The loudspeaker position that changes a bass note
A bass note can change when a speaker or chair moves, because room modes and wall reflections alter what reaches the listener. The cure depends on which path caused the change.
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What a record stylus meets inside the groove
A record groove is a moving, modulated surface, not a line of printed notes. The stylus meets two walls, the limits of its own shape, and whatever wear or dust playback has left there.
You spent a fortune on speakers and missed the bass line
The speakers were positioned with great care. The cables had been discussed. The chair had moved several times. We played a track I knew well, and halfway through I realized I had been talking about
Your second screen is ruining album night
I sat down to hear an album and discovered I was also checking a message, reading a headline and deciding whether a photograph deserved a response. The album became the sound accompanying several other activities.
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