Archive through June 10, 2008
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 823 Registered: Feb-07 | The latest setup with the new Brystons (and the crappy Pioneer).  |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10029 Registered: Dec-04 | Good pic, and thanks David. Rush will roll tonight... |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 824 Registered: Feb-07 | ...and the scotch will pour? |
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Gold Member Username: My_rantzAustralia Post Number: 1894 Registered: Nov-05 | Some nice pics and systems guys. There's quite a diverse collection of kits appearing on this thread. God save the music - well it sure seems we're trying. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10032 Registered: Dec-04 | Dave, I be up at 5 tomorrow, the redhead will likely wake me at 1 after nightshift, and I am headed to Atlanta tomorrow am... So yeah, maybe just one... with the Rush.Pemanent waves master disc With a twist of throttle on the box again. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1343 Registered: Jun-07 | lol thats for sure M.R. David, sweet layout, and glad to see you got a nice looking stand. Good stuff. Nuck- Back at it, right on. Cant wait to see those big Classe amps again. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10035 Registered: Dec-04 | Thanks, Nick. The pics are in progress..just like Mike's fish dinner, LOL! It kinda looks like I had envisioned my X's lawyer.. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1346 Registered: Jun-07 | LOL mmm Fish. One big difference from our Rigs and X's, Nuck. We like what we are hearing from our Rigs. X's?? ErrRRRr not so much. lol The uglier the setup, the better it usually sounds. Besides, I don't care where you stick those Classe's, they'll make sweet music anywhere you put them |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2618 Registered: May-05 | David, Great stuff. There's no shame in the Pioneer game. Yeah, it may not be the very best solution out there. But right now in your room, I'm pretty sure your system is singing. There's always 'better' out there. Enjoy what you've got until you can comfortably do better. Its a journey, not a destination. |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 826 Registered: Feb-07 | Thanks Stu, I'm actually pretty happy with my setup right now. I realize the Pioneer isn't the greatest source, but for listening to music it's ok, and for watching movies it's actually great. I agree with the journey part. The next thing is to ditch el cheapo Toshiba SD player and get myself a half decent blu-ray. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1348 Registered: Jun-07 | "Great stuff. There's no shame in the Pioneer game. Yeah, it may not be the very best solution out there. But right now in your room, I'm pretty sure your system is singing. There's always 'better' out there. Enjoy what you've got until you can comfortably do better. Its a journey, not a destination." So True. Well said Stu my man. "The next thing is to ditch el cheapo Toshiba SD player and get myself a half decent blu-ray" By far the best investment for movie enjoyment I have made to date. The difference will blow you away David. Not only for video quality, but audio quality as well. Do your homework before buying one though. Have fun with it. Cheers. |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 827 Registered: Feb-07 | I actually bought a Sharp BD player back before Christmas, but I returned it. Was "problematic", to be kind. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6659 Registered: Feb-05 | Very cool pics Bvan and David...I'd have been fooled with the Nuck/Fish pic if only there were a beer belly there...lol! Love that pic of the Bryston Stu...I just love the look of that amp. |
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Silver Member Username: BvanPost Number: 300 Registered: Jun-05 | Christopher Thats a tough one. One of the more apparent things about the sound, if you were coming from conventional box speakers, would be the bass. Dipole bass is to my ear a lot cleaner and more realistic sounding. The other would be these speakers spacial presentation. To use an analogy, you know those 3D prints where you stare at them for a few minutes an all of a sudden it becomes 3D and then you can relax and look around in the 3D space, well its sort of like that with these speaker, probably do to their point source nature as much as their dipole nature. But the with a rear wave and with speakers well out into the room they also have the ability to image very deep. I've come to these coaxials after a few proper single driver open baffles as well as pseudo full range box speakers (Zu) and find the coaxial arrangement to be the best compromise i.e I'd take a very high quality crossover to the limited bandwidth of a full range driver. These particular Hawthorne drivers, the Sterling version of the Silver Iris arent cheap but they are exceptional. Apart from making music that sounds more like music than anything else I have ever heard they also tick all the hifi boxes like detail, transparency etc. And their scale and pure effortlessness on large scale dynamic music is something to behold. Dont like to sound like a proselytizer but they get me really exited. I've just finished a few month stint working in a fairly decent hifi store and not even the Monitor Audio Platinums or Tannoy coaxials left me with a seconds doubt as to what I would want to live with. Would hope more people could hear these or similar designs. If you come upon the Jamo 909 have a listen, then imagine those but with better imaging and you'll come close. cheers b |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1349 Registered: Jun-07 | "I actually bought a Sharp BD player back before Christmas, but I returned it. Was "problematic", to be kind" Oh yeah the first gen Sharp had problems up the ying yang, but the new one is much improved. Look for the new Sony's, and probably still the best overall for pic and sound, the Pioneer Elite. |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2619 Registered: May-05 | "Dont like to sound like a proselytizer but they get me really exited." And that's what is all about, b. If it doesn't excite or move you, what's the point? |
