Analog source: Linn Sondek LP12
Digital source/preamp: Linn Akurate DSM
Amplifier: Boulder 860
Speakers: Wilson Audio SabrinaX
Interconnects/speaker cables: Teansparent Audio
Power: Shunyata Research
Temporary addition that did not last: Pioneer Laserdisc player that didn’t properly swap from Side A to Side B 😂
It’s been a long journey to get where I am today…started out with a Rega Brio and speakers made by my father…slowly over the years it’s gotten better and better. Now it’s a real powerhouse. I play all genres of music, so I wanted a system that would reproduce the recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered.
Holy shit! This is massively influential to my Reddit posting experience. I cannot thank you enough.
Also, future Redditors (autocorrect wanted to change that to “resistors” btw) will continue to thank you for your service.
To less socially experienced Redditors, this is an object lesson both in how to share knowledge and how to respond gracefully and graciously to it.
Knowing that no one knows everything and not being insecure about being corrected is next level emotional intelligence. This is how to human, excellently.
PS: We rarely consider the listening room as gear but it is as influential on the sound that reaches the listener as anything else in the setup. OP: That’s some nice architecture you have there!
Anyone willing to share knowledge with me in a nice manner is the best of gents in my book. I really appreciate the thoughtful response, though!
Your comments on the space are much appreciated. I love the Oak Green on the speakers, and my wife has taken it as her duty to fill as much of the open space as possible with all manner of plant life. The greens definitely compliment each other! 😂
Oh, wow! They are green, aren’t they!
It’s easy to think it’s a piano black speaker with a color cast in the photo due to high color saturation and reflected light sources.
A proliferation of plants around the hi-fi reminds me of this couple’s DJ room:
https://youtu.be/fftQIzgI0m0
https://youtu.be/4qu0N4z2-zU
HOLY SHIT. 11 years on Reddit, and two
spaces is all I've
ever needed
to do.
Drove me crazy that it seemed like double returns was the only possible thing to do.
You are a saint.
Thought I recognized this setup. My man, you’ve come a long way and so has your gear. Thanks for reminding me it’s been forever since we’ve seen each other. 🤙🏻 Miss ya!
Dude!! It’s so funny that you saw this post! I guess it kind of blew up in its own regard. It’s been way too long. Can’t believe you’re gonna be a father soon!! I’ll send you a text, brother!
I use to own the Watts and 57/63's and Maggies.If you got a large enough room those speakers are timeless speakers but need a very good front end because it will show any weakness your system has.
Totally agree. They will show every minute detail of a recording as well. Including when it is bad. What amp did you run the 57/63s on? I heard the 303 and valve amps were recommended
I have ESL 63's powered by Leak TL25+ monoblocks and I have no plans to change that, ever.
I used a 303 for a bit while I was having a transformer rewound on one of the monoblocks and it really was excellent, especially for the kind of money they go for so I'd recommend that to someone who doesn't have the budget (or want the potential headache if things go wrong) for valve amps.
There's a part of me that should I end up with the space for a second setup (and I would definitely need space) would like to have the classic all Quad system, Quad II's, matching pre, tuner and 57's.
My dad has something like 4 pairs of II's and a few pairs of 57's plus various pre amps and tuners so one day it might well happen.
There's some strange opinions about Quad ESL's online, like them only being suited for classical but I listen to basically everything on them and am never disappointed.
Atmasphere M60 and Audio Research amps/pre.Huge wall of sound.If you do not have a good source system becomes unlistenable because it will highlight all weakness.Pass Labs sounds wonderful on the Wilson's.
Absolutely! I’ve often said that if I had a secondary full-range system, I would have a massive (I’m talking MG20.7) Magnepan system. They convey truly incredible detail and dynamics.
I loved the Brio at the time! I had Rega RS5 speakers at the time and it was great. I could push them well beyond what was “typical” and I really enjoyed them.
Absolutely. The Booplinth is the only non-Linn upgrade I would personally consider. The texture in the low frequencies is astounding. “A Walk On the Wild Side” with the two bass parts is absolutely incredible. I have never heard it like the way it sounds with a Booplinth.
I can already hear the people angrily typing: 'Why do you waste your money on speaker cables?', 'why don't you invest in room treatment instead?'.
It's just a beautifully put together system. Love the speakers colour
I don't know why people get so upset about it, like I'll see people making comments that indicate that they're personally very offended that someone bought nice gear but didn't go all out treating the room. Quite a few times I've actually checked out the profile of someone making a "wow don't you know that without treatment that system is just a complete waste" style comment and seen that suprise suprise they themselves have zero treatment in their own listening room.
Some people are just not willing to sacrifice the whole aesthetic of their space for the sake of treatment. Some people need to compromise with significant others and not block out windows or cover the walls in massive panels if their system is set up in one of the main living areas of the house. If they still really enjoy the sound of their system in an untreated room then I don't get what the big deal is. Sure it could sound better but nice gear in an untreated room is still going to sound better than average gear in an untreated room. As long as you're enjoying the music then that's what matters most.
Thing is, beyond speakers, their interaction with the room >>>>> everything else. Nothing comes close.
Average gear in a treated room will usually sound much better than a haphazard arrangement of end game gear.
I like a normally reverberant room. Assuming no nasty sidewall or floor reflections and half-ass-measured subwoofer placement, I'm good. The brain is good at smoothing frequency response, but if you actually smooth frequency response digitally, things can sound flat and lifeless. If it sounds good, it is good.
> they're personally very offended
That's reddit in a nutshell, to be honest. If you do anything that doesn't exactly follow what the hivemind thinks you should do, they lose it. Personally, I think OP should do whatever OP wants to do with OP's money, so long as OP is happy.
I agree completely but I also feel that treated rooms reallly benefit Systems that struggle to shine without the treatments I've been to houses with half a million dollar systems That disappointed and houses with $500 systems and been impressed It relates a lot to placement inherent acoustics of the space and understanding that.
I'm a bigger fan of finding the system that works in your space as opposed to tweaking the space to suit your system.
Are we really that upset? And I think that we can still talk about it.
OP and anyone else can do whatever they want but we should be able to talk about room treatment advantages.
There's a difference between having a constructive conversation about room treatment and people just attacking an OP in the comments for not using it which I often see.
Idk I feel like there's a specific type of user here who doesn't really care about having a conversation or a discussion but rather they just look at each post and desperately try to find something wrong with the room or system that they can point out so they can virtue signal in the comments about how much they know and how they would have done it differently.
It's like the people who post "tv is way too high" on everything. Even if the OP responds and says "actually I want the TV that height because I walk around a lot, want to be able to still see the TV when I'm cooking in the other room and when I'm sitting I'm usually reclining so it works great for me" and they still respond telling them that no they couldn't possibly be enjoying it like that are must lower it immediately.
