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baron
18-12-2011, 11:21
Here's some pictures of my Hi-Fi at Christmas. :christmas:
Apart from the tree, the main change is the speakers, I use the Tangent RS4's as the 63's are just too big. Also they are a bit of a liability with the grand children.http://theartofsound.net/images/smilies/fighting0025.gif


http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4048.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4046.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4045.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4044.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4043.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4040.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4038.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4037.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_4036.jpg

Anyway lets see what your system looks like at this time of year.
Merry christmas.:christmas::glug::cool::cocktail:

DSJR
18-12-2011, 11:47
You have RS4's, and they're still working??? Oh you lovely man :lol:

Both my systems have been boulderised and I'm getting no satisfaction from either at the moment. Fundamental rethink on the sources is called for and as soon as I'm able, I shall need to let Glenn fettle my preamp as the solid state alternatives I have show where tweaks are needed, but don't do as well elsewhere...

baron
18-12-2011, 12:19
You have RS4's, and they're still working??? Oh you lovely man :lol:
.

Yes I've had them since new, and they still sound good. I normally use them with my Sugden amp in the loft. I must get around to changing the caps the crossover sometime. :)

Spectral Morn
18-12-2011, 12:57
Really nice looking room there and I love the Shanling CD player. I had the loan of one for a few months (nearly 5 years ago) and I liked how it sounded, quite a bit but at the time I could not afford to buy one.

Happy Christmas to you Philip and have a very peaceful New Year

Regards D S D L

Tim
18-12-2011, 13:03
Anyway lets see what your system looks like at this time of year.
Hmmm, for me the same as any other time I'm afraid :o

But your room really does look warm and appealing, so thanks for sharing Philip - it even makes me feel a tad Christmassy, which is quite an achievement! ;)

baron
18-12-2011, 13:05
Happy Christmas to you Philip and have a very peaceful New Year

Regards D S D L

Cheer's Neil :cool:
And the same to you.

brian2957
18-12-2011, 19:38
Nice room Philip and a very nice setup . However I'm afraid SWMBO would

have a flying fit if I sat a pair of large speakers in the middle of the living

room . I suppose I can dream on . Same from me , have a happy and peaceful

Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

Brian.:)

DSJR
18-12-2011, 19:41
Ah, but they're on trolleys, so they can be wheeled out of the way when not in use :)

brian2957
18-12-2011, 19:43
I'd prefer if I could do that with the wife Dave . Good idea though . Detrimental

to sound ?

Tim
18-12-2011, 19:51
I'd prefer if I could do that with the wife Dave
:lolsign:

Alex_UK
18-12-2011, 20:24
Ah, but they're on trolleys, so they can be wheeled out of the way when not in use :)

Well that's true, but nowhere to wheel 'em, from the pics. My missus just about accepts my similar sized SP1's, though truth be told I'm sure they would all prefer no speakers! :eek:

brian2957
18-12-2011, 20:29
Mine's would stick them where the sun don't shine , and I don't mean the

cupboard.

Reid Malenfant
18-12-2011, 20:34
though truth be told I'm sure they would all prefer no speakers! :eek:
Or a Bose Lifestyle system :doh: :eek: :spew:

Marco
18-12-2011, 21:06
Ha.... Put your foot down and tell her who is boss, weenies!! :ner:

Great looking room, Phillip - a proper room, obviously shared by two people with similar interests, and clearly a mutual respect for each other, which is exactly how a marriage should be! I see WAY too many meek and subservient males on audio forums, seemingly under the thumb from the B.W.F.H....

Marco (whose wife loves big, kick-ass speakers, played loudly) :eyebrows:

Alex_UK
18-12-2011, 21:16
Marco (whose wife loves big, kick-ass speakers, played loudly) :eyebrows:

(as long as they are tucked away in a bedroom and not downstairs.) ;) Only joking, big guy! :)

Marco
18-12-2011, 21:21
Haha... Trust me, they'd be downstairs if there was room for them! ;)

The 15XRs, on Atacama stands, do nicely there to provide the tunes, either side of the log fire :)

Marco.

Batty
18-12-2011, 21:48
I have 4 pairs of speakers in the lounge at the moment, 1 pair of no-name mini bookshelves, a pair of Tamon bookshelves, some Realistic Optimus T110s (on stands) and the Howards. The wife hasn't complained. Lucky me.

baron
18-12-2011, 22:44
Thanks for the comments guys, here's some pictures of how it looks with the Quad 63's
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/P1010020.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_3417.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_0772.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_0038.jpg

brian2957
18-12-2011, 22:51
Ha.... Put your foot down and tell her who is boss, weenies!! :ner:

Great looking room, Phillip - a proper room, obviously shared by two people with similar interests, and clearly a mutual respect for each other, which is exactly how a marriage should be! I see WAY too many meek and subservient males on audio forums, seemingly under the thumb from the B.W.F.H....

Marco (whose wife loves big, kick-ass speakers, played loudly) :eyebrows:
LOL .If I wasn't such a meek and subservient soul I would take this as an

insult.;)

Marco
18-12-2011, 22:53
:lolsign:

Just gie her a malky and tell tae shut her geggy! :eyebrows:

Marco.

brian2957
18-12-2011, 23:02
Wee sleekit cowerin timerous beastie

Oh what a panics in thy breastie

Thou need na run awa sae hastie

Wi bickerin brattle

Ah wid be laithe tae run and chase thee

Wi murderin prattle.

Ring a bell ?

I'll put her on and you tell her tae shut her geggie.

brian2957
18-12-2011, 23:11
Thanks for the comments guys, here's some pictures of how it looks with the Quad 63's
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/P1010020.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_3417.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_0772.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk320/baron103/DSC_0038.jpg

Got to say Philip if I lived alone I would probably have something like this.

Looks fantastic , and probably sounds just as good.

Brian.

chris@panteg
18-12-2011, 23:22
I like the Quads , Merry Christmas .

Roy S
18-12-2011, 23:30
(Must be Xmas, Cliff's on the box & I keep getting pieces of brightly coloured cardboard through the post)

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/Lodger56/P1020058.jpg

baron
19-12-2011, 17:48
Nice looking system merry Christmas :)

Rare Bird
23-12-2011, 09:58
Laptop, DAC & a pair of headphones, pretty much what i do most my listerning with these days anyway. The old ferro stuff is just a fettish really, if i were to be honest i don't really have any time for.

alexthemusicbloke
23-12-2011, 22:20
Sorry for the terrible photos, but the port has got the better of me. :cool:

iTunes (mostly 44.1/16bit alas, but a bit of 88.2/24bit) -> RME Fireface 800 -> TC Electronic LevelPilot -> Adam A7s on SoundStyle something or other stands. Back with dad over the christmas break, the acoustics on this flat are far better than in my student house so I'm trying to enjoy it while I can...

Alex_UK
23-12-2011, 22:34
Looks a nice sized room to get the best from the system. :)


the port has got the better of me. :cool:

Is there any other way? :)

alexthemusicbloke
24-12-2011, 07:54
Looks a nice sized room to get the best from the system. :)
It definitely is - the low-end is just right, and extends deep enough for my taste. Fabulously three-dimensional image as well and so fast!


Is there any other way? :)
Luckily haven't finished the bottle yet!

chelsea
25-12-2011, 17:51
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd493/pilpil2/Picture061.jpg

jazzpiano
27-12-2011, 18:45
All of you may have seen this ad nauseum, but for me it's new:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

~Barry