I'll show you mine, if you show me yours

Hey Bradley,

I have the same space problem. Everyday when I get home from work, my wife explains to me that my stereo is taking up waaaaay too much space.

As Tony Soprano says, "Whatcha gonna do?"

Jeffrey

 

Right, you can't do anything and neither can I, Jeff.

 

Ferric Man,

Cool setup. Clean. What kind of speakers are those?

Tom H

 

Pyramid (Sequerra) Met 8 Woofers - 12" sealed woofer + passive crossover
B&W DM601 Mid/ tweeter

Scott 340B tube receiver 7591A output tubes 30w/ch

Rotel RCD-965BX as a transport
Theta Timebase Linque Conditioner (Anti -Jitter) w/ outboard power supply
PS Audio - Digital Link 2 DAC w/ outboard Power Supply

Cardas Interconnects
Kimber 8TC speaker cable throughout

ASC Tube traps in the corners
Foam Panels on front walls, side and ceiling
sand bags all over the place
and bicycle innertubes under the electronics

Panamax 1000 power protector
dedicated 20 amp circuit
Realistic TV/FM Antenna in the attic. can't put outside of condo.

sound is best with the blinds closed in front of the sliding glass doors on the left side.

excellent soundstage and imaging

 

I bet it sounds great.

Have you ever taken two of those Foam Panels, and placed them on the wall directly behind the gear, stacked one on top of the other? Bottom edge of the bottom panel would be about level with the gear, and the top edge of the top panel would be level with the top of your tube traps.

My guess is that it would provide even greater focus, while also offering some needed diffusion at that point of reflection.

Just a thought. I also have window issues. 14' high in a loft space. Blinds helped, but I finally put up two chinese folding screens, one on each side (as the other side has a wall and no windows), which provided much needed uniformity and dispersion.

If I could ever get around to working out the digital video camera, I'll take some shots and post.

Tom

 

That's a good suggestion. I have spent many hours moving the foam, tube traps and speakers. Having foam in the front-center above the equipment stand seems to make a "hole" in the centerstage sound. I will try a piece right behind the rack again.

A few months ago, I removed all the foam from the front wall. Sometimes, the best way to evaluate a change ,e.g., tweak, electronics, is to remove it. Uggh. way to much reflectivity. high frequency overload. It went back up quickly.

Now...The sound is higher than Jimi's Marshall stack I'm listening to "South Southern Delta". MCAD-11684 3/4 of the cuts sound excellent.


FM

 

You may also want to try the RPG diffractal product, or something similar. If the foam caused you to lose center image, it's acting as an absorption product. There are other dispersion, diffusion products which when placed behind the rack will actually help the image and sound.

Happy listening...

Tom