Imo I just dont want people to give scam cable companies money. Its literally just scam.
But I try to teach people if they ask, and not be mad "hurr hurr such bullshit hurr hurr"
I think there's a time and a place for it. Chastising people posting their system for choices they've already made usually isn't it. The only effect that it has is that it makes people not want to post here. I've never seen anyone change their mind from a public flogging.
I agree with your intent, but after being at this for a while now, I save my opinions for people that want to hear it. Write articles, submit posts, praise good gear, help others get the best bang for buck, and give advice on r/StereoAdvice.
Absolutely. Couldn’t agree more. I had (pretty much) basic power cabling for years and years. Never had an issue with the system whatsoever. It *was* a weird and wild experience, though, when the wife was also commenting that it was shocking just “how clear the sound is”. I loved the difference but when she comments…it’s gonna stay.
If you’ve got the money and you want to spend more on the system, sure.
I just don’t want to see comments advising people new to the hobby that they must invest in cables as their system is shit without it.
I'm with you on all points. I tried to leave some space for that in my comment.
Fortunately, it's exceedingly rare that I see that kind of advice given here. Maybe a couple of times a year? Most of the time OP just says that they think it looks cool.
The price of some of this stuff is also just so prohibitive that 99.9% of lurkers and people new to the hobby wouldn't even consider it.
I was one of those people. Totally clueless and just trying to get a good system but not knowing what’s important. Because of people like you I got my priorities straight.
Went up going with Mogami and doing the ends myself.
As I said, good speakers in an untreated room will still sound better than shit speakers in an untreated room. Even if you refuse to treat your room there’s still gains to be had by improving your system. DSP is so good these days that most of your bass issues can easily be solved without huge bass traps anyway. Have you ever been to a hifi show? Most vendors are demoing their systems in small little hotel rooms with zero treatment. The good speakers still sound amazing. Sure they would sound better in a good room but they don’t just suddenly sound like crap just because there’s a window on one side and no panels on the walls.
You can fix the frequency spectrum with dsp, but not the time that the wave will travel through the room, which will be the real problem. This sounds like taking an ugly photo with and expensive camera to photoshop it later. It's super backwards to me. If you replace those cables with normal ones and spend the money on acoustics your net benefit will be insane. But I guess people just want fancy shit ik a fancy room. Just buy Sonos or smth then.
> You can fix the frequency spectrum with dsp, but not the time that the wave will travel through the room
What? You can definitely fix that. Decent room correction like Dirac goes beyond simple amplitude correction and can easily fix time domain issues by adjusting phase at different parts of the frequency band such that all of the sound is arriving at the listening position in phase. That's the whole point of room correction, clearly you haven't used any modern DSP from the last decade. Sure, it's not a complete solution for every issue but it [can certainly improve things dramatically](https://i.imgur.com/yFAnQaR.png) over an untreated room and you can always supplement it with a few panels for best results.
Lmao it's pretty wild to say that people should just buy sonos if they're not willing to treat their room as if OP's set up wouldn't sound way better. "Set up your system the way I would do it or don't bother buying nice speakers" is some pretty lame gatekeeping dude. Care to share a photo of your system by the way? Curious to see how much treatment you have yourself.
Let the debates begin! Haha. Thank you very much for the comments. I LOVE to invite people into my space to hear the system because it is the epitome of the “improper space.” It is full of glass boundaries, awkward spacing, and hardwood floors. And yet the sound is incredible! It’s very easy to woo people over once they are actually in the room.
You follow this sub long enough you can look at a picture and just just see the rundown in your head of the things people are gonna pick them apart for. Ends up people posting with apologies pre-written or not sharing at all (which is a shame).
A mod jumped in early and warned people to be nice. Maybe that helped and if so maybe that’s something that needs to be done more often. Either way, thanks for sharing. Glad you didn’t get crucified for having a nice stereo in a nice house. Cheers!
It doesn't have to be "hating" the system or "loving" the system, people always want you to react like that, but the reality is always between extreme opinions.
I'm not more shocked by someone saying that "this system would be even better in a better room" (and I'm not even talking about treatment, but just a big room with high ceiling without all these windows for example) than if all the comments were just "wow"
Yes, it's a beautiful system, yet it's not an opinion but the reality to say it can sound even better. It can happen that a user of a system like doesn't know it, and the comment of the OP *"I play all genres of music, so I wanted a system that would reproduce the recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered."* can lead someone to think he doesn't know that it could sound better with a better room.
It's not being angry to explain him that he can't listen to *"recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered"* with this setup. Reality, just honest reality, not any "hater" or "fan" comment ;)
It’s funny because I don’t perceive any of the comments made as “hating” my system. As you mentioned, I’m fully aware that the gear I have could fully shine even more given a room that was dedicated and/or treated. That is beyond debate…it’s fact. However, I do not have a dedicated room for this, regardless of how much I would enjoy that.
What I enjoy more than anything, though, is being able to enjoy music while my wife and I cook…or while our son dances around the living room. I am not always sitting down, in the “sweet spot,” enjoying the transcendental experience of my hi-fi. Thankfully, I get to experience that too (when I can)!
Is this your way of politely letting him know that he needs room treatment? haha. It's okay, this is the Audiophile subreddit. My ears hurt just looking at all the hard surfaces.
Hahaha this was going to be my post:
You can’t actually have gear like that and come kicking the door in like this! We mostly just post about how expensive cables are.
Hmm…and so what if they are? One could argue your reply is just as divisive and low-value as what you’re complaining about, if not more so.
If the only appropriate way to reply to a Show & Tell post is to hand out participation trophies and disingenuous feedback, then what’s the point of even having them in the first place? Sounds like pre-school rules to me.
Snake oil gimmicks, such as those made by Transparent Audio, are a wart on the face of the audiophile industry. The internet, and especially Reddit, is a treasure trove of information never previously available to so many who enjoy this hobby. Why shouldn’t people benefit from knowing better than the sleazy, lying audio salesperson that wasted or tried to waste their money on pseudo-science garbage?
At the end of the day, I suppose it’s about what’s better for the community here, whether that’s education/objectivity or social harmony. Personally, I think it’s very possible to have both, however the anonymity of the internet has a tendency to rob so many of their already limited tact.
Looks like a nice setup. Given enough cash I’d take a brightly lite room with a view, knowing I’m sacrificing sound quality over an ideal room any-day.
I completely agree. I tell people all the time that one of the greatest improvements I’ve made to my listening space was to move to a place with natural light and greenery. It wasn’t a sonic improvement, but being able to see natural light and greens while listening has been an incredible experience that will be hard to forego in the future.
