Love your room and setup Man.
Top work!
Don't be discouraged,
assume everyone see's what you post.
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Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,663
I'm Gary.
Love your room and setup Man.
Top work!
Don't be discouraged,
assume everyone see's what you post.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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Location: Winter Haven, FL, USA
Posts: 606
I'm Charles.
Not discouraged at all. Just not too thrilled with the lack of activity on this site.
I have plenty of other forums that have a lot more action on them.
Preamp | Amplifier: Pass Labs XP-20 | Odyssey Stratos Monoblocks
Analogue Sources: Nakamichi DR-1 | Technics SL-1700MK2
DAC | Digital Sources: Auralic Altair G1 | JVC XL-Z411
Speakers | Subwoofers: Magnepan 1.7i | SVS PB-1000 Pro x 2
Power Conditioning: Blue Circle Audio | Monster HTS 5000
Cables: Wireworld | Pangea Audio | AudioQuest
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Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 14,742
I'm Steve.
How you getting on with those subs Charles? SVS has been on my radar for a while...
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 1,403
I'm John.
Lovely room and system Charles, appreciate the photos.
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Location: Romford
Posts: 11,086
I'm sorted.
One of the main forum catalysts is currently on the missing list (Marco) so that's slowed things down noticeably.Originally Posted by cube-tube
Awesome system and room you have there and I wouldn't worry about the lack of plaudits my own gallery thread has suffered with a few tumbleweed moments, sometimes people just have nothing to add to what's been said & there's no 'like' button
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Location: Suffolk
Posts: 1,998
I'm guy.
Quite so, I would like a "like" button because I'm a lazy sodOne of the main forum catalysts is currently on the missing list (Marco) so that's slowed things down noticeably.
Awesome system and room you have there and I wouldn't worry about the lack of plaudits my own gallery thread has suffered with a few tumbleweed moments, sometimes people just have nothing to add to what's been said & there's no 'like' button
Cool room, at first I couldn't work out what type of flooring you have Charles. Last couple of photo's seem to show that it is wood - I'm interested because I have recently had engineered Oak flooring laid. I was all set to get a rug to put in front of the speakers, like you have, but have found that I like the sound as it is.
LP12, Ittok (black), DV10X5, NVA Phono 2 (twin supply), NVAP50, Art Audio Quintet 15w power amp, NVA LS5 cable, Rega Ela mk1's.
Sony CDP XB930.
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Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,882
I'm Lawrence.
A while ago I saw a system thread where the OP asked people to stop commenting as it was "his" thread, so it takes all sorts. The main thing is we all get on with each other and accept each others' foibles which can be a lack of posting, over posting, taking things too seriously, or not seriously enough.
Anyway I enjoy looking at the development of your system but don't necessarily feel the need to comment. Now I know you'd like a bit of feedback I'll try to be more vocal.
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Location: Winter Haven, FL, USA
Posts: 606
I'm Charles.
They're coming along quite well actually. Finally got around to using REW again... It's been a few years since I used it last.
Spent the past five plus hours playing around with REW and my new Dayton Audio UMM-6 mic, attempting to dial in my system. I'll be the first to admit this room is in need of some major help.
The GR-Research X-Statik's create a huge peak at 74Hz. Keep in mind, these are sealed loudspeakers, and positioned 6' in front of the front wall and just over 3' from the side walls. Even when just by themselves, there's a huge hole that shows up between 35Hz to 50Hz! In any of the other rooms I've had these speakers in over the past 13 years, I've never seem huge peaks and dips like this before.
With the subs active, there's still a huge hole at 43Hz. Also, to help reduce that hole, I had to move the subs back towards the front wall. They are only about 1.5' away from the wall now, instead of the near 6' they were previously when positioned along side the mains. To get a smoother, cleaner transition from the subs to the mains, I had to cross the subs over at 72Hz with a 24dB slope, then dial them in with phase adjustments.
Whenever I get more time, I'll set everything up again and do some more measurements and tuning. It certainly doesn't look good on paper, but there is a vast improvement in overall sound quality over just the "throw them in and tune by ear" method I did when I got these subs. Which is also how I've been listening to them for the past couple months that I've owned them now.
Anyway, a few graphs to chat over...
Mains by themselves...
With subs...
The two above combined, and limited to 200Hz...
Preamp | Amplifier: Pass Labs XP-20 | Odyssey Stratos Monoblocks
Analogue Sources: Nakamichi DR-1 | Technics SL-1700MK2
DAC | Digital Sources: Auralic Altair G1 | JVC XL-Z411
Speakers | Subwoofers: Magnepan 1.7i | SVS PB-1000 Pro x 2
Power Conditioning: Blue Circle Audio | Monster HTS 5000
Cables: Wireworld | Pangea Audio | AudioQuest
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Location: Winter Haven, FL, USA
Posts: 606
I'm Charles.
Changed things up once again... Now running a pair of Revel Concerta2 M16's and my old AudioQuest CV-8 speaker cables.
Preamp | Amplifier: Pass Labs XP-20 | Odyssey Stratos Monoblocks
Analogue Sources: Nakamichi DR-1 | Technics SL-1700MK2
DAC | Digital Sources: Auralic Altair G1 | JVC XL-Z411
Speakers | Subwoofers: Magnepan 1.7i | SVS PB-1000 Pro x 2
Power Conditioning: Blue Circle Audio | Monster HTS 5000
Cables: Wireworld | Pangea Audio | AudioQuest
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Location: Rotorua NZ
Posts: 358
I'm Peter.
Very nice looking listening room and system,
cute cat too
TT: Pro-ject 1.2, Ortofon Blue
Phono stage: Muffsy
Cd: Linn Karik
Dac: Denafrips Ares II
Amps: Pre: EleKit TU-8500, Power: Cambridge Audio Azur 651W
Speakers: Chario Hiper Tower 2000
Cables: Linn, Straight Wire & Chord Clearways
Headphones:PC, Ifi Zen Air, Sennheiser HD450 & HD569
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