Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat

Frank, I would think that artificial digital reverb wouldn’t be your cup of ’coffee’! :)

As the noise floor drops using PPT products, the extended reverberation time and the hall-like ambience is mind blowing. Some like the as-is sound of a padded studio room--I’m not sure where artificial begins and realism ends---have to accept the sound as what was intended.  

mac48025
I got a major improvement in sound after treating my crossovers with Total Contact. I treated all the connections to and from the crossovers, the wire connections to the individual speaker drivers, and coated the capacitors and resistors . I also put an Omega E- Mat under each crossover.
It did take 3 days to sound better and then was significantly improved at two weeks.
It is definitely worth the time and effort to treat your crossovers.
DavidPritchard

On the reverb thing:

Natural reverb, like hall sounds, is fine with me. In fact, I enjoy it. It’s supposed to be there. Its when artificial reverb is added by the recording/mastering engineer for effect is where the problems occur. As an example, the original Patricia Barbara "Cafe Blue" album is saturated with artificial digital reverb. To me, it’s unlistenable. The 180-gram reissue is much better in this respect. I can take a little of it, but there is a limit.

Jafreeman is correct. With the addition of PPT products and the resulting lowering of the electronic hash/grain/noise, it allows one to more clearly hear into the recording to discern the natural sounds of the recording space.

With judicious use of Total Contact and multiple Omega E Mats, when playing the best recordings, some from master tapes, one can envision a transportation right into the recording venue.

As an example, I have a two-CD set of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd & 3rd piano concertos performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra burned right off of the master tape. These recordings were never released commercially. They’re recordings of a Rachmaninoff competition with an amateur pianist (the winner of the contest) playing. Amazing performance and sound. The hall is very evident as are the individual audience members. I just sit back, hit "play," and get transported into the theater, trying hard not to catch the flu from the "coughers," "sniffers" and "hackers" sitting around me. :-)

Frank

mac48025,

When I talked at length with Tim, he said I'd get great results if I put an E card and stuck it with magic mounts to the back of the magnet on the top woofer and another on the bottom woofer of my VMPS RM 40s.  It would then affect the sound across the entire speaker including crossover.  For those who don't know, there is a woofer near the top of the 66" cabinet and one near the bottom.  So 2 cards to each speaker.  If your speakers have 2 cabinets to each side, stick one on the back magnet on the inside of each cabinet.  If you have an separate area where the crossover is located, put one there also.  This would take 6 cards to do both sets of speakers.

Your idea of putting one on the outside of the speaker would offer a little improvement, just not near what inside would do.  If you're going to spend the money, you might as well get the most bang for your buck.

Bob