Does anyone even know how these things work?
These links will explain everything
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U6pf8xkoNo4dPZXAJyzuoG-970-80.jpg.webp
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https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hlEwyrRYSss/hqdefault.jpg
Synergistic Research HFT's
Not to open up a can of worms but I am reaching out to people who actually have tried the SR HFT's or Black Box. I am building a new house and my two channel room is my great room / kitchen. The dimensions are 20'W x 40'L with 16' cathedral ceilings. This is not the best 2 channel room but it worked well in my last house. So the question I have are there any tweaks that I should be considering to improve the overall sound performance? I know the obvious answer is Acoustical Panels but that won't fly in my house. I already have all of the Perfect Path Technologies products for my system. I already have SR Blue Duplex's but might change to the orange. So now I am looking at what I can do to improve the sound in that kind of room without Acoustical panels. The rest of my system includes: Canary Audio Grand Reference 2 mono amps, C1800 Pre-Amp, InaKustic 3500P Conditioner, Lumin X-1 Dac/Streamer. My cables are all upgrades also. I have been looking at the SR HFT's and Black Box. Comments?
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Photo's say it all below. Of course you did, and Ted Denney laughed himself stupid all the way to the bank. I installed a ten-pack of HFTs around the room |
I'm one of the biggest skeptics on this kind of stuff. I heard the demo at RMAF in 2019 and it was impressive. Bought the HFT's (16) in total. They made a positive impact on my system. I previously had some bass traps in the corners and some diffusion but they improved the sound from there (bigger soundstage, openness and better placement of instruments). Not all tweaks make a difference but these did. I would have returned them if they didn't work but they did. |
I'd put it this way: HFTs are better than nothing but they are not acoustical treatments that help with things like early reflections and the like. They help reduce high frequency energy. How do I know this? I'm living it. I have a large open floor plan that is a challenge from a logistical and aesthetic perspective. (Okay, WAF and related.) For this reason I've resisted acoustic treatments and when I found out about HFTs, I thought they seemed like a great alternative To date, I've deployed the HFTs, the Wide Angle, Speaker Kits and one Black Box. All nice stuff. It all helps. I would characterize the effect as quieting the room. I notice more clarity and space. But, it's not the same as treating a room acoustically. I had a professional come over and do a room analysis. I already knew this but wanted to prove it with data. It's clear. I have to treat my room/space to the degree I can get away with. That means some permanent treatments and some that can be moved in/out of the room. Again, I really like HFTs, etc. They did help. And they are very unobtrusive. But, for me, they're not enough. I'll report back once I get my treatments in place, probably sometime mid-summer. Hope this helps. |
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