Ron's Speaker, Turntable, Power and Room Treatment Upgrades

[bonzo75]

Perhaps Ron having his own system again will encourage Kedar to do the same.

I guess the golden question is does any system encourage me to get one or to procrastinate further?

 

[christoph]

I guess the golden question is does any system encourage me to get one or to procrastinate further?

Now that you missed out on Bill's Swings, I predict a looooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg phase of procrastination at casa Kedar

 

[tima]

I guess the golden question is does any system encourage me to get one or to procrastinate further?

Is that procrastinating about a move? I thought you didn't have the space.

Besides, you seem to have considerable fun enjoying your Audio Gadfly role, flitting across the globe dispensing judgement on other people's systems, way to much to actually own one.

 

[bonzo75]

Is that procrastinating about a move? I thought you didn't have the space.

Besides, you seem to have considerable fun enjoying your Audio Gadfly role, flitting across the globe dispensing judgement on other people's systems, way to much to actually own one.

Yes it's about the space, but it is true that most will never be able to enjoy gear as much in their own home as they would do across the community. I realized quickly to separate music listening from gear nervosa. In fact when I buy gear it gets shipped from audiophile to audiophile to compare to their gear, like my current Allnic phono

 

[tima]

Yes it's about the space, but it is true that most will never be able to enjoy gear as much in their own home as they would do across the community. I realized quickly to separate music listening from gear nervosa. In fact when I buy gear it gets shipped from audiophile to audiophile to compare to their gear, like my current Allnic phono

Perhaps you could organize bus tours - like seeing the homes of the uber wealthy in Rhode Island.

Audiophile Rooms of Greater Boston, The Horns of Milan, High Bling in Hong Kong, etc. (All of course with worthy restaurants along the way.) Or,. for those who don't travel well, starting an exchange or Audiophile Bourse - you get to hold the liability money - one guy sends out his H-7000V, the other his Atma-Sphere MP-1, each goes back in three weeks along with a brief write-up. You handle the translations and the blog.

 

[Woofer and Tweet]

Perhaps you could organize bus tours - like seeing the homes of the uber wealthy in Rhode Island.

Audiophile Rooms of Greater Boston, The Horns of Milan, High Bling in Hong Kong, etc. (All of course with worthy restaurants along the way.) Or,. for those who don't travel well, starting an exchange or Audiophile Bourse - you get to hold the liability money - one guy sends out his H-7000V, the other his Atma-Sphere MP-1, each goes back in three weeks along with a brief write-up. You handle the translations and the blog.

We go to the Pasadena Showcase (southern CA) each, where they have several designers redo every room of a donated home for a month or so (the money raised goes to the junior philharmonic committee). The "entertainment" room is always of interest to me, but they never approach anything close to audiophile standards.

So your idea is on a solid foundation, and I'm all in; especially since you mention the worthy restaurants along the way ;-)

 

[cjfrbw]

Perhaps you could organize bus tours - like seeing the homes of the uber wealthy in Rhode Island.

Audiophile Rooms of Greater Boston, The Horns of Milan, High Bling in Hong Kong, etc. (All of course with worthy restaurants along the way.) Or,. for those who don't travel well, starting an exchange or Audiophile Bourse - you get to hold the liability money - one guy sends out his H-7000V, the other his Atma-Sphere MP-1, each goes back in three weeks along with a brief write-up. You handle the translations and the blog.

Yeah, I don't know if you are being sardonic, but this is an appealing idea.

It could be the "Be Ked For A Week Tour".

 

[spiritofmusic]

God, sounds like an episode of Black Mirror.

 

[Ron Resnick]

After finishing the grey-stained three-quarter inch thick walnut planks wall-papering the listening room walls, contraction from heat (I thought heat caused expansion) caused the seams between the planks to crack open by as much as 3/16”!





If I had known that heat would cause contraction, we would’ve kept the air conditioning running the whole time.

Now the carpet installation is delayed as we try to figure out how to fill in the cracks, and close the gaps.

On a more positive note, the house finally has a front door.

 

[cjfrbw]

Front door looks great. Au natural, or is it going to be painted?

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thank you. The front door is staying the way it is now.

Most people seem to apply a dark stain to walnut, but we actually like the natural color of walnut.

 

[Tango]

Is it pretty dry where you live Ron. Don't you need door sill?

 

[Ron Resnick]

Is it pretty dry where you live Ron. Don't you need door sill?

What is a door sill? The design intention is to have nothing separating the outside concrete from the inside concrete.

 

[Folsom]

He means a threshold so water can't come in if it rains, something taller than the concrete.

 

[Ron Resnick]

He means a threshold so water can't come in if it rains, something taller than the concrete.

Ah, thank you. I don’t know.

 

[Tango]

He means a threshold so water can't come in if it rains, something taller than the concrete.

Yes this is what I mean. Rain can come at 45 degree angle and water will spill pass the gap between the door and floor.

 

[PeterA]

Ron, It looks like you are making progress. Congratulations, though I am sorry to read about the panels contracting. Dry heat sucks the moisture out of the wood, so it shrinks. AC can do the same.

I like the idea of a continuous surface between the indoors and outdoors. Is there a slight slant down for the concrete outside the front door? The overhang below the roof line might help a little bit preventing the rain from getting close to the front door but if it’s windy, Tang has a point. Rain water could creep in under the front door, but if it is only concrete inside, that should not be a huge issue unless there is a lot of water. I'd make sure the bottom of the door is sealed so that water does not damage it. You could also put some kind of a sweep on the bottom edge of the front door that is not visible and would prevent water from creeping into the front hallway.

I guess there’s lots of advice from fellow members and it is not always about speaker typology.

EDIT: Looking more closely at the door, it does seem as though there is a sweep at the front edge of the bottom of the door for dust and perhaps moisture. Perhaps you will be fine.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thank you for the concern, gentlemen. I appreciate the thought. I am concerned about water damage to that walnut wood front door as well.

Here is the reply from the contractor:

“The concrete will be sloped to deflect the water. Plus we have slot drains.
The door is sealed per the spec given and should be rather resilient to the elements. It will however like any exterior woodwork need maintenance.”

 

[pjwd]

After finishing the grey-stained three-quarter inch thick walnut planks wall-papering the listening room walls, contraction from heat (I thought heat caused expansion) caused the seams between the planks to crack open by as much as 3/16”!


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If I had known that heat would cause contraction, we would’ve kept the air conditioning running the whole time.

Now the carpet installation is delayed as we try to figure out how to fill in the cracks, and close the gaps.

On a more positive note, the house finally has a front door.

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wow Ron - that is a huge shrinkage - likely not at all related to heat but loss of moisture - was the timber properly kiln dried prior to installation. It is hard to imagine the relative humidity in the external air being that much lower than conditioning ( normally exposing conditioned spaces to exterior causes expansion in timber but you have pretty low humidity there)

Are you sure this did not slowly happen over a long period, air conditioned or not.
It is good practice to stack timber in conditioned space for a while prior to installation to stabilise moisture content - not sure if that happened in this case

It is a real shame - good luck with repairs

Phil

 

[Folsom]

Do the gaps actually look bad as a whole wall?