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Post Subject: Death, taxes and small roomsPosted by Paul S on: 8/12/2007
Thanks for the encouragement, Jessie. Actually, a much larger "room" is available, but it is +/- "divided" by wing walls and an archway, along with a large side wall opening, that I know from experience would eff up the space for listening. Not to mention art, furniture, WAF; she has been pretty patient over the decades; but then, I was well into it when we met/married (1968), and I imagine she would let me have the larger space, if I wanted it; in fact, she said as much.
This place is also lath and plaster, which I like as a start. We like to put our rugs over the floor, even in carpeted rooms, but the listening room is only wall-to-wall carpet right now. Although I have in gotten good results with "classic" rear wall treatment in the past, I have not done it yet in two houses with these speakers, and no sense so far (early on) that I should do it here, either. I know pretty much what I am listening for, a certain sense of imminent overload (NOT strain...) where all the colors are popping out, but the overload does not quite happen. Once I get this dialed in, I back off to suit the music. I would say that bass is not really a concern, but why lie about it? I am getting flat bass to < 38 Hz, as usual, but I haven't thought about anything below that yet, and of course the room size plays into this especially with the BR, which "contributes" ziltch below cut-off. This place also has raised floors, as did my last house.
I do have some great recordings that have a sort of "built-in ambience", such that it might be available with headphones. I am not sure what I have in terms of negatives yet, but there are some stong positives, and I will continue, of course. You pays your money and you dodges the taxman.
Best regards,
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