Post your audio gear / stereo setup

[HoffmanMyster]

I've been meaning to do this for awhile.   

We have a headphone thread, but nothing for stereo setups and complete listening rooms.

Here's my gear:

• Receiver - Harman/Kardon 730
• CD 1 - CDP-CX55 (50+1 changer)
• CD 2 - CDP-CX235 (200 changer, linked to other CD)
• Turntable - Pioneer PL-220
• Cassette - Sanyo RD 10
• 8-track (not pictured) - Panasonic

Listening Room by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Listening Room by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Listening Room by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Listening Room by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


Listening Room by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC04068 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr


DSC04079 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Old setup

P8190004 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Bonus shot of audio gear I used at the Cedar Cultural Center 

Cedar Cultural Center Board by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

[sethk_]

Logitech Speakers and Razer Kraken Pro #legitballin

[IvanIvanovich]

I like your record shelves Hoffman.

Too lazy to take some terrible phone pictures that wouldn't be worth posting anyway...
My sound set up revolves around my PC, since I mostly listen to digital files these days. I've got an audioengine N22 amp, orb speakers and a JBL/Harman Studio sub. But I do also vinyl and I have a Stanton T60 with a Behringer preamp with USB out.

[byker]

Next on my list of electronic upgrades is a nice set of speakers and then a vinyl player down the road. Right now I have basic logitech speakers. I have already started my vinyl collection with some limited edition pieces that I didn't want to miss out on, even though I can't play them

[Khers]

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[xredman]

Good stuff Hoffman! I'm still building my vinyl collection. My dad loves audio gear and has been collecting for quite some time. I thought I might share our set up because when I want to listen music and chill, this would be the place.

Here is our audio gear:







CD Players:

• Jolida JD 200
• Accuphase DD-70
• Unison Research Unico CDP (Off to repair)
• Rotel RDV-1040

Turntable:

• ProJect Debut Carbon White with Ortofon 2M Red

Phonostage:

• Clearaudio nano phono

DAC:

• Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC II

Preamps:

• Jolida JD-5T
• Audio Research LS5

Integrated Amps:

• Leben CS600
• Ayon Orion

Power Amps:

• Custom Tube Single Ended
• Proceed AMP3

Receiver:

• Marantz SR-19EX

Speakers:

• Harbeth P3ESR SE
• Kef XQ1
• B&W DM640i
• Dynaudio DM 2/8(Not pictured)

[CPTBadAss]

Please send me all your fire mixtapes.

[Sifo]

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Please send me all your fire mixtapes.

here u go





ain't got ****

[Photekq]

Old picture, but that's what I'm still using. Monitor Audio R252 + NAD 3130.

Project Essential II has been added though :

[DrHubblePhD]

JH13s with an 02 amp/dac and some audioengine 2+ (I think) for some casual listening 









Hoff still needs to help me get a turntable... 

[maddingo]

hi... if i post all my stuff I'm going to be here awhile... I love  me some vintage audio equipment.

my pride and joy is a Sony TA-N77ES / TA-E77ESD/TA-SDP-777ES/730ES/700ES stack in near mint condition i got at a G/W 1/2 sale $75 for all of it (oh yeah and a N110 amp also in the deal)

Speakers are JBL L1's I got at an estate sale a few years ago... excellent speakers:


PIC:


(blah blah blah...also in pic: speakers: MA Silver S1's, NHT SuperZero's, Advent /9's (broken sadly atm) Optimus Pro X44's , MK SX-7's and Mini Advents

amps on computer desk: Kenwood KR-V106R and a Pioneer SX-3600 and a little SMSL SA-S3

and FiiO E7K/E09K and of course my DT880 premium 250ohms headphones...oh right and one of my Hitachi PS-48 turntables (i have two of these).

[koalapear]

Modi 2 Uber->Bottlehead Crack w/ Speedball->HD650s


Old setup on desktop.


New dedicated listening station.

[hwood34]

right now just a lonely Modi. Maybe I'll actually get some headphones to go w/ it )

[Sed8op8]

JH13s with an 02 amp/dac and some audioengine 2+ (I think) for some casual listening 

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Hoff still needs to help me get a turntable... 

hey dr Hubble
How do you like the sound in those? Do you own any open over ear headphones you can compare them too?Senns, Beyerdynamic , Audio Technica etc

[durainello]

Cowon D2+ with Pico Amp and Whiplash Twag.


Recently re-shelled after old Shure Se535 cracked.

[byker]

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Cowon D2+ with Pico Amp and Whiplash Twag.

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Recently re-shelled after old Shure Se535 cracked.

You re-shelled your Se535s? How costly was it and how does it sound now?

[durainello]

Paid around 190 for re-shell, and $50 per side for additional faceplate. I'm not good in describing but it does sounds better as its deeper into my ear canel. You can check out at null-audio.com

[trenzafeeds]

consider this thread revived

[invisuu]

Oooh, THE thread where I become sad because I'm not rich.

