Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread cliveb
ob_kook;683339 Wrote: a couple pics of The Den of Iniquity. Is that a bottle of spitGlenfiddich/spit I spy on the sideboard? I've never tried your beloved Nikka Yoichi, but if's anything like Glenfiddich I think I'll pass. -- cliveb Transporter - ATC SCM100A

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread magiccarpetride
ob_kook;683111 Wrote: From 2002 to 2010 I had an apartment in Tokyo because I spent so much time doing business there. It was there that I bought my Dynaudio's and hauled over a vintage, but not superb, Luxman integrated amp to drive them. The source was faily low bitrate MP3's from the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread Ron Olsen
magiccarpetride;683442 Wrote: I think room acoustics is largely placebo. Here is why: if you take a good instrument, such as Martin D28 acoustic guitar, it will sound gorgeous no matter in what room it is played. On the other hand, a shitty instrument will sound shitty regardless of the room

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread ob_kook
magiccarpetride;683442 Wrote: I think room acoustics is largely placebo. Here is why: if you take a good instrument, such as Martin D28 acoustic guitar, it will sound gorgeous no matter in what room it is played. On the other hand, a shitty instrument will sound shitty regardless of the room

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread ob_kook
cliveb;683346 Wrote: Is that a bottle of spitGlenfiddich/spit I spy on the sideboard? I've never tried your beloved Nikka Yoichi, but if's anything like Glenfiddich I think I'll pass. Definitely not like GF at all! (Which would have been a gift - I might even still have it...) If you ever

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread Mnyb
is it one of those old luxman amp i see here :) i would possibly not be so close to corner with dynamic speakers. and the speakers are ? Did you move recently, a funny pshycoacoustic effect is that you get used to the room after some time and it sound slighly better, but a disaster is a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread ob_kook
Mnyb;683459 Wrote: is it one of those old luxman amp i see here :) i would possibly not be so close to corner with dynamic speakers. and the speakers are ? Did you move recently, a funny pshycoacoustic effect is that you get used to the room after some time and it sound slighly

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread Mnyb
he he did not regonise the Dyn 1.3 with covers on . i had the 1.3 SE as suround speakers, now they are fullrange at a friends home I gave them to him. they are really good. to much flutter echo is a pain :-/ -- Mnyb Main

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread ob_kook
Gave the Dyns away? Must be a really good friend! Love those speaks... -- ob_kook Touch -- Audio-gd NFB-10SE DAC -- Portal Paladin monoblocks -- Dynaudio Contour 1.3 MKII SB2 -- Denon AVR4800 -- Klipsch KG4 SqueezeBox Boom (Bedroom) SqueezeBox Radio w/Battery (Kitchen / Garage / bathroom)

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-12 Thread Mnyb
more like familly.. i also gave away my 18 year old contour 4.0 but they survived a poweramp disaster so I could not guarantee thier condition. so now one of my biker friends are playing heavymetal on them :) i rather have my stuff at friends then I can still hear them now and then and they are

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-11 Thread Fahzz
Maybe it was the single malt that made it sound better? -- Fahzz Living Room: Duet, Adcom GFA 545II, Adcom GFP 555II, Polk SDA 2B Dining Room: Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5 Bedroom: SB3, Pioneer VSX 5700S,Pinnacle PN 5+, MK VX-7 Subwoofer Anywhere Else As Needed: Boom Router: Linksys WRT54G

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-11 Thread dasmueller
The single malt along w the fact that you miss Tokyo as well. I remember the late 60's early 70's when FM radio was just getting really started and the music one could hear then. I miss those days but, time goes on. I did not have a Squeezebox Touch in 1969, now I have 2 and am content that

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-11 Thread audiomuze
ob_kook;683111 Wrote: My room today has a cathedral cieling, losts of beautiful architecture angles, hardwood floors, and sparse wall coverings. What is there is hard glass covered paintaings, a fired clay sculpture, and that's about it.Nostalgia aside, catherdral ceilings, bare walls and

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-11 Thread ob_kook
audiomuze;68 Wrote: Nostalgia aside, catherdral ceilings, bare walls and hard surfaces would be the culprits here. It was definitely the single malt. It was definitaly the heady aroma of Tokyo back streets. And today it is definitely the fact that my room sucks. At one point did

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-11 Thread ob_kook
a couple pics of The Den of Iniquity. +---+ |Filename: IMG_1426.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12931|

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Ode to room acoustics

2012-01-10 Thread ob_kook
From 2002 to 2010 I had an apartment in Tokyo because I spent so much time doing business there. It was there that I bought my Dynaudio's and hauled over a vintage, but not superb, Luxman integrated amp to drive them. The source was faily low bitrate MP3's from the soundcard of a PC. (at least