In Reply to: Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool posted by unclestu52 on January 21, 2007 at 20:44:20:
... is likely to improve only half the discs being played, this strikes me as a bit odd. Were all the test discs in the "wrong" polarity relative to the way the system was set up originally?Or are you talking about something other than ACOUSTIC polarity?
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Charles Hansen 20:19:17 01/17/07 (111)
- Great Thread Charles (nt) - Sherlock 17:34:26 01/22/07 (6)
- Thanks - Charles Hansen 18:01:01 01/22/07 (5)
- Re: Thanks - Sherlock 18:14:47 01/22/07 (4)
- Confirm the benefit of lifting from hardwood floor. - Al Sekela 11:58:09 01/23/07 (1)
- Thanks, I'll try it. (nt) - Sherlock 17:21:35 01/23/07 (0)
- Re: Thanks - Charles Hansen 20:19:41 01/22/07 (1)
- I'll check it out....thanks. (nt) - Sherlock 21:09:56 01/22/07 (0)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - unclestu52 20:44:20 01/21/07 (5)
- Since reversing the acoustic polarity ... - Dave Pogue 05:56:24 01/22/07 (4)
- Re: Since reversing the acoustic polarity ... - unclestu52 11:55:48 01/22/07 (3)
- It would help me if you could explain what you mean ... - Dave Pogue 14:27:52 01/22/07 (2)
- Re: It would help me if you could explain what you mean ... - unclestu52 11:10:44 01/23/07 (1)
- I've read this twice ... - Dave Pogue 11:23:59 01/23/07 (0)
- Ones room is the bête noire of audio. I can think of nothing else where the location can so affects ones impressions. - Norm 08:00:50 01/21/07 (5)
- Yet, any problem in the source (digi-edge, say) is quite audible anywhere in the room. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:58:03 01/21/07 (0)
- I'm not sure about wine - Metralla 08:28:30 01/21/07 (3)
- The only problem with that other stuff - Bruce Kendall 12:19:00 01/21/07 (0)
- Yes, at Hair. Still I think an accurately rated wine is good even with a typical supper. nt - Norm 11:05:29 01/21/07 (0)
- Indeed. Why, the very *glass* it's drunk from affects the perception. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:00:10 01/21/07 (0)
- Re: b) cell phones and cordless phones... - PeAK 04:58:08 01/19/07 (3)
- just did a comparison test this weekend - jeromelang 20:46:11 01/21/07 (0)
- Room in question... - mkuller 11:55:08 01/19/07 (1)
- Or at the top...(nt) - mkuller 11:56:51 01/19/07 (0)
- Charles, regarding a) above, what is your thought that... - Steve Parry 22:23:41 01/18/07 (3)
- Re: Charles, regarding a) above, what is your thought that... - theaudiohobby 06:31:47 01/23/07 (0)
- Re: Charles, regarding a) above, what is your thought that... - Charles Hansen 10:26:59 01/19/07 (1)
- Always wondered about that myself. Was hoping for an answer! nt - clarkjohnsen 16:06:27 01/20/07 (1)
- how do we begin to know when a room is "optimized"? - jeromelang 18:23:15 01/18/07 (0)
- Re: HF "noise" - jensw 13:04:55 01/18/07 (0)
- Contrary to the "miles and miles" canard regarding - E-Stat 11:55:45 01/18/07 (59)
- Re: Contrary to the "miles and miles" canard regarding - Dan Banquer 09:27:52 01/19/07 (15)
- Neither does Belden - E-Stat 13:24:56 01/19/07 (14)
- There is nothing to figure............. - Dan Banquer 16:17:22 01/19/07 (13)