I've got nothing but a pair of cans to take a photo of, so I'll have to make due with spectating this thread only. Keep the pictures coming guys

[Snowdog993]

I have several stereo systems. My favorite one is the system hooked up to this machine.  It has a pair of Bose 601 series II speakers and a pair of Venturi V52 bookshelf speakers.  Currently running a Pioneer A335 integrated amplifier (The Yamaha A1000 is broken, it took a serious fall....) with an ADC SoundShaper 20 Equalizer.  A Technics SLQ-200 semi-automatic Quartz-Field generator Direct Drive Turntable with an Audio-Technica PM9000 Dual-Magnet cartridge and an elliptical stylus.  (The Linear-Contact stylus tears up vinyl, so I went with an elliptical shortly thereafter.)
As far as listening to this system, it is bliss.  The imaging is spectacular, and there is no way to put it into words.  You have to hear it for yourself.

I also have a pair of Minimus-77's I resurrected from the dead when I discovered the woofers on them disintegrated and I had to find replacements for it.  I found a pair of replacement woofers for them that actually made them sound better than they were when they were new.  They are being used in an AV setup.

I have another project going on, which led me on a tangent to build a new speaker system which I really didn't plan.  When it's finished, I will be more than happy to talk about that.

There are a couple other systems I can go on about, but that's for another day.

[nguyenkimtam]

My audio gears  (

[lulustrife]

My audio gears  (

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wow~~ plehh ) hehe

[Snowdog993]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....



It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

[bazemk1979]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....

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It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

nice bro, nice!

[HoffmanMyster]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....

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It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

Nice.  :)  This will be a stereo setup, or part of something larger?  Either way, looking good.

[Snowdog993]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....

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It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

Nice.  :)  This will be a stereo setup, or part of something larger?  Either way, looking good.

It's kind of an experiment in a speaker build.  I hope everything works the way I planned.  I'll know when it's done.
Edit: I have a small snag, some parts I need are coming in next week.  I hate waiting!
What is suprising, is if I really wanted to, I could probably finish the build without the parts, just to see how it sounds.  I'll be patient and do it right, even though I am anxious as heck wanting to hear them!

[Evo_Spec]

Speakers: Fostex PM0.4 Studio Monitors
DAC/Amp: RATOC REX_A2496HA1


My headphones. This was after i finished making my headphone holders so i was testing headphone placements, i don't keep them out like this anymore. I now keep most of them in their original packaging in the closet


Except these two (though i'm trying to sell the C.O.P.'s because i don't use them anymore.

[rowdy]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....

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It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

Nice :)

I've always wanted some speakers that would impress the guys that put up Stonehenge.

[Snowdog993]

Hey Hoff!
I guess I can show everyone a work in progress....

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It will be finished next week or sooner....  I have almost all the parts I need now.

*Smile*

Nice :)

I've always wanted some speakers that would impress the guys that put up Stonehenge.

LOL!  The big question is can I really be patient enough to finish this right?  I am pretty sure it will work the way I planned.  We'll see.

[1swt2gs]

There's some nice stuff in here!

I don't have anything special, just a pair of KRK Rokit 8 G3's. I'll get to posting a picture first chance I get!

[Snowdog993]

Well, I am having some serious problems with the design.  It's not working exactly as I intended and I have to work with the low/mid pass.  It's going to be on the back-burner for a while now.  Awww.
Those poor guys at Stonehenge.

[SamirD]

Oooo...good stuff!

I don't have pics but love my AKG 240Ms that I've had from when they were still made in Austria.  Mine are still 600ohm. 

I also just a week ago turned on our original family Panasonic stereo/turntable/8-track with Thrusters speakers.  What shocks me is that they were bought right around when I was born, so they're as old as me and they still work!  Some of knobs were a bit crunchy but a couple of turns back and forth and the whole thing came back to life. 

[Snowdog993]

IT is ALIVE!  Holy Smoke!  They KICK HARD!  I just had to low-pass (80Hz) to the subwoofers and go full range pass through to the Alpine 6960's.  (No high-pass, totally unnecessary!)

I thought I would have to do everything over.  Duh, if it ain't broke, don't break it.

[SamirD]

Sweet, glad you got them kicking, literally!

[Snowdog993]

Well, I did finish and the system sounds incredible!  I guess if you see the picture, you can just imagine what it sounds like.



Edit: Getting the shot (1 out of 75) is next to impossible considering the lighting etc....

[bazemk1979]

Well, I did finish and the system sounds incredible!  I guess if you see the picture, you can just imagine what it sounds like.

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Edit: Getting the shot (1 out of 75) is next to impossible considering the lighting etc....

They look awesome dude, congratulation!

[livingspeedbump]

I've been meaning to do this for awhile.   

We have a headphone thread, but nothing for stereo setups and complete listening rooms.

Here's my gear:

• Receiver - Harman/Kardon 730
• CD 1 - CDP-CX55 (50+1 changer)
• CD 2 - CDP-CX235 (200 changer, linked to other CD)
• Turntable - Pioneer PL-220
• Cassette - Sanyo RD 10
• 8-track (not pictured) - Panasonic

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DSC04068 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

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DSC04079 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Old setup

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P8190004 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Bonus shot of audio gear I used at the Cedar Cultural Center 

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Cedar Cultural Center Board by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

hell yes. love how its all just kinda thrown around, shows it all gets lots of use.  :thumb:

[clochette]

great to see fellow audiophiles here...

HD700 for home listening

UM3x on the go

[HoffmanMyster]

Well, I did finish and the system sounds incredible!  I guess if you see the picture, you can just imagine what it sounds like.

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Edit: Getting the shot (1 out of 75) is next to impossible considering the lighting etc....

