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Yeah, the thread is a good one and good for IRG coming back and keeping us posted along the way. To read it all would have been quite the endeavor.
Thanks, it's been fun, and a lot of credit is due to others here - all I did was follow it!
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Originally Posted by IRG
No, the pegboard is just regular stuff. Came with the house I believe.
Hahaha, just pullin your leg.
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Although the idea of moving this into the bedroom and making that more of a dedicated listening room (with better acoustics) is a little bit appealing, we'll see.
I would do your best to keep it where it is. Currently, it's yours. Why change that? The bedroom belongs to your wife too. Bad idea.
Don't get discouraged about the room. If you're willing to put in a bit of work, it's an easy fix. The DIY bass traps I have work wonders. You wouldn't believe the damping power when they were all close together. Spread around the room, they can help quite a bit. The cost would be minimal.
Anyhow, sorry if I sound like a nag. Speaking of wives huh?!? I'm your audio wife...
"IRG honey? Did you dampen the heat duct yet???"
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Originally Posted by poppachubby
Hahaha, just pullin your leg.
I would do your best to keep it where it is. Currently, it's yours. Why change that? The bedroom belongs to your wife too. Bad idea.
Don't get discouraged about the room. If you're willing to put in a bit of work, it's an easy fix. The DIY bass traps I have work wonders. You wouldn't believe the damping power when they were all close together. Spread around the room, they can help quite a bit. The cost would be minimal.
Anyhow, sorry if I sound like a nag. Speaking of wives huh?!? I'm your audio wife...
"IRG honey? Did you dampen the heat duct yet???"
Yeah, could be a problem, but not totally. Our bedroom isn't really a room we use much, other than sleeping. It's not what we want in a bedroom - someday we'll move to something better. She has another bedroom that's her office, so she has "her space" already.
The problem with my work room is the furnace is in there, and now with it being so cold, it's on a lot, which is a real in the ass when your trying to listen to music (however, helpful for keeping the house warm.) So that alone, I can't don't anything about. Hence the idea to move to another room. Haven't decided yet, probably won't for a while.
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nice looking system you got there bud....how do you like the speakers???
frenchmon
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Originally Posted by frenchmon
nice looking system you got there bud....how do you like the speakers???
frenchmon
Hey Frenchmon,
I really dig them a lot. Still breaking in I presume, but overall they kill for the price. They sound very full for small 2 way monitors. I sometimes almost think I have a sub on, which has surprised me. But the room is not that large, so that probably helps. I've been playing the classical soundtrack from the movie The Village (wonderful violin) and at a few times where the orchestra kicks in really loudly, the whole house just shakes, very nice.
These speakers seem to have a very nice soundstage to them, they pull you in. Very musical, nice balance. They sound good with vinyl too, a bit more warmth here, a bit less top end, probably the medium.
Overall, no complaints, only praises. Very nice looking too, and well made. And at $225, they seem like a steal to me. I like them more than my Paradigm Monitor 3s. I should bring them down, and do a head to head comparison. Hmmm....
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IRG, what's the retail price of the Paradigm Monitor 3's ?
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I like them more than my Paradigm Monitor 3s. I should bring them down, and do a head to head comparison. Hmmm....
I found that I preferred the musicality of the 902i's over the Nola Mini's @ $695.00/pr and also over the M.S. Aviano 2's @ $595.00/pr. So, I was just curious what the retail price of the PM3's are..
Glad to know you are enjoying your new audio system and nice pics too.
LeRoy
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I dont think they make the Monitor 3s now, I think they've been replaced with the Titans, which look a lot snazzier than my 3s, haven't heard them though. I think they 3s were around $500 or $600, I don't recall now. The Atoms are like $329 or $350 now I think, so the Titans would probably be close to twice that I would think.
Makes the 902i's seem like a real value now at $225.
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I know others here have said to go used but you can really put together a decent sounding system on the cheap.
I have a pair of CSW Tower II speakers, a Marantz SR7400 receiver, Niles SI 275 amplifier, and several other pieces that go into and out of my system on a whim.
Those core components cost me a grand total of $267. The Marantz was an ebay thing, $67 shipped, the CSW Tower II was also ebay but the seller was local so I saved on shipping and did local pickup. The Niles amp was free from a customer, he was moving and didn't want to take all his audio stuff with him.
If you hit the thrift stores (some are definitely better than others), scan ebay, troll craigslist, you can often put together a very impressive system for less money than you would ever think possible.
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let us not forget audiogon and the asylum trader. AR and AK also have classifieds.
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after cruising ebay for a few days i jumped on some boston hd5's and couldnt have been any happier great speakers and did i mention they were less than $30
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oh and found a pair of infinity rs8's with onboard subwoofers and ended up paying $60 and turned out to be wonderful
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Hi
Craigs list is the best bet. Lots of Luck! `jd
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