System for the moment

[Seaharrier]

Couple of pictures of main music system - not allowed to combine the two by the better half. The A/V setup is at the other end of the room and an OTT computer music setup in the study.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff209/dart01magnum/DSC04886.jpg (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/dart01magnum/media/DSC04886.jpg.html)

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Currently re-building a Pink Triangle Export with a Roksan Tabrizi arm and AT33EV Cartridge to replace the LPT.



Cheers,

Chris.

[Dauntless]

Think you need to negotiate your Hi-Fi sovereignty with ' her indoors.'

[Macca]

Couldn't you mount the speakers any higher? ;)

I've never heard a full fat Cyrus system like that. Looks good, though. Why is the TT not on the top shelf? WAF?

[Seaharrier]

Unfortunately the positioning of the speakers and the record deck location are forced compromises that could have resulted in divorce if left as I wanted. I had some Wharfedale Pacific Evos on stands nicely positioned about 6 feet apart but was forced to remove them (now in garage). The record deck used to sit on the top of the stand with the ubiquitous PT pink lid - was in her eye line and caused a lot of hassle - so removed the lid and moved it down a level (hidden from sight by couch) - result - no more complaints.

The height of the speakers is less than ideal, however the sound is pretty decent, even sitting down (probably at its best sitting on a step ladder ;)). However as I grew up seeing bands at the Glasgow Apollo, it sort of reflects listening to the bands from the stalls - anyone of a similar vintage that attended gigs there knows what I mean.

[Yomanze]

It's amazing how many people have issues with this love of ours... shame that your other half can't get on with it. :P I guess that sign on top is passive aggressiveness about the 'mess'!!!

...guess I'm lucky that I already had all my gear before the girlfriend moved in. :D

Nice looking setup, shame about the speaker positioning as that system will be used nowhere near its potential with them sited like that.

[struth]

Tis often a bit of ocd. Tidy, or free from clutter. A lot of men are just as bad lol

[rmcin626]

The stage was very high at the Apollo

[agk]

Talk about ball and chain.

Nice boxes though man.

[hermit]

I'm still trying to understand why your tt is not ok but those vase things that are sitting on its shelf are somehow an improvement. Women perplex me greatly.

[petrat]

In the past, I've found that most 'normal' people like the music, but not the 'gubbins'. Given that all your kit seems to produce very little heat, have you considered putting it all in a discrete enclosed cabinet ... maybe placing in a back corner, out of line of sight of the main seating. Let your partner choose the cabinet, then she can't complain :D Another option then would be to move the cabinet into the hall, and lay long speaker cables under the carpets by the skirting boards.

[montesquieu]

Thankfully the wife allows me free rein in the living room ... since we met at a classical concert she is very much on-side on the importance of music in the house. We don't have a telly to take up space either which means the hifi is happily allowed to dominate the room.

The one time she put her foot down was my request to block up the door to the living room to accommodate a pair of Tannoy Autographs (the only way it could be done). There was still a side entrance from the kitchen but meant going through two extra doors (and the kitchen) to get there. :whistle:

[realysm42]

Lose the hag; best upgrade you can get.

[narabdela]

Women don't have souls. :beer:

[Macca]

Enough misogyny now. Everyone's life is a compromise. Except mine, obviously.

[Seaharrier]

Some interesting suggested solutions there - the floors are solid concrete so makes cable routing tricky. Interesting solution realysm42 but suspect that would cost me more than I'm willing to lose :)

Tv system sitting at the opposite side of a long(ish) room is a Samsung 4K 48" tv with a Yamaha YSP-900 soundbar and integrated stand - there is a Wharfedale diamond sub behind the unit. Got a HD Skybox, Samsung HD, Sony upscaling Bluray and an Oppo 103D all region Blu ray connected with QED HDMI cables. The picture quality is fantastic in 4K using the pre loaded HD and the Oppo upscales to 4K pretty well (the Sony is for the kids but I can feel a Panasonic 4K player making an appearance soon)


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