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Acoustic resonators in place of room treatment

Attended Frank of Acoustic resonators demo during Kuala lumpur AV show , Malaysia yesterday. Demostrated his magic show and I can really hear the difference . During Q & A session someone asked him whether it is necessary to do room treatment if we use the acoustic resonators. Was told it's sufficient to use only the resonators up to max 11 pieces only. I got my room treated using Rives level1 ( only level possible in Malaysia) & faced with construction issues & it's only theoretical design only. If it's truly work , it's certainly preferably over traditional room
treatment. Cost wise it's comparable . Anybody has tried the resonator method of room treatment & what is your impression?
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audioblazer OP
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Hi TBG,
I just got my synergistic research acoustic art. The vibraton is big n heavy. How do u experiment with the placement when it's suppose to be supported fr a screw due to it's weight and the recommended placement is abt 6-12 inches above speaker's tweeter? Obviously it wld practical for me to nail all over my Rives design passive resonator at the front wall. Your feedback is much appreciated. Thanks
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ozzy
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I am very interested, but I cant get past the price.
Why makes them so expensive?
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audioblazer OP
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Considering it's make of steel , not cheap . Anyway msshifi do have a demo set for less than 2k if you are interested
ryder
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We are not only paying for the material but the patent considering the work and effort that have been put into the design of these wonderful little tweaks. Don't be surprised if the total cost of material and/or parts is significantly less than half the value of the item itself. I am not referring to any specific resonators when making the above comment.
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ozzy
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Probably if they were installed in my system and I didnt know it the improvement in sound quality would offset the price.

But just by looking at them, they look like they should cost less than $200.
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