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Dumping some pictures off my phone of the development of my most fun stereo.     
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More drivers than most SPL drag cars.
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Jul 11, 2017 08:30
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Added the first powered sub (third total) to the garage system today. Got a little trophy for successfully removing the broken pin from the sub's rca too. 
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Oct 5, 2017 13:01
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I only have the V part right now. Planning out and acquiring the A part. But here's what I'm starting with.
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Nov 27, 2017 07:38
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Well I guess thats one way to do it.
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Nov 27, 2017 09:07
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Well that's certainly a thing.
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Nov 27, 2017 10:47
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I prefer the old "hide all your poo poo behind a piece of furniture" technique, although I just moved my loveseat to take a photo of my increasingly ridiculous gaming set up: -65" 4K HDR 10 Samsung KS8000 -Onkyo HT-S7800 receiver and speakers -Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition -PS4 Pro -Shaw BlueSky TV DVR (Canadian equivalent to the x1 xfinity) -1080Ti/i7-7700k gaming PC (on the far right)
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Nov 27, 2017 11:41
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I hid some stuff too. Then it opens up to reveal...  Top to bottom: RGB garden lights with custom controller Dlink 16 port Gigabit ethernet switch 8 port networked PDU Apple airport express Raspberry Pi 3com 24 port 100mb stackable switch 2 channel, 300w @4ohm PA amp Yamaha 6 channel 100w HTR Runs a 6.3 system using about $50 worth of mismatched tip shop speakers.
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Nov 27, 2017 12:32
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Add a lower case L before the .jpg on your imgur images to be kind to non 4k viewers. Not that I'd be caught dead with less than 4k anything of course.  Also nice.... garage?
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Nov 27, 2017 19:40
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Yeah I cant really tell what's go on there.. did you 'hide' the stuff by turning off all the lights before taking the pic or what
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Nov 27, 2017 22:17
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Yep, it's a a garage. All that stuff was sitting out on benches and other bits of furniture before, just showing off the new rack.
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Nov 27, 2017 22:36
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I'm sure music sounds better in the dark, too. Why else would nightclubs have such dim lighting?
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Nov 29, 2017 19:18
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hell yeah finally got done totally updating my poo poo for the first time since 2008 (gently caress were old) Onkyo 606 -> Onkyo 656 Philips 47 -> Samsung 55 MU6300 Harmony 520 -> Harmony Hub 200 CD carousel -> lol  its amazing how far TV picture quality has come since 2008, even without the resolution change. 1/3rd the thickness, 1/3rd the weight, 1/3rd the price also CEC over HDMI is a real trick. video from my PC is passed through to the TV even when the receiver is in standby. magic!
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Dec 4, 2017 10:14
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:I prefer the old "hide all your poo poo behind a piece of furniture" technique I prefer the "There's no way this is going to not look like poo poo unless I start ripping into drywall and it's a HT it's supposed to be dark anyway" technique. 
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Dec 7, 2017 03:27
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Alright well here is my leaning tower of audio garbage that currently resides in my Bedroom/HT room. Projector (Laser) : LG HF80JA Set top Source: Nvidia Shield Reciever: Denon AVR-X3300W Front Channel Amp: Emotiva A-300 Front Channel Preamp for Music: Darkvoice OTL Headphone amp with a Schitt Sys after it for voltage control. This is essentially just for tube coloration. DAC fed into the Preamp: JD Labs OLDAC Turntable: Fluance RT81 Front Channel Speakers: Eminent Technology LFT-8b Center Channel Speaker: Klipsch RP-250C Surround Speakers: Pioneer Andrew Jones SP-BS22-LR Subwoofer (Servo Controlled): Rhythmic Audio LVX12 Primary Headphones: Hifiman HE-560       
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Jan 11, 2018 23:44
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Holy crap, those electrostatics are huge.
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Jan 11, 2018 23:56
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KillHour posted:Holy crap, those electrostatics are huge. They are actually planar magnetic, not electrostatic. The woofer is a standard 8 inch cone from 25hz to 180hz, the midrange panel is double sided planar from 180hz to 10khz, when a ribbon tweeter takes over from 10khz to 50khz. They are very narrow at around 13 inches (compared to something like a magnepan), about 1 inch thick, but measure around 63 inches tall. They also do not have the same power requirements as some other planars, only need about 150wpc @ 8ohms
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Jan 11, 2018 23:58
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Sl1me posted:Alright well here is my leaning tower of audio garbage that currently resides in my Bedroom/HT room. Definitely not a bad setup. You're on the right track with the Denon and Nvidia Shield. That sub choice is on point and those headphones are great. Those certainly some interesting Front L/R speakers and I'm sure they benefit from the extra oomph of the Emotiva. I don't know how much you watch movies in surround sound but I don't imagine that any of those speakers timbre match well at all. If I were you I'd lose the ODAC, Darkvoice OTL, and Schiit Sys, from the setup and just use them (or some combination of them) with my desktop. Then dump the Fluance for something nice.
