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In Reply to: RE: causes of DARK sounding system? posted by Picklesnapper on January 20, 2015 at 18:32:34
by themselves they sounded alright when hooked up to different chains. I just removed some treatments strategically, now sounds are reflecting more and it sounds more alive, breathing a bit. However I am trying to reach the first point I had a real system in my mind. That's not coming back, the excitement when you first experience something wears off.
I think I ruined everything with excess, I am sure that's not really a problem. I have unimaginable amount of music at my fingertips and nothing to listen to.
Cheers!
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I previously stated we have the same loudspeakers and similar amps. I have extensive room treatments including GIK Acoustics Screen Panels (4) & Tri-corner Bass Traps with built in Scatter Plates (4). According to RealTraps you cannot ever have enough bass traps. The CDT in your Gallos have a very wide dispersion and require first reflection point treatment.
My room is 18 x 18 x 8 with an additional 6 x 6 alcove to one side at the bass of an open stairwell. The floor is porcelain tiles covered with an 8 x 10 wool carpet with a very heavy inch thick pad. The ceiling tiles are suspended. The Ref 3.5's are 9 feet apart, 3 feet from the front wall and 4 feet from the side walls. The sweet spot is 13 feet from midway between the loudspeakers.
The GIK panels were all added gradually with a pair at a time. I do have five bookcases two of which have glass doors. The sound was very bright, strident and hard without acoustic treatments. Given all this, I would never have characterized my end result as dark but more balanced. The Ref 3.5's benefit with a generous application of power. The pictures above may help although we do have very different rooms I am sure.
cool looking woofer ;)
Hey BHead,
When people (audiophiles) talk about room treatments, they almost always think absorption, when what they should think is absorption and diffusion.
"Soundstage" is a term often bandied about. A large/wide soundstage requires reflections from room surfaces. This is an important aspect of how we perceive "spaciousness" and, therefore, soundstage. Clearly, this is difficult to achieve in a small room, but, over-damping is not the solution.
hth
:)
Have another beer.
and a joint
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