tomcarr

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For a quick good time, blankets...
Bet it sounded Fabiolous...Tom 
Planar speaker placement
Jim Smith has an excellent book titled "Get Better Sound". He also is very familiar with Maggies and has an entire chapter devoted to planars.Invaluable aid for setting up a system to "play the room".Best $ you'll ever spend in this hobby...Tom 
ROI. Where is money better spent?
@thiefoflight , @erik_squires Absolutely agree, no amount of $$$ spent on gear can overcome/compensate for poor setup and room treatment.Before spending even more money on another piece of equipment, get your current system to "play the room", and... 
Planar speaker placement
Watched a YouTube video titled "AnalogPlanet visits Audio Research".In the first listening room, (the room where Warren listens to each unit to verify sound quality parameters are met), are a pair of Maggie 20.7s.Warren describes them as being fas... 
For a quick good time, blankets...
@wolf_garcia ,Hahaha! I think the same funny thoughts whilst enjoying me music in me old listening room. I'm thinking wool v cotton v synthetic v blend socks.How bout no-shows v ankle-highs v calf-length v knee-highs?Legs apart? Crossed at ankles,... 
How often is your system "good"?
My system sounds best:Early Saturday mornings.After 20 mins of warm-up.Playing a class A sound quality album.With no one else in the room.Even with a dedicated line, still sounds better with no washer/dryer/dishwasher/timers/fluorescent lights/blo... 
For a quick good time, blankets...
Yes, the coffee table!I got rid of mine, and it helped, a lot.But, mine is a dedicated room. Easy to ditch something pretty when WAF doesn't come into play...Tom 
Absolute Sound - do we really need another review like this?
Valid points about TAS and Stereophile. I too remember when 'phile was a small book in the 80s, from Santa Fe if I remember correctly.I also subscribe to both and agree that the reviews of uber-priced gear gets tiring. I much prefer reviews of gea... 
The Blankets Were Good, But...
Great ideas, everyone!Will post when I figure things out...Thanks so much,Tom 
For a quick good time, blankets...
@terraplane8bob,Interesting! Any chance you can recall the size of the room, and any treatments?Thank you,Tom 
The Blankets Were Good, But...
Interesting...will check into that, thank you!Tom 
Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
Vandersteen 2CsSince the 70s, have owned Electro-Voice, Genesis, Boston Acoustics, Mission, Klipsch, Acoustat, Vandy 1Bs, Monitor Audio, Pioneer, and now Vandersteen 2Cs.Nothing at all wrong with any of the other speakers, but for my ears, the Van... 
For a quick good time, blankets...
Hey Erik,Don't mean to hijack your thread but the blankets worked so well I'm looking at room treatments that don't look like...thrift-store blankets stapled to the walls...Looking at the London 12 kit from Primacoustics.So... you, or anyone, have... 
Shout out for Audio Doctor in nj
@gdnrbob, hahaha!Tom 
For a quick good time, blankets...
@geoffkait, OMG...LOL!!!Tom