Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
1. New amp: xDuoo XD-05. This alone made me not sell the Ebonies. 2. Brainwavz pleather angle pads: I tried my zmf angle pads but i feel like the smaller opening of the Brainwavz keep the treble more balanced without the peaks. 3. Lawton tune-up: Now here is where the sound gets a little cleaner and the bass tightens just enough. I opted to not put the foam inside the cup. The reasoning is that the earpads I chose did not increase treble peaks. If I went with Lawton pads or my ZMF pads, I might opt to use the foam. 4. Foam rotation mod: Lawton mod made things a little recessed. I chose position "3/ #2" to open them up and it really worked. I tried this mod before and it barely made a difference in the sound. After the Lawton mod, this mod was definitely noticeable.
Here is the link to all the things above. Note: there is a cheaper alternative to the Lawton Tune-up which is in the Foam Rotation link. I have not tried it personally.
Brainwavz EarPads: https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Angled-Memory-Foam-Earpad/dp/B00ZY8PGJI Lawton tune-up: http://www.lawtonaudio.com/fostextuneupinstructions.html Foam Rotation Mod: https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/th-900-fostex-ez-simple-mods-and-other-fostex-dynamic-variants-x00-denon-more-bass-mid-soundstage-smooth-trebles.802704/