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That's a nice find and there is certainly some data there to use for measurements.

Nirvana Drain You

Thanks for the kind words my friend. During Tim’s visit, we sat down in the theater room for a quick demo. I put in the 4k disc of the new Brad Pitt movie, F1. What was going to be a quick demo turned in to watching the entire movie…:-)

I thought there was a copy of the Carver Sonic-Holography Demonstration-Calibration Test Disc somewhere around here (or a link) that you could download. It was created for the C-4000 preamp but should produce good results with any SH setup. Let me know if you can't find it with a search and I'll see if I can figure out a way to make it available. Aside from that, I've found excellent results with the Eagles, Hell Freezes Over album and also Steely Dan's Two Against Nature. But as @4krow pointed out, there are many good recordings that will produce excellent SH results.

Fleetwood Mac Eyes Of The World (Remastered 2016)

Genesis Turn It On Again

HFR, Welcome to the site, and yes, I remember you. The KEF speakers were the thing that made most curious about your system. Couldn't be happier that worked out the way it did. When it comes to recordings, there so many out there that have surprised me through the C-9. I be at a loss to name them all. Some are downright scary.

Younger women, faster horses

There's a thread here about recordings that showcase Sonic Holography. If someone else doesn't post a link to it, I will when I get home. Here's a link to a site search for "sonic holography" in content titles only, but it doesn't include the discussion I am thinking of. This search brings up a ton of Sonic Holography information though. https://thecarversite.com/search/?&q="sonic holography"&type=forums_topic&page=1&quick=1&search_and_or=or&search_in=titles&sortby=relevancy Here's the link I couldn't find previously.

Thank you all for your kind replies. Let me ask this: What recordings have you had success with to demonstrate and fine tune the Holographic effect? I've used this before to lock in the phase response of my Shiit Stack headphon setup with the five band Loki. The recording was done live with two mics and I believe straight to tape: Also please advise on your preferred settings of the Injection and Listening control buttons: in or out? My speakers are six and a half feet apart. That's my photo bomber Pebbles. HiFiRich 😎

@Daddyjt yours is the best home theater that I’ve ever heard. It’s probably better than most cinemas these days. The four subs were awesome, but they never interfered with the crispness of the dialogue or the rest of the mix. I was really looking forward to hearing your Mark Levinson paired with the NHT 3.3s, but I was more blown away by the sound and picture of your home theater setup. Guru Schmuru. No need to change the bass in your HT. You’ve got it dialed in.

https://www.gammaelectronics.xyz/audio_013-1985_carver.html What do you folks think of this? Should I go by its measurements? I am not interested in turning it into a project so I suppose, 'yes" is the answer. It is a little distressing that there can be unit to unit variation... But I am not going to do any measurements or pay anyone to do them. Do any of you use the circuit either in acd player, standalone, etc...? I like it! Just curious what others have found

I feel the same way about all speakers. I'm sure there are some good ported speakers out there.... but, I have not come across many ported speaker designs that really nail the accuracy. For lower powered systems, maybe they are a good choice. But, give me a sealed cabinet speaker and gobs of Carver power, any day.

I know. I was going to politely ask that you turn it down a bit.

"My speakers can rattle the windows."

311 You Wouldn't Believe

You can't fight the BASS GURU you fool. Kowtow to the expert. Your opinion has been disabled due to crowd pressure.

Thank you for the warm welcome folks.

Welcome from VA! Enjoy your stay! Thanks for sharing your audio journey. From your description, you have a very nice setup! Glad to hear that you're enjoying it. Condolences on the loss of your lovely bride.

Agreed. Many, many years ago when I was really into car audio I always used sealed subs for optimum sound. I never needed to blow the windows out with a ported design because I could get tight bass response from a sealed unit. Personally, I find that some ported designs actually muddy the sound a bit (at least to my ears).

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The Blues Brothers Peter Gunn Theme

I was discussing my bass journey and current status of my HT on a popular home theater forum when something kinda weird happened. A guy named Scott Newbey chimed in. He’s a self-proclaimed “bass expert” with a cult following similar to Amir’s over on ASR. Anyway, this Scott guy commented on my system and said that I could get way more bass with just a dual 18” ported sub from GSG, pairs with a Crown amp, and that I was “wasting my time with sealed subs in a home theater”. i replied tactfully and directly that I wasn’t looking for “the most” bass, but rather “the best” bass. This didn’t sit well with the bass guru, and he marshaled his minions to his defense. I don’t really care, and I am a firm believer in the accuracy and speed of sealed subs. Sure, ported subs have prodigious output at the tuned frequency, but well designed sealed subs just make me smile at all low frequencies….

Welcome - great to have you here with us!!!

Welcome - great story and good to have you here with us!!!