Video: Squeezebox setup

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited January 2012 in 2 Channel Audio
Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfoAICpQ18

Apologize for the poor audio--cheap camera.
Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited January 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKfoAICpQ18

    Apologize for the poor audio--cheap camera.

    Setup looks just as simple and awesome as usual :smile:. I find it amazing how some of the smallest components can make such a big difference lol. You wouldnt think those things (dac, pre, etc) cost nearly as much as they do lol...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Thank you.
    Yep, the Placette at a $1020 was an especially hard pill to swallow, but worth every penny.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,966
    edited January 2012
    Hey, where's the CDP ?

    Just yankin' your chain Steve, looks real nice. Welcome to the dark side.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2012
    Very nice Steve!
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Thank you fellers!

    Went hunting for some "old" music yesterday at cduniverse, picked up:

    Kansas -Masque
    Kansas -Song For America
    Prism -Small Change
    Lake -I/Paradise Island (hopefully this cut will sound better than the CD I have)
    Chickenfoot (ok, this isn't "old")

    I'll get these ripped once they arrive. I ditched all of my "greatest hits" CD's in favor of getting each individual album. Luckily I never much liked Greatest Hits type albums--so i don't have many to replace.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2012
    What kind of speaker stands are those?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Target MR28's (28")
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited January 2012
    That's my kind of system! Really impressive. Nice & clean.

    I like the camera move from standing to crouching!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,966
    edited January 2012
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    I like the camera move from standing to crouching!

    He wasn't crouching, his wife hit him with a gut shot and told him to stop farting around and go do something.
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    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    That camera does terrible in low light--I need a better one, with a better microphone. IIRC, it's a Canon 590is??
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2012
    Very nice set-up Steve,I'd like to get my ears on your Carbon 7s
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Thanks Mike. They are an easy speaker to listen to.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2012
    Do you have a sub in the mix to compliment the 7s ?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited January 2012
    Knowing Steve I doubt there's a sub in the mix. You'd be surprised at how good well designed bookshelfs can reproduce the full sound spectrum in a medium sized room...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    No sub. The Carbons probably hit the mid to upper 30's with room reinforcement. They don't sound at all like a small speaker. The room is overall 18ft x 36ft. The livingroom area of the great room is about 18ft x 16ft.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited January 2012
    Amazing,that just makes me want to get a listen on even more.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Mike, they are a laid back speaker in the treble--that turns some people off--but I like it. Makes for hours and hours of listening without fatique. The mid range is extrememly nice and well integrated. Fritz uses a very simple crossover with no inductors inline with the tweeter. They're both Scanspeak drivers; 7" carbon blended mid woofer (hence "carbon 7"), and IIRC the tweeter is Scanspeaks D2900E...cloth dome. but I'm not certain. They do a VERY good disappearing act in the room. They do need some space from the backwall, or they'll get thick in the mid-bass (they're rear ported). I found 16" to work fine, at a minimum. In the video, they are 17" and 17.5" (1/2" toe-in) from the rear wall.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited January 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    ...they are a laid back speaker in the treble--that turns some people off--but I like it....

    I bet the Benchmark and Placette are perfect compliments to the 7's. It's a nice, simple, well-thought-out system. I like it a lot.

    Enjoy!:biggrin:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    The combo works well together. Thank you! You definitely wouldn't want to pair overly-warm stuff with the Fritz Carbons---your oatmeal would start to get lumpy. LOL
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited January 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Mike, they are a laid back speaker in the treble--that turns some people off--but I like it. Makes for hours and hours of listening without fatique. The mid range is extrememly nice and well integrated. Fritz uses a very simple crossover with no inductors inline with the tweeter. They're both Scanspeak drivers; 7" carbon blended mid woofer (hence "carbon 7"), and IIRC the tweeter is Scanspeaks D2900E...cloth dome. but I'm not certain. They do a VERY good disappearing act in the room. They do need some space from the backwall, or they'll get thick in the mid-bass (they're rear ported). I found 16" to work fine, at a minimum. In the video, they are 17" and 17.5" (1/2" toe-in) from the rear wall.

    Are the Scanspeaks really good speakers?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,966
    edited January 2012
    Scanspeak isn't a speaker maker per say, they make parts, tweeters, drivers. Many higher end speakers use their tweeters and woofers.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited January 2012
    tonyb wrote: »
    Scanspeak isn't a speaker maker per say, they make parts, tweeters, drivers. Many higher end speakers use their tweeters and woofers.

    Gotcha. I kept seeing that name pop up.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited January 2012
    Looking good!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited January 2012
    Thank you! I'm diggin it.
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