[Matt Marquardt]

Hello Tuneland



This is the first time that I've participated in any kind of online forum. Ive done plenty of reading here on Tuneland and elsewhere, but have never participated in part because I don't type and hunting and pecking takes time. Since tuning is as much art as it is science, I think it's important for people to share their experience and observations with others, so Ive decided to start my own system thread here on Tuneland.

My adventure in tuning began a little over three years ago. At this time I had already experimented extensively with the placement of speakers, subs, and listener(s) within my room. I had also done a lot of experimenting with traditional (absorptive) room treatments. I read every article on acoustics I could find, even read and re-read most of "The Master Handbook of Acoustics. No matter what I tried, I simply didn't like what absorption did to the sound.

Then I found an old magazine atticle (Widescreen Review september 1995) in which Michael Green was interviewed. Everything he said made so much sense to me, and I highly recommend reading this article to anyone who hasn't already.

I decided I had to try "roomtune" for myself, but then I ran into a problem. Since I was looking at a back issue of Widescreen Review, some of the information was out of date. Michael's products were no longer being distributed by the same company, and several internet searches came up empty. So, I decided to get creative. I already had plenty of absorptive material laying around, and a basic understanding of how roomtune worked, so, (without getting into ant DIY recipes) let's just say I made up my own (crude) version of a tune pak. Sure, they we're ugly, and of course wouldn't sound the same as the real thing, but they were only meant to give me some idea of what roomtunes would do. What they did was improve the sound dramatically. I immediately knew that this was the acoustics solution I had been looking for.

I continued to experiment with these treatments over the next year or so, and at some point decided to try another search. After all this Michael Green couldn't have disappeared into thin air, right? Bingo! This time I found Michael Green Audio .com. Tuneland didn't exhist at this time, but at least I was able to get my roomtunes and learn a little more about tuning and the audio trilogy.
Now, after literally hundreds of hours of experimentation, following the threads on Tuneland, and several telephone conversations with Michael and Bill (great guys by the way), I have finally placed an order and taken my next big step in this adventure:

Classic studio 6's (yes that's right 6's)
Custom tuning racks with various transfer devices, and magic wood kit
Sound shutters
Magic wood cable grounds
Picasso's interconnects
Bare essence speaker and sub cable

Am I "ready"? Oh you better believe it!

[Hiend1]

Hi Matt Marquardt,

Welcome to Tuneland

Me too same situation as you were. 8 years ago playing Roomtunes products then suddenly Michael just disappeared in thin air with a magic wand act Luckily me found him 1 year ago through extensively internet search with my friend I'm happy that he is back with more determination and drive to promote his new products and also educate people like us what is Audio Trilogy all about
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[Jim Bookhard]

Hi Matt,

Welcome to TuneLand. It is always helpful to start your own thread, not only for yourself, but also for others reading your thread. As you have probably read, every story of people who have migrated to tunable systems, while different and individual, has a lot in common in each of their adventures in finding The Tune.

I too bought the Master Handbook of Acoustics well over ten years ago and eventually threw it away after exhaustively studying it, applying its proposed solutions to room treatment, and finding that the application of absorption to rooms was futile in attempting to reach the goal of the highest quality in sound reproduction. Also, that book does not take any other aspect of the audio system into consideration. I also read other books and articles which were available on acoustics that were readily available to audiophiles and found them of little use in practical application also.

So, we hope you enjoy the site and don’t worry about your typing ability. That’s of little concern to us here. We are, however, interested in each member and what their goals are in building their systems. So, welcome and thanks for sharing your introductory story with us.
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[Michael Green]

Hi Matt,

Well, well. You’re finally here and I’ll bet already you can feel the excitement that comes from posting on TuneLand. This is where it is at. As I rest, in the back of my mind I am always thinking about TuneLand and the ongoing excitement that is always going on up here now. The best listeners from all over the world are gathering to take each other even further than they have been before.

Just so you folks know, Matt has done a great job in studying his room from a mode and nodal point of view. He's already one of those guys who have figured out the affect of everything in his room to the point of knowing every detail of everything in it. When he gets his new pieces, I’m sure the studies are going to start to be focused on the other parts of the trilogy. Watch out , this cat's going to go wild. His approach is methodical and guarded and each step I'm sure will be measured against what he has already learned on the acoustical end. This should be fun to watch.

Have a blast Matt . It's great to see you up here.
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Michael Green
MGA
Las Vegas,NV
702 368 7550
info@michaelgreenaudio.com

[Michael Green]

Hi Matt,

Here is the product that I told you about.



The AeroPlane works like a floor standing Sound Shutter.
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Michael Green
MGA
Las Vegas,NV
702 368 7550
info@michaelgreenaudio.com

[Roy]

Hi Michael,

I'm all ears!

Please tell us more about this devise.

Kind regards,

Roy

[Matt Marquardt]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your replies. I'm already starting to feel at home here. After all tuning has become a huge part of my life, so the thought of being able to discuss my results with other tunee's is intrigueing. My posts probably wont be quite as fast and furiuos as some of the others, but I do hope to contribute in a meaningful way as we all take this journey together.

You're right Michael there is a certain excitement that comes with posting here on tuneland, but what's even more exciting is the thought of playing with all my new toys. This is going to be a lot of fun!

By the way, I notice in my initial post I forgot to mention that along with my 6's I also purchased speaker stands and 5 point tuning boards to go with them. I hadn't originally planned to get the tuning boards, but michael sort of steered me towards them. After thinking about it a little more, I can see where they really are a necessary component, allowing me to control the transfer of mechanical energy draining out of the speaker. To skip the tuning boards, would be to skip part of the audio trilogy, so Im glad I got them as part of my package.

When I can I'll follow up with some pictures and a floor plan of my listening area. This will be fun to talk about and compare notes with you guys.

Thanks again for making me feel welcome here on tuneland!
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Matt Marquardt

[Matt Marquardt]

Hello tuneland,

So, now the work (and fun) begins! Ups delivered most of my new toys yesterday. I'm told the speakers will be another week or so, but that's fine because I'll have plenty of thigs to do in the meantime.

Everything looks great, and I can definately hear what you guys mean when you talk about rapping on these products, and hearing the range of harmonics produced by them. The sound I hear from these things is very much like what I hear from my acoustic guitar. How cool is that??? A shelf that sounds like a musical instrument!!!

Well, I'm off to do some assembling. I anticipate my system will be down for awhile, since all of my components will be getting the once over before I place them in the racks, and reconnect everything. I'll keep you all posted as to the progress.

Stay tuned...
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Matt Marquardt

[Michael Green]

Matt,

I'm so glad that you are starting to get things in. If you think they sound like instruments now, wait until they really start to cure. This is indeed going to be a lot of fun. Watching these systems being put together is so much fun for me.

Have a great time and don't forget to reset the nuts on your rack after 3 weeks. You will want to do this for about the first 6 months. It's kinda like resetting the strings every once in a while on a new guitar.
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Michael Green
MGA
Las Vegas,NV
702 368 7550
info@michaelgreenaudio.com

[Michael Green]

Hi Matt,

I grabbed your post from "degrees" and brought it over here in case you wanted to get specific.