System all set up!

[amey01]

Well, after the 12 hour trip from Sydney to Brisbane, the system is all set up in its new location. The best bit - everything made it in one piece!!

Here's the initial setup - just put into the room and completely untweaked.

That's the good news.

 

[amey01]

Now the bad news:

Now for the bad news - looking back the other way from the picture above, the room opens out onto this:

Any ideas on how to tame the obvious effects? Preferably without carpeting the whole thing and filling it with heavy furniture!!

 

[TheBobGoat]

how does it sound with all of that open space?

 

[amey01]

A bit "live" - and not in a good sense! Harsh and muddled. On the other hand, the house is solid brick / concrete floor so the bass is the best I've ever had!

 

[Joey_V]

Congrats on making the trip in one piece, Amey! So... when you getting the vaunted Ayre C5xe, eh?

Joey

 

[Audioseduction]

Looks like chain link fence on your windows. System looks great! Looks like it will be a challenge with all that open space/hard surface.

 

[Wardsweb]

A little sound treatments would go a long way in those rooms. You don't have to go out and drop big bucks on the real stuff. A few area throw rugs will help. As will, curtains on the windows. A couple cloth panels on the walls, something like Japanese scrolls would work on the narrow spaces. Most anything to break up all the reflective surfaces.

 

[magoo]

Delighted to see I'm not the only one daft enough to put MLs in a room that doubles as a kitchen:bowdown:

Now if you could add 2 cats and a very hairy german shepherd...........

(ok, now I look properly and see the dog, good man!)

 

[amey01]

Congrats on making the trip in one piece, Amey! So... when you getting the vaunted Ayre C5xe, eh?

Joey

No Ayre just yet - I wouldn't appreciate it in that room. Acoustic treatments it is for now! Boring, but essential!

 

[amey01]

A little sound treatments would go a long way in those rooms. You don't have to go out and drop big bucks on the real stuff. A few area throw rugs will help. As will, curtains on the windows. A couple cloth panels on the walls, something like Japanese scrolls would work on the narrow spaces. Most anything to break up all the reflective surfaces.

So you think a "little" sound treatments would go a "long" way? Then consider me started!

Last night I tried hanging a heavy rug over the doorway, but there was little effect.

The room doesn't totally open onto that kitchen - there is a doorway, however it doesn't close. It's an archway if you like.

 

[jtwrace]

So you think a "little" sound treatments would go a "long" way? Then consider me started!

Last night I tried hanging a heavy rug over the doorway, but there was little effect.

The room doesn't totally open onto that kitchen - there is a doorway, however it doesn't close. It's an archway if you like.

amey01,

No need for the ugly acoustic treatments. I just got a Copland DRC-205 and it is amazing what it does. I highly recommend you and all the members to try it.

 

[amey01]

amey01,

No need for the ugly acoustic treatments. I just got a Copland DRC-205 and it is amazing what it does. I highly recommend you and all the members to try it.

I don't know if it's going to fix this issue - I hear echo for at least 1/2 second after hitting "Pause" - the liveliness is that unbearable.

I have looked at the DRC-205 though and while it is a fantastic product, it only works at 16/44.1 - I don't want all my fanstastic SACDs downsampled from analogue!!

 

[jtwrace]

I don't know if it's going to fix this issue - I hear echo for at least 1/2 second after hitting "Pause" - the liveliness is that unbearable.

I have looked at the DRC-205 though and while it is a fantastic product, it only works at 16/44.1 - I don't want all my fanstastic SACDs downsampled from analogue!!

It will fix that problem with no sound degregration.

 

[marck]

amey01,

No need for the ugly acoustic treatments. I just got a Copland DRC-205 and it is amazing what it does. I highly recommend you and all the members to try it.

I was also looking at the DRC205, but was dismayed to find that they did not include any digital connections but only analogue. I think this will somewhat limit their sales of this unit.

 

[amey01]

I was also looking at the DRC205, but was dismayed to find that they did not include any digital connections but only analogue. I think this will somewhat limit their sales of this unit.

Yes, I was really interested in the unit (and I have a Copland preamp which is F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!). I have a lot of respect for the brand. But only being 16/44 and analogue really holds me back. In my system, SACD would be converted to analogue, then converted back to digital, downsampled to 16/44, then converted to analogue again.

When's the DRC 206 coming out?

On the other hand, has anyone had experience with the Inguz plugin for Slimserver? I could have a play with that now I'm running Slimserver on something a little faster than a P2!

 

[Neil H]

I have a room with glass bifold doors down both sides. To tone down the reflections I bought some special curtains, I think the backing is call bumf or something like that.

The backing is designed for recording studios and it has made the room really neutral but not too dead. I live just north of Sydney so you should be able to get it.