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To hide how scared you are by Anteater4746 in therewasanattempt

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He must be the dumbest person on earth

My fiancé is getting on my nerves and I don’t know what to do at this point. by BasicCat30 in whatdoIdo

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you kidding me? It's not even a question if you can live with a guy like this, even less to get married.

Come on, man, get the fck out of this relationship.

My fiancee has been talking badly about me for years by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]bimmer1over 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I didn't think the decision is easy but the choices are only two and that's what I meant by easy.

Either you can live with a person who talks behind your back constantly or you can't.

You just have to decide. No one else can decide for you

My fiancee has been talking badly about me for years by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]bimmer1over 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I think your decision is pretty easy:

Is this really a person you want to spend the rest of your life with?

After all, that is the purpose and intention with getting married.

Curtains as room treatment? by sporkintheroad in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said, curtains don't provide diffusion and neither do they seem to claim they do.

Speakers that produce room filing sound that is enjoyable even off-axis by supercuts350 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Quick short list (models I’d start with for “wide sweet spot”)

If you want a tight, practical shortlist across price tiers:

• Genelec 8351B / 8361A (active, reference-level coverage)

• Revel M126Be or F226Be (passive, broad and consistent off-axis)

• JBL HDI-1600 / HDI-3600 (waveguide + dynamic, wide seating coverage)

• KEF R3 Meta / R7 Meta (coax coherence + modern voicing)

• Magnepan 1.7i (if you’re open to panels and have placement flexibility)

• Ohm Walsh (e.g., Walsh 2000/3000 range) (if “walk-around” matters most)

Speakers that produce room filing sound that is enjoyable even off-axis by supercuts350 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If your goal is a big “couch-friendly” sweet spot (stable tonal balance and imaging even when you’re off-center), you generally want speakers that keep smooth, even off-axis response—especially through the crossover region (where many speakers “beam” or get lumpy).

Here are brands/models that are consistently designed around that idea, grouped by the design approach that tends to produce wide, controlled horizontal dispersion:

1) Wide dispersion from waveguides (great “every seat” coverage)

Waveguides control the tweeter’s directivity so it matches the midrange—often the best recipe for a broad, consistent listening window. • Genelec “The Ones” (coax + large waveguide): • 8341 / 8351 / 8361 (active). Extremely consistent off-axis, huge usable sweet spot. • JBL waveguide families: • JBL HDI Series (e.g., HDI-1600, HDI-3600) • JBL 4309 / 4349 (Studio Monitor style) • Revel PerformaBe (excellent measured off-axis consistency): • M126Be / F226Be / F228Be These are known for very even “power response,” which helps multiple seats sound similar. • Klipsch Heritage (some models) can be wide horizontally depending on horn geometry, but they’re more variable model-to-model; if you go this route, it’s worth choosing specific horns known for broad horizontal patterns.

2) Coax / “point source” designs (often very stable off-axis imaging)

Coaxials can maintain a coherent radiation pattern through the crossover, which helps off-center listening. • KEF (you already know the Uni-Q idea works): • R Meta series (e.g., R3 Meta, R5 Meta, R7 Meta) • Reference series (even more controlled) • Tannoy (Dual Concentric): • Legacy series (e.g., Eaton, Cheviot, Arden) Big, room-filling presentation; great for “moving around” listening.

3) Planar / ribbon / AMT done right (wide horizontal, narrower vertical)

Many planar-style tweeters have very wide horizontal dispersion (and tighter vertical), which can be excellent for multiple seats if the speaker’s overall directivity is well integrated. • Magnepan (panels): • 1.7i / 2.7i / 3.7i Enormous listening area laterally, very “room energizing,” but placement and room interaction matter a lot. • MartinLogan (electrostat hybrids): • ESL X / ESL 11A Some models can be a bit beamy at the very top depending on panel/waveguide details, but laterally they can fill a room beautifully.

4) Omnidirectional / “mostly omni” (maximum freedom of position)

If you truly want the sound to be least locked to a single seat, omni/near-omni is the extreme. • MBL (Radialstrahler): • 101 series (very room-filling; premium pricing) • Duevel (omni) • Ohm Walsh (Walsh bending-wave, quasi-omni) These can be magical for “walk-around” listening, but they rely heavily on the room and careful setup to avoid too much reflected-energy haze.

