"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
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(ScottW) said:
But I have another idea. How about adding 5 to 10k on the ground
return. I don't lose any top end and still get the load impedance
increase, I just can't turn the thing all the way down. When I want
quiet for the phone or something I use the pause anyway.
Would they make the channel grounds common on a passive?
You could try, though I think the lowest position will still be too
loud.
I think 5K would be below the lowest level I listen to, 10 wouldn't.
You should use separate resistors for each half of the pot.
definitely, I was just wondering if they tied the grounds together in the
passive then I tried to put resistance in each return line things could get
weird with one channel actually loaded by the other.
I listened to Chesky's Test CD last night after measuring the
filters. Music tracks sounds really good. The test track of off
stage left (left of the left speaker) sound great. The offstage right
doesn't sound extreme right but more disembodied like out of phase.
They even say it may sound that way but there is clearly a right vs
left difference. There isnt a wall on the left while the right side
has a wall about 4-5' right of the speaker. I want to fix this.
Suggestions? I did a level check of the two channels on the 1k sq
wave track (balance left against balance right) and they were dead on.
I think your problem may well be acoustical.
Try, when The She [tm] isn't home, a different speaker setup, to rule
out possible room interactions.
She isn't a problem, its my upstairs. I built it. Mine mine mine... She
has her garden which the SDUT is coming to take pictures of tomorrow as the
best garden in the Vista garden club. I'm so proud of my wife and anyway,
I need her help to move the couch, damn thing is heavy.
I had the Legacy's on the short wall and (I think) cuz the space immediately
behind my listening position wasn't symmetrical I always I always felt that
the soundstage got shifted right. Now Im on the short wall which lets me
bring the Quads out into the room and still have the surround system setup
for the same listening position. I'll live with it if I have to as this
setup is really the only option without ditching the guest bed..... but I'd
have to cause natural deaths of at least 3 people before I can do
that....... I can swap speakers easily enough.
Another possibility is to swap the left and right speaker from their
place to ensure that there's not a problem with one of them.
Perish the thought. There's nothing wrong with my speakers. Are you trying
to put a spell on them? They're magic and can't be harmed I'll have u know
Ok here's another idea. I was toying with building a diffuser to place
directly behind the speakers like that Soundlabs thing they charge way too
much money for. I was thinking a 12" dia or larger tube (that would stand
with out a base) covered with 3" diffusion panels (make the thing about 18"
across) place directly behind to break up the rear wave. What's your take
on this?
ScottW