Things got a little out of hand....
.....and bordering on insanity...
Well, my listening room looks like a mad scientist's lab. Cables...EVERYWHERE.
Whether video and or audio gear, it's important to try stuff out. Sometimes more is less and simple is better. I hate it when people knock their own 2CH or HT setup or whatever by saying it's basic or simple. There's nothing wrong with that. So many different comparisons can be made....from TV's too large for a small space and speakers that might as well be headphone because they are consuming all the space in the room.
I've been experimenting with some different amp configuration setups. I tried out 4 amplifiers running bridged in a horizontal bi-amp configuration. It was a very cool looking setup. However, it sounded like total ass. I mean it was bad...so bad I had to switch my preamp to mono and set the polarity to inverted just to make it remotely tolerable. I'm not going to bore everyone with the details of why such a setup can present less than adequate sound, but I knew that was a possibility going in. Switching things up to just a single amp in stereo was a night and day difference....the magic was back. In short when you shopping for anything A/V, take the time to try stuff out. Just because something looks baller, it doesn't mean it performs optimally and fits your use case.
.....and bordering on insanity...
Well, my listening room looks like a mad scientist's lab. Cables...EVERYWHERE.
Whether video and or audio gear, it's important to try stuff out. Sometimes more is less and simple is better. I hate it when people knock their own 2CH or HT setup or whatever by saying it's basic or simple. There's nothing wrong with that. So many different comparisons can be made....from TV's too large for a small space and speakers that might as well be headphone because they are consuming all the space in the room.
I've been experimenting with some different amp configuration setups. I tried out 4 amplifiers running bridged in a horizontal bi-amp configuration. It was a very cool looking setup. However, it sounded like total ass. I mean it was bad...so bad I had to switch my preamp to mono and set the polarity to inverted just to make it remotely tolerable. I'm not going to bore everyone with the details of why such a setup can present less than adequate sound, but I knew that was a possibility going in. Switching things up to just a single amp in stereo was a night and day difference....the magic was back. In short when you shopping for anything A/V, take the time to try stuff out. Just because something looks baller, it doesn't mean it performs optimally and fits your use case.
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