My 2ch room...

es347 · Sep 18, 2014

Rega P3-24/Custom Plinth/Audiomods Classic arm/Clearaudio Maestro Ebony MM
McIntosh MCD500 cd/sacd player...
Naim Unitiserve Music Server...
McIntosh C500 Controller/Preamp...
McIntosh MC501 monoblocks...
Von Schweikert VR5 Anniversaries...
Velodyne Optimum 12 subwoofers
VSA MB ICs/Acoustic Zen Silver Ref XLRs...
Verbatim biwires...
Lessloss PCs...
Acousticmac Corner Bass Traps...

I've posted photos before but there have been front end upgrades since then...TT arm and cart...

Johnny Vinyl · Sep 18, 2014

As Jackie Gleason would say : "How sweet it is!".

Simply gorgeous room and gear. I love the album frames and overall cozy look. You're a lucky man!

Shadowfax · Sep 18, 2014

Stunning setup, congrats.

I am using 90s era von Schwiekert speakers and would love to hear yours.

Ron Party · Sep 18, 2014

The audio gear is nice, but the 6 strings I see and recognize rule! Do you ever plug in and jam with the music?

es347 · Sep 18, 2014

Ron Party said:
The audio gear is nice, but the 6 strings I see and recognize rule! Do you ever plug in and jam with the music?

...of course Ron but only when others aren't around to throw things at me...since you've shown an interest in guitars here's my baby...and that would explain my handle:

Ron Party · Sep 18, 2014

Hahaha!

Oh yes. Very nice indeed. I'm particularly fond of that Gibson. I've got a mint 70s Gibson blues/jazz guitar myself. You've chosen your handle very well.

es347 · Sep 18, 2014

That's a 79 ES347 that I had refurbished by a factory certified dude. Those are Seth Lovers PUs...cool sound!

ack · Sep 18, 2014

Really nice! Enjoy

jazdoc · Sep 18, 2014

Very nice! Enjoy in good health!

Peter Breuninger · Sep 18, 2014

Great room.

Ron Party · Sep 18, 2014

What do you think of this list of guitars

?

This comes from the booklet accompanying Joe Bonamassa's new album:

es347 · Sep 18, 2014

..and 4 Dumble amps? There are players that would kill for one of them! And that list of guitars should provide nicely for Joe's retirement some day...woah!

garylkoh · Sep 18, 2014

Beautiful room, es347. Having spent the last 3 days with a completely McIntosh system fronting my Genesis 1's I've gained a totally new perspective of the attraction of a McIntosh eco-system. And I mean that in the very best way - just in case anyone was wondering.

Portugal · Sep 19, 2014

Beautiful room. Looks comfortable / inviting too.

es347 · Sep 19, 2014

Thanks for all the thoughtful comments. Gary...for some reason MAC electronics don't seem to get included in the high end discussion but boy I couldn't disagree more. Aesthetics aside these monoblocks make incredible music. I own the 501s and if I ever do decide to upgrade I will stay in the MAC family with the 601s. The VSA speakers of course have a lot to do with the end result although I must admit those big ole Genesis bad boys must be killer paired with MAC amps!

LL21 · Sep 19, 2014

es347 said:
Thanks for all the thoughtful comments. Gary...for some reason MAC electronics don't seem to get included in the high end discussion but boy I couldn't disagree more. Aesthetics aside these monoblocks make incredible music. I own the 501s and if I ever do decide to upgrade I will stay in the MAC family with the 601s. The VSA speakers of course have a lot to do with the end result although I must admit those big ole Genesis bad boys must be killer paired with MAC amps!

Beautiful room! Beautiful system! Quick question:

I see you've isolated amps and speakers from the floor on platforms...any thoughts on your sub? Is it also isolated from the floor? I cannot tell from photo but I don't think it is...and was wondering about that. I thought you might have considered it so was curious as to your findings. I found my Velodyne benefited from auralex platform and now also have added ultra 5s underneath and 70 lbs of solid brass on top of hrs nimbus couplers to mass damp the top.

treitz3 · Sep 19, 2014

Oh boy, I bet that system sounds great! Thanks for sharing those photos, it looks like you have a assembled one great listening room. I can only imaging the hours on end spent in that room truly enjoying the music. Very nice my man, very nice!

Tom

flez007 · Sep 20, 2014

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es347 · Sep 20, 2014

LL21 said:
Beautiful room! Beautiful system! Quick question:

I see you've isolated amps and speakers from the floor on platforms...any thoughts on your sub? Is it also isolated from the floor? I cannot tell from photo but I don't think it is...and was wondering about that. I thought you might have considered it so was curious as to your findings. I found my Velodyne benefited from auralex platform and now also have added ultra 5s underneath and 70 lbs of solid brass on top of hrs nimbus couplers to mass damp the top.

My floor is wood glued to concrete so would the aurelex foam be the answer? Seems if anything spikes on granite like my speakers. You added weight atop your subs...correct? That makes sense..

LL21 · Sep 20, 2014

es347 said:
My floor is wood glued to concrete so would the aurelex foam be the answer? Seems if anything spikes on granite like my speakers. You added weight atop your subs...correct? That makes sense..

Interestingly, I think ours is as well...made a big difference. The thing about granite {can be} that it reflects as it is quite a hard surface. So the question is which way is the vibration going? I am no techie, but sometimes I wonder if its not being reflected back up again. There is something about the Auralex (for this particular situation) where I feel like it is keep the bass from rumbling thru the floor (a good thing)...but also not 'pinging' the bass back up again into the cabinet. Such an amateur guess...but hey, it works.

MUCH cleaner bass, and certainly no 'room rumble'. Quite a shock actually, particularly for 60 bucks in the world of 5 figure everythings...(admittedly, I have since added Ultra 5s to the Auralex and it got even better, so yes, crazy.)

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