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Walleyefisher;139346 Wrote: > Phil - I appreciate the thought but to be honest I really don't believe > that an audible improvement from my Auralex configuration would warrant > the additional expense. Also, I'm interested in why you chose to > mention the television screen? Unless you use a projector I see no way > around it in a home theater setting. Unfortunately, I suspect your > opinion may be biased as is most high end equipment dealers. Just FYI > I'm currently using cable I purchased from Frank at signalcable.com and > they perform equal to or better than numerous "high end" cables > including Transparent and Audioquest. This too would be an attrocity > in the eyes of my local high end dealers. > > I wish there was a way to see clearly through the smoke and mirrors of > todays audio dealers and their big brothers. > > My $.02 Wally, Not sure what the "bias" of most high end equipment dealers is, but there's no question that bass trapping is one of the most important aspect of room acoustics, and there's also no question that Aurelex is considered to be on the lower-end of bass trapping products. IMHO, it's not a matter of spending a lot of money on good bass trapping...I'd recommend going with a John Risch DIY bass trap if you don't want to spend the money. I'd also consider bringing your speakers out from the corners as a first step without spending any money. That said, yes, I have not heard your system in your room, and from what you've posted, I'm guessing you're getting pretty good sound in your room. My comments were primarily in reaction to highdudgeon commenting that he thought your room was treated as best it could be. And btw - I think Signal Cable is very good stuff, and I use their speaker cables in my bedroom system. I also use VH Audio power cords with some of my gear (they only sell direct). FWIW, one of the hardest things about becoming a dealer for me was the fact that people who don't know me see that I'm a dealer and immediately put me in a group of "snake oil salesmen". I consider myself to be a music lover first, audiophile second, and audio dealer third. I don't expect any sympathy for this, but I do just want to say that what I say on these kinds of forums comes primarily from my own personal experience, and not from any other kind of agenda or motivation. Heck, I'm not even a dealer for most of the products/websites I mentioned to you...! :-) As far as the TV goes, you're right. I have a cover for my own plasma TV that I use when listening, but I do now realize that for the purposes of posting a picture of setup, you'd want to show it to show complete setup. My Apologies... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
