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Old 5th March 2008   #28
Ethan Winer
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Originally Posted by Jason Jones View Post
But if that were the case then an anechoic chamber would be the perfect listening room as it has NO reflections ... However, I have never, ever heard anyone say that.
Have you ever listened to stereo music through good loudspeakers in an anechoic chamber? Not a room loaded up with 1-inch thick foam, but a real anechoic chamber.

I'll go first and admit I have never done that. A fellow in an audiophile type forum I visit said he did that once and thought it was the clearest sounding setup he ever heard. He has since treated his own room quite extensively. I imagine treating all the reflection points will accomplish pretty much the same thing though.

Jason, if you ever get out to this part of the country, I'd love to get together with you to test some of this stuff together.

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