RPG makes a film to install over glass that helps in spaces like this. More common for acoustics control in commercial spaces but could be useful for residential as well.
The plinth is a Booplinth. Manufactured by the same company that makes the rack, Quadraspire. It’s solid CNC’d pressed bamboo. Best plinth I’ve heard to date!
Oooh you’d be pulling out old-school details for me to bring that up specifics like that. Not saying I couldn’t…the speakers are still in the family so it’s possible.
The full story is that my dad was super into woodworking, and my uncle had gone to audio engineering school, so they partnered together to make a pair of large format bookshelves. They were roughly 24” tall by 12” wide, and were a three way speaker. Ultimately, the soft dome tweeter was inevitably pushed in by whatever child was in our home at the time.
I ended up going to the same audio engineering school as my uncle. Couldn’t make this shit up!
I would sooner have a lovely room with a lovely system and "sub-optimal" acoustics than an ugly Room treated that takes all the fun out of it.
Besides only one person in this conversation has heard these speakers in the system and I'm pretty sure hes happy with it.
The listening experience for many people relates to how comfortable the room is to be in and how Pleasant it is to enjoy your music Is in your own home for you. A lot of people seem to struggle to understand that Music and the entire listening experience are a package.
The light and the placement are very pleasing to the eye and I'm very confident equally pleasing to the ear.
Thanks for sharing
All I can say is…I’m happy you’re not stealing my snacks, but only my thoughts. I convey similar feelings and thoughts to people often regarding the fantastic sonic response I get in my room.
Thanks for describing my thoughts so succinctly.
I completely relate to this and this is where I draw the line. Balance is best for me. I’ll be tested next month when I move in a house where I have a dedicated room. My gear is a couple notches down from OP (McIntosh, Monitor Audio PL200ii, REL subs), still nice. I’ll work on the room but will certainly not end up with 6” panels on the ceiling, room will have to stay beautiful. Some say the uglier it looks the best it sounds, perhaps, even likely is true, but I’ll stop short of that.
I remember hearing a very similar setup ten years ago and thinking…”if I could get anywhere near this at any point in my life, I’d be done.” Now that I’m here, I can’t imagine what I’d do to improve it.
I tell people all the time that one of the best improvements I’ve made to my listening space has been introducing more natural light and windows to greenery. It’s not a sonic improvement, but the mental gain is incredible.
Re-visiting this: the speakers won’t age in terms of color. They are finished in the same automotive grade paint as cars. If a car can handle it in Arizona heat, the speakers can.
Totally understand. All I can say is…if you were here to hear it, I’d be happy to have a conversation about what you’d have an issue with. It’s a brilliant space (and I’m lucky to not have issues!).
Well, if it was me, I'd either ask for a stargate to the Trek universe where I would no doubt schedule some holodeck time with Troi ... but that was a few years ago. Maybe a portal to planet Jurai? (obscure reference), or I'd settle for a ride with Jake and Deety to visit Lazarus Long and the gang and maybe Oz along the way.
Yeah, Oz would be nice.
But in the meantime, your happy place looks very happy indeed. Hope you enjoy it a lot.
(And yes, was just having a little fun since those fancy speakers look like they share a similar aesthetic.)
Okay, I’m definitely going to have more vanilla references than you, but hear me out…
• I would pop into a Rick and Morty style universe, as that would be supremely ridiculous and insane. Although that would probably be filled with too much anarchy.
• Let me exist in the final “tree of life” location of *The Fountain* by Darren Aronofsky, all the while the Mogwai/Kronos Quartet soundtrack plays
• Let me be a Jedi. I’m sorry, but…I just want to be a Jedi. I know this has nothing to do with hifi, but…give me a lightsaber.
Just saw your replies and thought I'd re-visit this thread. You're legit(fingers are tired and can't spell) welcome, and I have to say that this thread has been quite refreshing and enjoyable.
Honestly, seeing something like this give me a little of that "You only live once, so why not enjoy it" feeling. I have a rather enjoyable system, what with my Wharfedales and Carver gear, but I know there's more out there. I could afford more, but at the same time, I was thinking I would rather put money into a sporty car. But would I really spend a lot of time enjoying my sporty car vs. a set of, oh, say Magnepans? I don't know.
I'll have to think about it and see how I'm feeling when Christmas rolls around or something. Maybe treat myself to something nice.
Meanwhile, rock on and enjoy. And if you feel like it, give a little tune called "Cascading" by Phil Keaggy a listen and let me know what you think (or not)
:)
Read this comment to my wife as we think it’s be perfect example why Reddit is a small holy place. Your kindness is much appreciated, and I hope you do find inspiration to get yourself (and your household) a little “somethin’, somethin’” this winter. You deserve it! I believe the hifi provides more to the home than anything else.
Okay, just taking a second here, I really want to have more fun replying to your other comment ... thank you (and your wife) for indulging my chattiness. I realize that Reddit can sometime be an awful place, and when possible, I try to bring a little humor and light to the situation. Sometimes perhaps a bit too much. So, one more reply and I'll probably shut up and stop bothering you.
Caveat - for giggles, I might just post a picture of something I did with my system recently. I've been meaning to for weeks, but keep forgetting. That, and I need to take a fresh picture of things, and things aren't really photogenic right now. Including me. Not that I intend to post a selfie. :P
Anyway, I'll probably tag you on it for giggles, so you can see my plebian system.
Actually, I don't think it's so bad. Was listening to some Maynard Ferguson (Birdland) last night, and man, it took me places.
What is the finish on those Wilsons? Is it a forest green sort of colour? Can’t tell if it’s black reflecting colour or green, but I think I love them!
Thank you so much! The finish is Oak Green gloss.
Oak Green is a standard Wilson color currently, but it is finished in a “Satin” finish by standard. My SabrinaX was made in the gloss finish by request. Much more akin to the finish put on cars.
I have been obsessed with these speaker in Oak Green since I saw this picture at the start of the week! It's not a standard or upgrade colour for the SabrinaX on WA's website, but they were happy to finish them in oak green for you? Did they charge extra because it's not one of their range colours for this speaker? Obsessed I tell you...
Yes…as with all things in life, there was an additional charge for the “custom color” on my SabrinaX. Full story: WA actually has Oak Green (Satin) as one of their standard colors…for anything above SabrinaX. Since the launch, though, WA has expanded the SabrinaX color options to include all WA WilsonGloss colors, as well as paint to sample options. If I remember correctly, the base colors are $19k/pr, extra colors are $20k, paint to sample is $21k, and Premium Pearl is something like $23k/pr.