Nice!  Happy to see you got 'em up and running.  :D  I'd like to experience how it sounds, but of course that's not possible.  :P

hell yes. love how its all just kinda thrown around, shows it all gets lots of use.  :thumb:

Heck yeah!  I spend most of my time in that room, especially now that I've had to consolidate my computer room and video game room into my listening room after the move.  :O 

When we gonna get some pics of your badass setup, eh?

[livingspeedbump]

Well, I did finish and the system sounds incredible!  I guess if you see the picture, you can just imagine what it sounds like.

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Edit: Getting the shot (1 out of 75) is next to impossible considering the lighting etc....

Nice!  Happy to see you got 'em up and running.  :D  I'd like to experience how it sounds, but of course that's not possible.  :P

hell yes. love how its all just kinda thrown around, shows it all gets lots of use.  :thumb:

Heck yeah!  I spend most of my time in that room, especially now that I've had to consolidate my computer room and video game room into my listening room after the move.  :O 

When we gonna get some pics of your badass setup, eh?

In the midst of my "freakout: i own way too much ***" i got rid of my giant desk and am downgrading, as well as downgrading my stereo system. Will have to post next week when all is back up and running :D

[HoffmanMyster]

In the midst of my "freakout: i own way too much ***" i got rid of my giant desk and am downgrading, as well as downgrading my stereo system. Will have to post next week when all is back up and running

  Sad day.

[nguyenkimtam]

I've been meaning to do this for awhile.   

We have a headphone thread, but nothing for stereo setups and complete listening rooms.

Here's my gear:

• Receiver - Harman/Kardon 730
• CD 1 - CDP-CX55 (50+1 changer)
• CD 2 - CDP-CX235 (200 changer, linked to other CD)
• Turntable - Pioneer PL-220
• Cassette - Sanyo RD 10
• 8-track (not pictured) - Panasonic

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DSC04068 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

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DSC04079 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Old setup

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P8190004 by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Bonus shot of audio gear I used at the Cedar Cultural Center 

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Cedar Cultural Center Board by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

If i'm not wrong, that is B&W speaker right ?

[HoffmanMyster]

I've been meaning to do this for awhile.   

We have a headphone thread, but nothing for stereo setups and complete listening rooms.

Here's my gear:

• Receiver - Harman/Kardon 730
• CD 1 - CDP-CX55 (50+1 changer)
• CD 2 - CDP-CX235 (200 changer, linked to other CD)
• Turntable - Pioneer PL-220
• Cassette - Sanyo RD 10
• 8-track (not pictured) - Panasonic

If i not wrong, that is B&W speaker right ?

Correct.    I forgot to put those in the list of gear. 

[nguyenkimtam]

That's great, i love the B&W , actually i'm waiting for my 805 D3 , also headache about the setup to drive this speaker  .

[Snowdog993]

Nice!  Happy to see you got 'em up and running.    I'd like to experience how it sounds, but of course that's not possible. 

Well, if you could, you may experience 3 different aspects of how sound can be experienced.  Arena, Hall, and narrow field.  Each has it's own effect on the senses.  I like image the best of them all.  Nothing like hearing music being reproduced as it was intended by the artist.
It's a losing battle with new technology.  All I can do is let some people experience what I am talking about, and let them decide what they like.

"Wish you were here" is playing.

Shine on.

[SamirD]

I like image the best of them all.  Nothing like hearing music being reproduced as it was intended by the artist.

You know, this brings up an interesting point.

What does everyone like in terms of the equalization or 'shape' of their sound?  Do they like it a bit bass heavy, or sharped highs, or flat, or neutral, or naturalized?

Personally, I've been spoiled by working with a great sound engineer friend of mine.  He taught me to hear for things during mixdown and live productions--it's not easy.  But then again, we had great equipment as our tools--Sennheiser headphones, Mackie monitors, among the regular stuff like Shure sm58s.

My friend has a set of Mackie powering studio monitors at home for mixdown and that sound has become the reference by which I judge everything else now because of it 'untainted' and very 'true' sound.  My AKGs do the same.  But now everything else sounds so badly in comparison.

[Snowdog993]

I like image the best of them all.  Nothing like hearing music being reproduced as it was intended by the artist.

You know, this brings up an interesting point.

What does everyone like in terms of the equalization or 'shape' of their sound?  Do they like it a bit bass heavy, or sharped highs, or flat, or neutral, or naturalized?

Personally, I've been spoiled by working with a great sound engineer friend of mine.  He taught me to hear for things during mixdown and live productions--it's not easy.  But then again, we had great equipment as our tools--Sennheiser headphones, Mackie monitors, among the regular stuff like Shure sm58s.

My friend has a set of Mackie powering studio monitors at home for mixdown and that sound has become the reference by which I judge everything else now because of it 'untainted' and very 'true' sound.  My AKGs do the same.  But now everything else sounds so badly in comparison.

Having a great equalizer is a must.  You have to use them properly and adjust the sound to the environment your speakers are in.  If you prefer, you can bend the sound to your liking, however, you discover after time that maybe you are "drowning" out essential content.

This is important.

Take a song like "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart.  Listen to it however you like.  Then, as an experiment, turn everything FLAT.

Try it.

