Listening Space update

[thekid]

Pops and Kid: Great looking listening space (and great looking children to!!)

Best Regards,
Stan

Thanks Stan!

It will probably change again this weekend as I have a potential buyer coming over to look at some of the gear in this set-up. Still have enough sitting on the sidelines that any holes can be filled.......

[manlystanley]

Thanks Stan!

It will probably change again this weekend as I have a potential buyer coming over to look at some of the gear in this set-up. Still have enough sitting on the sidelines that any holes can be filled.......

So, you finance your trips to Hawaii by: selling your equipment that you buy and resell at 'reasonable prices'.


Best Regards,
Stan

[thekid]

So, you finance your trips to Hawaii by: selling your equipment that you buy and resell at 'reasonable prices'.


Best Regards,
Stan

Hawaii?? My profit margin might buy me a can of Hawaiian Punch and a bottle of rum which after a few is almost like being there.....

[Hyfi]

Swapped in the Danes a few weeks ago driven by the Stratos.

Picture taken with Canon G11 in Sunset mode.

[manlystanley]

Hawaii?? My profit margin might buy me a can of Hawaiian Punch and a bottle of rum which after a few is almost like being there.....

Yeee Haaa..... Count me in!!!! All I need in addition is a tied died Tee shirt and a steel drum CD...... Can it get any better then this??

Best Regards,
Stan

[manlystanley]

Swapped in the Danes a few weeks ago driven by the Stratos.

Picture taken with Canon G11 in Sunset mode.

Nice looking setup!!! So what's on top of the left speaker?? Is that to improve the sound?? It looks like a rag?? Anyways, I hope it's an audiophile rag?? If not, then I'll need to retract my greenies that I sent you a while back.

Best Regards,
Stan

[Hyfi]

Nice looking setup!!! So what's on top of the left speaker?? Is that to improve the sound?? It looks like a rag?? Anyways, I hope it's an audiophile rag?? If not, then I'll need to retract my greenies that I sent you a while back.

Best Regards,
Stan

Thanks Stanley!

Both speakers have a rabbit fur on top just in case anything gets set on them.

They are Audiophile grade furs

[thekid]

Hyfi

Very nice set-up!
Congrats!!!

[Hyfi]

Hyfi

Very nice set-up!
Congrats!!!

Thanks!

With 2 amps, 2 pairs of mains, and a pre that does passive, low and high gain it is very changeable in 10 minutes and I love every sound I get.

[thekid]

Have been streamlining things lately and came up with this arrangement for the study/record room. Can't see it really in the pic but the other side of the desk contains the Sony ES system with the USB turntable I use to rip LP's. This set up allows me to "display" some of the nicer vintage pieces in a manner that makes the wife happy. Other wall contains a couple hundred LP's and LD's.

[luvtolisten]

Nice

[poppachubby]

Looks great. Is that Dynaco functioning? How do you find the quality of ripping from that USB table? Do you use Audacity?

[thekid]

Looks great. Is that Dynaco functioning? How do you find the quality of ripping from that USB table? Do you use Audacity?

PC

One of the channels is out on the Dynaco. A simple enough fix I am sure for the audio place I take gear to but it is not a priority right now. The unit is in excellent shape otherwise and looks pretty cool IMO. The Harmon-Kardon tube tuner on top does power up but needs re-stringing everything else is in working condition. A happy accident though is that I could not put the Pioneer SX-850 in there so I broke up the Kenwood KA 8100/KT-8300 combo. I now run the KT-8300 through the SX-850 and the sound is awesome. Quiet and very full through all ranges.

I know there are other ways of ripping LP's to your hard drive but this table makes it it just a simple one plug connection. Upgraded the stock Sony cartridge as well for a bit better sound. I am using the software that came with the TT. Don't think it is Audacity but from what I understand it is very similar. Allows you to chose different format and removes all but the most severe pops in the LP. You can take your most worn LP's and turn them into CD quality recordings. Blasphemy I know but it does allow me to pick LP's many vinyl collectors pass up because they know it would give them issues when playing on their regular TT's or would have a limited playing lifespan because of the amount of wear already present. I would not recommend this or really any USB TT for regular listening for several reasons but mostly I don't think their construction lends itself to a long lifespan.

[pixelthis]

Swapped in the Danes a few weeks ago driven by the Stratos.

Picture taken with Canon G11 in Sunset mode.

Nice setup. Great lighting, which is very important in any setup.
Congrats.

[pixelthis]

Have been streamlining things lately and came up with this arrangement for the study/record room. Can't see it really in the pic but the other side of the desk contains the Sony ES system with the USB turntable I use to rip LP's. This set up allows me to "display" some of the nicer vintage pieces in a manner that makes the wife happy. Other wall contains a couple hundred LP's and LD's.

Is that all?
Really nice, but is all of your gear in that rack in service? IS that a tuner on top?

[thekid]

Is that all?
Really nice, but is all of your gear in that rack in service? IS that a tuner on top?

It is not all the vintage silver-face gear I own. As mentioned in my response to Pc belowI have a Pioneer SX-850/Kenwood KT-8300 combo in the family room and there is a Luxman R-1050 in a spare bedroom. People can debate the SQ of vintage gear but from a style stand point I think even some of the lowest level gear has a certain style to it that I appreciate.

