My system before and after

[Anonymous]

My kind of setup. simple effective and I bet sounds great.

 

[Dan Turner]

After a couple of updates, and prompted by seeing BenLaw's lovely looking system, I thought I'd post an update showing my system as it currently stands. Hope I remember how to do this:

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/DT79/DSC_0002.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/DT79/DSC_0003.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/DT79/DSC_0004-2.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/DT79/DSC_0005-1.jpg

We've got the Naim CDX2 added, CA 751BD replacing Sony BDP-S570 (leaving an annoying gap |( ), Auralex Subdude under the REL Quake and 2* Aldi granite chopping board under each speaker stand. What you can't see is that the speaker stands are now un-filled as well, and that Pink Floyd is playing 🙂

I will get some new legs at some stage and elimitate the gap, but it's straight forward if I want both stacks to be the same height.

Cheers

Dan

 

[atanakata]

Looking very nice Dan,

Well done...Is it just me or there isn`t a center speaker in your system, and a sub actually ???

 

[Dan Turner]

Looking very nice Dan,

Well done...Is it just me or there isn`t a center speaker in your system, and a sub actually ???

Hi atanakata - thanks very much. You're right, there is no centre - the centre channel information is mixed in to the front L&R. I used to have MA Radius 180s on the front 3 channels, matching my surrounds, but then I realised that sending the front L&R through my Naim stereo amp and Neat speakers was vastly better.

The sub is on the right in the corner - it's only a little REL Quake.

Cheers

 

[atanakata]

Aaah,right...

So you`re using the stereo amp for the fronts and the receiver for the rears and the sub ( which I didn`t notice 🙂. Well if you find it satisfactory - fair enough . You have 4 satellites, so the experience must be really good . Enjoy..

 

[BenLaw]

This is looking very stylish Dan, congratulations 🙂 The last photo shows you've got a lovely, relaxed environment too. So is that rear width and rear height you have?

My only comment, in light of my own recent experience, would be to ask if you've considered some acoustic treatment behind you given you're fairly close to the rear wall? Should be possible to do something that matches the decor.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[BenLaw]

 

[Dan Turner]

This is looking very stylish Dan, congratulations 🙂 The last photo shows you've got a lovely, relaxed environment too. So is that rear width and rear height you have?

My only comment, in light of my own recent experience, would be to ask if you've considered some acoustic treatment behind you given you're fairly close to the rear wall? Should be possible to do something that matches the decor.

Cheers,

Ben

Thanks very much Ben.

Yes - surround and surround backs, if that's what you meant.

I have thought about acoustic treatment, as the sound is noticeably better if I lean forward a bit, so killing the refection from the rear wall ought to improve things. Did you make yours yourself, or buy them?

oh - and thanks for sorting out my pictures! 🙂

 

[BenLaw]

This is looking very stylish Dan, congratulations 🙂 The last photo shows you've got a lovely, relaxed environment too. So is that rear width and rear height you have?

My only comment, in light of my own recent experience, would be to ask if you've considered some acoustic treatment behind you given you're fairly close to the rear wall? Should be possible to do something that matches the decor.

Cheers,

Ben

Thanks very much Ben.

Yes - surround and surround backs, if that's what you meant.

I have thought about acoustic treatment, as the sound is noticeably better if I lean forward a bit, so killing the refection from the rear wall ought to improve things. Did you make yours yourself, or buy them?

oh - and thanks for sorting out my pictures! 🙂

Yeah surround and surround backs is what I meant! The leaning forward thing may be at least as much to do with getting in the sweet spot, are you able to move your speakers any wider to experiment? Either way, an acoustic panel may be handy. Only thing is it'll need to come down very close to the top of the sofa to kill the first reflection, so doesn't blend quite as smoothly as ordinary decoration. I made mine myself - I've got one picture of half way through the process on my system thread and a full explanation on my thread on atcforums - I'll try to find some time to post some more pics here if people might find it useful.

No worries re the pics! 🙂

 

[Dan Turner]

Unfortunately i can't move them any further apart as i need them as far from back and side walls as possible to keep the bass under control. I'll have a think about what I can do with the acoustics. Cheers.

 

[Dan Turner]

A major change....

Arrgh. Does anyone know why it isn't working? I was sure I was using the right link?!

 

[bluebrazil]

nice speakers, did you not consider keeping your cd player?

 

[Dan Turner]

nice speakers, did you not consider keeping your cd player?

Thanks! No, I thought I'd take the opportunity to streamline as much as possible and go to purely streaming.

 

[BenLaw]

 

[Dan Turner]

Cheers Ben!

What did i do wrong?

 

[BenLaw]

You left in at start and end, for this system you just need the direct link. On all photo hosting sites that should be an option or, like I just did, you can just delete those bits. That needs to be entered in the box that opens when you click the 'tree' link.

Lookin great btw! 8)

 

[Dan Turner]

You left in at start and end, for this system you just need the direct link. On all photo hosting sites that should be an option or, like I just did, you can just delete those bits. That needs to be entered in the box that opens when you click the 'tree' link.

Lookin great btw! 8)

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Ah I get it - that caught me out because on the HDD Audio forum it was the other way around! Thanks very much, I'm liking the streamlined new system (but mainly because of how it sounds :grin: )