Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I am finally convinced a properly integrated subwoofer is essential for all but a few very high end speakers having separate subwoofer towers.In 2019 I bought a JL Audio ...

posted over 3 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

After I decided to install a subwoofer and active crossover, I needed additional cabling. I considered more Nordost Valhalla because I've read from informed sources it's best to stay with a single ...

posted almost 5 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I've owned a number of very good speakers in my life, but only one actually produced bass that got my attention. That was back in the 1980's with the Infinity Beta system that had separate bass and...

posted almost 5 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I've ordered a JL Audio CR-1 Analog crossover. It will reroute frequencies <90hz from my Raidho C3 to my JL Audio F212v2 sub. I expect it will take some time to get it right, but this change wil...

posted almost 5 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

Last week I added a JL Audio Fathom F212v2 subwoofer to replace my Definitive Technology SC8000. The F212v2 is positioned near the left rear corner based on my Acoustic Frontiers (Nyal Mellor) room...

posted over 5 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

My understanding has been an external crossover is required to control both the sub and main speakers to properly integrate low/mid level frequencies. Thus I had been considering buying a JL A...

posted over 6 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I agree the power cords make a significant difference. I'm using a V2 2M pc to my amp and a V1 to my Qbase 4. I'll have to look into the Nordost trade-up program since I would like to change all my...

posted over 7 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

It's been 2+ weeks since I upgraded to the Valhalla V2 speaker cables. This change produced obviously better articulation, and instrument specificity in terms of timbre and soundstage placement. I ...

posted over 7 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I just received Nordost Valhalla V2 4M speaker cables to replace my Nordost Valhalla 2M speaker cables. I'll start listening today and post my thoughts after the cables are fully broken in.

posted over 7 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I had JRDG upgrade my 625 amplifier to the S2 level. I received the unit yesterday and listened for about 5 hours last night. The 625 was really good before, but the S2 version is even more a...

posted over 7 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

Installed Furutech bundle: GTX-D NCF(R) duplex receptacle, GTX Wallframe, and GTX Carbon Fiber Outlet Cover. This receptacle serves all ancillary equipment on the two SolidTech r...

posted about 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

Upgraded the Raidho C3 with the D3. The resolution and dynamics are at least twice that of the C3. Will update with pictures once Audiogon virtual systems app allows.

posted over 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

beta testing new virtual systems

posted over 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1442163106&view

posted over 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

I've created a separate virtual system page for the room acoustics, and posted current pictures showing the interior room acoustic panels. See "Len's Media Room Acoustics".I'll ed...

posted over 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

The RPG modex type 1 (outside positions) and modex broadband (inside positions) have arrived. They've been temporarily placed on the front wall floor roughly at the horizontal positions they will o...

posted over 8 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

The RPG modex plates for the front wall and RPG BAD ARC panels for the side wall first reflection points have finally shipped. They're scheduled to arrive next week and will be installed the follow...

posted over 8 years ago

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Magnepans and KHorns!

Read your post on Mike Lavigne's system. Congrats on the retirement and moving to beautiful Colorado.I recently completed an addition containing a media room and can highly recommend Nyal M...

posted almost 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: The rear wall absorber box (48"Hx60"Wx12"D) was installed today. The inside is filled with (3) R38 fiberglass open faced batts, and the front panels consist of (3) RPG BAD templates ...

posted almost 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: Removed RPG BAD panel/frames from front wall. The RPG BAD templates are being installed as the front of the rear wall absorber box scheduled for install 7/31/15. The RPG Modex plates...

posted almost 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: The Listen Audio diffusers were installed today on the left and right side walls. The exact positions were specified by Acoustic Frontiers. The RPG modex plates and BAD ARC panels sh...

posted almost 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: Received the first of the interior wall acoustic panels. The the Listen Audio (listen-speakers.com) natural birch diffusers - beautiful craftsmanship. They are the last 4 panels on s...

posted almost 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: System description updated to reflect upcoming interior wall acoustic device installations.

posted about 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: Floor standing RPG BAD panels in new frames. Height increased to position panels above high/mid frequency drivers.

posted about 9 years ago

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Dedicated Acoustic Listening Room

System edited: Added Definitive Technology surrounds to the rear side walls. Building floor standing frames for the RPG BAD panels at the first reflection points.

posted over 9 years ago

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