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Gold Member Username: My_rantzAustralia Post Number: 1896 Registered: Nov-05 | Getting off topic here but one point: Look for the new Sony's, and probably still the best overall for pic and sound, the Pioneer Elite. If your receiver/processor doesn't have the hi-rez codecs (Doldy True HD, DTS HD & DTS HD Master) then I'd go for a player that has these decoders onboard and not just the streaming ability. The Panasonic BD10a was the only one available here that bhad these (except DTS HD Master) when I purchased ours. Otherwise, if you want the great sound, a new receiver/processor will be required also - $$$$$$$$$$ |
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Gold Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 2226 Registered: Feb-04 | https://www.ecoustics.com/cgi-bin/bbs/show.pl?tpc=34579&post=1506751#POST150675 1 |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1353 Registered: Jun-07 | "If your receiver/processor doesn't have the hi-rez codecs (Doldy True HD, DTS HD & DTS HD Master) then I'd go for a player that has these decoders onboard and not just the streaming ability. The Panasonic BD10a was the only one available here that bhad these (except DTS HD Master) when I purchased ours." The new Sony(more expensive one) and the new Pioneer Elite blu-ray players do all that and might even wash the dishes from time to time. lol. |
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Gold Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 2227 Registered: Feb-04 | "The new Sony(more expensive one) and the new Pioneer Elite blu-ray players do all that and might even wash the dishes from time to time. lol." In addition, there will be the Panasonic PDMP-BD50, which may be available before the Sony 550 or the Elite model. The dishes I can take care of, but it would be nice if these new players didn't need some complicated firmware upgrade to work properly.  |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1354 Registered: Jun-07 | LOL I hear ya on that one John. My BDP-S1 took not one...not two...but THREE firmware upgrades before it handled the codecs. lol Im a technical guy, so I figured it out. But I even had to make a bootable cd that the player would detect and send it to my dealer, as they couldn't even figure it out. Lets hope no more firmware upgrades are needed for any players.lol Cheers. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10039 Registered: Dec-04 | Seems a PITA to me.... |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1356 Registered: Jun-07 | yeah, but works perfectly now. My Player was the first Sony Blu Ray player that retailed for 1499.99 when it came out. It basically played blu-ray movies and that was it.lol. When I bought it the second gen firmware was out, and then two weeks later the third and final firmware came out. Took me about 10 minutes to flash it and its been a perfect machine since. And does all the HD audio crap itself, which is perfect since my receiver doesn't. |
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Gold Member Username: My_rantzAustralia Post Number: 1899 Registered: Nov-05 | Fair enough Nick. It seems in this country we are always last to get the new models of anything. Be nice if they did wash the dishes though! |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1357 Registered: Jun-07 | lol sure would be. My new place comes with a dish washer. Loading it would still be nice. |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithCanada Post Number: 2156 Registered: Feb-04 | Nice pics guys. I'll post some too after I get my basement finished (in about a year!). Pictures with old (and soon to be disposed-of) stained carpets and unplastered sheet-rock are not very appealing. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10040 Registered: Dec-04 | Hiya Peter! Where have you been? |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6661 Registered: Feb-05 | Mista G whaddup! |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 108 Registered: Nov-07 | Dave Mitchell Great looking setup. Where did you get your racks from? They look alot like IKEA bedside tables. Do you find the wood provides better sound than metal or glass platforms? |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 831 Registered: Feb-07 | They're actually cheap stackable, modular shelving units from Canadian Tire! I think they cost me maybe $40 each (I have 2 stacked). The only problem I've found is that there is a thin fibre-board back to it that you nail in with small tacks. One of my subs is right beside the unit, which caused the fibre-board to oscillate like crazy. So I ripped the back off and used some metal strapping in an "X" instead (the fibre-board helped add rigidity to the shelf). Problem solved. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 109 Registered: Nov-07 | Cool. The IKEA stands are about $30 each. Small investment if it can improve the sound a bit. Thanks. |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2622 Registered: May-05 | Ed, The Naim guys love the Ikea Corras and Lack stuff for component racks. They're also dirt cheap. My Naim dealer recommends the Ikea stuff if money is tight, and the Naim Fraim for people who's budget can swing it. They say the Ikea stuff outperforms just about anything else, regardless of price. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 110 Registered: Nov-07 | I may have to pick one up this weekend. Would it be matter if I used 3 or 4 spikes on the bottom? |