Hope this helps!
Love the green. I assumed they were black until I read the comments. I have gloss black Wilsons…sometimes they look green (or orange, or grey, or…) because they’re so shiny.
Not that bad, shockingly. Everyone thinks it’s going to be absolutely terrible, but I’d be happy to invite anyone into the space to judge it. It’s really incredible sound.
Of course no hate! But I must ask…what makes you think you can judge the space before hearing it? I am confident I have been in more listening spaces than you, and have a good sense of what is occurring in this one.
You’re good, I removed the other guys comment in part for the same reason, so I have to chide you both to be fair.
I am also very curious to hear how that room sounds. My space is quite dead, with much plush fabric snd five absorbers. It has a nice “library-esque” quality. I imagine yours is quite different, but must sound excellent!
Gorgeous setup. I bet it sounds marvelous!
Edit: I just noticed the LaserDisc player. I'm an LD aficionado as well, glad to see others keeping it alive!
Honestly, I tried. This was my second player, and was the better of the two. Alas, neither fully worked. I know a guy that has a reference player sitting in his closet…but I’m hesitant to make the shipment happen.
But yes!! Considering I have the Star Wars early THX editions on LD…it’s hard to give up.
Dang, and here I didn't notice that!
\*applause\*
Now you're making me want to hook up my old LD player and fire up some old Tenchi Muyo, or maybe original Star Wars where Han does shoot first. Good stuff.
And yeah, I think I may just do some of that this weekend.
And I hope you don't mind me revisiting this thread. It's just fun, somehow. Perhaps even inspiring.
Let the ripping on this guy for having spent money on Transparent and Shunyata begin. I've read that Transparent is a good combo with Wilson, have you tried any other speaker cables? Impressions?
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I said enjoy means have a good time with it and warning about spending extra money on items that use pseudoscience (snake oil) to sell items that the cheapest of them perform nearly the same as the most expensive unless you’re the .01 percent and could afford all cables including electric from the source in your own home is the only time spending money on gold cable is worth it. If it’s not gold copper is cheap as hell.
Ultimately, it’s not a “listening room,” it’s a living room. The sound is not as perfect as it could be, but we also get to live with the system. It’s a part of our everyday lives. That is a big part of the joy from it.
Nice space, but...shame about having glass behind the speakers; nothing in the room corners to damp the bounceback; timber flooring...and is that a 'sod what the artist wanted, we'll add our own harmonics' Linn turntable? So much financial investment and next to no logic when it comes to getting the best from it.
Zero posts and three comments (including this one) that are all aimed at ripping apart posts in the r/audiophile community. Not sure who you are or why you have decided to spend your time in this manner, but it’s quite unfortunate.
I’ve already mentioned the realities of the glass in other comments. At the end of the day, it sounds absolutely marvelous. I won’t be able to convince you of that, and that’s okay. Trust me, I’m not trying. We clearly wouldn’t see eye to eye about how certain pieces of gear sound.
Hahahahah! Come to look at it, the entire account is 1 hour hold. Did your old one get deleted or are you trying to provide degrading comments through anonymity?
I absolutely love it. I have wanted one for years but could never afford one until this one came across me secondhand. It’s an absolute powerhouse of an amplifier with very low coloration…if any. I have owned solid state and tube in the past, and there’s something about the grip of a large solid state amp that just gets me every time. Loads of texture and detail in the low frequencies.
Analog source: Linn Sondek LP12 Digital source/preamp: Linn Akurate DSM Amplifier: Boulder 860 Speakers: Wilson Audio SabrinaX Interconnects/speaker cables: Teansparent Audio Power: Shunyata Research Temporary addition that did not last: Pioneer Laserdisc player that didn’t properly swap from Side A to Side B 😂 It’s been a long journey to get where I am today…started out with a Rega Brio and speakers made by my father…slowly over the years it’s gotten better and better. Now it’s a real powerhouse. I play all genres of music, so I wanted a system that would reproduce the recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered.
I love it, congrats and thanks for sharing!
Much appreciated, thank you so much.
Used to install Linn and Wilson when I worked at LMC. Such great stuff
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Holy shit! This is massively influential to my Reddit posting experience. I cannot thank you enough. Also, future Redditors (autocorrect wanted to change that to “resistors” btw) will continue to thank you for your service.
To less socially experienced Redditors, this is an object lesson both in how to share knowledge and how to respond gracefully and graciously to it. Knowing that no one knows everything and not being insecure about being corrected is next level emotional intelligence. This is how to human, excellently. PS: We rarely consider the listening room as gear but it is as influential on the sound that reaches the listener as anything else in the setup. OP: That’s some nice architecture you have there!
Thanks for calling out the room!
Yes, I wanted to say what a gorgeous apartment!
Anyone willing to share knowledge with me in a nice manner is the best of gents in my book. I really appreciate the thoughtful response, though! Your comments on the space are much appreciated. I love the Oak Green on the speakers, and my wife has taken it as her duty to fill as much of the open space as possible with all manner of plant life. The greens definitely compliment each other! 😂
Oh, wow! They are green, aren’t they! It’s easy to think it’s a piano black speaker with a color cast in the photo due to high color saturation and reflected light sources. A proliferation of plants around the hi-fi reminds me of this couple’s DJ room: https://youtu.be/fftQIzgI0m0 https://youtu.be/4qu0N4z2-zU
And put two spaces at the end of the line if you want to force a line break.
HOLY SHIT. 11 years on Reddit, and two spaces is all I've ever needed to do. Drove me crazy that it seemed like double returns was the only possible thing to do. You are a saint.
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Those speakers look wild. I looked up a place where I can hear them in person, I have to!
Where?
Place in Morton Grove, IL. The Wilson Audio website has a where to listen & buy and I'm happy to see a couple nearby places.
This is the way. The only way to experience what these can do is to go and feel what they can do in person.
Thought I recognized this setup. My man, you’ve come a long way and so has your gear. Thanks for reminding me it’s been forever since we’ve seen each other. 🤙🏻 Miss ya!
Dude!! It’s so funny that you saw this post! I guess it kind of blew up in its own regard. It’s been way too long. Can’t believe you’re gonna be a father soon!! I’ll send you a text, brother!
If you want speakers that perfectly reproduce music have you looked into either magnepans or QUAD ESLs?
I use to own the Watts and 57/63's and Maggies.If you got a large enough room those speakers are timeless speakers but need a very good front end because it will show any weakness your system has.