Then, depending on your environment, adjust your bass and treble frequency up and down until you reach that spot where the song goes full dimension.  (You'll know it when you hear it.)

That song was engineered brilliantly.  There are others, but it's a good example.

[dan002]

Yea... this should go in the headphone thread, but here's my R&R setup.

-Raspberry pi 2 with Hifiberry DAC pro (airplay)
-Shiit Lyr as amp
-Sanheisser HD 600 as headphones
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[HoffmanMyster]

I like image the best of them all.  Nothing like hearing music being reproduced as it was intended by the artist.

You know, this brings up an interesting point.

What does everyone like in terms of the equalization or 'shape' of their sound?  Do they like it a bit bass heavy, or sharped highs, or flat, or neutral, or naturalized?

Personally, I've been spoiled by working with a great sound engineer friend of mine.  He taught me to hear for things during mixdown and live productions--it's not easy.  But then again, we had great equipment as our tools--Sennheiser headphones, Mackie monitors, among the regular stuff like Shure sm58s.

My friend has a set of Mackie powering studio monitors at home for mixdown and that sound has become the reference by which I judge everything else now because of it 'untainted' and very 'true' sound.  My AKGs do the same.  But now everything else sounds so badly in comparison.

I always aim for a "flat" curve in terms of produced sound.  So similar to what snowdog mentioned, I'll adjust the EQ but only to compensate for the environment.  I may also mess with things if I "know" the mix is poor and I want to fix it.    (though almost universally, my attitude is to "listen to it as the artist intended")

I've also had great experiences learning from some experienced sound engineers (ran sound for a 5-12 piece band at a church - see the last pic in the OP ), which taught me a lot.  I don't claim to be an expert, but I do think it has helped me in my quest for better sound. 

[SamirD]

Ahh, not only have I found keyboard brethern, but sound brethern as well.  I love 'flat' and 'as the artist intended'.   

It drives me batty to hear the crap headphones with excess equalization that people are buying for $200.  I mean, if people want to throw away their money I guess its their prerogative, but at least give me some.

[SamirD]

Take a song like "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart.  Listen to it however you like.  Then, as an experiment, turn everything FLAT.

Try it.

Then, depending on your environment, adjust your bass and treble frequency up and down until you reach that spot where the song goes full dimension.  (You'll know it when you hear it.)

I'm going to have to try this at some point.  I'll have to find the CD somewhere as I'm sure youtube and whatnot have terrible compression that will destroy that full dimension.

[Snowdog993]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...



The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

[rowdy]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Do you find the TV that high up (near the top of the door frame) is awkward to watch?

[Snowdog993]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Do you find the TV that high up (near the top of the door frame) is awkward to watch?

Actually it's pretty good.  Especially when the lights are off and I'm playing a movie.  It's like being at a theater.  All I need are the drinks, popcorn and pizza!  It's awesome!

[SamirD]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Nice!

[rowdy]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Do you find the TV that high up (near the top of the door frame) is awkward to watch?

Actually it's pretty good.  Especially when the lights are off and I'm playing a movie.  It's like being at a theater.  All I need are the drinks, popcorn and pizza!  It's awesome!

Nice cinema if you can get pizza there :)

[Snowdog993]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Do you find the TV that high up (near the top of the door frame) is awkward to watch?

Actually it's pretty good.  Especially when the lights are off and I'm playing a movie.  It's like being at a theater.  All I need are the drinks, popcorn and pizza!  It's awesome!

Nice cinema if you can get pizza there :)

I had to measure Rowdy.  The TV is only 4 1/2" higher than it was when it was sitting on the subs.  There is no neck strain or anything at all when I watch it.  As far as the pizza is concerned, it's not delivery, it's DiGiorno!  (Sometimes delivery, admittedly)  Or some other frozen pizza like Tombstone or Totino's.  Whatever is there.  It's all good.

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I had to show you it may be an optical illusion by the angle of the picture.  The TV is actually about 1/2" below the door frame.

[SamirD]

After a little self-encouragement, I took to making the setup look a bit better...

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The picture is the only thing that appears level now!  Oh well.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Do you find the TV that high up (near the top of the door frame) is awkward to watch?

Actually it's pretty good.  Especially when the lights are off and I'm playing a movie.  It's like being at a theater.  All I need are the drinks, popcorn and pizza!  It's awesome!

Nice cinema if you can get pizza there :)

I had to measure Rowdy.  The TV is only 4 1/2" higher than it was when it was sitting on the subs.  There is no neck strain or anything at all when I watch it.  As far as the pizza is concerned, it's not delivery, it's DiGiorno!  (Sometimes delivery, admittedly)  Or some other frozen pizza like Tombstone or Totino's.  Whatever is there.  It's all good.

Wow, looks a lot higher even though it's not.

You need to try the www.screaminsicilian.com brand of frozen pizzas.  I used to only find them in MKE, but it looks like they've started distributing everywhere.  It's some real fresh goodness!

[dgneo]

Here's a brief history of my setups:

This was when I was living in my first apartment with my fiancee. The Polks I actually got for free from work at the time. They were going to be recycled, so I ended up taking them home, and the sounded wonderful! I still have these, however they currently sit and are not in use.



I picked up the B&W CM9's from work for a hell of a deal (1/2 off), and grabbed the Klipsch sub off Newegg on a Black Friday deal. I ended up selling the sub, as I also have a Mirage OmniS-10 sub that works really well.


