Living Room SET SystemCraig, the Dynavector tonearm is scheduled to arrive today. So we should be able to set up the new GPA turntable in the reference system this weekend if we can find the time. The VPI TNT 6 / SME IV... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThanks for your post, Vito.The ceiling panels do have some absorptive properties. Each panel has a fabric-wrapped 1-inch thick piece of OC 703 rigid fiberglass insulation material that is n... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallPummill, just send me a PM. You're welcome any time. posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallAudiobroke, thanks for your post. I wish I had your photography skills and equipment. I'm sure my system pictures would look a lot better than the ones I have managed to post here... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemWith about 340 hours on the Western Electric 300Bs and a very good idea what those output tubes have to offer, I have now substituted the Sophia Electric Princess Carbon Plate 300Bs into the amps. ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallBlazer, the windows on the front wall behind the speakers serve to allow some natural light into the room. From an acoustics perspective, the windows do not pose any problem. The shades covering th... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallChad, thanks for your comments. Just send me an e-mail if you have a trip that brings you to the area and we can coordinate.Blazer, the breaker panel is mounted under the window in the side... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallAudioblazer, thanks for your post.You are correct that, in engineering the room, Rives assumes that the speakers will be placed in a particular position. While there is some flexibility to ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallSpaz, thanks for your post. The curved wooden piece on the front wall is a passive resonator that diffuses the first reflections from the speakers so that the reflected sound does not bounce straig... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemTrigg, that's good to know. I agree that LV has achieved something very special with these two-ways, and I'm sure you're right about what these things have to offer when set-up to soundstage optima... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemTrigg, thanks. Regarding the room set-up, my wife was nice enough to let me build a devoted listening room for my reference audio system as a new addition to our house. We undertook that project ea... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallWell, I spent a little more time taking RT60 measurements with the Phonic PAA3 again today, and I was not able to repeat the measurements the three measurements that I had taken yesterday afternoon... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallI learned today that my Phonic PAA3 real-time analyzer has the capability of making an RT60 measurement. I took three measurements from the listening position, and the measurements registred in a t... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallOne other thing I should mention is that I believe the rolloff in the top treble octave is largely due to the position of the RTA meter (a Phonis PAA3) when I took the measurements and the likely n... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemDino, the Signature TVC is Nick's flagship TVC product that differs from the Reference C-core version in at least two respects. The Signature TVC uses double C-core transformers that are literally ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallJkalman, eventually, I will have Rives in to measure the room to see what we have going here. I can tell you that the 1/3 octave measurements with my RTA show that the room is measuring quite well.... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemPubul57, Promitheus used BHP as the damping material in my Signature TVC. I believe Nicholas Chua at Promitheus is considering making that a standard feature in his Signature TVC. The material is v... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThanks, Jonathan. It's nice to have the project finished. As you know from personal experience, these construction projects are long, trying affairs.The dimensions of the new listening room... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallZargon, the passive resonator is a rigid design. It is constructed of a special wood material (a type of plywood, I think) that is designed to be bent into a curved shape, and the plywood is covere... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallZargon, thanks for your remarks. The big passive resonator on the front wall is actually circular - not elliptical. In other words, the curve is around a constant radius. The piece is 6'8" wid... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallDusty, thanks for your remarks. Send me a PM if you're interested in scheduling a time to stop by for a listen. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallHenry, most of my listening to this system has involved classical music - mostly large scale orchestral works. The sound of this system is uniformly breathtaking with this sort of music, achieving ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallCraig (Vudutu), thanks for your post. We certainly enjoy your company, and I'm glad you and Donna take the time to share these experiences with us. Just like good food and wine, I regard music as a... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallHi Henry -Thanks for your post. The 50-ohm coaxial cables run from the back of the equipment rack, along the right wall, in front of the right Helmholtz diffuser, and around the back of the... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallHi Jim. Thanks for your remarks on the woodworking. I am personally pleased with the way everything has turned out, but I am also so close to this project that it is nice to get some outside perspe... posted over 18 years ago | View comment |