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https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/tutorials/how-to-interpret-graphs/frequency-response/ Here’s a graphic, but the descriptive language used to describe terms are excellent:

Got the measuring techniques better sorted,still room for improvement(s) : Laptop/ REW/ USB Umik-1 microphone, 90 degree offset (L + R) / Denafrips Ares Dac - USB through Pathos (preamp)/ Modwright power amp / Vivid B1 speakers. The files has been sent off to @KenMasters to better present the...

My first stab, help mainly from Youtube videos. Last did this exercise about 15 years ago. Special thanks goes to @SOAN Richard for the loan of the UMIK-1 mic and @David Morris, @christowp and @Shonver for getting it to me. You guy are stars! Any criticisms and observations are welcome. It's...

Ever heard of re-amping? Here’s a little foretaste, a snippet: “The pair utilize something they’ve done for years now—re-amping. Speaker systems are set up in Abbey Road’s Studio Two, where most of The Beatles’ work took place, with a complex microphone rig placed many feet back, to capture...

@Baseline Deon, an article tailor made for you, and me, among others, I hope I’m not being too presumptuous: https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/flaunt-the-audio-imperfection/

@Air Stefan, more than 10 months since this video and who knew Pathos makes speakers. That midrange driver at the back and the swivelling mid section looks interesting. Will we ever see them here? Go to the about 4 :00 min mark to see them :

An example of what scammers are up to out there :

What an interesting story : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68674814

It’s been around 10 years ago that I sold my Mark Levinson 431 power amp to a forum. I don’ remember whom I sold it to. Is this amplifier still around?

An excellent article explaining the following in detail : Table of Contents Impedance Explained Power Explained Sensitivity Explained A Practical Example How To Get The Best Match For Your Speakers or Amplifier Safety https://www.themasterswitch.com/how-to-match-speakers-and-amps

@pwatts Pierre, I notice that you have owned /repaired a 568 processor, an excellent thread with very good pictures too. https://www.avforums.co.za/threads/meridian-568-repair-process.39878/ Question : Is it worth pursuing the Bypass to attach/listening to a R2R Ladder dac through it, and what...

For the vinyl buffs, looks like a very nice reference (quality info) to follow for/to those albums on your wish list or that you own. Worthwhile following : https://positive-feedback.com/music-supersonic-recordings/top-500-supersonic-list-part-39/

@KenMasters and other AV boffins, don't know if you have seen this : https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/rp22-immersive-audio-guidelines-v1-0/ And "This document does a far better job of detailing immersive speaker layouts than say Dolby has done. This document supersedes the CEDIA...

I confess : I like Roger Skoff, here's some reasons why what he says resonates with my soul : "This kind of thinking—that if it's not in the book it must not be either real or applicable[4]—is found not just about wires, but all through HiFi[5], with altogether too many audiophiles or even...

What a beautiful room, Dan Wright’s music room : https://www.modwright.com/our-philosophy/

I think @Chingy Kinki Studio mono-blocks deserve a thread of their own, this is not the last we will of /from them, I’m sure. For added fun, beyond the other threads they appear on, I tried them in different combinations yesterday: An aside Kinki’s is a fun name. For 25 years I lived in Kinkle...

I could listen to Angie speaking about her system all day. This woman has gone to great lengths and expense for her passion. Kudos to Angie. Those whom don’t believe in system synergy, should not watch this. :ROFLMAO: And the single constant : pressurising the room. That vintage gear/ console...

For those interested, a thesis by Milind N. Kunchur, on the above topic : https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4437822

While we don't have 1/3 octave EQ and a curve to shoot for, we can still fine tune our rooms to sound "right". A little absorption here and some diffusion over there can make a monumental difference in a room. After all, a modest system in a "good" room can easily outperform upscale, expensive...