At this time I had moved back in with my parents for a little while to save up some money. Found these pair of Vienna Acoustic Mozart Grand's at work for $300/pr (retail for ~$3000), as they were a bit beat up, and both tweeters were shot. I replaced both tweeters (~$150), so I managed to have an amazing set of speakers for a hell of a deal. I ended up selling these for a decent profit, however I still regret selling these, as they are still some of my favorite speakers I've heard.


This was my setup after selling the Vienna Acoustics, moving my PC out of my bedroom, and picked up a Music Hall mmf2.2-le turntable. I also ended up getting a Music Hall Acrylic Platter, Denon DL-110 Cartridge, Phono Box S, Speed Box S, and the Alchemist Record Clamp. It sings quite beautifully!


This was at my last apartment with my fiancee. I ended up picking up an Adcom GFA-555II Amp for the speakers, as the amp section on my Pioneer Elite receiver was shot. I've been using the Pioneer Elite as a pre-amp, and it's been working fantastically with the Amp.


I still need to take some pictures of my current setup, I hope to have that done soon! I've also got some Klipsch KG4's that I scored from my boss for free, since he was looking to clear out some space.

[Snowdog993]

I have the other systems too.  The "Gaming/TV" setup is what I use when I am watching my stuff and she's watching hers.  Of course I could play around with the game consoles with my son or watch him play something too.

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This thing has an RCA selector switch on the left side, which allows to switch between the Wii, PS/2, PS/3 and XBox 360.  On the right side is an RCA to HDMI 1080P upconverter.  Extremely helpful little gadget that allows me to utilize everything through the stereo too.
The Minimus-77's are on either side of the JVC RX-315 Receiver.  Just fine for the setup.
Below are the Wii, Cable Box, PS/2, Wireless Bridge, PS/3 and XBox 360.
The big-ol black block thing is just a Proficient S8 powered subwoofer. 
To the right is just a rack to hold the game cd's and dvd's for the consoles. 
It's practical and saves space.
Don't panic about the UFO's on the TV.

Edit: I should clean up the wiring here too.  Ugh!

[Snowdog993]

I still need to take some pictures of my current setup, I hope to have that done soon! I've also got some Klipsch KG4's that I scored from my boss for free, since he was looking to clear out some space.

[HoffmanMyster]

Here's a brief history of my setups:

This was when I was living in my first apartment with my fiancee. The Polks I actually got for free from work at the time. They were going to be recycled, so I ended up taking them home, and the sounded wonderful! I still have these, however they currently sit and are not in use.

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I picked up the B&W CM9's from work for a hell of a deal (1/2 off), and grabbed the Klipsch sub off Newegg on a Black Friday deal. I ended up selling the sub, as I also have a Mirage OmniS-10 sub that works really well.

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At this time I had moved back in with my parents for a little while to save up some money. Found these pair of Vienna Acoustic Mozart Grand's at work for $300/pr (retail for ~$3000), as they were a bit beat up, and both tweeters were shot. I replaced both tweeters (~$150), so I managed to have an amazing set of speakers for a hell of a deal. I ended up selling these for a decent profit, however I still regret selling these, as they are still some of my favorite speakers I've heard.

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This was my setup after selling the Vienna Acoustics, moving my PC out of my bedroom, and picked up a Music Hall mmf2.2-le turntable. I also ended up getting a Music Hall Acrylic Platter, Denon DL-110 Cartridge, Phono Box S, Speed Box S, and the Alchemist Record Clamp. It sings quite beautifully!

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This was at my last apartment with my fiancee. I ended up picking up an Adcom GFA-555II Amp for the speakers, as the amp section on my Pioneer Elite receiver was shot. I've been using the Pioneer Elite as a pre-amp, and it's been working fantastically with the Amp.

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I still need to take some pictures of my current setup, I hope to have that done soon! I've also got some Klipsch KG4's that I scored from my boss for free, since he was looking to clear out some space.

@.@   So good.

And here I am with my B&W 685's. 

[Jokrik]

My little turntable corner setup / writing desk

[rowdy]

My little turntable corner setup / writing desk

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I love your floor!

Reminisce - back when people really did have a separate desk just for writing stuff

[Snowdog993]

[HoffmanMyster]

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Discrete EQ for left/right channels?  You can't possibly need that, do you?  :))

[Snowdog993]

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Discrete EQ for left/right channels?  You can't possibly need that, do you?  :))

Doesn't everyone have one of them?  I do have one.

Edit: They really look cool too!  I wish I had more actually.  Very nice equipment.

The most useless equipment I had was the old ADC SA-1 Spectrum Analyzer I had.  There was an input but no output.  It worked, but not very well.  It didn't really do much even when I had signal going into it too.  I've seen spectrum analyzers that were really cool, that actually gave you real-time results.  Unfortunately, the ADC one was no good at all.

[rowdy]

I guess I can post this here - what I hope will be an upgrade to my small Logitech desktop speakers (with QFR for scale) ...

[Snowdog993]

I guess I can post this here - what I hope will be an upgrade to my small Logitech desktop speakers (with QFR for scale) ...

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I would call that an upgrade!  However, how are the condition of those speakers?  I had a big pair of MGA speakers like that, but the crossovers were shot on them, and the foam surrounds were going bad too.  It's not too hard to replace the drivers, just be sure to get the correct ones if you do.

