Topic: audio room pics, revisited

[som]

Okay, been meaning to post some pics for awhile, finally got around to taking some pictures this weekend.

Nothing special, it's definitely kind of a minimalist system. It sounds better than anything I've had before, though, and probably better than what's in 99% of American homes!

Almarro A205A mk2
Horn Shoppe Horns
NAD PP1 Phono Preamp
NAD 521i CD Player
Old Denon Turntable
Grado Black Cartridge
AntiCables Speaker Wire
Cheapo, no-name Interconnects and Power Cords

Rack and one Horn:


Closeup of rack:


Long live vinyl!


A horn:


Looking down the back of a Horn:


Closeup of the Almarro:


Looking down on the room from the upstairs balcony:


Looking up to the balcony, where the CD storage is:


Album storage:




And, just for grins, the bedroom setup (super cheap DVD player for CD playback, T-Amp, old Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble II satellites). Good enough for listening while reading in bed!

[Tim]

That's a beautiful room/house. I like the stereo a lot, horns+tubes+vinyl sounds like a winning combo to me

[carlbeck]

That's a beautiful room/house. I like the stereo a lot, horns+tubes+vinyl sounds like a winning combo to me

Exactly what I was thinking! Plus T to you.

[som]

Backatcha both!

Even though there are things I would like to upgrade, there are many, many times where I am just overwhelmed with how good the music is. I've only had the Almarro and Horns since last Christmas, and I still feel like I'm discovering all of my old music all over again!

[Sanjay]

Beautiful Room/Setup!

[rokpunk]

we are in the process of finishing our 1500sq/ft basement with a home theater, game room , office, and family room.
the home theater is going to double as my listening room. i'll post some pics as we make progress.

[janka]

Von Schweikert VR-4jr mkI


VPI HW-19mkII with Grado Gold and Sumiko Premier FT-3 arm

[sygdwm]

very nice.

[Tim]

beautiful - thanks for sharing. I could look at these kinds of pictures all day

what all are you running in there?

[janka]

The gear pictured is what in my sig. The tables got a grado gold that'll need to be replaced soon I think. Cables are just dh labs and mil-spec for speakers, upgrade wishlist item for sure. There's a PS Audio Duet in there too. The wall with the tapestry was built with the help of NickPick's. The room was open to a staircase and the living room on the other side. It was a fantastic sub $100 tweak for sure. I rent so we had to do it without damaging the house. It's a fun system and my only neighbor is basically deaf. I've never had a problem giving it some anytime I desire.

Here's a better pick from the listening position with fresh snow today.

 
Creek OBH-8, SqueezeBox3, Benchmark DAC1, Odyssey Tempest, Nad C-541i, Odyssey Stratos, Bellogoti rack, Nickpick's DEAD-END acoustic dampener

[neumannkid]

Very Nice. Hope things are well. Peace G

[janka]

Thanks George. Things are good, do hope the same is for you. Looks from the sig that your rig keeps growing nicely. Hopefully I'll have one again in the coming year.

[Nick's Picks]

yup, thats a good rig right there.  spent plenty of time on that couch....wondering where the music was *actually* coming from as those speakers disappear.  Its like all the music is being projected by the Squeezebox or something
cool stuff right there

[Tim]

whoops - sorry I missed the rig in your sig. Duh

nice looking rig, thanks for sharing

[janka]

Duh on my part too. It does makes more sense to post it with the pics then in a sig that's sure to change. I went back and added some details. Cheers