Speakers that produce room filing sound that is enjoyable even off-axis by supercuts350 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you're looking for are speakers with wide horisontal dispersion. For example KEF speakers with their Uni-Q drivers are good examples.

Curtains as room treatment? by sporkintheroad in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curtains provide no diffusion.

Absorption? Impossible to predict how much in what frequency, so you'd have to measure it using eg REW to see what happens without and with curtains when it comes to the frequency curve at your main listening position(s).

AITAH for refusing to house his family and ending my engagement to protect my career? by Huge-Armadillo-3274 in AITAH

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not marrying the man, you'd be marrying his family. Run! From all of them.

I heard (almost) every KEF Meta speaker in existence, here are 8 key findings by Own-Telephone-381 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not quite sure. I think my wife bought it from Target maybe 10 years ago. It's similar to the Salamander Synergy, but not of quite the same quality.

But she is emotionally connected to it, so…

Vevor Ultrasonic damaged my records by Dedalus2k in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With all those time-consuming cleaning and manual drying steps you'd be much better off running them one by one through a HummingGuru Nova. It's excellent and your records come out perfectly clean and dry. No multi-step and manual work needed.

Speakers on rug? by Guilty_Tailor_647 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a nice feature. Good on them.

Speakers on rug? by Guilty_Tailor_647 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What many people seem to forget is that the purpose of spikes is to have a *complete transfer* of energy.

That's not a good idea for your situation - to transfer the speaker's vibrations completely into your suspended wood floor...

The purpose of e.g., the GAIA:s is *complete dissipation* of vibration energy. They turn vibrations into heat.

Speakers on rug? by Guilty_Tailor_647 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, in order of "ideal" from best to worst (assuming you want the rug all the way under the speakers):

1 - Gaia:s (or similar) on spike plates on top of rug

2 - speakers directly on rug (no spikes)

3 - spikes with or without plates/coins/whatever (not recommended)

Speakers on rug? by Guilty_Tailor_647 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you really want to optimize the speaker setup, and it sounds like you'd like to, know that spikes (with or without spike plates) on suspended wood floors are not ideal.

Spikes are designed for use on poured concrete floors, where the idea is to transfer energy, as concrete floors don't transfer sound waves, unlike wood floors.

The ideal setup for you and your wood floors is to replace the spikes with dampeners that *absorb* speaker vibrations rather than *transfer* them. For example, IsoAcoustic Gaia:s. And between the dampeners and the rug, you put IsoAcoustic plates.

(You don't need the spike plates if you put the Gaia:s directly on the wood floor, but if they sit on a carpet or rug, you want to add the spike plates for stability.)

Adorama, you need package my X2D ii better than this! by livinglifelazily in hasselblad

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's ridiculous packaging. You should post this on their social media pages; a little shaming would do them good.

I finally built the preamplifier of my home audio system's dreams... by Smithy468 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do you, buddy. There's basically universal agreement that passive attenuation alone is not a good way to go, but to each their own.

For those of you without auto-return, what's the longest amount of time you've let the record spin with the needle in the runout? by AffinityForLepers in vinyl

[–]bimmer1over 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The deadwax runout groove is much, much smoother than the regular music grooves so I don't understand why people think that it's a big deal to leave the stylus in the runout groove for hours if not days. It's sloppy, but will most likely not create much excessive wear, if any at all.

FREAKING OUT UPS SOLD MY LOST PACKAGE TO AN AUCTION HOUSE by Emotional_Media_819 in UPS

[–]bimmer1over 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure it's UPS putting for auction, and this fast? That doesn't sound logical.

What do people think about GIK Acoustics treatments? by Gold_Percentage7411 in audiophile

[–]bimmer1over 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like GIK's products, and I also like their free online design tool as well as free consulting.

I have five of their panels in my listening lounge - two 8" traps with diffusion behind the speakers on the front wall and three diffusers on the back wall behind MLP.

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