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Derek made a great point about the room being SO freakin' important...not only the room in your house, but if the Demo Room in the store has carpet on the floor AND on the walls, then all the speakers would sound dull.

Seems to me that ribbon tweeters have all of the good points of horns with none of the bad. Listen to a triangle, it takes forever to decay on a ribbon, and never sounds harsh to *my* ears. But just like sound is affected by the room, it is also affected by the shape of the ear, and I...

Forgive me. It's so cold now in NY that when we talk our words are frozen, and we have to melt them in frying pans to hear what we're saying.

Some Jewish mothers swear you can warm up the sound of your speakers by making them wear nice thick woolen sweaters. 'Course we all know that won't work but it looks so much better than toilet paper. Hmmmm, right about now someone has gotten the idea to sell special audiophile-grade magic...

I think Parts Express has butt-kickers. They vibrate your couch instead of the whole room. (I think the female of the species gets more enjoyment from them um, err, somehow- nudge, nudge, wink, wink!).

Hey Chad, you're the same guy asking about having a subwoofer in a townhouse. Anyway, in an 8X8 room, you'd be better off with near field monitors....because anywhere in that small room you'd be *near* those speakers, wouldn't you? Also, a square room is bad (usually) for sound. Best bet...

There is new technology in building materials that will reduce sound, but I doubt that builders choose to use them unless specifically orderded by the buyer. I think you'd be very lucky if you had neighbors that didn't object to a subwoofer. Even deaf people can feel the vibrations, and most...

I just have to answer Kevin C Brown's question: "if I already have a sub that goes flat to 21 Hz, it's down -6 dB at 20 Hz (measured in my own room, not manufacturer numbers), is that good enough?" NO NO NO Kevin. Your home theater audience will storm out of the room in disgust, never to...

Kev, it's OK, John is enjoying the sound of his setup. Let it go. Once you have good sound, it's time to start enjoying some good DVDs. Not to get on your case too much, but damn... ...you actually list the exact model of tripod you use to mount your sound meter on, jeez.

Comb filtering!!!! Sure, I guess anything is possible when it comes to audio interactions, but then why wasn't this considered a problem for the two identical rear channels back in the Dolby Pro Logic days when they were not discrete channels? Hmmmm? I say don't fear, just use your...

Wrong? If so, why do some receivers have speaker outputs for dual centers? As long as there isn't an impedance problem and it sounds good, there is no wrong...although if you feel extra guilty you can send me that evil 50" LCD as a gesture of true penance, and all will be forgiven, my son.

To James Doran: So you're using the sub in an apartment!!!! I can tell you your neighbors aren't deaf, because even the deaf will feel all those low frequencies. My guess is that they're all out together at a meeting trying to figure out how to evict you. After all, they're paying rent for...

I second the notion that most HT subs won't harm your house much at less than deafening levels. (I'm almost certain that the cracks in my home's concrete foundation were there before I bought two subs.) However, if you created some kind of homemade "monster" sub that could generate high...

This is from the "Wow,, the room DOES make a difference" thread, which blames poor room acoustics for "missing" bass: Even though I've heard people talk about it on this board, I've never realized how much the room and placement can affect the sound of a sub. I have an SVS 20-39PCi, which I...

Ahh YES!!!.....The room is even more important than the audio equipment, because a bad sounding room will make everything sound bad. This simple fact really trips up a lot of people who know a lot about equipment but not much about acoustics. The first rule, then, of good home theatre sound...

We all seem to agree about poor Demi Moore's disintegrating appearance. She looked like the poster girl for anorexia. Every bone in her skull was visible- ewwwww! I went in to see some mindless but entertaing light summer fare, and that's what I got, plus a few laughs to boot. Not bad...

This situation does not bode well for you, bass lover. I also appreciate those lowest of tones, but my nearest neighbor is 100 feet away and attributes his crumbling concrete home foundation to earthquakes, never suspecting my two subwoofers AND two main full-range speakers with mighty 15 inch...

Yup, this one is a keeper. Brilliant concept and Jimbo aces the execution of it. A really good comedy movie is rare, and this one cheered up a rainy New York this past weekend. See it!