Lakeside Listening RoomAiregin, yes its Beethoven. The nearest thing I have is an autographed copy of the Horowitz Concerts 1977/1978 on an RCA Red Seal LP with Horowitz playing the List: Sinata in B Minor. What a specia... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomThanks, Dangelod. Just remember to keep your electrical system consistent with whatever local codes are in place. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomAfter experimentation, I actually am now running without them. This deserves some explanation as every situation is different. My current room has concrete floors and block walls and thus i... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemWhat you call "The Beat Power Supply" looks very similar to the Teres Versus Motor Controller. Same size and shape, same cooling fins, and the same switches. Are they the same? posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomVernneal, thanks. I note you have McIntosh gear. My first real audiophile system (after building and owning Dynakits, was McIntosh based. It included an MA 5100 integrated amp and MR 67 Tuner both ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomThis is a good opportunity to provide an update on my room experiments. The back wall was designed with album storage cubes and does provide a measure of diffusion which I have found to be quite sa... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAs I indicated in my story above, allowing bass energy to escape a dedicated room in not necessarily a bad thing. While both can present their own difficulties, having a rigid symetrical box with e... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemIt certainly complicates understanding the room effects by changing amps, but I do understand your strong desire to do so. Maybe you could take measurements with both? posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthe bass is dramatically more impactful. i can feel it. and there is a warmth and body i've not ever had in this roomMike, you are likely feeling the inc... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,I did read your earlier post and am impressed by how carefully and thoroughly you have thought this project out. Your third goal of reducing damping (increasing RT60) is of course rela... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, here are some thoughts on your room bass imbalance and Quietrock project. These are based on my own experience with rooms having stud walls versus cement block walls. Rooms with thin ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
A Stereo Room, Finally!Getting a dedicated room is truely a joy. Your excitement is quite obvious and familiar to me when I got mine as well. You did not mention anything about the room acoustics and that may be the next... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomGood point. I'll add L/W/H to the room description. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomThemadmilkman, the room is 8 ft.H by 13 ft.W by 21 ft.L. That matches the Fibonacci Series (8, 13, 21) where each number is the sum of the previous two numbers. The Helmholtz resonator built behind... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomMapman, the Teres is an eye catcher besides sounding great. I just upgraded to a Graham Phantom and the Teres Verus DD motor, and will report soon on the results. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomAlbert,You would be welcome to visit any time, as well as any other of my AUDIOGON friends. Seriously, we could take a spin in the boat, watch the sunset and then gather with a bottle of wine f... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomAl, thanks to you for providing the Porter Ports outlets I used in the dedicated and isolated power system. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomThis lake is over 7 miles long and has access into a major river and the Great Lakes. It winds a bit with a number of bayous and river inlets, making it perfect for fishing and boating. The Great L... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomGeorge,I see you have the 5As as well and they look fabulous in your room against the natural floor. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomYes, those are solid core doors sealed with weather stripping. The room on the other side is the home theater and recreation room. The space behind the media cabinet houses a helmholtz resonator an... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomMy previous system was set up in the living room, and this was far from ideal as far as my wife was concerned. Fortunately, the room was almost perfectly suited to listening, as long as other activ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Lakeside Listening RoomThanks, my previous room was combined with the living room and listening interfered with other family activities. This is so much more relaxing. posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemGreat job! Please describe the rationale and operation of the slats behind the speakers, as I have not seen anything like this before. They are for diffusion and absorption? How did the sound chang... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallBob, I am surprised at the circular design but will give it some thought as to the theory. I'm sure Rives has a good reason. A quick estimate would put the radius at about 5' 7". <... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallBob, I was overwhelmed at the discovery of your reference system a couple of days ago. What an incredible achievement and you must be so excited and proud. Since I am in the process of building a n... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment |