Forum: Room Acoustics «»
Posted on: Sun, 30 January 2011 18:00 «»
By:Wayne Parham Re: Where To Learn More?
At low frequencies, you have to make the absorbers physically large for them to do any good. Framed drywall construction actually provides a fair amount of damping because the walls have some "give". Panel absorbers - sort of like large false...
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Forum: Pi Speakers «»
Posted on: Sun, 05 September 2010 20:35 «»
By:rkeman 3 Pi Review
Introduction
The life of an audiophile is often complicated and filled with frustration. Several years ago I relocated and left behind a dedicated listening room with superb acoustics that seemed to bring out the best in any speaker. My new listening ro...
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Forum: Pi Speakers «»
Posted on: Tue, 15 June 2010 14:27 «»
By:Wayne Parham Re: 4Pi crossover issue
Smooth bottoms is what really drove the decision against plate-through holes on the crossover boards. Even if you cut off the sharp edges when removing the leads from soldered components, you'd still have the thickness of the solder joints which wou...
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Forum: Pi Speakers «»
Posted on: Thu, 19 February 2009 12:23 «»
By:Wayne Parham 7pi and listening room considerations
Panel absorbers are usually pretty effective for room damping. Should be great with seven π cornerhorns and your room layout looks good for them too.
The four π loudspeaker sounds wonderful, and doesn't lose much to the seven π when properly setup. Ho...
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Forum: Pi Speakers «»
Posted on: Fri, 20 June 2008 12:13 «»
By:Wayne Parham Room modes
Basements are usually very difficult to get sounding right because the walls are so rigid. Room modes are pronounced, making a resonant condition that sounds like singing in a shower. Some bass and midbass notes are way over-represented, others aren't t...
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