Acoustics

July 1, 2009

Audio Visual Installation

For most people, the procedure for audio visual installation is no more involved than taking their new plasma or LCD TV out of a massive box and plugging it into a home cinema system, clicking the “on” button and watching while the automatic setup program runs.

If you’ve bought a cheap home cinema system and TV that’s probably ok but to be reasonable to the makers, you should dedicate a bit of time to reading the installation instructions quite closely.

But who isn’t in a hurry at this moment!

Suppose however that you have purchased better quality AV kit and have an excellent quality high definition LCD or plasma display or even a projector then it is often worth getting a suitably qualified AV engineer to help you configure and set up your equipment so that you get a top quality audio and visual experience.

There is no point in owning top notch electronics and paying little attention to setting it up carefully. 

Careful AV installation does matter. It makes a big difference.

AV Installers are true experts in picture and sound calibration. They can help you get the best from your equipment using specialist technical equipment of their own. But if you are after a top quality AV installation and have a reasonably substantial budget then you should consider using an AV installer to help you specify the equipment you need in the first place. The ideal system should take into account the quality of the space and acoustics of your home cinema so that you get the cinema quality AV experience you want. Large rooms with high ceilings and hard reflective surfaces need entirely different settings on your amplifier than low rooms with plush carpets and curtains.

A qualified AV technician will explain how he works without boring and baffling you with technical jargon but never forget that the ultimate judge of your AV Installation is you yourself.

 

Filed under Beyond Random Ramblings by Arjuna

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December 22, 2008

Best Of Barcelona!

Situated by many apartments in barcelona, El Moog is a club in a small street in Raval, near to Las Ramblas, Carrer del Teatre 3. Entrance costs 9 euros without a drink. This club normally plays Electro, House, Minimal, Tech-house and Techno and this club is open everyday from midnight until 5 in the morning. The disco is popular with the nocturnal young people of Barcelona and the average age of the people that go there is about 23 years old.

Moog is spread across two floors: below there is Electro music and House and above, you can find a variety of Pop, with music from the 80s and 90s. The roof of the floor above is covered in mirrors, giving an impression of grandeur, but don’t be fooled by appearances, the truth is that Moog is a rather small club. Below, there is a surrealist feeling with a unique ambience and the acoustics definitely support the sound of the music.

Nearby the club there are lots of apartments barcelona and although the party goers of this club may be mainly tourists due to its location (near Las Ramblas), the ambient is very characteristic of Barcelona. El Moog is not the biggest club in the city, with a capacity of only 400, and for this reason the dancefloors are rather small; however, the intimacy of this ambience inside the club assures that the club is just like that of a mega club. The people there appear to be in their own little bubbles, far from the real world, enjoying the incomparable atmosphere of this disco.

Entry does not include a drink but the streets around El Moog are full of beer and samosa sellers on the street…you therefore you can always go for a beer before going into the club. A beer inside the club costs 4 euros, which is not that expensive, but you couldn’t say cheap drinks was a particular positive aspect of the club.

Filed under Travel and Leisure by Joshua

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