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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 13:33:30 GMT
I have voted for none of the above. Cables don't make that much difference. They can make a difference, but not as much as the right speakers in the right room, with the right amplification to drive them from a suitable source.
The right speakers for the room with the wrong amp or cable will sound crap. For me, it's all about finding the right balance!
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Post by MartinT on Aug 4, 2014 14:14:55 GMT
The Wife / Girlfriend / Partner as generally they control the purse strings. Not here they don't!!
...as in, it's a PARTNERship!
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Post by canetoad on Aug 5, 2014 23:28:35 GMT
Having recently moved from the northern hemisphere to the southern I'd have to say this has had the biggest effect on my system. After all, if it changes the direction hurricanes/cyclones rotate and the direction water gurgles down a drain, it must be important. Right?
Just kidding!
I think the room is the biggest factor for me. I've gone from a suspended wooden floor to a concrete one and the difference in sound with no other changes has been huge! Suspended floor emphasized the bass and now, I find my system a little bit too bright, which could be due to being used to the bass boom of old.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 6, 2014 5:59:17 GMT
Suspended floor emphasized the bass and now, I find my system a little bit too bright, which could be due to being used to the bass boom of old. Yes, that sounds like the effect I know. After a while, you get used to the new cleaner sound and the old one will appear highly bloated and 'one-note' by comparison.
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Post by yomanze on Aug 6, 2014 8:37:22 GMT
Room and speaker / amplifier synergy. I don't think it's enough just to say "speakers" when many of them sing with the right amplification and cry with the wrong amps. Additionally the room is much less important with standmounts vs. floorstanders.
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Post by canetoad on Aug 6, 2014 9:16:53 GMT
Mine are floorstanders. They rest directly on the carpet. I'm wondering if fitting a base with spikes would make any difference. Would coupling it to the concrete floor directly increase or decrease the bass?
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Post by yomanze on Aug 6, 2014 9:30:36 GMT
Likely it would tighten the bass as the cabinet would be much more rigidly coupled to the floor.
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Post by danielquinn on Aug 6, 2014 9:55:49 GMT
i think the effect will be room dependent .In my bachelor days i had a massive living room , big speakers on concrete slabs coupled to the concrete floor . And it did "tighten" up the bass .
this did not work in my current listening room , which with suspended wooden floor caused the speakers to boom.
After hours of experimentation , i cam up with the following rather contrived arrangement . My wooden speaker stands sit on block of end grain balsa hot glued to the floor[ partial decoupling] . I then placed 3 pliable plastic blocks to the top of the speaker stands and placed by speakers on top [ partial decoupling ]
However , i like rigidity in speakers , so I hot glued a picece of end grain balsa between the speakers and the concrete wall .
End grain balsa is a curious thing , it is strong but as light as air . i like to think it simultaneously gives the benefits of coupling and decoupling , but that could of course be rubbish .
Stick a piece of carbon fibre on it and it makes a bloody good armboard too , but i nicked that idea of the funk firm .
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Post by daytona600 on Aug 6, 2014 19:28:25 GMT
Software - LP/CD - Rubbish in - Rubbish out
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Post by MartinT on Aug 6, 2014 19:50:03 GMT
Software - LP/CD - Rubbish in - Rubbish out Well... yes, that's a given. Take it as read that you are playing a good recording, what then to get the best sound?
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Post by Marco on Aug 6, 2014 20:25:31 GMT
The Wife / Girlfriend / Partner as generally they control the purse strings. Not here they don't!!
...as in, it's a PARTNERship! +1. Here, too! If BOTH partners in a relationship generate income into the home, why on earth should she (or he) control the purse strings?? It's JOINT income!! What is it with all these lily-livered subservient males? Grow some balls, guys!! Speaker/room interaction is unquestionably the biggest factor in achieving a good sound from a hi-fi system. All other considerations pale into insignificance. *However*, get that right (also ensuring electrical compatibility/synergy between the amplifier and speakers), then it's source first for me, all the way, as that's where the music is 'won or lost' - especially when a T/T is in the equation! Marco.
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Post by dvh on Aug 6, 2014 22:35:53 GMT
The biggest effect on sound is UNDOUBTEDLY the make of plug on the end of your cables. These can make a truly jaw-dropping, night-and-day difference.
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