System pics 2013 part I
- Thread starter Tony L
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Sorry gents, I was away from the board. Just returned from a Mumford and sons concert, great musicians, wow.
she liked to keep a clean house! U should see my car, that is clean! Thx dude.
thx mate
Jealous of the screen, if that's what your saying. One day. Thx mate.
thx cheers
Lol it truly is a man cave I suppose, thx cheers!Ryebread, that some basement man cave.
Hey I appreciate that. I love shooting. Clean, yea I guess I got that from my 100% Italiano mother
she liked to keep a clean house! U should see my car, that is clean! Thx dude. Lol thx mate!
Thank you so much! The party is next weekend. I have 2 cases of troegs and 3 cases of yards beer. Local craft beer, hope you can make it
Thx for the compliment. We end up going there with guests after entertaining upstairs. Before we know it, we look at the clock and its 4am. Happened last weekend, good times = good people. The gear is nothing without family and friends to enjoy it with! Cheers and thx.
Guys, thank you!that media room looks a bit fun
Hmm, I will think about that one
thx mate
Jonboi
Because Music Matters
Hi Ryebread
I tend to peruse photo threads from time to time, and (ducks for cover!) I have to say most of them leave me cold. It's all very well to look at pics of interesting kit, but from the way most of it is presented re the overall environment and/or style, my sad conclusion is that:
a) Audiophiles have no sense of decorating style.
b) Audiophiles have no colour sense
c) Many audiophiles appear to lack either a wife, partner or boyfriend, to keep their obsessions in check; consequently most environments look like mad inventors lair.
d) Expensive 2 channel only systems are largely passé in the 21st century
By contrast, all I can say, is that your layout is amongst the best I've ever seen on any audiophile forum, for a mix of intelligent use of space, style, practical usage and a pragmatic approach to system setup in the context of a home where people actually live, as against fiddle with gear.
There are others that I've seen here of course that are very nice, but to my eyes, outside of a B&O, or vintage catalogue, yours is one of the best. Perhaps because it is AV based, and an adjunct to a lifestyle that includes friends and family... and not audio obsessions...
Congrats; very nice indeed!
JB.
I tend to peruse photo threads from time to time, and (ducks for cover!) I have to say most of them leave me cold. It's all very well to look at pics of interesting kit, but from the way most of it is presented re the overall environment and/or style, my sad conclusion is that:
a) Audiophiles have no sense of decorating style.
b) Audiophiles have no colour sense
c) Many audiophiles appear to lack either a wife, partner or boyfriend, to keep their obsessions in check; consequently most environments look like mad inventors lair.
d) Expensive 2 channel only systems are largely passé in the 21st century
By contrast, all I can say, is that your layout is amongst the best I've ever seen on any audiophile forum, for a mix of intelligent use of space, style, practical usage and a pragmatic approach to system setup in the context of a home where people actually live, as against fiddle with gear.
There are others that I've seen here of course that are very nice, but to my eyes, outside of a B&O, or vintage catalogue, yours is one of the best. Perhaps because it is AV based, and an adjunct to a lifestyle that includes friends and family... and not audio obsessions...
Congrats; very nice indeed!
JB.
Unless you play for real money and play very badly I think you will find poker the much cheaper option. My tank uses 1/2 the power in the house due to the lighting needed for corals...
.Hmm, I will think about that one
Steve
Eye of the beholder, my friend, eye of the beholder. I, too, don't care for the way a lot of hifi setups look, but if it works for the owner it's great.
stop it, now!
very kind feedback, the sort that gives me fuel to take pics and write reviews more often, thank you so much! cheers.
I will kiss my lady tonight, one for you.
I will have to see pics!
I hear ya. We can still be friends, lol. I realize that the a/v rack is a love it-or-hate it setup. Many would prefer to see a tv hung on the wall properly, and gear tucked away.
Anyhow! I revised my OP b/c today I picked up the speakers for my 2.1 room:
Today was a good day. I went back to Quest For Sound- where I purchased a TT last month - to audition a bunch of bookies.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imryanmac/8487454760/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imryanmac/8487362209/
KEF LS50 speakers
Of course!
But seriously, the comment was not directed at you but jonboi. There's no need for making snide remarks about people's hifi/decor/taste/etc.Personally, I find it more interesting to look at setups where the owner is so into his hobby that he has gone overboard and makes no concession towards bourgeois standards of domestic decor.
SteveG
pfm Member
And I'm very jealous of the rest of your set-up.
My home cimema set-up is a lot more basic:
Still fun though.
As requested, taken in the middle of last year.
It is a bit too noisy at the moment to have in with the HiFi but I could deal to that with some plumbing mods.
Steve
Tim Jones
pfm Member
Nonsense.
Silver Surfer
pfm Member
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
New power amp added November 2012.
Joe,
FFS! What did I tell you about dusting years ago? Look at those shelves.
Love the system though, looks very carefully thought out.
Gaius
pfm Member
Nice use of the lamp through the glass platter there, has that glow in the dark thing going on!
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
Are you moving the hifi into the basement? I can't see this tank moving upstairs into the lounge.
It is a bit too noisy at the moment to have in with the HiFi but I could deal to that with some plumbing mods.
No. That came from my comment that if I had a basement like rybread's I would replace the poker table with my fish tank. I was then asked for a picture of it.
I did origionally plan to put it up stairs but decided against all the floor reinforcement needed.
Steve
reefhead
Left of the dial
As requested, taken in the middle of last year.
It is a bit too noisy at the moment to have in with the HiFi but I could deal to that with some plumbing mods.
Steve
Love it - reef aquaria and Hi-Fi two of my passions too
Looks like a nice mix of softies, LPS and SPS you got there, and some nice mature grown-on set of Acros - well done, no easy feat that! I went down the full-blow SPS low-nutrient route a few years back and had a 5 foot system rammed with mature and glowing Acros and Montis, but transferred to a larger system and had a massive crash
Now re-building again.Mark
For some reason many Monti's don't do well in my tank but Acros do very well and I have to periodically thin them. Recently had an electical fault that cut power to the room for nearly 24 hours. Lost a lot of fish, including that Regal Angel (which I had had for over 7 years) but no corals or anemones seemed to be bothered at all. Some new fish (angels and butterfly) arriving this weekend.
Steve
Steve
walriley
Drum nut. Music nut. pix nut
This is where i'm up to so far:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14324765@N04/sets/72157632808789870/
System consists of:
Tonale CD2 mkII CD player from Akustik Perfekt of Germany.
Heavily modded WAD 6550 integrated valve amp, using Gold Lion KT88s.
Dynaco A25s modded with SEAS Excell tweeters and xovers tweaked to suit.
Miller & Kreisel V75 subwoofer.
Reproduction HMV wind-up gramophone!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14324765@N04/sets/72157632808789870/
System consists of:
Tonale CD2 mkII CD player from Akustik Perfekt of Germany.
Heavily modded WAD 6550 integrated valve amp, using Gold Lion KT88s.
Dynaco A25s modded with SEAS Excell tweeters and xovers tweaked to suit.
Miller & Kreisel V75 subwoofer.
Reproduction HMV wind-up gramophone!