be very interested to hear what your new room is like.  And I'd be more than happy to pass along any info I can.

corelli March 25, 2018 08:33

@schubert
From one composer to another, thank you schubert.  Yes, I do prefer simple clean lines and uncomplicated approaches to my system (and perhaps life in general).  Thanks for appreciating this!

corelli March 24, 2018 18:54

@david_ten    David, the large structure in the upper ceiling/wall corner if my DIY bass trap!  It measures 16"x16"x14'.  It is filled solid with cotton cellulose panels.  It was the only place I could  really place a large bass trap and it worked out great.  I covered it with the same fabric that's on the Audimute panels I ordered.  The panels are actually a double layered affair.  Audimute offers mounting brackets that off set the panels 2" from the wall allowing overlapping panels.  As is the case with the bass trap, the sound absorption is very high indeed.  The white trim on the panels was to hide the shiny aluminium brackets and visually tie it in with bass trap.
The front panels columns were to help diffract sound.  They vary in width and depth.  The dimensions were calculated using precise formulas that go back to the time of the Ancient Greeks..............alright, so I used whatever standard sizes of mdf they had at Home Depot!
As I am a bit of sound stage fanatic, room symmetry was very important.  But I was fine with putting the subs where ever they sounded the best.  While Hsu suggests far corners, they also suggest sub placement right by the chair.  So I mixed up all kinds of combo's, and yes I had them placed adjacent to the DI's as well.  In the end the cleanest and most extended bass occurred in the front corners.  I know some say you need your subs in the same plane as your mains.  But my ears tell me otherwise.  The room gain afforded by corner placement in undeniable and kind of allows the subs to do their job without breaking a sweat--kind of like the DI's in that regard.

corelli March 24, 2018 08:36

@sbayne Thanks.   You're right.  I need to fill in some details.  Promise I will get around to it tomorrow morning.

corelli March 23, 2018 19:34

Thanks for the kind words.

corelli March 21, 2018 21:38