Laurence Payne wrote:

You want a wooden floor or you want good sound?

Laurence

I like my floor but you and colleagues have made it clear that a wooden
floor kills any chance of good sound reproduction, for which I thank
you - as it saves me spending more than a budget amount of a set of
speakers.

I won't waste any more of your time.

Regards

David

Laurence Payne wrote:

You want a wooden floor or you want good sound?

Laurence

I like my floor but you and colleagues have made it clear that a wooden
floor kills any chance of good sound reproduction, for which I thank
you - as it saves me spending more than a budget amount of a set of
speakers.

I won't waste any more of your time.



** Shut the door when you leave - ****head.




......... Phil

You can break up the reflections without going as far as carpeting by
scattering some sheepskin rugs about, I had to do this in a shiny
wooden floored apartment, better than nothing


wrote:
** Start by covering the floor of that room with thick mats or carpet.

Its is crime to destroy the sound of good speakers by putting them in an
echo chamber.

If no can do - just buy a pair or two of decent headphones.




....... Phil

Phil

Thanks for the quick response, carpet no, I like my wooden floor - I
note your comments though. I have some okay (prob budget for this
group) £100 Sennheiser headphones. I do need some loud speakers
though.

Thanks

David

"Robert Deas"

** TOP POSTING Groper alert !


You can break up the reflections without going as far as carpeting by
scattering some sheepskin rugs about, I had to do this in a shiny
wooden floored apartment, better than nothing


** Read the first line of my post - what does it say ??

A few floor mats in an otherwise bare room IS better than nothing - in
the same way a packet of confetti is better than having no toilet paper at
all.



......... Phil



** Start by covering the floor of that room with thick mats or carpet.

Its is crime to destroy the sound of good speakers by putting them in an
echo chamber.

If no can do - just buy a pair or two of decent headphones.


Phil

Thanks for the quick response, carpet no, I like my wooden floor - I
note your comments though. I have some okay (prob budget for this
group) £100 Sennheiser headphones. I do need some loud speakers
though.

Thanks

David

In article .com,
writes
Dear All

Quite a few years back my father changed his hi-fi/tv kit to all B&O,
he gave me his CD and AMP, I think he only used headphones then, hence
no speakers came my way!

The Amp is an Audiolab 8000A, the CD an Arcam Alpha 7, I think of
mid/late 90s vintage, from memory I recall this was pretty good kit
that I could not afford as a student!

I've always had separates, only of average quality though. I've just
moved and decided my old Mission 760's should be replaced by something
sounding better, looking better in my contemporary flat and more suited
to the amp.

My living room has wooden floors and measures 6 x 3.5m

Now, I've no idea where to start, and what to start listening to. I've
done Googling and Quads 11L's get mentioned a few times in relation to
the Amp.

In terms of music I listen to lots of guitar based stuff, radiohead,
massive attack, muse, placebo etc.......

I know I need to listen before I buy, but some basic pointers in
relation to my amp/room size/music would be great........booksheld on
stands vs floorstanders

My 760's always sounded a bit flat with the amp, lacking bass, although
I have read that the amp is 'neutral'?

Any advice on speaker cable too would be good.

Budget wise, I can live with £200-300 I guess, stands included, or
they could follow at xmas.

Regards

David

I'd keep the Audiolab, an excellent amp and really I can't think of much
if anything that would better it for your application. The Quads are
very good too, the missus has a pair of they for her studio/office and
is very pleased with them but her mileage in sounds might differ a bit
to yours.....
--
Tony Sayer

David

I'd keep the Audiolab, an excellent amp and really I can't think of much
if anything that would better it for your application. The Quads are
very good too, the missus has a pair of they for her studio/office and
is very pleased with them but her mileage in sounds might differ a bit
to yours.....
--
Tony Sayer

Tony, thanks for positive response. I will see if I can have a listen
to the Quads/consider their merits for my kind of music - although some
would question it' s merit as music!

Regards

David

" wrote:

My living room has wooden floors and measures 6 x 3.5m

Mission 760s are probably going to sound a bit lost in there unless positioned
just at one end.


In terms of music I listen to lots of guitar based stuff, radiohead,
massive attack, muse, placebo etc.......

I know I need to listen before I buy, but some basic pointers in
relation to my amp/room size/music would be great........booksheld on
stands vs floorstanders

You probably need floorstanders. They can 'couple' better to the room for more
apparent bass response.


My 760's always sounded a bit flat with the amp, lacking bass, although
I have read that the amp is 'neutral'?

The amp won't change the bass


Any advice on speaker cable too would be good.

The cheapest you can get with a decent cross-sectional area ( the more mm2 the
better ). Cables don't have a 'sound' as such and they're all made of the same
stuff. Spend the money on something useful.

Graham

On 22 Sep 2006 00:59:32 -0700, "
wrote:

Now, I've no idea where to start, and what to start listening to. I've
done Googling and Quads 11L's get mentioned a few times in relation to
the Amp.


I also have a pair of Quad 11L speakers and find them very nice for
the price. One important point is that they have, like many other
speakers, rear-facing bass reflex ports. This means that they do not
take kindly to being close to walls or, worse, corners.

--
Chris Isbell
Southampton, UK

David wrote:

...My living room has wooden floors...

Perhaps there could be a market for wood-effect carpet?

cheers, Ian