LOVE IT !!!!!My office setup, it sounds very good
I used to have that Nac. Nice thing.
First system pic in a while:
AV System
Sources: OPPO 103D blu ray player; Pioneer DV-600 DVD player; Amazon Fire TV thing; Nvidia Shield TV
Amplification: Marantz NR-1510 (processing and rear speakers in 4.0 setup); Naim NAP100 (front speakers, the ones on the wall)
Speakers: Kralk Audio BC-30s (one pair as front speakers and one pair as rear speakers)
Hi-Fi System
Sources: LP12 (pre-Cirkus with Denon DL-110 cart and Trichord Dino+ phono stage); Bluesound Node 2i (via coax digital out to Chord Qutest)
Amplification: Teddy Pardo i80a
Speakers: Tannoy Eaton Legacy
Other
Mana Acoustics
IsoAcoustic Gaia things
GIK Bass traps (not shown)
Towel to hide the TV when not in use
Shallow bowl for ease of rummaging when assembling Lego, which doubles as soundwave diffuser (allegedly, possibly)
Floating red sock
The room measures 3.25m in width, 4.3m in length and 3.15m in height. The Tannoys sound best when firing down the length of the room but because their ideal posititioning puts them way too close to the doorway I've had to settle for the second best option; there's no second best option in having them firing down the length of the room as they'd end up being too close to each other and so lose their ability to do a large sound stage. Firing down the length of the room is sadly an all-or-nothing option.
Fwiw, I'm running a Tape-Out from my Teddy Pardo amp into my AVR so I can play records and listen to streams from my Node 2i through my Kralk Audio speakers if and when I feel the need/desire to do so. Scenarios where I probably would are early morning and late night listening.
Oh, and the reason I'm using a DVD player as well as a blu ray player is that my OPPO can rip SACDs so I want its mech to last as long as possible.
If the above pic shows systems 1 and 2, then the pics below show systems 3 and 4; including a bonus pic of the cubby hole seating area I created by shifting my wardrobes along to the right (I had to lose a 4x2 IKEA Kallax to make it work).
Computer/Cubby Hole System
Sources: Chromecast Audio (powered by battery, analogue out to amp); mac mini running JRiver (via Cambridge Audio Dacmagic Plus)
Amplification: Rega io
Speakers: Tannoy Autograph Mini GR
Bed System
Sources: Sony UBPX800; Denon DM-41 on-board CD Player
Amplification: Denon DM-41
Speakers: Wharfedale Diamond 9.0
Other
Sennheiser HD-595
As you can see I've still to put some pics on the wall: I want to be sure they only go up once so I'm giving it time to be completely sure before I knock some holes in the wall. Oh, and the other reason I wanted to create a wee cubby hole is that all my books are in my bedroom and frankly, it's hard to concentrate when you're reading in the living room and you've got a big pair of bookshelf Tannoys whispering in your ear: Play something, Derek, just play something, anything and I'll bring those sweet sounds to life! So having somewhere to sit where music is simply music and not hi-fi in any way was the way to go.
If I'm being honest, system 4 only exists as the leftovers of leftovers. I've never actually used it since I put it together lol.
These speakers might be familiar to regular forum users and thanks to @Hoopsontoast I'm now enjoying them currently perform some magic at my home.
Nice room too. Light and welcoming.These speakers might be familiar to regular forum users and thanks to @Hoopsontoast I'm now enjoying them currently perform some magic at my home.
Really nice! Looks solidMy TT