Kinda reminds me of the "project" that I did.  I wound up spending a lot more money than I really initially planned on.  I'm not disappointed, but it did do a serious wallet hacking.  Do you have the other equipment to get it going Rowdy?

[rowdy]

I guess I can post this here - what I hope will be an upgrade to my small Logitech desktop speakers (with QFR for scale) ...

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I would call that an upgrade!  However, how are the condition of those speakers?  I had a big pair of MGA speakers like that, but the crossovers were shot on them, and the foam surrounds were going bad too.  It's not too hard to replace the drivers, just be sure to get the correct ones if you do.

Kinda reminds me of the "project" that I did.  I wound up spending a lot more money than I really initially planned on.  I'm not disappointed, but it did do a serious wallet hacking.  Do you have the other equipment to get it going Rowdy?

I have no idea!

Based on suggestions in my other thread, I've ordered an amp, I have a cable (or two), and it's just a case of seeing whether they actually work.

FWIW the amp cost more than the speakers )

[livingspeedbump]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

[dan002]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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What headphone amp is that? Have you tried the Shiit Lyr?

[HoffmanMyster]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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Moving to WI?  :-*

Setup looks really nice.  :)  But you need to stahp downsizing.  :'(

[livingspeedbump]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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Moving to WI?  :-*

Setup looks really nice.  :)  But you need to stahp downsizing.  :'(

Audio is really dangerous for me. After working in so many world class studios, I've been utterly spoiled when it comes to hearing music sound as good as it possibly can. I mean, I've heard some of the original Beatles 2 inch tapes in a 5+ million dollar room. For years I was really, really concerned with getting the best possible sound from my home stereo, but more than anything it was just never enough. I almost found myself disliking using my system with each new addition, because it really was just sub par to what I was used to. So downsizing with the intention of A)Being better with money and B)To get a system that's cost gives me more bang than buck has actually made me enjoy sitting around and listening to music more at home.

TL;DR - Now that I've stopped trying to compete with systems I have no business competing with has made home audio fun again. When I wanna blow my pants off, I'll go into a studio in the off hours, smoke a..pipe...and dissolve into the music.  :p

[HoffmanMyster]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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Moving to WI?  :-*

Setup looks really nice.  :)  But you need to stahp downsizing.  :'(

Audio is really dangerous for me. After working in so many world class studios, I've been utterly spoiled when it comes to hearing music sound as good as it possibly can. I mean, I've heard some of the original Beatles 2 inch tapes in a 5+ million dollar room. For years I was really, really concerned with getting the best possible sound from my home stereo, but more than anything it was just never enough. I almost found myself disliking using my system with each new addition, because it really was just sub par to what I was used to. So downsizing with the intention of A)Being better with money and B)To get a system that's cost gives me more bang than buck has actually made me enjoy sitting around and listening to music more at home.

TL;DR - Now that I've stopped trying to compete with systems I have no business competing with has made home audio fun again.

Makes sense.  I can respect that.  :P

When I wanna blow my pants off, I'll go into a studio in the off hours, smoke a..pipe...and dissolve into the music.  :p

Aaaaand, you'll take me with??  :3

[livingspeedbump]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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Moving to WI?  :-*

Setup looks really nice.  :)  But you need to stahp downsizing.  :'(

Audio is really dangerous for me. After working in so many world class studios, I've been utterly spoiled when it comes to hearing music sound as good as it possibly can. I mean, I've heard some of the original Beatles 2 inch tapes in a 5+ million dollar room. For years I was really, really concerned with getting the best possible sound from my home stereo, but more than anything it was just never enough. I almost found myself disliking using my system with each new addition, because it really was just sub par to what I was used to. So downsizing with the intention of A)Being better with money and B)To get a system that's cost gives me more bang than buck has actually made me enjoy sitting around and listening to music more at home.

TL;DR - Now that I've stopped trying to compete with systems I have no business competing with has made home audio fun again.

Makes sense.  I can respect that.  :P

When I wanna blow my pants off, I'll go into a studio in the off hours, smoke a..pipe...and dissolve into the music.  :p

Aaaaand, you'll take me with??  :3

Oh Yussss. I need to see if my buddies with a studio near Asheville are still doing their thing. If so we may need an extra day planned before the next meetup ;)

[HoffmanMyster]

When I wanna blow my pants off, I'll go into a studio in the off hours, smoke a..pipe...and dissolve into the music. 

Aaaaand, you'll take me with??  :3

Oh Yussss. I need to see if my buddies with a studio near Asheville are still doing their thing. If so we may need an extra day planned before the next meetup

Or maybe an extra week. 

[SamirD]

phase 1 of my extreme getting-ready-to-move downsizing.

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Lovely headphones!  Look like mine except they seem to be the low impedance version.

Audio is really dangerous for me. After working in so many world class studios, I've been utterly spoiled when it comes to hearing music sound as good as it possibly can. I mean, I've heard some of the original Beatles 2 inch tapes in a 5+ million dollar room. For years I was really, really concerned with getting the best possible sound from my home stereo, but more than anything it was just never enough. I almost found myself disliking using my system with each new addition, because it really was just sub par to what I was used to. So downsizing with the intention of A)Being better with money and B)To get a system that's cost gives me more bang than buck has actually made me enjoy sitting around and listening to music more at home.