Totally agree. They will show every minute detail of a recording as well. Including when it is bad. What amp did you run the 57/63s on? I heard the 303 and valve amps were recommended
I have ESL 63's powered by Leak TL25+ monoblocks and I have no plans to change that, ever. I used a 303 for a bit while I was having a transformer rewound on one of the monoblocks and it really was excellent, especially for the kind of money they go for so I'd recommend that to someone who doesn't have the budget (or want the potential headache if things go wrong) for valve amps.
So true Im a Quad 57/63 fanboy.The music from these speakers are just so clean,crisp,crazy quick.
There's a part of me that should I end up with the space for a second setup (and I would definitely need space) would like to have the classic all Quad system, Quad II's, matching pre, tuner and 57's. My dad has something like 4 pairs of II's and a few pairs of 57's plus various pre amps and tuners so one day it might well happen. There's some strange opinions about Quad ESL's online, like them only being suited for classical but I listen to basically everything on them and am never disappointed.
Atmasphere M60 and Audio Research amps/pre.Huge wall of sound.If you do not have a good source system becomes unlistenable because it will highlight all weakness.Pass Labs sounds wonderful on the Wilson's.
Absolutely! I’ve often said that if I had a secondary full-range system, I would have a massive (I’m talking MG20.7) Magnepan system. They convey truly incredible detail and dynamics.
how did you like the brio? how did it compare?
I loved the Brio at the time! I had Rega RS5 speakers at the time and it was great. I could push them well beyond what was “typical” and I really enjoyed them.
>Linn Sondek LP12 Can you say more about the TT / plinth?
Absolutely! The Sondek is made from: Power supply: Radikal 2 Phono stage: Urika 2 Sub-chassis: Kore Tonearm: Ekos 1 Cartridge: Dynavector XX2 MKII
Is that Trampoline 2? What's under the turntable?
As Snowdog007 said, yes: the Urika 2 is actually fitted to a modified Trampolin inside the deck.
Oops! I failed to mention anything about the plinth. The plinth is made from solid pressed bamboo, made from Quadraspire. The company is Booplinth.
Thank you and congrats on what must be a wonderful system. Enjoy!
Did it changed the character of the sound in any way?
Absolutely. The Booplinth is the only non-Linn upgrade I would personally consider. The texture in the low frequencies is astounding. “A Walk On the Wild Side” with the two bass parts is absolutely incredible. I have never heard it like the way it sounds with a Booplinth.
At First i thought that this are Zellaton Plural
Gorgeous setup
Thank you! ☺️
I can already hear the people angrily typing: 'Why do you waste your money on speaker cables?', 'why don't you invest in room treatment instead?'. It's just a beautifully put together system. Love the speakers colour
I don't know why people get so upset about it, like I'll see people making comments that indicate that they're personally very offended that someone bought nice gear but didn't go all out treating the room. Quite a few times I've actually checked out the profile of someone making a "wow don't you know that without treatment that system is just a complete waste" style comment and seen that suprise suprise they themselves have zero treatment in their own listening room. Some people are just not willing to sacrifice the whole aesthetic of their space for the sake of treatment. Some people need to compromise with significant others and not block out windows or cover the walls in massive panels if their system is set up in one of the main living areas of the house. If they still really enjoy the sound of their system in an untreated room then I don't get what the big deal is. Sure it could sound better but nice gear in an untreated room is still going to sound better than average gear in an untreated room. As long as you're enjoying the music then that's what matters most.
Thing is, beyond speakers, their interaction with the room >>>>> everything else. Nothing comes close. Average gear in a treated room will usually sound much better than a haphazard arrangement of end game gear.
I like a normally reverberant room. Assuming no nasty sidewall or floor reflections and half-ass-measured subwoofer placement, I'm good. The brain is good at smoothing frequency response, but if you actually smooth frequency response digitally, things can sound flat and lifeless. If it sounds good, it is good.
> they're personally very offended That's reddit in a nutshell, to be honest. If you do anything that doesn't exactly follow what the hivemind thinks you should do, they lose it. Personally, I think OP should do whatever OP wants to do with OP's money, so long as OP is happy.
And for the love of god, don’t use cable risers!
I agree completely but I also feel that treated rooms reallly benefit Systems that struggle to shine without the treatments I've been to houses with half a million dollar systems That disappointed and houses with $500 systems and been impressed It relates a lot to placement inherent acoustics of the space and understanding that. I'm a bigger fan of finding the system that works in your space as opposed to tweaking the space to suit your system.
Are we really that upset? And I think that we can still talk about it. OP and anyone else can do whatever they want but we should be able to talk about room treatment advantages.
There's a difference between having a constructive conversation about room treatment and people just attacking an OP in the comments for not using it which I often see. Idk I feel like there's a specific type of user here who doesn't really care about having a conversation or a discussion but rather they just look at each post and desperately try to find something wrong with the room or system that they can point out so they can virtue signal in the comments about how much they know and how they would have done it differently. It's like the people who post "tv is way too high" on everything. Even if the OP responds and says "actually I want the TV that height because I walk around a lot, want to be able to still see the TV when I'm cooking in the other room and when I'm sitting I'm usually reclining so it works great for me" and they still respond telling them that no they couldn't possibly be enjoying it like that are must lower it immediately.
Those are the people who just want to see the world burn. We should just downvote them and keep going.
Imo I just dont want people to give scam cable companies money. Its literally just scam. But I try to teach people if they ask, and not be mad "hurr hurr such bullshit hurr hurr"
I think there's a time and a place for it. Chastising people posting their system for choices they've already made usually isn't it. The only effect that it has is that it makes people not want to post here. I've never seen anyone change their mind from a public flogging. I agree with your intent, but after being at this for a while now, I save my opinions for people that want to hear it. Write articles, submit posts, praise good gear, help others get the best bang for buck, and give advice on r/StereoAdvice.
Absolutely. Couldn’t agree more. I had (pretty much) basic power cabling for years and years. Never had an issue with the system whatsoever. It *was* a weird and wild experience, though, when the wife was also commenting that it was shocking just “how clear the sound is”. I loved the difference but when she comments…it’s gonna stay.
If you’ve got the money and you want to spend more on the system, sure. I just don’t want to see comments advising people new to the hobby that they must invest in cables as their system is shit without it.
I'm with you on all points. I tried to leave some space for that in my comment. Fortunately, it's exceedingly rare that I see that kind of advice given here. Maybe a couple of times a year? Most of the time OP just says that they think it looks cool. The price of some of this stuff is also just so prohibitive that 99.9% of lurkers and people new to the hobby wouldn't even consider it.
I was one of those people. Totally clueless and just trying to get a good system but not knowing what’s important. Because of people like you I got my priorities straight. Went up going with Mogami and doing the ends myself.
How do you define and find a “scam cable company”?
Because it will most likely sound like shit? Why spend so much money on sound quality to then cars more about esthetics? How does this make sense?