- The topic is shielding - E-Stat 20:46:44 01/19/07 (8)
- Re: The topic is shielding - Dan Banquer 05:39:59 01/20/07 (7)
- R-E-J-E-C-T-I-N-G---R-F---I-N-T-E-R-F-E-R-E-N-C-E - E-Stat 07:41:02 01/20/07 (6)
- Re: Rejecting The usual misinformation - Dan Banquer 08:49:19 01/20/07 (5)
- Your failed attempts to trip me with quizzes are tiresome - E-Stat 09:47:50 01/20/07 (4)
- They are tiring to you because you have no ANSWERS. - Dan Banquer 10:02:16 01/20/07 (3)
- Much simpler answer - E-Stat 11:44:18 01/20/07 (2)
- Another misdirection and NON-ANSWER. nt - Dan Banquer 11:50:51 01/20/07 (1)
- Gee Dan, you try sooooooo hard... - E-Stat 11:55:35 01/20/07 (0)
- But wire is a pretty good antenna... - vettracer 16:32:41 01/19/07 (3)
- And what about conducted RFI/EMI? - Dan Banquer 16:44:05 01/19/07 (2)
- Did you read my post? - vettracer 17:09:01 01/19/07 (1)
- Re: Did you read my post? - Dan Banquer 17:19:56 01/19/07 (0)
- Re: Contrary to the "miles and miles" canard regarding - tomservo 13:51:22 01/18/07 (4)
- Thanks, Tom - E-Stat 13:33:11 01/19/07 (3)
- Unfortunately, ferrites have sonic flavors - Al Sekela 10:42:22 01/20/07 (2)
- Re: Unfortunately, ferrites have sonic flavors - Charles Hansen 10:45:48 01/20/07 (1)
- Thanks, guys - E-Stat 11:52:37 01/20/07 (0)
- RFI: With a $20 shielded RFI filter installed... - Thomas Martens 13:43:33 01/18/07 (7)
- Check out current leakage - unclestu52 20:25:05 01/21/07 (1)
- Been there, done that, ignored - pmkap 12:18:16 01/22/07 (0)
- Unfortunately, such is the case - E-Stat 13:30:12 01/19/07 (0)
- $5000 "A.C. purifier", $1800 Power Cord ... The Drama, The Drama... LOL nt - bjh 14:47:56 01/18/07 (0)
- Thanks, and a request - andy_c 14:11:12 01/18/07 (1)
- Well, I'd check .... - Thomas Martens 08:25:42 01/19/07 (0)
- Dead on about the Ham too ! NT - tomservo 13:55:03 01/18/07 (0)
- They worry about it now. - Jim Austin 13:17:30 01/18/07 (29)
- Re: They worry about it now. - Dan Banquer 10:00:08 01/19/07 (28)
- Implications of imperfect grounds? - Jim Austin 15:25:37 01/20/07 (14)
- The AC safety-earth is just that, a safety measure. - Al Sekela 11:11:43 01/21/07 (10)
- Not always. - Dan Banquer 04:36:37 01/22/07 (9)
- "...your typical AC line input filter schematic from Corcom..." - Al Sekela 13:48:49 01/22/07 (6)
- You're both confusin' me... - Jim Austin 04:19:28 01/23/07 (5)
- I'd look at non-grounded for both ideal and real-world environments. - Al Sekela 11:47:50 01/23/07 (0)
- Re: You're both confusin' me... - Dan Banquer 04:29:50 01/23/07 (3)
- Thanks Dan, one more-- - Jim Austin 04:37:40 01/23/07 (2)
- Re: Thanks Dan, one more-- - Dan Banquer 04:47:41 01/23/07 (1)
- Re: Thanks Dan, one more-- - Jim Austin 04:50:49 01/23/07 (0)
- I observe the same effects, but ... - clifff 07:35:15 01/22/07 (1)
- Re: I observe the same effects, but ... - Dan Banquer 07:40:01 01/22/07 (0)
- Most of the time they are imperfect because...... - Dan Banquer 09:45:11 01/21/07 (2)
- Non-Conductive Waste Pipes - Bob Rex 06:39:46 01/23/07 (1)
- Re: Non-Conductive Waste Pipes - Dan Banquer 06:58:30 01/23/07 (0)
- good grounding practices reducing RF? - Ozzie 15:24:15 01/19/07 (12)
- Yes, it does. - Al Sekela 10:35:35 01/20/07 (6)
