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  1. #111
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    You've done a great job, enjoy the fruits of your labours.
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  2. #112
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    Quote Originally Posted by glenann View Post
    It’s ok actually. Better than I thought it would be. It needs work though. There is still pretty bad flutter echo and I need to spend time placing the speakers correctly. I plonked them using the Cardas calculator and haven’t bothered to move then since. Bass needs a little more body for me, but I’ll wait until I’ve built the bass traps. Then I can build the first reflection point absorbers. I’ll probably add a skyline diffuser at the back to complete the treatment if I can be bothered!
    You might want to consider hanging a triangular sail up in ceiling, an often overlooked large reflective flat expanse, I threatened this in our lounge and even though I gave a list of aesthetic and artistic reasons SWMBO firmly put her foot down and waggled her finger and head at me. I think I was pushing my luck a bit.
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

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  3. #113
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    Looks a very nice 'den'. Like the rack.

    The thought did cross my mind, will any future owner spend ages converting it back into a garage?
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

  4. #114
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    As Glen already has some acoustic insulation my offer is now open to other members. Namely, an unopened pack of Rockwell acoustic insulation. The pack contains 4 blocks, each 100mm thick and measuring 1200mm x 600mm. The 100mm version is the sweet spot for acoustic panels, and 1200mm x 600 mm a good sized acoustic panel.

    Free to anyone who can collect from Warsop in North Notts (on the edge of Sherwood Forest).

  5. #115
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    So after a busy afternoon.. proper bass traps!


  6. #116
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    very tidy.
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

  7. #117
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    Quote Originally Posted by glenann View Post
    So after a busy afternoon.. proper bass traps!

    Out of curiosity, what materials did you use to make the bass traps and has it made much difference to the acoustics?

  8. #118
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    Out of curiosity, what materials did you use to make the bass traps and has it made much difference to the acoustics?
    I actually used three pieces of arris rail, I think they call it, as it's cut in a triangle shape. With a board top and bottom. Then some RWA45 insulation I had spare. Wrapped in burlap/Hessian.
    It's certainly tamed any tendency to boom. The bass seems fully controlled. With some test tracks I don't feel the need to turn it down at all, which is a good thing I suppose.

  9. #119
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    Very nice job Glen, looks very professional.
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

    Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner

    Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive

    Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp

    Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones

    Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links


    I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.

  10. #120
    Join Date: Mar 2008

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    At the insistence (yeah right!) Of my daughter, I 'had' to buy a TV for the room. A nice 65" Panasonic OLED fit the bill nicely. I have to say the picture quality from 4k and Standard Blu-Ray is astonishing.


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