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Four approaches to room acoustic measurement

by Nyal Mellor November 02, 2011

This article covers the four main ways in which you can measure your room’s acoustics.

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How to setup a home network - wired, wireless or both!

by Nyal Mellor October 28, 2011

This article will look at the different options available for setting up a wired or wireless home network. We'll explore some of the factors that are making home networks more important in our day to day lives and discuss the pros and cons of the wired and wireless solutions out there such as powerline ethernet, ethernet over coaxial cable and high powered wireless access points.

 

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Anthem / Paradigm Factory Photo Tour

by Nyal Mellor October 22, 2011

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Acoustic Measurement Standards for Stereo Listening Rooms published

by Nyal Mellor October 13, 2011

This paper is recommended reading if you are interested in understanding how room acoustics can influence sound quality. It also provides clear targets for the acoustic measurements that characterize your room’s performance. 

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Subwoofer setup and integration 101: sub crossover frequency, slope and phase for two channel systems

by Nyal Mellor October 11, 2011

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Hard proof that equalization kills room modes

by Nyal Mellor June 03, 2011

In recent years there has been much debate about how effective equalization is in reducing the negative impact of room modes. Room modes are characterized by a peak in the frequency response and extended ringing in the time domain.

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Four great reference disks to test your system's bass

by Nyal Mellor April 21, 2011

This weeks blog posts covers some of my favorite disks that I use when I am out at a customer's house diagnosing their room's unique acoustical issues or setting up their system. They have been chosen because they are high quality recordings that contain elements that are useful to test a system's sound quality.

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Five great audio blogs to read

by Nyal Mellor March 25, 2011

This blog post is all about how to keep up to date with what is happening in the wonderful world of two channel audio, home theater and acoustics.

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DEQX Windows 64 Bit Driver Released

by Nyal Mellor February 28, 2011

DEQX have released their driver for Windows computers running 64 bit operating systems. The new driver, and instructions on installation, can be downloaded directly from the DEQX forum. If you aren't already a member of the DEQX forum you will need to register> to access the forums.

 

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The secrets of bass trap placement

by Nyal Mellor February 09, 2011

One of the things I get asked quite often is 'where is the best place to put bass traps and why?'. This short article will explain a little about what bass traps do and how they work before going on to discuss the three different places where bass traps can be placed.

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Is the Olive 06HD the Music Server for you?

by Nyal Mellor January 26, 2011

Olive are releasing a new audiophile music server called the O6HD. For whatever reason Olive have really pulled their stuff together with their new range.

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Using multiple subwoofers to improve bass: The Welti / Devantier and Geddes approaches

by Nyal Mellor October 29, 2010

This article continues the theme of the last two blog postings in whic we outlined some ways in which subwoofers can be used to improve sound quality. This week we introduce the Welti / Devantier and Geddes multi-sub methodologies. Both involve using multiple subwoofers as a way to smooth bass response and reduce the impact of modal resonances.

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