TL;DR - Now that I've stopped trying to compete with systems I have no business competing with has made home audio fun again. When I wanna blow my pants off, I'll go into a studio in the off hours, smoke a..pipe...and dissolve into the music.  :p

OMG that had to be awesome to listen to!  I can only imagine how much more the fidelity is and how much more you can actually hear.  A good friend of mine got me hooked on good sound when I was working with him and now nothing sounds 'right' anymore.  I can still get into the music and enjoy it based on the content, but every time my wife puts music her iphone on I want to cringe--that's a line I have to draw on listening to tinny, horrible quality.

So when's the GH studio meet getaway happening?  ;D

[Snowdog993]

A slight improvement.  Used a pair of AIWA speakers for fill.  Very nice now.  Great for A/V experience.

[dgneo]

Here's a brief history of my setups:

This was when I was living in my first apartment with my fiancee. The Polks I actually got for free from work at the time. They were going to be recycled, so I ended up taking them home, and the sounded wonderful! I still have these, however they currently sit and are not in use.

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I picked up the B&W CM9's from work for a hell of a deal (1/2 off), and grabbed the Klipsch sub off Newegg on a Black Friday deal. I ended up selling the sub, as I also have a Mirage OmniS-10 sub that works really well.

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At this time I had moved back in with my parents for a little while to save up some money. Found these pair of Vienna Acoustic Mozart Grand's at work for $300/pr (retail for ~$3000), as they were a bit beat up, and both tweeters were shot. I replaced both tweeters (~$150), so I managed to have an amazing set of speakers for a hell of a deal. I ended up selling these for a decent profit, however I still regret selling these, as they are still some of my favorite speakers I've heard.

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This was my setup after selling the Vienna Acoustics, moving my PC out of my bedroom, and picked up a Music Hall mmf2.2-le turntable. I also ended up getting a Music Hall Acrylic Platter, Denon DL-110 Cartridge, Phono Box S, Speed Box S, and the Alchemist Record Clamp. It sings quite beautifully!

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This was at my last apartment with my fiancee. I ended up picking up an Adcom GFA-555II Amp for the speakers, as the amp section on my Pioneer Elite receiver was shot. I've been using the Pioneer Elite as a pre-amp, and it's been working fantastically with the Amp.

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I still need to take some pictures of my current setup, I hope to have that done soon! I've also got some Klipsch KG4's that I scored from my boss for free, since he was looking to clear out some space.

@.@   So good.

And here I am with my B&W 685's. 

Nothing wrong with the 685s! I actually almost bought those before deciding to splurge a little on the CM9s.

@livingspeedbump, SpeedBox and PhonoBox? Turntable Twins? I've got the same on mine!

Also, recently acquired an H.H. Scott 350a Stereo Tuner, and a Realistic SA-1001 Amplifier from my Grandpa. Haven't hooked them up yet, but they look brand spanking new.

[livingspeedbump]

@Djnego yup! Both of those and a Carbon Esprit. Its more than enough for me

[HoffmanMyster]

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[Bromono]

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Going to Austin to go to Ikea this weekend to grab a book shelf.

I also want to go check out some vinyl stores while I am there.

Should look good right next to my desk. =3

[HoffmanMyster]

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Going to Austin to go to Ikea this weekend to grab a book shelf.

I also want to go check out some vinyl stores while I am there.

Should look good right next to my desk. =3

Yeeeeeeee 

These Ikea shelves are great.  But I'm sure you don't need my opinion to tell you that. 

Be sure to post some pics after you get it all set up. 

[Bromono]

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Going to Austin to go to Ikea this weekend to grab a book shelf.

I also want to go check out some vinyl stores while I am there.

Should look good right next to my desk. =3

Yeeeeeeee 

These Ikea shelves are great.  But I'm sure you don't need my opinion to tell you that. 

Be sure to post some pics after you get it all set up. 

our collection has 3 o.o

But this is more of my girlfriends hobby then mine.

She is a huge music buff. So I let her do all the picking lol.

[HoffmanMyster]

our collection has 3 o.o

But this is more of my girlfriends hobby then mine.

She is a huge music buff. So I let her do all the picking lol.

LOL.  Better get started on the digging! 

What is she into?

[demik]

our collection has 3 o.o

But this is more of my girlfriends hobby then mine.

She is a huge music buff. So I let her do all the picking lol.

LOL.  Better get started on the digging! 

What is she into?

music would be my guess

[alienman82]

removed.

[Bromono]

our collection has 3 o.o

But this is more of my girlfriends hobby then mine.

She is a huge music buff. So I let her do all the picking lol.

LOL.  Better get started on the digging! 

What is she into?

music would be my guess

[dgneo]

Here's my current vinyl/basement setup:

[HoffmanMyster]

Here's my current vinyl/basement setup:

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Nice.  I want to come over and listen to some tunes.

[RabRhee]

Heres my final old setup, now very old.

Townshend Rock Reference, Excalibur tonearm, Koetsu Rosewood cartridge.
Michell Iso phono stage
Teac P1 Transport, D1 DAC
Michell Argo preamp, Michell Alecto Monoblocks
Celestion Kingston speakers.