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Silver Member Username: LuxendelGondelsheim, Baden-Württe... Germany Post Number: 172 Registered: Oct-07 | "The Naim guys love the Ikea Corras and Lack stuff for component racks. They're also dirt cheap. My Naim dealer recommends the Ikea stuff if money is tight, and the Naim Fraim for people who's budget can swing it. They say the Ikea stuff outperforms just about anything else, regardless of price." I got the sequel of the famous Corras... http://www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/90120545 I am very impressed. For 19€ very very good value for money... I put 3 spikes on the bottom. 2 front corners, 1 back center. VERY stable!!!! |
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Silver Member Username: BvanPost Number: 301 Registered: Jun-05 | http://users.adelphia.net/~dbcraw/rack/index.html i built a version of this flexirack. cheap and supposed to sound good. very easy to customize the number and heights of shelves. Onl change I made was to anglegrind the bottom of the steel rods into spikes, and spray the bottom sides of each 1" mdf shelf with automotive vibration dampening stuff. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 111 Registered: Nov-07 | "Nice pics guys. I'll post some too after I get my basement finished (in about a year!). Pictures with old (and soon to be disposed-of) stained carpets and unplastered sheet-rock are not very appealing." Hey P Galbraith, make sure you take some of the bad anyway. It will make a great before/after album once your basement is all done up. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10045 Registered: Dec-04 | Geez, and I am gonna buy a house just like that! Sigh... |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithCanada Post Number: 2157 Registered: Feb-04 | Hi Nuck, Art, Ed, others, Good point Ed. When I get on the verge of starting, I'll take some before shots. Actually, I have kinda started. I'm wiring up some lights and temporarily securing them to the rafters. Then a few walls and doors go up, then plastering, then paint, then suspended ceiling, then flooring, then moldings. It's going to be a long process. I see lots of new people on the forum. That's a good sign. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6694 Registered: Feb-05 | Then there's still us old timers...but hey we're in it for the long haul... |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithCanada Post Number: 2158 Registered: Feb-04 | And Nuck with 10000+ posts! I remember when he was a newbie! All the way up to 17C today. Snow is melting like crazy, finally. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 113 Registered: Nov-07 | P, are you using your existing equipment or are you revamping and going with new stuff in the renovated area? Maybe I can learn enough around here to make it to 1000 meaningful posts..... |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithCanada Post Number: 2159 Registered: Feb-04 | Ed, Mixed bag. It'll be an HT room but also pulls stereo duty. I'll be upgrading the 52-inch (non-HD) RPTV to about the same diameter LCD. That means HDMI, and an upgrade to an HDMI-capable receiver, and then blue-ray as soon as the local video rental place has some in stock that we can rent. A while later, I will likely add a screen and projector for movie-viewing. But I'm keeping my speakers. I just want to swap some of their roles (moving a surround speaker to center duty), but that means some clever design to hold the bulky 100-lbs future center channel up above the future TV. But before all that, there's a support beam in the middle of the room that has to be moved! And I have no idea how much that is going to cost. I'm hoping that it won't be prohibitive. Lots of stuff to think about... |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 114 Registered: Nov-07 | P. G. Can't wait to see how things turn out for you. I'm always looking for ideas since I will (hopefully) buying a new house next year. Maye I will get a dedicated HT/listening room afterall. |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithCanada Post Number: 2164 Registered: Feb-04 | A dedicated listening room is great if you have speakers that must be placed away from walls, well into the room (not my case, but still). It keeps the wife happy. A dedicated HT room is great for the whole family. |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 16 Registered: Apr-08 | Ive never felt the need for an "audiophile" home theater system. And until now I have always integrated my 2 channel and HT systems. I am almost done setting up my new dedicated Naim system for 2 channel. So the below will be my HT. Here is my budget 2/5.1 Channel system. All soon to change when my new Naim speakers arrive. Pictures upcoming. But as it stands now... Vizio LCD HDTV Motorola HD-DVR Cable Box Adcom GFA 5300 Amplifier(for Fronts) Yamaha HTR 5960 Receiver Cheap Phillips DVD Player Energy Pro Series 4.5 (Fronts) Energy C-C100 (Center) Energy C-50 (Surrounds) Energy S8.3 (Subwoofer) Dell Tower for PC Audio (FLAC) to TOSlink to Yamaha. Harmony 720 Remote Salamander Archetype rack.   |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6745 Registered: Feb-05 | Very nice Patrick... |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 17 Registered: Apr-08 | Thanks Art. If you are ever in Bend....... I have a spare bedroom and will have some All Naim Gear for you to hear! Im not exactly sure how all of this will play out when my new speakers arrive. Things are definitely going to change though. I think I will need to use that rack for my Naim boxes. Now, 2 sets of fronts (both floorstanders). But then, what to do with the yammy and center speaker? I guess there are bigger problems. I am trying to keep things live-in girl-friend compliant. So taking up 2 walls might not be an option. We'll see. More pics of new set-ups to come in one week! |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 117 Registered: Nov-07 | Sweet setup Patrick. Welcome to the Naim family. Which pieces are you adding for your 2 ch setup? Enjoy your new sounds. Ed |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 18 Registered: Apr-08 | Thanks for the welcome!!! I have a 102/180. Waiting on some s/h Arivas and NACA to arrive UPS. Should be here next week. Beresford DAC, which I am having some problems with right now. It is making some serious noise through the Naim gear now. go to the bottom for my problem.... |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6747 Registered: Feb-05 | I love Bend Patrick...when I first started in state employment my aim was to eventually transfer over to the Bend office...then ya'll got too big and expensive for me...never know though. Maybe after my wife retires... We'll likely be over there this summer...we'll see ya then! |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 517 Registered: Jul-07 | I passed thru Bend a yr ago to visit my pal in La Pine. Been there many times. It's a great area! A retired electrician and musician I have hung out with since 1954! Actually it is 10 miles past The Pine. From the hwy it looks like the middle of nowhere, but there are thousands of new houses back in there. Great dedicated music room:  |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6751 Registered: Feb-05 | Been down in the La Pine area many times...love it out there. |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 518 Registered: Jul-07 | LaPine is great to visit, but after 35yrs in Squarebanks Alaska, I have had my fill of 'one horse' towns. Bend, I could live in though. You have the advantage on your side of the Mts though to get to the big city fast for concerts, fests, and gigs! |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6752 Registered: Feb-05 | Indeed Kevin..that's one reason I'm still here... |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 19 Registered: Apr-08 | i can be in Portland in 3 hours flat. Thats not bad. Buckethead played in Bend a couple weeks ago! |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6754 Registered: Feb-05 | Little over an hour for me...weee! What's a Buckethead? |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2682 Registered: May-05 | I was wondering the same thing. |
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Bronze Member Username: ZorroPost Number: 76 Registered: Jul-05 | http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/buckethead/artist.jhtml |
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Bronze Member Username: AfjGaboroneBotswana Post Number: 58 Registered: Jan-08 |  this guy must really love his music |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 876 Registered: Feb-07 | That's awesome. |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 522 Registered: Jul-07 | Is that Naim gear? |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 877 Registered: Feb-07 | If you look very closely I think you can actually see the NAD logo... |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 118 Registered: Nov-07 | Just goes to show that you can enjoy a Naim kit anywhere.  |
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Bronze Member Username: AfjGaboroneBotswana Post Number: 60 Registered: Jan-08 | well the japanese have had a higher penetration of music products into africa than other regions so its got a higher probability of being a toshiba or a sony or a...... WHAT THE HECK - ITS A MARK LEVINSON |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6761 Registered: Feb-05 | "Is that Naim gear?" It's certainly flat earth.... Hey, as long as he's jammin' it's all good! |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 20 Registered: Apr-08 | He would be much better off upgrading the car battery to a second-hand Hicap. Is that system properly earthed? |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 21 Registered: Apr-08 | from wiki Buckethead is an American guitarist and composer. He is known for wearing a white plastic mask and a KFC bucket on his head while performing. He is a prolific composer, having released 38 solo albums and performed on over 50 more. He has also made a guest appearance on 44 different albums from various artists. His music spans across diverse areas such as thrash metal, funk, electronica, jazz and avant-garde music. Although a multi-instrumentalist (playing guitar, bass guitar, banjo, keyboards, ukulele, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, drums, gong, and piano), Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing, characterized by diverse playing styles spanning thrash guitar, fingerpicking, and slap guitar. Guitar One voted him number 8 on a list of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time".