Comments on: Bats-eye View of Showroom 1 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:31:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Bats-eye View of Showroom 1 by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-752 Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:48:17 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-752 OK, Romy. NOW we know what you are talking about. We were sitting in front of the system and discussing your point when Neli (not me, unfortunately, but she won't rub it in... much :-) ) figured out that you meant swap the speakers, physically, left for right. We might even try to do that if, one, they weren't 900 pounds and two, we still owned them and/or carried them and three, if the horns didn't partially obscure the tweeter on the, what is currently, the outside of the speaker's soundstage. But this might indeed work for the Acapella Campaniles - so all you STRONG Campanile owners out there - think about swapping your right speaker for your left - see if you get tighter imaging (not that imaging on Campaniles, and Triolons, isn't already more-or-less state-of-the-art.... not that the state-of-the-art doesn't suck, Romy, but it is what it is). We actually did think about swapping our old blue Campaniles a few times, left for right, but I think we decided that, well, at that time we were more cautious about making sure we didn't venture too far out into Bizarre Audiophile Behavior Land. Of course, now we no longer worry so much about that. :-) Thanks, Mike. OK, Romy. NOW we know what you are talking about. We were sitting in front of the system and discussing your point when Neli (not me, unfortunately, but she won’t rub it in… much :-) ) figured out that you meant swap the speakers, physically, left for right.

We might even try to do that if, one, they weren’t 900 pounds and two, we still owned them and/or carried them and three, if the horns didn’t partially obscure the tweeter on the, what is currently, the outside of the speaker’s soundstage.

But this might indeed work for the Acapella Campaniles - so all you STRONG Campanile owners out there - think about swapping your right speaker for your left - see if you get tighter imaging (not that imaging on Campaniles, and Triolons, isn’t already more-or-less state-of-the-art…. not that the state-of-the-art doesn’t suck, Romy, but it is what it is).

We actually did think about swapping our old blue Campaniles a few times, left for right, but I think we decided that, well, at that time we were more cautious about making sure we didn’t venture too far out into Bizarre Audiophile Behavior Land.

Of course, now we no longer worry so much about that. :-)

Thanks,
Mike.

]]> Comment on Bats-eye View of Showroom 1 by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-751 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:11:07 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-751 Hi, Steve. I'll have to talk it over with Neli :-) Hi Romy, Yeah, the Acapella Campaniles and Triolons put the bass towers inside of the midrange horm(s). Physically, not much can be done about it, this is the way they are built. The Coltrane Supremes loudspeakers allow putting the bass towers on the inside or outside of the main towers and we have been planning on trying it both ways (although we do expect imaging to suffer, but the wall behind the speakers is deeper towards the center of the room and the rear-ported bass towers might like it closer to the center than they do at the sides of the room). If nothing else it will be a fun experiment! Yeah *sigh* it would be great if our livingroom / showroom 1 was twice as wide. And had more windows instead of the fireplace considering that it is the wall with the best view. Both of which we considered during our remodel. Thank goodness we didn't do it. It would have been cheaper to just build a new house. Don't know why you could not change your Romy the Cat registration. It is a part of WordPress that I have not played with yet. Take care, Mike. Hi, Steve. I’ll have to talk it over with Neli :-)

Hi Romy,

Yeah, the Acapella Campaniles and Triolons put the bass towers inside of the midrange horm(s). Physically, not much can be done about it, this is the way they are built.

The Coltrane Supremes loudspeakers allow putting the bass towers on the inside or outside of the main towers and we have been planning on trying it both ways (although we do expect imaging to suffer, but the wall behind the speakers is deeper towards the center of the room and the rear-ported bass towers might like it closer to the center than they do at the sides of the room). If nothing else it will be a fun experiment!

Yeah *sigh* it would be great if our livingroom / showroom 1 was twice as wide. And had more windows instead of the fireplace considering that it is the wall with the best view. Both of which we considered during our remodel. Thank goodness we didn’t do it. It would have been cheaper to just build a new house.

Don’t know why you could not change your Romy the Cat registration. It is a part of WordPress that I have not played with yet.

Take care,
Mike.

]]> Comment on Bats-eye View of Showroom 1 by: Romy http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-748 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:47:44 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-748 Mike, you must NOT to position LF sections BETWEEN your MF channels. This is one of the major strategic foolishness of Accapellas and you need to deal with it. Try to reverse the channels, it will narrow the stage but it will produce more “proper” imaging. Yes, they need a wider room… Rgs, Romy the Cat PS: your registration still does not work Mike, you must NOT to position LF sections BETWEEN your MF channels. This is one of the major strategic foolishness of Accapellas and you need to deal with it. Try to reverse the channels, it will narrow the stage but it will produce more “proper” imaging. Yes, they need a wider room…

Rgs,
Romy the Cat

PS: your registration still does not work

]]> Comment on Bats-eye View of Showroom 1 by: scorch123 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-747 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:17:36 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/227#comment-747 Interesting photos! I have a high-ceilinged room at home which I would love to take over, but it's completely occupied by tropical houseplants. Your main room somewhat reminds me of these (they are on a smaller scale): http://www.linkwitzlab.com/orion_searanch.htm#ORION%20by%20the%20sea http://www.linkwitzlab.com/Orion-HMC.htm Care to rent out your home for a weekend? :) - Steve O. Interesting photos! I have a high-ceilinged room at home which I would love to take over, but it’s completely occupied by tropical houseplants.

Your main room somewhat reminds me of these (they are on a smaller scale):
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/orion_searanch.htm#ORION%20by%20the%20sea
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/Orion-HMC.htm

Care to rent out your home for a weekend? :)

- Steve O.

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