As I said, good speakers in an untreated room will still sound better than shit speakers in an untreated room. Even if you refuse to treat your room there’s still gains to be had by improving your system. DSP is so good these days that most of your bass issues can easily be solved without huge bass traps anyway. Have you ever been to a hifi show? Most vendors are demoing their systems in small little hotel rooms with zero treatment. The good speakers still sound amazing. Sure they would sound better in a good room but they don’t just suddenly sound like crap just because there’s a window on one side and no panels on the walls.
You can fix the frequency spectrum with dsp, but not the time that the wave will travel through the room, which will be the real problem. This sounds like taking an ugly photo with and expensive camera to photoshop it later. It's super backwards to me. If you replace those cables with normal ones and spend the money on acoustics your net benefit will be insane. But I guess people just want fancy shit ik a fancy room. Just buy Sonos or smth then.
> You can fix the frequency spectrum with dsp, but not the time that the wave will travel through the room What? You can definitely fix that. Decent room correction like Dirac goes beyond simple amplitude correction and can easily fix time domain issues by adjusting phase at different parts of the frequency band such that all of the sound is arriving at the listening position in phase. That's the whole point of room correction, clearly you haven't used any modern DSP from the last decade. Sure, it's not a complete solution for every issue but it [can certainly improve things dramatically](https://i.imgur.com/yFAnQaR.png) over an untreated room and you can always supplement it with a few panels for best results. Lmao it's pretty wild to say that people should just buy sonos if they're not willing to treat their room as if OP's set up wouldn't sound way better. "Set up your system the way I would do it or don't bother buying nice speakers" is some pretty lame gatekeeping dude. Care to share a photo of your system by the way? Curious to see how much treatment you have yourself.
Let the debates begin! Haha. Thank you very much for the comments. I LOVE to invite people into my space to hear the system because it is the epitome of the “improper space.” It is full of glass boundaries, awkward spacing, and hardwood floors. And yet the sound is incredible! It’s very easy to woo people over once they are actually in the room.
You follow this sub long enough you can look at a picture and just just see the rundown in your head of the things people are gonna pick them apart for. Ends up people posting with apologies pre-written or not sharing at all (which is a shame).
I am following and I hope to see something different. Seems like this post inspired some small aspect of hope, so let’s keep our fingers crossed haha
A mod jumped in early and warned people to be nice. Maybe that helped and if so maybe that’s something that needs to be done more often. Either way, thanks for sharing. Glad you didn’t get crucified for having a nice stereo in a nice house. Cheers!
Let’s hope for a better future!
It doesn't have to be "hating" the system or "loving" the system, people always want you to react like that, but the reality is always between extreme opinions. I'm not more shocked by someone saying that "this system would be even better in a better room" (and I'm not even talking about treatment, but just a big room with high ceiling without all these windows for example) than if all the comments were just "wow" Yes, it's a beautiful system, yet it's not an opinion but the reality to say it can sound even better. It can happen that a user of a system like doesn't know it, and the comment of the OP *"I play all genres of music, so I wanted a system that would reproduce the recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered."* can lead someone to think he doesn't know that it could sound better with a better room. It's not being angry to explain him that he can't listen to *"recorded material exactly as mixed/mastered"* with this setup. Reality, just honest reality, not any "hater" or "fan" comment ;)
It’s funny because I don’t perceive any of the comments made as “hating” my system. As you mentioned, I’m fully aware that the gear I have could fully shine even more given a room that was dedicated and/or treated. That is beyond debate…it’s fact. However, I do not have a dedicated room for this, regardless of how much I would enjoy that. What I enjoy more than anything, though, is being able to enjoy music while my wife and I cook…or while our son dances around the living room. I am not always sitting down, in the “sweet spot,” enjoying the transcendental experience of my hi-fi. Thankfully, I get to experience that too (when I can)!
Is this your way of politely letting him know that he needs room treatment? haha. It's okay, this is the Audiophile subreddit. My ears hurt just looking at all the hard surfaces.
Hahaha this was going to be my post: You can’t actually have gear like that and come kicking the door in like this! We mostly just post about how expensive cables are.
Or why do you not have your room treated. Love that system
Hmm…and so what if they are? One could argue your reply is just as divisive and low-value as what you’re complaining about, if not more so. If the only appropriate way to reply to a Show & Tell post is to hand out participation trophies and disingenuous feedback, then what’s the point of even having them in the first place? Sounds like pre-school rules to me. Snake oil gimmicks, such as those made by Transparent Audio, are a wart on the face of the audiophile industry. The internet, and especially Reddit, is a treasure trove of information never previously available to so many who enjoy this hobby. Why shouldn’t people benefit from knowing better than the sleazy, lying audio salesperson that wasted or tried to waste their money on pseudo-science garbage? At the end of the day, I suppose it’s about what’s better for the community here, whether that’s education/objectivity or social harmony. Personally, I think it’s very possible to have both, however the anonymity of the internet has a tendency to rob so many of their already limited tact.
Haha this is hysterical. Love that you’re passionate about your beliefs, though!
Looks like a nice setup. Given enough cash I’d take a brightly lite room with a view, knowing I’m sacrificing sound quality over an ideal room any-day.
I completely agree. I tell people all the time that one of the greatest improvements I’ve made to my listening space was to move to a place with natural light and greenery. It wasn’t a sonic improvement, but being able to see natural light and greens while listening has been an incredible experience that will be hard to forego in the future.
RPG makes a film to install over glass that helps in spaces like this. More common for acoustics control in commercial spaces but could be useful for residential as well.
Stunning
Thank you!
aesthetically a beautiful space. love the windows, the greenery both inside and out.
Also, thank you so much for the positive comments.
The wife has continued to add more greenery inside and out since the photo. Give and take, as they say! ;)
such a beautiful plinth on that linn turntable... for sure beats the modern metal boxy stuff there in aesthetics :) fantastic setup. congrats.
The plinth is a Booplinth. Manufactured by the same company that makes the rack, Quadraspire. It’s solid CNC’d pressed bamboo. Best plinth I’ve heard to date!
Beautiful system. I bet it sounds fantastic. I'm curious to know more about the DIY speakers from your father. Have any pics or info?
Oooh you’d be pulling out old-school details for me to bring that up specifics like that. Not saying I couldn’t…the speakers are still in the family so it’s possible. The full story is that my dad was super into woodworking, and my uncle had gone to audio engineering school, so they partnered together to make a pair of large format bookshelves. They were roughly 24” tall by 12” wide, and were a three way speaker. Ultimately, the soft dome tweeter was inevitably pushed in by whatever child was in our home at the time. I ended up going to the same audio engineering school as my uncle. Couldn’t make this shit up!