I sold the record deck a while ago rather than put it into storage and risk damage, but it was a wonderful beast, better than any CD player I ever heard. The speakers are some weird composite that was supposed to be as sonically inert as possible, they stopped making it because it was very fragile.

Heres a few extremely potato pics of the last time it was all together. One day I may still return to the joys of extreme hi fi.

[noisyturtle]

For my home theater I use some Sony STR-KG700s I got from a Best Buy store closing in 2007 for only $80 because they were new but in a damaged box they had in the back of the store. They still sound great!

[dgneo]

Flipped everything 180, looks much better now. Also moved my LivingColor light down there as well. Many good times to be had here

[HoffmanMyster]

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Flipped everything 180, looks much better now. Also moved my LivingColor light down there as well. Many good times to be had here :D

Yes!  Now I want to come over even harder.

Really digging the vibes.  You just need...more...vinyl...

[dgneo]

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Flipped everything 180, looks much better now. Also moved my LivingColor light down there as well. Many good times to be had here :D

Yes!  Now I want to come over even harder.

Really digging the vibes.  You just need...more...vinyl...

Oh it'll happen, however before that even, I need to get my table in working order.  :'(

[HoffmanMyster]

Yes!  Now I want to come over even harder.

Really digging the vibes.  You just need...more...vinyl...

Oh it'll happen, however before that even, I need to get my table in working order. 

Yeah, that too.  :-/  Also wouldn't hurt to throw a CD player or tape deck into the mix, if you're into that. 

[dgneo]

Yes!  Now I want to come over even harder.

Really digging the vibes.  You just need...more...vinyl...

Oh it'll happen, however before that even, I need to get my table in working order. 

Yeah, that too.  :-/  Also wouldn't hurt to throw a CD player or tape deck into the mix, if you're into that. 

Thanks for reminding me! I've a CD player at my parents as well. Never really gotten into tapes honestly, but I may have a tape deck there too 

[livingspeedbump]

Not the normal post...

My home gear


And a few extras..

SSL 9000


Neve 88R

[HoffmanMyster]

Not the normal post...

My home gear

And a few extras..

SSL 9000

Neve 88R

Yes yes yes!  What's not normal about this post?    I posted a big ole mixing board in the OP. 

Loving your home setup.  Is that current? 

PS, who's the guy with the short beard in the second pic?

[rowdy]

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Flipped everything 180, looks much better now. Also moved my LivingColor light down there as well. Many good times to be had here :D

Sort of person that might flip a space bar ...

[Capnmycraw]

Take a song like "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart.  Listen to it however you like.  Then, as an experiment, turn everything FLAT.

Try it.

Then, depending on your environment, adjust your bass and treble frequency up and down until you reach that spot where the song goes full dimension.  (You'll know it when you hear it.)

I'm going to have to try this at some point.  I'll have to find the CD somewhere as I'm sure youtube and whatnot have terrible compression that will destroy that full dimension.

I need a good FLAC media server.  Any recommendations?

[Bromono]

Alright need your help / recommendations.

About to finally buy my record player. I decided to go with this: https://store.uturnaudio.com/products/orbit-builder

So my question.

How do I get this working with my current setup. I know I am probably going to possibly need to buy a new receiver.

Currently I have 2 JBL self powered monitors, a self powered sub, A schiit stack but not the ubers, so I have a switch to cycle between my speakers and headphones.

My switch only supports 2 at a time. I am thinking I can probably get the record player with its own preamp and then see if I can find a 3 cycle switch.

What do you guys think is the best option?

Edit: I also socred a sweet sony receiver over the weekend for super cheap. Ill upload pictures when I get home. I was thinking of maybe integrating that into the setup.

[HoffmanMyster]

Currently I have 2 JBL self powered monitors, a self powered sub, A schiit stack but not the ubers, so I have a switch to cycle between my speakers and headphones.

My switch only supports 2 at a time. I am thinking I can probably get the record player with its own preamp and then see if I can find a 3 cycle switch.

What do you guys think is the best option?

Edit: I also socred a sweet sony receiver over the weekend for super cheap. Ill upload pictures when I get home. I was thinking of maybe integrating that into the setup.

What's your current setup re: low-pass filter?  Since you're already using a switch it might be easiest to just pop the turntable in as another input (with a preamp) and just treat it as another input however you currently have it setup.  I don't have the most experience with active speaker setups though so don't take my word as gospel.   

The other sensible option is to hook up the receiver but then you'll have issues using that with the active speakers you have, and would overall (IMHO) be a more involved transition.  But again, would be best to get some input from the others to have a proper discussion.

[HoffmanMyster]

Holy necro, Batman - we're bringing this one back! I've come a long way since the dingy basement in the OP, wanted to share the current setup. Let's see what y'all are rocking too!

[TacticalCoder]

Holy necro, Batman - we're bringing this one back! I've come a long way since the dingy basement in the OP, wanted to share the current setup. Let's see what y'all are rocking too!

Holy necro, Batman!  Indeed!

Quite a nice vinyl collection you've got there!  Can't post pic as I'm not in the country where my audio gear is located.  I'm still using physical discs too, but they're CDs.  And then I'm not really using them: I'm ripping them and storing them, and listening from the ripped digital files.  Still rocking my same setup since years: floorstanding loudspeakers (DALI Zensor 7), Cambridge Audio amp, Cambridge Audio DAC.