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System Quality vs. Acoustics
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<blockquote data-quote="Gerhard" data-source="post: 47951" data-attributes="member: 388"><p>I am 100% in agreement that the room has a VERY big role to play - by playing not at all! - in producing good quality sound. In fact, I think people in general underestimate the detrimental impact a room can have on sound. I my setup for example, I cannot dare allow 50Hz signals through to my speakers (and I have 2 active bass speakers) unless I want severe boom. I would much rather live with a dip in response around 50Hz than to deal with nauseating boom.</p><p></p><p>My brother has the same problem. I told him recently to move his speakers from the long wall in his room to the short wall which also has heavy curtains in front of full width windows just to hear what the difference was. He said he couldn't believe his ears. Where before he had excessive boomy bass he now had nearly none - granted he has become used to a lot of boomy bass so to the more balanced ear there probably would be enough.</p><p></p><p>Better quality speakers that reaches low enough to activate room modes can actually sound worse than ones that can't get that low!</p><p></p><p>My recommendation to anyone who is unhappy with his sound would be to investigate/treat his room first before looking into "upgrading" equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gerhard, post: 47951, member: 388"] I am 100% in agreement that the room has a VERY big role to play - by playing not at all! - in producing good quality sound. In fact, I think people in general underestimate the detrimental impact a room can have on sound. I my setup for example, I cannot dare allow 50Hz signals through to my speakers (and I have 2 active bass speakers) unless I want severe boom. I would much rather live with a dip in response around 50Hz than to deal with nauseating boom. My brother has the same problem. I told him recently to move his speakers from the long wall in his room to the short wall which also has heavy curtains in front of full width windows just to hear what the difference was. He said he couldn't believe his ears. Where before he had excessive boomy bass he now had nearly none - granted he has become used to a lot of boomy bass so to the more balanced ear there probably would be enough. Better quality speakers that reaches low enough to activate room modes can actually sound worse than ones that can't get that low! My recommendation to anyone who is unhappy with his sound would be to investigate/treat his room first before looking into "upgrading" equipment. [/QUOTE]
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