A real fire
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I'm Steve.
Essential element in the listening environment
A real fire
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I'm Richard.
Nice. But I believe a chimney is required.
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Cosy!
Sadly, the best place for my hifi gear to be sited is directly in front of the rather nice stone fireplace!
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Honest, I kid you not, this has been a HUGE theme in my marriage with Sue (6 years so far)
When we met, I had the TV in the fireplace (and a beer fridge in the corner of the lounge) - speakers either side of the fireplace, which fired the long axis of the room - spot on.
Astonishingly, and quite unreasonably, she insisted we put a log burner back in the fireplace - necessitating a compromise on the HiFi / Home Audio. But since when, she has got the bug.
For about 4 years now we have been looking for houses in France - and "where are the dogs going" and "where is the HiFi going" has been the main cause of grief. We have bought a place, which we both love, and spent ages trying to accommodate the fireplace and the HiFi. The solution - with full backing from SWMBO is we are going to REMOVE the HUGE fireplace, plaster over it, and put the HiFi there, and install a separate log burner in the corner of the room. Leaving a redundant chimney (handy for routing the cables through the loft to the rear AV speakers)
The fire / HiFi dilema is resolved!!
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The hi fi system should always be the priority in these situations. If it isn't then something has gone badly wrong with your life.
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And a nice Deco fireplace too.Originally Posted by mossy
A real fire
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When I installed central heating in our previous house, a similar fireplace was then used to house my valve power amp. I made a curved clear polycarbonate cover to protect it, and the heat vented up the chimney. I still have the amp, but no fireplace now, sadly. I guess I am old enough to feel a living room without a fireplace is somehow lacking.
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I've got two fireplaces in my living room.
One doesn't work and I've never tried the other one since it has a loudspeaker next to it.
Not much call at the moment anyway since it is warmer here now than it was for most of the 'summer'.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Richard.
You do have to show off, don't you?
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Canon Climatic mate, from 1973. Now that's a gas fire. It has fallen off the wall because the brackets have perished.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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