Next step: Peel off the SBIR-addressing DIY traps fronting the jewel cases to see/hear what, if anything, happens. If there's no perceptible deterioration in audible performance, I'll report that here. Otherwise, no news is bad news, the front-wall photo will remain unchanged, and this thread will remain deathly quiet...
Until, at least, I take the next step after that: Peel off, one at a time, the 24"x24" absorbers that front the lowboy dresser to deal with its large reflective surface. If the removal of one or both of them does not degrade what I hear, I'll let you know.
In the meantime, I remain impressed with the palpable in-room presence, bass solidity, vocal and instrumental transparency, dynamic slam, transient quickness, and three-dimensionality with which the three-Aperture configuration has imbued decently-engineered recordings.
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Jim
Bedroom: Aurender N150, TEAC UD-505 (AKM version), EMIA Cu Elmaformer passive line stage, conrad-johnson MF2500, Paradigm Studio 20 v5. Shunyata Delta D6, Altaira CG hub. Shunyata Alpha XC, Delta NR v2, Alpha USB, Alpha and Venom CGC/SGC. Wireworld Eclipse 8 interconnect & speaker cables. Stillpoints footers, Butcher Block Acoustics maple platforms. Stillpoints and GIK acoustic panels.
Home Office:Windows 11 PC/JRiver 31, TEAC UD-501, Luminous Audio Technology Axiom II Walker Mod passive, conrad-johnson Sonographe SA-250, Paradigm SE-1. Shunyata Hydra (Original Version), Venom 10 NR. Wireworld Eclipse 7 interconnects. Blue Jeans speaker cable.
Living-Dining Room: Windows 11 Laptop/JRiver 29, Oppo BD-83, TEAC UD-501 DAC, SOTA Sapphire TT, Graham Slee Era Gold V, Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh MR-77, c-j Sonographe SC-25, c-j MF2500, Paradigm SE-3. Wireworld 8 IC, Blue Jeans SC. Shunyata Hydra 8 v.2, Shunyata Delta NR, Venom NR. GIK 244 bass & scatter-plate panels.
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