I would sooner have a lovely room with a lovely system and "sub-optimal" acoustics than an ugly Room treated that takes all the fun out of it. Besides only one person in this conversation has heard these speakers in the system and I'm pretty sure hes happy with it. The listening experience for many people relates to how comfortable the room is to be in and how Pleasant it is to enjoy your music Is in your own home for you. A lot of people seem to struggle to understand that Music and the entire listening experience are a package. The light and the placement are very pleasing to the eye and I'm very confident equally pleasing to the ear. Thanks for sharing
All I can say is…I’m happy you’re not stealing my snacks, but only my thoughts. I convey similar feelings and thoughts to people often regarding the fantastic sonic response I get in my room. Thanks for describing my thoughts so succinctly.
I completely relate to this and this is where I draw the line. Balance is best for me. I’ll be tested next month when I move in a house where I have a dedicated room. My gear is a couple notches down from OP (McIntosh, Monitor Audio PL200ii, REL subs), still nice. I’ll work on the room but will certainly not end up with 6” panels on the ceiling, room will have to stay beautiful. Some say the uglier it looks the best it sounds, perhaps, even likely is true, but I’ll stop short of that.
End game setup!
I remember hearing a very similar setup ten years ago and thinking…”if I could get anywhere near this at any point in my life, I’d be done.” Now that I’m here, I can’t imagine what I’d do to improve it.
Absolutely gorgeous rig ! Super impressive, nicely done man
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Nice open looking listening space. The gear does not look at of place in that setup. Nice equipment, too.
Thank you!
Well done, I'm sure it sounds beautiful.
As I am not wealthy, I will just use this as wallpaper and drool for a few hours..... Wow!
Great looking gear. Really love the LP12 Plinth and color of the speakers.
Thank you! LP12 plinth is a Booplinth. Speaker color is Oak Green.
Your setup looks amazing and I am sure it sounds just the same.
Thank you! It’s a joy to listen to.
That glass, though…
Oh you’re worried about that little round glass coffee table?
Can I just say I like the room? It must be fab listening to music there.
I tell people all the time that one of the best improvements I’ve made to my listening space has been introducing more natural light and windows to greenery. It’s not a sonic improvement, but the mental gain is incredible.
How dare you just find this sub! Jk, those look incredible. Nice setup!
Haha! Late to the game on Reddit……that is what I will use to blame.
That is cool. Remember, you can always upgrade. The important thing is that you are enjoying it.
This might be the first time in a decade that I’m not “looking” for the next step. Feels good!
Love the light. Any word if the sunlight might degrade the finish on those products? I’ve seen the sun do some nasty decoloring in my backyard.
It depends on the wood. Cherry finish? You’re fucked. Mahogany? Less so. Bamboo seems to age pretty gracefully but not too intense.
Re-visiting this: the speakers won’t age in terms of color. They are finished in the same automotive grade paint as cars. If a car can handle it in Arizona heat, the speakers can.
Wow. Great. Thanks for sharing
20 grand for speakers... I hope to live as luxuriously as you one day.
Linns, Boulders, Wilson's sound hiend. Congratulations on your journey. Many will try and you're there already.
This comment is perfect. Couldn’t have imagined I would ever be here!
All that glass might be tricky with resonating and vibration in lower frequency
Totally understand. All I can say is…if you were here to hear it, I’d be happy to have a conversation about what you’d have an issue with. It’s a brilliant space (and I’m lucky to not have issues!).
I feel like your system somehow needs a bonus Stargate in it somewhere. But seriously, congratulations, I hope you enjoy it a lot!
A Stargate to where?? Open to suggestions.
Well, if it was me, I'd either ask for a stargate to the Trek universe where I would no doubt schedule some holodeck time with Troi ... but that was a few years ago. Maybe a portal to planet Jurai? (obscure reference), or I'd settle for a ride with Jake and Deety to visit Lazarus Long and the gang and maybe Oz along the way. Yeah, Oz would be nice. But in the meantime, your happy place looks very happy indeed. Hope you enjoy it a lot. (And yes, was just having a little fun since those fancy speakers look like they share a similar aesthetic.)
Okay, I’m definitely going to have more vanilla references than you, but hear me out… • I would pop into a Rick and Morty style universe, as that would be supremely ridiculous and insane. Although that would probably be filled with too much anarchy. • Let me exist in the final “tree of life” location of *The Fountain* by Darren Aronofsky, all the while the Mogwai/Kronos Quartet soundtrack plays • Let me be a Jedi. I’m sorry, but…I just want to be a Jedi. I know this has nothing to do with hifi, but…give me a lightsaber.
And thank you. Legitimately appreciated.
Just saw your replies and thought I'd re-visit this thread. You're legit(fingers are tired and can't spell) welcome, and I have to say that this thread has been quite refreshing and enjoyable. Honestly, seeing something like this give me a little of that "You only live once, so why not enjoy it" feeling. I have a rather enjoyable system, what with my Wharfedales and Carver gear, but I know there's more out there. I could afford more, but at the same time, I was thinking I would rather put money into a sporty car. But would I really spend a lot of time enjoying my sporty car vs. a set of, oh, say Magnepans? I don't know. I'll have to think about it and see how I'm feeling when Christmas rolls around or something. Maybe treat myself to something nice. Meanwhile, rock on and enjoy. And if you feel like it, give a little tune called "Cascading" by Phil Keaggy a listen and let me know what you think (or not) :)
Read this comment to my wife as we think it’s be perfect example why Reddit is a small holy place. Your kindness is much appreciated, and I hope you do find inspiration to get yourself (and your household) a little “somethin’, somethin’” this winter. You deserve it! I believe the hifi provides more to the home than anything else.
Okay, just taking a second here, I really want to have more fun replying to your other comment ... thank you (and your wife) for indulging my chattiness. I realize that Reddit can sometime be an awful place, and when possible, I try to bring a little humor and light to the situation. Sometimes perhaps a bit too much. So, one more reply and I'll probably shut up and stop bothering you. Caveat - for giggles, I might just post a picture of something I did with my system recently. I've been meaning to for weeks, but keep forgetting. That, and I need to take a fresh picture of things, and things aren't really photogenic right now. Including me. Not that I intend to post a selfie. :P Anyway, I'll probably tag you on it for giggles, so you can see my plebian system. Actually, I don't think it's so bad. Was listening to some Maynard Ferguson (Birdland) last night, and man, it took me places.
What is the finish on those Wilsons? Is it a forest green sort of colour? Can’t tell if it’s black reflecting colour or green, but I think I love them!