[2] Although Buckethead now works primarily as a solo artist touring the United States with a trio, he has had a wide variety of high profile collaborations with such artists as Les Claypool, Tony Williams, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Guns N' Roses, Saul Williams, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen and with Bill Laswell on Praxis. ...a music journalist from California was on assignment in the Arkansas delta. Searching for an obscure blues artist along rural back roads, he lost his way and pulled into a long-abandoned drive-in theater. There in the distance, from a ramshackle chicken coop beneath mega-powerful power lines, he heard an incredible shred guitar. He saw a towering creature clutching a guitar. A freakish white mask hid his face, a chicken bucket covered his head. His only companions were his guitar, a battered amp with a cord rigged straight to the top of the power line, and a few clucking buddies. Any attempts to communicate with him were answered by a motionless blank stare, senseless riffing, or the unearthly clawing motions of his filthy arms. Somewhat disturbed by this event, the journalist turned to leave. Suddenly the creature in the coop launched into a mind-numbing display of guitar gymnastics. Terrifying two-handed arpeggios careened into blistering solos. Savage shred-runs segued into sublime quotes from Disney flicks. After a squealing finale of feedback, he threw down the guitar, waved his arm, and lurched out the door. He moved helter skelter across the field and pointed exitedly to a hole in the back wall of the drive-in. Well, the rest is history... www.bucketheadland.com  |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6762 Registered: Feb-05 | Wish I hadn't asked...lol! |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 22 Registered: Apr-08 | He is truly amazing. Virtually EVERY genre represented in his works. And his is quite strange. Think along the lines of The Residents... complete mystery |
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Bronze Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 23 Registered: Apr-08 | Art, Is that a Tandberg receiver at the top of the page on the first post? Sweet, if so... One of my first pieces of "hifi" was a nice vintage Tandberg... At least was until I tried to unplug something from the back and the entire back plate came out and ripped a bunch of soldered joints and basically rendered it worthless. But it sounded great, and had the McIntosh feel to it. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6764 Registered: Feb-05 | Sansui 6060. I really liked the looks of the Tandbergs and they sounded nice as well. That Sansui is for sale to buy a new platter for my MMF2. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1464 Registered: Jun-07 | Ok so I have learned that the flash on my Wife's Sony digital sucks compared to the Fuji. These pics bite. The house is in a box haven mess as we are moving to our new house we just bought in a month. Here is a sneek peak, but could care less as the new setup is going to look a million times better, and hopefully sound at least as good.    |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6801 Registered: Feb-05 | Very nice Nick...man those MA's are beautiful!!! |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1465 Registered: Jun-07 | Thx Art. This setup is temporary. The Bryston Pre Amp will go where the NAD is(not on top) and the NAD will go over to the Home Theater Rack. But Until May/June, I am stuck with a NAD/Bryston sandwich on the top bunk.lol. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1466 Registered: Jun-07 | To add, the flash on my camera really sucked making the pics kind of "wabbly" looking. The Bryston Pre is absolutely mint. It is even in better shape than the NAD AVR which is only a few years old. And the presentation and sound of this thing, from what I can recall, is the same as the more recent model of Bryston pre's I have heard. I just get this thing about one centimeter off Mute and its at a volume where your yelling at your buddy. |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 891 Registered: Feb-07 | That's awesome Nick. Those speakers look very familiar ;-) I like the look of them much better without the grills on, but it's not an option now since my baby girl is now standing and getting into EVERYTHING. You still have the Paradigm center? |
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Silver Member Username: StryvnWisconsin Post Number: 708 Registered: Dec-06 | Good stuff, Nick. Congrat's on the house and good luck with the move. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 119 Registered: Nov-07 | Good looking equipment Nick and the pics don't look that bad. And congrats on the new house..... |
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Silver Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 893 Registered: Feb-07 | Post some pics of the new digs when you get settled. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1468 Registered: Jun-07 | Thx guys. Oh new pics will definitely be in order once I get settled in. (Getting married two weeks after the move, help me.) Dave- I think im going to keep the Paradigm center as I am planning on having a separate HT setup away from the music setup. I just need to one more set of Paradigm speakers. Or if the guy doesn't pay me and pick up his Studio Monitor's soon, then I won't have to worry about it.lol Cheers. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10148 Registered: Dec-04 | Great, Nick! My invite got lost in the mail... |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1471 Registered: Jun-07 | lol Nuck I will re-send it.  |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2803 Registered: May-05 | What once was...  has now become...  |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2804 Registered: May-05 | More pics... Close up of the Audio Physic Yara Evolution Bookshelf  Canare 4S11 speaker cable dressed up in some Techflex, shrink wrap, and some Audioquest silver crimp spades  |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2805 Registered: May-05 | Old 1Xpression pic  Current 1Xpression pic with Acryl-It platter, Speed Box mkII, Dynavector 10x5 cartridge, and Musical Fidelity Stable-1 isolation table  |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 6961 Registered: Feb-05 | Cool pics Stu...love that platter! No loss of fine detail indeed, beautiful speakers. |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2806 Registered: May-05 | Audio Physic wasn't kidding when they picked that as their slogan. |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1878 Registered: Oct-04 | The dog bed doubles as an acoustic treatment right? |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 121 Registered: Nov-07 | Did you leave the lights off on purpose for effects on the before and after? BTW, very nice looking speakers.... |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2807 Registered: May-05 | Taking pictures in my room is pretty tough. Its a finished attic and only has one window. The energy efficient bulbs don't help out much, and I haven't exactly seen the savings the package advertised. Its been a year and a half! The "Dog bed" is actually a cat bed, and there's 2 of them. The one on the left is your standard pillow type bed. The one on the right - mostly cut out of the picture - looks like an actual bed. It has Kitty Kott written on the front of it. We've got 2 cats, and neither one sleeps on either of them. Hence why they somehow ended up where they are now. At least I don't trip over them any more (the beds, not the cats). |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1606 Registered: Jun-07 | Wicked pics Stu- Awesome setup. My favorite piece is the NES!! lol Classic dude, do you have excite bike? |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2809 Registered: May-05 | I don't have Excite Bike. I know it sounds sacreligious, but I was never that big a fan of it. Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Techmo Super Bowl, Super Mario Bros (all of them), Blades of Steel, and a few others are played on a regular basis. If you've got an old NES hanging around, they can be fixed for about $10 or so. I bought a new pin connector, some game cleaning solution, and a tool to open up the games for about $20 total. It works as good as it did (maybe even better) the day I got it for Christmas. Google NES repair. I'm contemplating a Super Nintendo next, now that the stereo is about as good as it'll ever get for me. |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1880 Registered: Oct-04 | ...This just in...I won an Infinity PS210 Subwoofer for $108 (+s/h) on eBay...pictures & review to follow...that is all... |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1882 Registered: Oct-04 |  Not much of a looker, but I'm not complaining for the price I payed. I just got around to hooking it up, and am still playing around with the set-up, but clearly this thing packs quite a punch and will help fortify the P362s bottom end, especially for the occasional movie. Anyone have any tricks up their sleeves for subwoofer set-up? I figure it'll just take some trial & error till I find a setting I like. |
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Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10Post Number: 1620 Registered: Jun-07 | Stu- Mike Tysons Punch Out and Blades Of Steel are amazing classic game.lol I want one now. Chris- nice sub man. Free is the best price for any item.bravo. I got pics coming soon. After the wedding this Saturday.eek. |
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Silver Member Username: Scorpio1PA USA Post Number: 127 Registered: Nov-07 | Congrats on the upcoming wedding and honeymoon. Definitely need to see pics from the new digs. I kind of feel left out. Ever since my speakers got here all I do is listen to music. Saving up for my next CDP and power supply. Damn it's taking a long time..... |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2840 Registered: May-05 | Nick - Best of luck to you and the future Mrs. K. Chris - An easy way to place a sub is to put the sub where your chair is (on the floor, not in the chair) and play some bass tones. Walk around the room, and when you've found the spot that the bass sounds best, place the sub there. There are far more scientific ways, and this isn't fool proof. It'll take some minor adjustments to get it just right, but it works pretty well. PSB suggests that as one way to do it. Here's a link to their sub placement page - http://www.psbspeakers.com/audio-topics/How-to-Set-Up-a-Subwoofer-Placement-Basi cs |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1033 Registered: Feb-07 | You gotta post some photos of the wedding, Nick. Especially the ones after the open bar. |
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Silver Member Username: StryvnWisconsin Post Number: 784 Registered: Dec-06 | Congrat's Nick. May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon the fields. May the light of friendship guide your paths together. May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home. May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, A twinkle from your eye. And when eternity beckons, at the end of a life heaped high with love, May the good Lord embrace you with the arms that have nurtured you the whole length of your joy-filled days. May the gracious God hold you both in the palm of His hands. And, today, may the Spirit of Love find a dwelling place in your hearts. |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 1883 Registered: Oct-04 | That sounds like a neat idea Stu, I think I'll try it. |
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