Thanks to all for the interesting and informative responses.
Tom,
You certainly weren't barging in on the thread. I am honored to hear your comments , having used your products for years now.
I was especially intrigued by the idea of experimenting with others throughout the room, since I had given consideration to that. The idea of suspending them from the ceiling was also interesting, since I look at the original Novum design and wonder how the attached legs affect the resonance, or damp it, as grabbing a cymbal with your hand after striking it does.
The usual questions of how much is too much and optimal placement apply here, and I was wondering about using one on the inside edge of each of my speakers near the midrange horn.
I also need to do much more experimentation on the distance of a centrally placed cymbal on a stand from the back wall, and at the present time, the stand can only sit on top of my CD transport which is probably higher than optimal, but again, I'm in no way qualified to say that.
What I can say is that there is definitely an audible difference to my ears, and that difference seems positive so far, so I am going to try some more experimentation. The idea of putting the two hi-hat cymbals together is a good one, and I'll try it. I'm also curious about trying them on side wall first reflection points, or back corners as you were suggesting Tom.
It's an interesting subject for sure, and I'm still interested in the experiences of others.
Thanks, John
Tom,
You certainly weren't barging in on the thread. I am honored to hear your comments , having used your products for years now.
I was especially intrigued by the idea of experimenting with others throughout the room, since I had given consideration to that. The idea of suspending them from the ceiling was also interesting, since I look at the original Novum design and wonder how the attached legs affect the resonance, or damp it, as grabbing a cymbal with your hand after striking it does.
The usual questions of how much is too much and optimal placement apply here, and I was wondering about using one on the inside edge of each of my speakers near the midrange horn.
I also need to do much more experimentation on the distance of a centrally placed cymbal on a stand from the back wall, and at the present time, the stand can only sit on top of my CD transport which is probably higher than optimal, but again, I'm in no way qualified to say that.
What I can say is that there is definitely an audible difference to my ears, and that difference seems positive so far, so I am going to try some more experimentation. The idea of putting the two hi-hat cymbals together is a good one, and I'll try it. I'm also curious about trying them on side wall first reflection points, or back corners as you were suggesting Tom.
It's an interesting subject for sure, and I'm still interested in the experiences of others.
Thanks, John