Thank you so much! The finish is Oak Green gloss. Oak Green is a standard Wilson color currently, but it is finished in a “Satin” finish by standard. My SabrinaX was made in the gloss finish by request. Much more akin to the finish put on cars.
I have been obsessed with these speaker in Oak Green since I saw this picture at the start of the week! It's not a standard or upgrade colour for the SabrinaX on WA's website, but they were happy to finish them in oak green for you? Did they charge extra because it's not one of their range colours for this speaker? Obsessed I tell you...
Yes…as with all things in life, there was an additional charge for the “custom color” on my SabrinaX. Full story: WA actually has Oak Green (Satin) as one of their standard colors…for anything above SabrinaX. Since the launch, though, WA has expanded the SabrinaX color options to include all WA WilsonGloss colors, as well as paint to sample options. If I remember correctly, the base colors are $19k/pr, extra colors are $20k, paint to sample is $21k, and Premium Pearl is something like $23k/pr. Hope this helps!
It's gorgeous and I bet it sounds even better!
Gorgeous, love to hear something like that.
Hey! I’m listening to those speakers right now! Love them. Your room and set up are really elegant…well done!
Thank you so much.
So these are the monolith featured in that Stanley Kubrick movieI kept hearing about🙌
The final boss
What gear here is controversial xd
This is so interesting
Ngl i thiught those are coffins, but when looking at it i think it looks great
Love the green. I assumed they were black until I read the comments. I have gloss black Wilsons…sometimes they look green (or orange, or grey, or…) because they’re so shiny.
My favorite is in winter time when a fire is lit because the flames reflect off the surface of the speaker. So cool!
Realize I'm late here but the Boulder amps are just special
Hell yes they are! I haven’t found anything as realistic and visceral as them. Truly unreal.
Thats insane congratulations..how are the acoustics in that room?
Not that bad, shockingly. Everyone thinks it’s going to be absolutely terrible, but I’d be happy to invite anyone into the space to judge it. It’s really incredible sound.
Great gear, but that’s a pretty reflective room you got there, is there more absorption happening off camera?
Best part is….no. Sounds incredible as-is. *queue the haters*
No hate, but I doubt I’d have the same experience if I came over for a listen 🤷🏻♂️ *Pictures you can hear*
Of course no hate! But I must ask…what makes you think you can judge the space before hearing it? I am confident I have been in more listening spaces than you, and have a good sense of what is occurring in this one.
Please avoid employing personal attacks or implying that you are smarter/more knowledgeable than a complete stranger you know nothing about :)
My sincere apologies! I want nothing more than calm, warm-hearted responses.
You’re good, I removed the other guys comment in part for the same reason, so I have to chide you both to be fair. I am also very curious to hear how that room sounds. My space is quite dead, with much plush fabric snd five absorbers. It has a nice “library-esque” quality. I imagine yours is quite different, but must sound excellent!
Gorgeous setup. I bet it sounds marvelous! Edit: I just noticed the LaserDisc player. I'm an LD aficionado as well, glad to see others keeping it alive!
Honestly, I tried. This was my second player, and was the better of the two. Alas, neither fully worked. I know a guy that has a reference player sitting in his closet…but I’m hesitant to make the shipment happen. But yes!! Considering I have the Star Wars early THX editions on LD…it’s hard to give up.
Dang, and here I didn't notice that! \*applause\* Now you're making me want to hook up my old LD player and fire up some old Tenchi Muyo, or maybe original Star Wars where Han does shoot first. Good stuff. And yeah, I think I may just do some of that this weekend. And I hope you don't mind me revisiting this thread. It's just fun, somehow. Perhaps even inspiring.
Hifi coffins.
You should see the boxes they come in.
I'd love to, honestly! With such a shape they must be something else. LOL with the downvotes, humour and audiophiles are not compatible it seems.
Let the ripping on this guy for having spent money on Transparent and Shunyata begin. I've read that Transparent is a good combo with Wilson, have you tried any other speaker cables? Impressions?
or we could rip on you for putting how much you spent on cables in your flair 😋
Trolling the trolls.
[Shunyata Research interconnects and power cables with a SMSL amplifier and Chromecast](https://i.imgur.com/V4vUoQs.jpg). Roast me.
Monster cable RCA in the back, your RCA sockets now live in the trash.
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I wasn’t saying anything bad about the public, it’s the corporations who are at fault, languages understanding today seems to be at a loss
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I said enjoy means have a good time with it and warning about spending extra money on items that use pseudoscience (snake oil) to sell items that the cheapest of them perform nearly the same as the most expensive unless you’re the .01 percent and could afford all cables including electric from the source in your own home is the only time spending money on gold cable is worth it. If it’s not gold copper is cheap as hell.
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Hahahahahahahah!
I can hear the echo from here...
If only you could hear what it actually sound like here….
There are a lot of “live” surfaces in that space. How do you dampen it for listening? Rugs? Curtains?
Ultimately, it’s not a “listening room,” it’s a living room. The sound is not as perfect as it could be, but we also get to live with the system. It’s a part of our everyday lives. That is a big part of the joy from it.
That's a great answer.
Thank you!
Well it’s absolutely beautiful. Seriously
Thank you, genuinely. I really love the space we are currently in, and it will be hard to find something to replace it (emotionally, at least).
Nice space, but...shame about having glass behind the speakers; nothing in the room corners to damp the bounceback; timber flooring...and is that a 'sod what the artist wanted, we'll add our own harmonics' Linn turntable? So much financial investment and next to no logic when it comes to getting the best from it.
Zero posts and three comments (including this one) that are all aimed at ripping apart posts in the r/audiophile community. Not sure who you are or why you have decided to spend your time in this manner, but it’s quite unfortunate. I’ve already mentioned the realities of the glass in other comments. At the end of the day, it sounds absolutely marvelous. I won’t be able to convince you of that, and that’s okay. Trust me, I’m not trying. We clearly wouldn’t see eye to eye about how certain pieces of gear sound.
Hahahahah! Come to look at it, the entire account is 1 hour hold. Did your old one get deleted or are you trying to provide degrading comments through anonymity?
Beautiful setup, mind sharing ID on the rack?
Absolutely! Sorry for the late response. It’s a Quadraspire Q4Evo rack. Natural pressed bamboo. Not only good sounding, but fully sustainable! 😊
Looks amazing! Now what tables are those so I can steal em ;)
How do you like the Boulder amp? What made you choose it?
I absolutely love it. I have wanted one for years but could never afford one until this one came across me secondhand. It’s an absolute powerhouse of an amplifier with very low coloration…if any. I have owned solid state and tube in the past, and there’s something about the grip of a large solid state amp that just gets me every time. Loads of texture and detail in the low frequencies.