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    Can open floor plans work? I'm moving to Phoenix and few homes have closable rooms or basements for mostly/dedicated listening rooms

    Is bass actually better in an open plan as it avoids the build up of room modes? When Rives designed my last room he said I couldn't use an open floor plan area as the room could not be pressurized for effective bass (and was asymmetrical as noted). I prefer a dedicated room and I'm assuming I...
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    Can open floor plans work? I'm moving to Phoenix and few homes have closable rooms or basements for mostly/dedicated listening rooms

    That is feasible. I have 14 Abfusors, tube traps and other acoustical treatments. How big is the difference between a closed and open floor plan?
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    Can open floor plans work? I'm moving to Phoenix and few homes have closable rooms or basements for mostly/dedicated listening rooms

    I've had a dedicated basement listening room designed by Rives and voiced by Jim Smith that worked very well. I'm looking for a house with a sufficiently large, closable room for my Rockport Altairs (Let me know if you are selling a fitted out home...), but mostly find open floor plans that look...
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    Phono Preamp to match with Spectral Gear

    Has anyone compared the new favorably rated Zanden 120 phono preamp to the Pass XP-25?

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