- Re: Yes, it does. - Charles Hansen 10:47:40 01/20/07 (5)
- Really? - Dan Banquer 11:01:41 01/20/07 (4)
- Re: Really? - Charles Hansen 11:35:47 01/20/07 (3)
- Re: Really? - Dan Banquer 11:38:32 01/20/07 (2)
- Re: Really? - Charles Hansen 11:41:27 01/20/07 (1)
- Answer the question! - Dan Banquer 11:43:22 01/20/07 (0)
- And now you know why........... - Dan Banquer 16:42:01 01/19/07 (4)
- Sorry Dan, we were discussing AC - RF grounding, not airborn. - Ozzie 11:22:18 01/22/07 (3)
- Re: Sorry Dan, we were discussing AC - RF grounding, not airborn. - Charles Hansen 17:50:12 01/22/07 (2)
- Re: Sorry Dan, we were discussing AC - RF grounding, not airborn. - Ozzie 11:39:35 01/23/07 (1)
- Re: Sorry Dan, we were discussing AC - RF grounding, not airborn. - Charles Hansen 21:29:35 01/23/07 (0)
- My Ears are my evaluation tools... - Thomas Martens 09:02:44 01/18/07 (0)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - kurt s 08:23:06 01/18/07 (0)
- I believe people are interested in how components may sound in their homes, not - bjh 04:30:54 01/18/07 (7)
- A bad room cannot allow equipment to work as designed - warnerwh 22:47:31 01/18/07 (5)
- Ok so let's move beyond the abstract and start spelling it out shall we? - bjh 23:05:51 01/18/07 (4)
- Re: Ok so let's move beyond the abstract and start spelling it out shall we? - Charles Hansen 10:13:27 01/19/07 (3)
- Re: Ok so let's move beyond the abstract and start spelling it out shall we? - bjh 12:05:24 01/19/07 (2)
- I must be missing your point... - Jim Austin 13:32:15 01/19/07 (1)
- Re: I must be missing your point... - bjh 14:10:12 01/19/07 (0)
- I agree but no one can tell you this. What sounds good at a reviewers may not sound good in your room. - Norm 05:36:23 01/18/07 (0)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Srajan Ebaen 02:10:24 01/18/07 (10)
- My new home studio has such a ground - Kloss 06:38:40 01/19/07 (0)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Dan Banquer 05:50:09 01/18/07 (8)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Srajan Ebaen 10:12:21 01/18/07 (7)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Dan Banquer 10:21:17 01/18/07 (6)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Srajan Ebaen 11:43:48 01/18/07 (4)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Dan Banquer 12:30:49 01/18/07 (3)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Srajan Ebaen 12:46:02 01/18/07 (2)
- In Addition - Dan Banquer 13:01:29 01/18/07 (0)
- Re: More on the listening room as an evaluation tool - Dan Banquer 12:51:26 01/18/07 (0)
- What are you saying? Please tell me you're joking, heck - bjh 10:41:03 01/18/07 (0)
- By the same token, the quest for improvement is an endless process... - Gregm 01:07:57 01/18/07 (0)
Follow Ups
- Since reversing the acoustic polarity ... - Dave Pogue 05:56:24 01/22/07 (4)
- Re: Since reversing the acoustic polarity ... - unclestu52 11:55:48 01/22/07 (3)
- It would help me if you could explain what you mean ... - Dave Pogue 14:27:52 01/22/07 (2)
- Re: It would help me if you could explain what you mean ... - unclestu52 11:10:44 01/23/07 (1)
- I've read this twice ... - Dave Pogue 11:23:59 01/23/07 (0)