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Jan 12, 2018 00:02
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Definitely not a bad setup. The timbre of all speakers involved certainly DONT match, but work well enough. 2 channel sound is the primary purpose of the system, any other audio played is tertiary. The Sub is active only on the LFE channel due the the extension of the front woofers, the kipsch center does a great job of rendering sharp sounds and dialogue, and the rears kinda just do fill in the back which I dont really feel like I need better quality there. Eventually I will probably upgrade these to bipoles. The levels are all balanced for 5.1 with the avr so the tonal differences really aren't super apparent unless you are A/Bing against a very cohesive system. The whole idea behind the Darkvoice was to add a good amount of tube harmonics and coloration to 2 channel inputs, while allowing volume control in an analog fashion from my listening position (bed). I do not really trust the quality of the DAC in the Denon, though it seems "OK" and for a while I really was listening to headphones in bed as well (though I will likely less now that I have the nearly endgame front channels. I have an ifi tube amp and dac at my desk which drives my headphones there. If I ever decide to decrease the complexity I may just insert some kind of more basic tube buffer between the preouts of my AVR and the emotiva, but there is something wonky going on with the analog ins on it so this is my best option for now. As for the turntable, I JUST now started getting into vinyl and decided not to spring for a 1k table until I knew exactly how much I would end up collecting and listening to. Of course within a week of buying it I had ordered 500+ LPs from the ebay wholesale section, so its safe to say I will be upgrading the table and phono stage some time later in the year.
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Jan 12, 2018 00:09
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Jan 24, 2018 01:25
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Not much of a view out that window huh?
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Jan 24, 2018 01:41
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It's the front yard and street, which is okay to look at, but the sheet is more to diffuse the light peeking through the Venetians because it was really distracting.
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Jan 24, 2018 02:18
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They do sell proper window blackout blinds that A) block all of the light, and, B) look good
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Jan 24, 2018 02:45
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The ritual sacrifice of a small TV.
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Jan 24, 2018 04:11
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The Dave posted:The ritual sacrifice of a small TV. A circle of robed AV techs chanting "Ohm."
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Jan 24, 2018 04:35
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Waldo P Barnstormer posted:A circle of robed AV techs chanting "Ohm." Hey, to be fair, these guys considered it a fair upgrade. 
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Jan 24, 2018 05:08
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The Dave posted:The ritual sacrifice of a small TV. My first thought was also an altar
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Jan 24, 2018 18:48
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Reminds me of this video https://youtu.be/D1gl46hh3sQ
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Jan 24, 2018 22:17
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My setup was really hard to get a picture of. Also, the speakers have isolating foam pads under them, not directly on the stand. There is an airport express sitting on top of the preamp that is probably my most-used source. RIP Paul Walker fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Jan 29, 2018 00:46
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Sniep posted:They do sell proper window blackout blinds that A) block all of the light, and, B) look good They sell curtains that will block 100% of the light and look good but unless you superglue them to your drywall they won't actually block 100% of the light. Probably the best way to deal with really problematic light is buying 8'x4' "Insulfoam" type poo poo from your local home improvement store and covering the window with it. And then putting blackout curtains over it. Really would only matter with projectors though, not a regular TV.
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Feb 10, 2018 07:04
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is this the top of someones bald head
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Feb 10, 2018 07:08
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veiled boner fuel posted:is this the top of someones bald head Regrettably its only a bedpost.
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Feb 27, 2018 17:58
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I borrowed a pair of Gradient Revolution speakers: I was going to buy some more speaker cable because the old copper one had oxidized... and noticed those for sale. They're butt ugly but I'd have to buy a new pair if I wanted to customize colors and they are 5000 new so nope. They sound OK though, considering my amp/speaker price ratio is now 1:10. And my source is chromecast audio from spotify... anyways. I wish I had a slightly larger room since I can't keep those speakers next to wall. Maybe near wall setup could work, I need to rotate the bass portion around and try different orientations... Also a 70"+ TV would be cool. I tried projectors but they require way too much from the room, TV's are a lot easier.
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Mar 20, 2018 22:34
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maybe get some nice mahogany for your under-the-tv stack of wood, should really tie into the room better than pine
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Mar 21, 2018 14:46
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Ghostnuke posted:maybe get some nice mahogany for your under-the-tv stack of wood, should really tie into the room better than pine Or just a height-adjustable stand. Those leftover pieces were at hand when I needed to raise the TV and I haven't bothered to change it afterwards 
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Mar 21, 2018 17:01
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Ihmemies posted:Or just a height-adjustable stand. Those leftover pieces were at hand when I needed to raise the TV and I haven't bothered to change it afterwards This is how things stay the same forever. Before long you won't even realize it's ugly.
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Mar 22, 2018 22:56
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TV: LG OLED65B7A Receiver: Denon AVR1912 to be replaced by Sony STR-DN1080 Front left and right speakers: Mirage OM7 Center Channel: Mirage OMC3 Surround and rear surround: Sonance .5 surround (installed in the ceiling) Subwoofer: some Mirage (not sure of model) Blu-ray: LG 4K model DVD: Pioneer that has been chip-modded to be all-region (I have a bunch of region 2 and 3 DVDs)
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Mar 25, 2018 05:52
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Moved into a new apartment, and took care of the most important stuff first. Left: Beosystem 7000 with Bowers & Wilkins DM602 S2 on an IKEA bench. Right: Old Sony 40-inch non-LED LCD TV, will be replaced with a Samsung 8000-series 55" soon. Tannoy V4i and VCi speakers, with the V1i rears to be connected when I get cabling fixed. PS4 Old HTPC running Universal Media Server for the PS4 Canal Digital T-We cable. Sony STR-DH520 "receiver". It's old, cheap and weak, but it just keeps on doing exactly what I need it to do, so I haven't had the actual need to replace it even if I want to. NorStone Esse AV stand.
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Jun 25, 2018 07:17
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Sergeant Chowdown looking old these days
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I'm terrible at taking pictures, lighting looks completely different in actuality but I'd be interested in any decorating tips for this relaxation room. The last picture is closest to what the real lighting looks like (a little darker than normal). TV: Samsung 82" 4K UN82MU8000 Shelf: Walker Edison 44 inches Cortez, Espresso PC: Fractal Node 804 Speakers: Logitech Z623   
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