- Aug 10, 2019
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Well it has been about 20 years in the making! In that time the front room has been decorated several times and not so long ago made into a thru lounge. 2 nippers born and grown up in the house and now less of a cost burden so at last found that I had the funds to endulge a little more seriously a hobby that in the past I could only play around the edges with. When last decorating I had the forethought to drill holes for cabling so that everything is nice and tidy and even the wife is pleased with the way it has turned out, result! Can't persuade her to let me keep the speaker grilles off and reveal the yellow bits of the Bowers & Wilkins though!
Not sure that we will be using the gas fire much!
Having the sub and speaker on top of the cabinet works perfectly except when using the turntable. I have used rubber matting to try and dampen the vibration but at even moderate volume suffer badly from acoustic feedback. This is an issue that still needs to be resolved, if you have any suggestions I would be pleased to receive you advice. The sound that the B&W's produce are superb both musically and for sound effects and I consider these to be the jewel in my set up and I think they look great too.
Having the HP slimline computer right next to my A/V kit and displaying it's output on my LCD is really handy especially for playing my stored library of MP3's. Also convenient when updating the controls for the Harmony One remote and viewing photos. Very pleased with the Sony amp, STR-DA 2400ES, first dedicated amp that I have ever had and it compliments the B&W's well.
At the moment I don't have a dedicated CD player and just use the Blu-ray player for the purpose. If I were to spend say a couple or three hundred quid on a CD player, do you think that I would get much better sound quality over the Blu-ray?
I have pre-ordered the Battle of Britain on Blu-ray, being released later this month. Can't wait to hear those Rolls-Royce Merlin engines roaring up and down my lounge!
Thanks for looking, any tips for this rookie please post.

Not sure that we will be using the gas fire much!


Having the sub and speaker on top of the cabinet works perfectly except when using the turntable. I have used rubber matting to try and dampen the vibration but at even moderate volume suffer badly from acoustic feedback. This is an issue that still needs to be resolved, if you have any suggestions I would be pleased to receive you advice. The sound that the B&W's produce are superb both musically and for sound effects and I consider these to be the jewel in my set up and I think they look great too.

Having the HP slimline computer right next to my A/V kit and displaying it's output on my LCD is really handy especially for playing my stored library of MP3's. Also convenient when updating the controls for the Harmony One remote and viewing photos. Very pleased with the Sony amp, STR-DA 2400ES, first dedicated amp that I have ever had and it compliments the B&W's well.

At the moment I don't have a dedicated CD player and just use the Blu-ray player for the purpose. If I were to spend say a couple or three hundred quid on a CD player, do you think that I would get much better sound quality over the Blu-ray?
I have pre-ordered the Battle of Britain on Blu-ray, being released later this month. Can't wait to hear those Rolls-Royce Merlin engines roaring up and down my lounge!
Thanks for looking, any tips for this rookie please post.