You are correct that it is a tuner on top. It is a Harmon-Kardon A-200 tube tuner that dates back to the early 60's IIRC. It powers it up but needs some work but it cost me next to nothing and I really bought as a decoration rather than a functioning unit. The Dynaco below that has a scratchy channel which is beyond just a generally Deoxit treatment. Have enough other SS amps so it is a future project.

The next shelf is a Sansui AU-505 integrated amp and TU-555 "roundie" tuner. It is currently driving those small Klipsch speakers sitting on the desk. It is good for listening to music w/o waking the rest of the house. (I get up around 4:30 AM every morning-my teenage son does not... ) Next is the Marantz 2245 and lastly a mint condition Kenwood KA-8100 integrated amp.

The Sony ES system is also there driving my Klipsch Heresy I's but I can now switch that out with the Sansui or Marantz whenever I want to change things up.

[poppachubby]

Cool. If you are happy with the end result of the USB rips than that's all that matters. I asked because lately I have been really concerned with ripping. Been ripping like a mad man.

Not sure if you can with that table, but you should check out Audacity. Sounds like your program is definitely similar, but Audacity has great tagging ability.

[frahengeo]

Swapped in the Danes a few weeks ago driven by the Stratos.

Picture taken with Canon G11 in Sunset mode.

Nice effect, nice setup! What are the components below the Rotel? The H15 Protector looks right at home. I bought the silver version, but doesn't look as good since all my components are black.

Oops. I just came across the answer to the question

Counterpoint NPS-400 Hybrid Amp on the bottom and VAC CLA-1 MkII dual mono tube pre in the gold. (one of the reasons I went with the gold caps along with silver frames)

[frahengeo]

Have been streamlining things lately and came up with this arrangement for the study/record room. Can't see it really in the pic but the other side of the desk contains the Sony ES system with the USB turntable I use to rip LP's. This set up allows me to "display" some of the nicer vintage pieces in a manner that makes the wife happy. Other wall contains a couple hundred LP's and LD's.

Gotta love the vintage gear! Looks great. Do you have a pic of the ES system. I love the ES stuff from the 80s and 90s.

Both you and Hyfi are fortunate to have such supportive partners. My wife hates my toys and calls 'em "black boxes", plus with two boys running around I had to build a media room to store and protect my gear.

[Hyfi]

Nice effect, nice setup! What are the components below the Rotel? The H15 Protector looks right at home. I bought the silver version, but doesn't look as good since all my components are black.

Thank you!

Below the Rotel CDP is

VAC CLA 1 MKII dual mono tube pre amp
below that is my Odyssey Stratos Amp that gets swapped in and out with
Counterpoint NPS-400

The little box sitting on the Counterpoint is a real old Realistic (Rat Shack) Audio Video switchbox which I use to switch my sub back and forth between the VAV and the HK Receiver for movies.

Lower left is an Onkyo Integra Cassette Deck (from when they were not separate companies) Above that is a VHS that still records my wife's soap daily.

The bottom middle slot has recently been filled with a Rotel 1050 that now drives my Family Room and outdoor speakers also providing me with 3 zone capability.

The H15 is a great unit. I do wish I splurged a bit more for one of the Furman unite with front outlen and a few "always on" outlets. It did make a sound improvement when it replaced the old Panamax 1000+.

[Hyfi]

Nice setup. Great lighting, which is very important in any setup.
Congrats.

That was more the camera's sunset mode than reality. All I have is two small can lights that point upwards behind everything just for ambiance. It doesn't help in the front.

[frahengeo]

The H15 is a great unit. I do wish I splurged a bit more for one of the Furman unite with front outlen and a few "always on" outlets. It did make a sound improvement when it replaced the old Panamax 1000+.

Why not leave the H15 "on" continuously? That would take care of the "always on" issue.

[Hyfi]

Why not leave the H15 "on" continuously? That would take care of the "always on" issue.

Because I use it to control the on-off of all components but wanted to leave the Stratos on at all times and still be protected. I cannot afford to leave everything powered up all the time, nor do I want to waste the precious resources that will be gone someday by careless people who don't care about anything but today and themselves.

[frahengeo]

Because I use it to control the on-off of all components but wanted to leave the Stratos on at all times and still be protected. I cannot afford to leave everything powered up all the time, nor do I want to waste the precious resources that will be gone someday by careless people who don't care about anything but today and themselves.

I see. So you want to be able to power on the H15 and have everything turn on at the same time (i.e. power button on each component is always on). I have a slightly different style. My H15 is left on all the time, and I turn on only the components that I need. Whatever. To each their own.

[Hyfi]

I see. So you want to be able to power on the H15 and have everything turn on at the same time (i.e. power button on each component is always on). I have a slightly different style. My H15 is left on all the time, and I turn on only the components that I need. Whatever. To each their own.

Yeah, that works for us guys but the Mrs has enough trouble with my convoluted setup let alone trying to figure out which components to turn on.

I would do it your way if it was just me.