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Did Amir Change Your Mind About Anything?

It’s easy to make snide remarks like “yes- I do the opposite of what he says.”  And in some respects I agree, but if you do that, this is just going to be taken down. So I’m asking a serious question. Has ASR actually changed your opinion on anything?  For me, I would say 2 things. I am a conservatory-trained musician and I do trust my ears. But ASR has reminded me to double check my opinions on a piece of gear to make sure I’m not imagining improvements. Not to get into double blind testing, but just to keep in mind that the brain can be fooled and make doubly sure that I’m hearing what I think I’m hearing. The second is power conditioning. I went from an expensive box back to my wiremold and I really don’t think I can hear a difference. I think that now that I understand the engineering behind AC use in an audio component, I am not convinced that power conditioning affects the component output. I think. 
So please resist the urge to pile on. I think this could be a worthwhile discussion if that’s possible anymore. I hope it is. 

chayro
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mahgister
13,146 posts
 

You did the right thing, experimenting and you learned...

i did as you...

A bit more foolish though... 😊

 

Most people who focus on gear or on toy, negliging acoustic dont know anything...

 

In my living room the two easiest acoustic tweaks I made were to experiment with the angles of the wooden louver blinds that covered big glass windows. There was a certain angle that broke up chaotic reflections but did not deaden the room. The other effective tweak was to distribute small throw rugs over the wood floors between my speakers and the listening chair. This was not a total blanketing of the floor. There is a mix of throw rugs and unobstructed floor. A little creative orientation of the rugs brought an obvious improvement to the sound. To allege that this treatment is ridiculous is well...ridiculous.

 

rodman99999
6,159 posts
 

@amir-

     If you're at all interested in getting the TacT TCS up again: try contacting Tip, via this group.

                              IF you're not already a  member.

                    https://groups.io/g/TacTAudioUsersGroup

amir_asr
777 posts
 

You cannot have a clue about Helmholtz resonators because you did not even mention them for the bass problem in a room... You mock those who use material treatment favoring EQ alone... It is ignorance...

No, it is impolite and screwed up logic on your part.  This is not a thread on acoustics.  I am not at all attempting to engage in any kind of full blown discussion on such a complex topic in this thread.  You asked me what they were, and I instantly gave you an answer and the cons of the solution.  That you don't accept that -- without facts -- means nothing.  A day in the park in an audio forum where folks claim all kinds of expertise.  Come with data, not just indefinite word salads and personal commentary.  

amir_asr
777 posts
 

@amir-

     If you're at all interested in getting the TacT TCS up again: try contacting Tip, via this group.

                              IF you don't already belong,

https://groups.io/g/TacTAudioUsersGroup

Thanks.  I used to subscribe to it long time ago.  May be worth it to see if at least someone has interest in my box for parts, etc.  

rodman99999
6,159 posts
 

@amir-

      There’s always that too, if you’re not going to use it.

       I’ve watched many items, move through that site.

       Especially, when it was a Yahoo thing.

                           Good luck!

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