How do you like the Herron equipment? Did you compare it to anything else like Pass XA series? I have his phono stage and really like it so I am thinking of trying his M1A's and VTSP-3A(ro2).
Almost identical to mine. If you're looking for better imaging, seperation and overall sound quality contact Jerry at Audio Magic and try his Liquid Air Umbilical cord; you will not be disappointed...
I really like your room and system!Looks like everything is well thought out. So organized and clean,,opposite of mine .Love the Guitars,do you have a tube amp to go with them? I have a nice Larrivee L-03.Working on getting an electric set-up again.Ray
I agree with your upgrade path. I've had the PS-1 and felt it was a little "dry". If you like the Herron gear, it might be worth trying their phono preamp.
Nice set-up! I'm looking at a few acoustimac panels right now, I thought that I saw that's what you are using; if so, do you like them? Anyways, nice room! I always like seeing a big music collection too. Two thumbs up!
Hi Goose, Have you considered acoustic treatments on wheels that you can move in front of the windows during listening sessions and then pushed off to the side afterwards? The do-it-yourself route is the cheapest and I would suggest you consider curving some thin plywood into polyfusers, which shouldn't be too hard or costly.
If your bass traps are fiberglass filled, then I might suggest you pull them out from the wall to leave an air space, or rotate them 180 degrees to create the air space. You might consider putting two of them together to create a rectangle and thus thicker trap that works to lower frequencies. With so many large windows, the lowest frequencies will exit via the wondows so you're likely concerned with upper and mid bass frequencies. Also, the absorption panels should be about 6" thick, not 2", so that they work across a wider frequency spectrum. Thin absorbers act as a low pass filter and skew the freq response of the reflections striking them thereby changing the timber of your cherished speakers.
Try and deal with front and back wall reflections first as they're less advantageous. You will want something thick to deal with the back wall reflections including placing them in front of the window. Polyfusers would be a neat thing to try behind your seat.
I have not read Dr. Floyd Toole's book but thanks for the tip! I thought of covering the glass with drapes but the cosmetics just didn't work. I have thought of changing the blinds to the newer triple cell type for some diffusion enhancement. The acoustic panels are all two inch with the exception of the corner traps which are four inches. I have listened to the room from no treatment and rugs to it's current configuration and agree that I don't want any more absorption. I have thought of replacing the rear center panels with diffusers. Trying to find diffusors at a resonable price to experiment proves to be difficult. If anyone has a suggestion on the best way to "experiment" at a reaonable cost, I would welcome the suggestion.
Hi Goose, Nice gear! I bet those Avalons sound wonderful.
Regarding your acoustic room treatments, have you read Dr Floyd Toole's book on acoustics and the physics of small rooms? I would suggest it highly. Have you played with covering all that reflective glass with drapes, diffusers or absorbers? Are all the same coloured panels at the front of the room all absorbers and all the same thickness? With wall-to-wall carpeting and yet another carpet on top, I'd be inclined to use diffusion and angled reflectors instead of more mid/high freq absorption. Personally I'm a big fan of mixing it up by using diffusion+reflection+absorption and not just one of the tools (e.g. absorption). Good luck and happy listening.
