2 Channel Listening Room

Joe Galbraith · Mar 15, 2013

My 2 channel room was created from what was once the house living room. Rives Audio performed their Level One Service and I updated with some newer treatments. Equipment description follows, along with a few images below.

Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature TT w/ all Black Diamond upgrades except arm wand.
BluElectric Magic Diamond Cart w/Soundsmith rebuild
Allnic Puritas MC cart
Allnic Verito Z MC cart
Allnic H3000 Phono Stage

Jcorder/Bottlehead Technics 1500 Reel to Reel tape deck
King/Cello tape head preamp
Darklab NAB hubs

Apple Mac Mini music server
Audirvana playback engine (for DSD and High Resolution files)
Pure Music playback engine
Teac UD501 DSD DAC

Allnic L3000 line stage

KR Audio VA320 Antares SET amp (Baby Kronzilla)

Kharma 2.2 Ce loudspeakers with subs from Surreal Audio: 6 10" subs per speaker in dipole arrangement. Subs powered by outboard crossovers and amps. Crossover set at 48 Hz. Each speaker has it's own 750 watt sub amp and crossover. KR amp driving the Kharmas full range.

Walker Audio Velocitors on sources and amps

Silent Source The Music Reference speaker cables
Silent Source Silver Signature interconnects
Silent Source Signature power cables

3 20 amp 10 awg dedicated lines terminated with Synergistic Research Teslaplex outlets

Room treatments according to Rives Audio planning:
Quest AI Ceiling Clouds
Quest AI Wall Panels
RPG Variscreens
Mioculture Acoustic Weave hemisphericle diffussor

HannL GmbH Micro record cleaning machine
Walker Audio Prelude 4 step cleaning formula

Steve Williams · Mar 15, 2013

Very nice Joe. What took so long to get those pix up

Joe Galbraith · Mar 15, 2013

Sloth.... Its my only excuse. The speakers in the pics are my Kharma 2.2ce. I have yet to take any of the Surreals yet. They are about the same size as the Kharmas, but w/ 6 subs on each side, 3 firing forward, 3 firing to the rear, each in it's own sub-enclosure.

vinylphilemag · Mar 15, 2013

Very nice system, Joe!

jazdoc · Mar 15, 2013

Awesome. What a great environment for relaxing and listening!

Dre_J · Mar 15, 2013

The turntable and the rest of the system looks good Joe. It's a nice place to relax and enjoy some tunes.

I just heard the latest new turntable updates a couple days ago while they were being installed by Lloyd and Fred. They sound very nice and this is before the table with the new Proscenium Black Diamond V Turntable updates has had a chance to settle down.

Dre

Joe Galbraith · Mar 15, 2013

Dre_J said:
The turntable and the rest of the system looks good Joe. It's a nice place to relax and enjoy some tunes.

I just heard the latest new turntable updates a couple days ago while they were being installed by Lloyd and Fred. They sound very nice and this is before the table with the new Proscenium Black Diamond V Turntable updates has had a chance to settle down.

Dre

Hey Dre! How are you? Were you at Jonathan's house when Lloyd and Fred were there? I think I am one of only a couple of people who have all the upgrades except the one that makes the table a Black Diamond. I'm still using the carbon fiber arm tube. I did the suspension upgrade, the new damping fluid, the new motor sled feet, the new brass inserts in the clamp and the new belt. When Lloyd and Fred did the suspension work, I had all three bladders in the foot pods replaced too.

RBFC · Mar 15, 2013

Extremely cool, Joe!

Lee

Dre_J · Mar 16, 2013

Joe Galbraith said:
Hey Dre! How are you? Were you at Jonathan's house when Lloyd and Fred were there? I think I am one of only a couple of people who have all the upgrades except the one that makes the table a Black Diamond. I'm still using the carbon fiber arm tube. I did the suspension upgrade, the new damping fluid, the new motor sled feet, the new brass inserts in the clamp and the new belt. When Lloyd and Fred did the suspension work, I had all three bladders in the foot pods replaced too.

I'm doing ok Joe. Yes, I was there when Lloyd and Fred were. Fred called me when they arrived so I put off my real work to go down and visit. I listened again today and the system sounded even better. That's one heck of a table, especially if the owner knows what they are doing with it.

Dre

Joe Galbraith · Aug 18, 2013

Editing my previous pictures and changing speakers. I have added my Kharma 2.2 Ce back into the system. Added a shot of an abstract oil that hangs on the wall behind the speakers as well as some overall room shots.
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Joe Galbraith · Aug 18, 2013

A few more

Johnny Vinyl · Aug 18, 2013

Gorgeous...and thanks for the picture edit...makes more sense now.

Shaffer · Aug 18, 2013

Really nice system and room. Looks like a very comfortable place to be in.

NorthStar · Aug 18, 2013

Some serious gear here, and serious contacts too (cabling). ...Beautiful turntable and open-reel-deck.

dmnc02 · Aug 18, 2013

Nice pics, Joe. Needless to say, seeing and hearing the system in person is even nicer

Joe Galbraith · Aug 18, 2013

Thank you for the comments. I wanted to show the new painting I put in the room AND put some time on the new Nikon camera I just bought. I have a lot to learn with the camera

The painting is by a former student of the German abstract impressionist Gerhard Richter.

NorthStar · Aug 18, 2013

Joe Galbraith said:
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The painting is by a former student of the German abstract impressionist Gerhard Richter.

I love that painting! ...How much you want for it?

Joe Galbraith · Aug 18, 2013

NorthStar said:
I love that painting! ...How much you want for it?

I've only owned it for a little over 24 hours. I'm waiting for it to appreciate in value. The artist (Jamel) told me that Gerhard Richter is the highest paid LIVING artist, having recently sold a canvas for 34 million dollars.....

NorthStar · Aug 18, 2013

Joe Galbraith said:
I've only owned it for a little over 24 hours. I'm waiting for it to appreciate in value.
The artist (Jamel) told me that Gerhard Richter is the highest paid LIVING artist, having recently sold a canvas for 34 million dollars.....

We can make a trade if you are willing; I too have a famous painting by a famous painter. ...You want to see it?

Joe Galbraith · Aug 19, 2013

NorthStar said:
We can make a trade if you are willing; I too have a famous painting by a famous painter. ...You want to see it?

My artist is just a local guy whose wife runs a German restaurant and he sells his paintings from a small gallery on the weekends. Plus - I REALLY like it on my walls. I've been bugging the guy for months to sell it to me, but sell it to me inexpensively......

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