Just picked up some new stuffs!

cokewithvanilla
cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
edited August 2010 in The Clubhouse
I just picked up a preamp and set of speakers.... listening to them with a $1.50 cable and my phone right now lol.

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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited August 2010
    Congrats! ....Monitor Audio's - which ones are they?
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    Silver 8i's

    now I just need a DAC!
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited August 2010
    nice cat
    mole'
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited August 2010
    Nice!

    But, please tell me you don't have it plugged into that crappy power strip? :eek:
    If so, a DAC isn't the first thing you need...
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited August 2010
    Those look very nice. COngratz,
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    fishbones wrote: »
    Nice!

    But, please tell me you don't have it plugged into that crappy power strip? :eek:
    If so, a DAC isn't the first thing you need...

    hahah.

    I've probably done even worse, they are plugged into the wall.... at a crappy 1980's apartment in knoxville. :eek:
    mole' wrote: »
    perfect cat

    corrected :)
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited August 2010
    No, that definitely isn't worse - it's better.

    Though, with that kind of dirty AC coming into your gear through a whole network of wiring in the building, you might want to take a look at some conditioners, or something - in the future?

    You know the saying...garbage in, garbage out!

    Sidenote: I have always liked how pretty monitor's were. Very attractive speaker!
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    I will definitely look into it. I'm kinda poor at the moment though... hah.

    Yeah, I thought they looked pretty good as well. I think they sound alright too.
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited August 2010
    I live in a single family, and my system will actually sound better at night (when less things are running through my house and probably the neighbors)....I would bet you might experience a similar experience?

    Some day I plan to run dedicated lines (which would cut out most of the need for conditioners when done right), unfortunately you don't have that option currently, so that's why I recommended it.

    cya
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    fishbones wrote: »
    I live in a single family, and my system will actually sound better at night (when less things are running through my house and probably the neighbors)....I would bet you might experience a similar experience?

    Some day I plan to run dedicated lines (which would cut out most of the need for conditioners when done right), unfortunately you don't have that option currently, so that's why I recommended it.

    cya

    I dunno. I will have to wait and see. I do not know if I am a discerning enough listener to notice the difference. My LSi's kinda sounded terrible in this apartment, so I could never really tell. At the moment, I have a poor cable leading to my iphone, which undoubtedly has a poor dac.

    Maybe I should look into a conditioner, I believe audiogon has some adcom ones that go for around $50... I could probably swing that.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,734
    edited August 2010
    kitteh!
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited August 2010
    Sweet TV :p
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    vc69 wrote: »
    Sweet TV :p

    I like to call it the center piece of my system. :p
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    Very nice system, beautiful cat. But why are all of your pictures crooked? I got a neck ache just looking at them.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited August 2010
    vc69 wrote: »
    Sweet TV :p

    Hey, don't crack on his tv, mine is just like it :p
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited August 2010
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Very nice system, beautiful cat. But why are all of your pictures crooked? I got a neck ache just looking at them.

    Thanks. I took them real quick. They also have terrible exposure. I was excited to get them set up.

    edit: fixed.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    edited August 2010
    I also have neck problems and your photos worked on me too.

    Other than that, nice system you have going there. It should sound fantastic.:cool:
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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