Not a new system...

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...but a new room built around them.

Barring curtains/blinds and tidying up the cabling my extension is finally finished, so I hope you'll forgive me wanting to share a few pictures with people who might appreciate it. The stand is made from granite.

 

[Frank Harvey]

Those Townshend speaker 'stands' are begging for some obscure macro shots!

 

[Anonymous]

If I have the chance later...

Without curtains the room still sounds a little 'live', and stereo focus is just a little less strong than in the previous room. I'm hoping that the curtains will be in next week and resolve accordingly.

There's much more fluidity to the lower mid and bass regions. I don't know if this is because the speakers have enough room to breathe properly, or because I've used a dedicated mains spur/unswitched socket.

 

[Anonymous]

Awesome setup!

Do you mind me asking you what type of stand you've got your TV resting on over there? its absolutely perfect and ive been hunting for one like that everywhere! (everywhere in sweden that is)

 

[Anonymous]

Nice equipment and excellent set up. Get some curtains up before any nosy neighbours realise what all that must have cost! I was about to start talking my missus into a re-decoration around my equipment. I don't fancy my chances of getting an extension to put it all in!!

 

[Anonymous]

Have to agree on the av rack, great room by the way.

 

[a91gti]

Looking good, I'm with the rest, that rack is sweet.

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for the kind words.

Nukzster, it's not a commercially available stock item. I got a local stonemason to build it to drawings we produced and it's fixed in place, though would be too heavy to move anyway.

 

[Anonymous]

Very nice set up, looks neat.

A projector would look great in such a big room....

 

[idc]

Looks fabulous. Do the speaker stands make much of a SQ difference? They look amazing. Did you take the opportunity to have a spearate mains spur built in just for the system?

 

[Messiah]

Excellent!!

As Charl says, a projector would top it all off nicely!

 

[Anonymous]

The AV & HIFI elements have their own mains spurs.

The Townshend speakers stands don't have as much effect as their racks, but they introduce an immediate set of benefits. They dampen down the vibrations that the speakers put back into the room through the floor, and the most noticeable sonic gain is in taking the bass out of the room and into the soundstage. Alas they are made to order, unlike the racks, so they both take a while and cost more than perhaps they ought to.

Macro shots as requested; sorry about the one I thought I'd rotated but haven't.

I'm not sure about a projector, but the stand was built with the view that it should accommodate a 60" screen. Eventually.

 

[Craig M.]

wow. what a great room, our extension has got a bl**dy kitchen in it!

 

[Crossie]

Wow, awesome, you luck b*****d.

 

[Tonestar1]

Looks fantastic mate... i'm jealous!

 

[Anonymous]

Crossie:Wow, awesome, you luck b*****d.

Well, at least I have no more hair than you do!

 

[hammill]

The whole setup looks excellent. Congratulations.