Comments on Profile Post by rlow

  1. rlow
    rlow
    From too warm, woolly, sleepy, boring, rolled/dark sounding, over to neutral, dynamic, lively, bordering on edgy and bright (without having touched anything in the mids and highs).
    Jul 15, 2020
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  2. monacelli
    monacelli
    Loki?
    Jul 15, 2020
  3. tommytakis
    tommytakis
    Kinda sounds like the KISS mod on the 650
    Jul 15, 2020
  4. Vtory
    Vtory
    Did you seal ports with socks? (less joke)
    Jul 15, 2020
  5. rlow
    rlow
    @Vtory real men never need to use a sock. Haha.

    In this case, Roon parametric EQ to the rescue - massaging freq, dB and Q between 80-100Hz until perceived neutrality attained.
    Jul 15, 2020
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  6. Vtory
    Vtory
    Lol. Occam's razor again. Still using Graham chartwells?
    Jul 15, 2020
  7. rlow
    rlow
    I’ve done it with the Grahams to a degree, but also just tried it with the Kef R3 - that was a big difference on those speakers in my room. No measurements yet to back up the EQ choice, but the difference is clearly audible as stated above.
    Jul 15, 2020
  8. Vtory
    Vtory
    No wonder. I was honestly a little confused because I didn't think any BBC monitors or variants need such massages. Now I can see a more complete story.
    Jul 15, 2020
  9. rlow
    rlow
    The Grahams are a bit bumped through that region as well, although possibly a room mode likely related to the port on each, because the ATCs (sealed) in the past and the Buchardt S400 now (passive radiator) don’t exhibit this. With the Grahams however it’s just perceived as a bit more warmth and some excess on certain notes, not sleepy or dark sounding.
    Jul 15, 2020
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  10. Azimuth
    Azimuth
    I think I read somewhere where KEF's are designed with stone walls in mind and with American sheetrock construction, it is best to use the foam in the bass port. I think this also removes the midbass hump. I know my Q300's in my room I liked them with the foam.
    Jul 15, 2020