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What s in front of your chair?

I'm condsidering putting an ottoman in front of my listening chair, but am concerned about sonic effects. However, could an ottoman be beneficial as a low frequency absorber? If so, what type of ottoman would be best? I'm thinking cloth covered with natural stuffing, i.e. wool or cotton. Has anyone experimented with this? I guess anything would be better than a glass table. I just don't want to buy something then not like it because once it's in, it will never leave(SO). Hey, maybe there's a product in this thread for some ingenious furniture maker: Audiophile Ottomans, $10,000, Chairs, $15,000.
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victor1
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To be purrfectly honest, I have a case of snakes fed through tiny peepholes. When I am in an analog/LP mood, guests often ask, "Why does your stereo hiss so badly?"

I can simply blame it on the snakes and go back to enjoying the music. Of course the room is now empty except for my wife. She understands me entirely too well.
elwood
42 posts
 
Are we going to start worrying about the sonic effect of eyeglasses now?After all they are closer to our ears than our feet and contain glass.
brianmgrarcom
1,317 posts
 
Hey, I will test that Elwood! I will listen with and w/o for the affects. Of course I do have ultra thin lenses, so it may not be theat same for those with thicker lens.
elwood
42 posts
 
A new meaning for Blind Listening is being born. Single blind listening could be done with monocles. We could even switch eyes. Double blind with the simple removal of spectacles or even contacts. Don"t you just love science!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let us all report back. With the number of trials a group our size can perform we could develope a sample large enough to use statistics.The significance is mind boggling.
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dekay
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Elwood: Eyeglasses do change the sound considerably (not for the better, IMO). I always take mine off when doing other than casual listening. Think about it, you are creating two areas of reflection two or three inches from the ears (depending on how fat the head is) and they (the areas of reflection) are between the speakers and the ears. No kidding.
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