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what recent changes have you made to your system?
malloy:
Hey Nick,
I bought an iFi lan iSilencer for the WiiM streamer.
https://ifi-audio.com/products/lan-isilencer/
A gift card was expiring this month, so I pulled the trigger. Cleans up the signal from ethernet. Beneficial for cheapo streamers they say. Well, that's my streamer. :lol: Let's see what it does.
Paul
Nick B:
--- Quote from: malloy on July 17, 2024, 08:35:56 PM ---Hey Nick,
I bought an iFi lan iSilencer for the WiiM streamer.
https://ifi-audio.com/products/lan-isilencer/
A gift card was expiring this month, so I pulled the trigger. Cleans up the signal from ethernet. Beneficial for cheapo streamers they say. Well, that's my streamer. :lol: Let's see what it does.
Paul
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Hey Paul,
That looks like quite a handy device. My first priority is that of reducing noise and that has continued to yield excellent results. The iFi streamer I had was better than the Auralic Mini and my current Holo Red streamer is better than the ifi. I've heard of the WiiM, but don't think I've read any comments or reviews on it.
Nick
BobM:
My wife decided I needed to clean out my listening room and dress it up a bit, getting rid of that frat-boy look and feel. So I called GIK and spoke to their knowledgeable staff to solidify the ideas that I had. I have Apogee Duetta Signature speakers. They are dipoles, if you are unfamiliar with them. And as such, my acoustic choices are going to be different than most of you that have cone based speakers. Mainly, I need diffusion on my front wall (behind the speakers) and absorption behind my sitting position. I also don't need first reflection point treatment, because these speakers don't project the way a traditional speaker does.
Anyway, I kept the diffusion panels I built some time ago using dowels of various sizes. Unconventional, but aesthetically pleasing and they work wonderfully, if mostly in a horizontal manner. I added the felt and wood panels across the front wall and purchased a central focus diffuser from GIK. I call him Q-Bert :lol: I also have some small circular corner absorber tubes I placed in the corners of that front wall. They probably don't really act as bass absorbers but they do have a coated side facing out and can help diffuse any high frequencies hitting those corners while doing a bit of something for any standing bass notes. I really can't fit 2' round bass traps there and this seems to be working just fine, which probably has something to do with my subwoofer positioning pulled out of the corners and placed next to the speakers. This results in a quicker sound and much less "boom".
My fat GIK absorption panels I recovered to match my couch and hung them on the back wall behind my sitting position. I covered as much of the wall as I can there. The one open doorway is to a closet where I store my media and the other is to a bathroom. Not much I can do there and yes, it does sound better with those doors open rather than closed. Maybe those rooms act as bass traps, I don't know.
Anyway, here's the results, Enjoy.
Nick B:
--- Quote from: BobM on July 18, 2024, 11:21:46 AM ---My wife decided I needed to clean out my listening room and dress it up a bit, getting rid of that frat-boy look and feel. So I called GIK and spoke to their knowledgeable staff to solidify the ideas that I had. I have Apogee Duetta Signature speakers. They are dipoles, if you are unfamiliar with them. And as such, my acoustic choices are going to be different than most of you that have cone based speakers. Mainly, I need diffusion on my front wall (behind the speakers) and absorption behind my sitting position. I also don't need first reflection point treatment, because these speakers don't project the way a traditional speaker does.
Anyway, I kept the diffusion panels I built some time ago using dowels of various sizes. Unconventional, but aesthetically pleasing and they work wonderfully, if mostly in a horizontal manner. I added the felt and wood panels across the front wall and purchased a central focus diffuser from GIK. I call him Q-Bert :lol: I also have some small circular corner absorber tubes I placed in the corners of that front wall. They probably don't really act as bass absorbers but they do have a coated side facing out and can help diffuse any high frequencies hitting those corners while doing a bit of something for any standing bass notes. I really can't fit 2' round bass traps there and this seems to be working just fine, which probably has something to do with my subwoofer positioning pulled out of the corners and placed next to the speakers. This results in a quicker sound and much less "boom".
My fat GIK absorption panels I recovered to match my couch and hung them on the back wall behind my sitting position. I covered as much of the wall as I can there. The one open doorway is to a closet where I store my media and the other is to a bathroom. Not much I can do there and yes, it does sound better with those doors open rather than closed. Maybe those rooms act as bass traps, I don't know.
Anyway, here's the results, Enjoy.
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Thanks, Bob. What a nice setup and diy panels as well. I have never heard Apogees at a friend's or at a show. How long have you had them? Are they completely original or has any restoration work been done? What amplification are you using and what is the accompanying equipment? I have no acoustic treatments in my new home yet, but am looking into it. I am also so fortunate to have my JM Reynaud Voce Grande.... what amazing two way speakers.
BobM:
--- Quote from: Nick B on July 18, 2024, 10:50:51 PM ---Thanks, Bob. What a nice setup and diy panels as well. I have never heard Apogees at a friend's or at a show. How long have you had them? Are they completely original or has any restoration work been done? What amplification are you using and what is the accompanying equipment? I have no acoustic treatments in my new home yet, but am looking into it. I am also so fortunate to have my JM Reynaud Voce Grande.... what amazing two way speakers.
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Mine were original when I got them oh maybe 10 years ago, with little of the dreaded bass buzz, but I bought a subwoofer controller that now sits between my preamp and amp (Mccormack DNA500). The cutoff is 80Hz on that, so the panels and amp don't see anything below that. The dual subs take care of the bottom end and problem solved. I did update the crossover (what a beast!) with caps, resistors and wiring and put it in a separate box behind the speakers.
If you get a chance to hear Apogees, or most any pure ribbon speaker (there aren't many) you should do so and curse me after. One caveat ... they are true one person speakers. The sound outside the sweet spot is good, but, in true racecar fashion, they need perfect setup to bring that amazing presentation to the center seat. But if you are in that seat there's no going back.
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