The return of the DIYer

And the most interesting no correlation between the prices of the systems and sound quality. Actually most super expensive rooms on shows sound horrible!

Electronic audio engineering has matured long ago...(50 years at least ? )

Very good gear with audiophile S.Q. potential exist for many decades at low cost...

But on the other hand ACOUSTIC of small room is underestimated by most and in my experience only passive material treatment is used and often not in the right way...

Acitive mechanical controls of small dedicated room cannot be an easy market because most system are in a living room not in a dedicated room ...Sellers of acoustic products dont have the time to fine tune a mechanical adapted grid of mechanical Helmholtz device controls...It is more financially interesting to sell ready made bass traps, diffusers surface, or reflecting surfaces...

Then the fact that highly costing system sound bad or horrible is often because the room where they are is uncontrolled, if minimally treated, and absolutely not prepared acoustically for the specific demands of the specific speaker...

It takes me many months to fine tune my room... an expert acoustican will make it in hours...But hours amount to many thousand of dollars + devices cost+ +material cost.... Then it is not surprizing that some sellers ask for 50,000 bucks to transform acoustically a room for dedicated audio room listening....




Acoustic is the sleeping princess and all the pieces of gear are the 7 working dwarves...




We listen WITH our system but THROUGH the controlled room/speakers...


Most people think the opposite:

They think they listen WITH their uncontrolled room/speakers ,THROUGH their system....

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In a word, the sound experience is in the ears/room not in the cables, dac, or amplifier....

They put the cart in front of the ox....

 The ultimates reason is simple: money... It is more financially interesting to sell new gear  for the living room  and more easy to  plug it on the wall and listening to it , than investigate acoustic and psycho-acoustic  science control in a dedicated room...

Acoustic is the sleeping princess and all the pieces of gear are the 7 working dwarves...
Good catch! :)
So who is the prince in this scenario who forced his affections on a ruffied unwilling victim. 
"your favorite snake oil dealer" goes here.

The "prince" is you when you realized the sleeping power of acoustic lying like a sleeping princess in your  unwatched and untreated and uncontrolled room...

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My best to you....

1: There’s diy’ers with good electronic engineering knowledge

2: Then there’s diy’er’s that listen to to them and what they have to offer and do it.

3: Then there’s diy’ers that are shillers for the "snake oil companies" that never seem to post themselves.

4: Then there’s the gullible diy’ers that have no idea, and follow the snake oil shillers, because what the snake oil companies offer, is usually very easy for the gullible to do. (but expensive for the component) 

Cheers George

I've been modifying some of my equipment from my entry into high end audio in late 80's. early 90's. From the first time I opened up a component I was curious about what all those parts did and how they made up a complete circuit. Started with simple projects like removing captured power cords for IEC outlets, grew into more complex mods as knowledge increased.


Allied with inherent curiosity, I came to realize my systems were totally unique in the world and required a self chosen path to attain sound qualities I desired, in some cases, this meant mods to existing equipment. Reviews of equipment are of only limited use for me, all my associated variables versus the reviewers make this so. I'd rather mod my existing equipment vs. equipment churning.

And so, along with the pleasure of attaining specific sound quality goals, there is also the satisfaction in the very process of analyzing and effecting component modifications resulting in the fulfillment of these goals. Choosing the parts, getting them to fit, soldering, as well as keeping sound journals that document each and every modification, and inform future mods can all be entirely satisfying in itself.
I always remain mindful that all my efforts are in service to the music. While there is great satisfaction in reaching SQ goals, getting closer to the music and performance is the real payoff.
I doubt the DIY crowd will ever be more than a small minority of any group. Time required for such a pursuit is likely too great an obstacle for many, and off the shelf products provide enough satisfaction.