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In Reply to: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool posted by Charles Hansen on January 17, 2007 at 20:19:17:
It seems to me that before one optimises the room, and addresses extraneous interference (RF, etc) it's necessary to optimize the system, particularly:a) have chosen a reasonably sized room (reproduction wise) to place the system; we would expect a reviewer to do this within the limitation of his/her home and spouse, of course
b) Painstakingly position the speakers in the listening room. This is primordial.
This is also very difficult to achieve with "full-range" or purportedly FR spkrs, where the low frequencies are in the same enclosure as the high frequencies (i.e. the case for most of us).
IME there is a very narrow area wherein spkrs operate optimally, where very small movements confer an inordinately high sonic difference.c) Having achieved "acceptable" (or better) spkr positioning, the room's inadequacies can be addressed much more efficiently -- if absolutely necessary.
d) Agreed, as you suggest, lowering the system noise-floor from rfi etccan be addressed at any time -- and, why not, right after the room has been chosen.
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- By the same token, the quest for improvement is an endless process... - Gregm 01:07:57 01/18/07 (0)
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