Hi everyone ,
Just wanna to share my thoughts after visiting Stereo room. Hope this will give useful for someone doing his sound room.
I not a reviewer , just love music. 6 years listening. travel to CES ,Munich show hong kong show tawain show. Still very new. in search of most natural, ideal sound room. Pardon for my English I really was hoping I can have more power English to share more on this experience.
After reading about Stereo"s room. I decide to contact Stereo to find out if he would allow me to visit him and listen . Despite the short notice, I was lucky!!! cause stereo was flying back to Europe, I manage to change my flight dates too.
I fly to Tawain drop the bags in the hotel , straight away took a cad go to Stereo house. Worth the while ? Every mins was enjoying once there. ( like a experiencing 3 star Michelle Jap food )
Stereo welcome my visit with warmest hospitality and was the most friendly guy we can meet, while walking up his house , he walking down fast to welcome me. He share his vast knowledge on everything, no holding back.
Regards the sound ( timber, focus , layering , tone etc is all there. Below are my own words )
Box in a box , No air con sound ,(Quiet )As I entered the room for the very first time , It gave me the feeling of being in a sound proof room, but without hearing the eerie buzzing in my ears.
No coloration from the room acoustics. True
The Energy of the same piece of music that I was used to , felt completely different , it give me a sense of reality I never felt before.
No over hang of any extra sound ( Well decay )
No need to picture ,no need to imagine , the music coming out ! The singer is there, the guitars is all just right there in front of you.
String have a life like impact and immediacy.
The engaging Micro & macro dynamics is beyond description.
Yes you can be not at the sweet spot but the focus is great too.
Just sit back and enjoy the Music.
Regards the construction,
Love the design of the room, is like a home not a sound room, love the grey, hopefully most wife now should be able to accept. Minimalist look,simple clean !
Stereo ideal of keeping the View is really good idea.Though not what city view but is a very quiet serene feel. Homely enjoyment.
I close the door while music is playing inside, totally no sound once I'm just right outside the room, what"s inside stay inside.
His ways of why the air con is silent , is a 3 silencers ( He shared, i saw one silencer ) have been very well thought. As for how it work it engineering , I not very sure but I must say it should be done if possible, It will help so much on the sound.
Direct power line from the main and a generator if I didn"t hear wrongly .Very honor to be there, and my head keep thinking the sound, ( dreaming ) . Honestly a lot of technique stuff , could have be discuss and i believe stereo will love to discuss the detail which i didn't consult him :-( cause the music is just too good .I believe anyone else who have more experience in engineering will enjoy and appreciate how he build his room.
The Door very well build, solid !!! His double glaze window cool
Last thoughts,
I'm using quite a bit of absorption and diffusion stuff for my room . After hearing this room, I will go with SMT. I read a few thread regards SMT theory but really after hearing it, is really the way to go. The transparent diffuser, thump up !!! Simple design but totally logic ( personal thought )
Thanks Stereo & Sophie for sharing his room and spending time to write on the forum his experience, he really set a whole new benchmark.
It has been awhile being so excited ( example: bring the first upgrade equipment you brought home and test it out on your own system, that feeling !!! ) Is already 19 days but my brain is still thinking of the sound that day.
Stereo list of song , cool just name it. He have it !
Enjoy music !!! thanks everyone for sharing their building room experience & ESP Stereo thanks for having me that night, if wasn't late will love to stay whole night to listen
. I really can't express how thankfully . Thank you !!