I don't think I've shared a photo of our latest hifi project with the Polk Folk

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
edited December 2012 in The Clubhouse
it's a work in progress... OK?! :-)

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Just temporary electronics in there now...

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The Duplexes new forever home :-)

(and my apologies if I already posted a photo of this here...)
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited November 2012
    Looks great.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited November 2012
    The chair looks awfully far away from the speakers MH
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited November 2012
    That's a nice big listening room,and full of goodies.Enjoy Mr H.
    Dan
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited November 2012
    Change that phone out with a cooler of beer/whiskey/ect and your golden
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited November 2012
    It's kinda cheesy looking.....








    ...as in pizza party at your house to listen to some tunes. :cheesygrin:
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited November 2012
    Let's not forget the framed Maxell poster either. :cool:
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2012
    Nice setup

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited November 2012
    Nice room
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • jtshaw43
    jtshaw43 Posts: 161
    edited November 2012
    Nice.......
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited November 2012
    You didn't find that at the dump for free.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited November 2012
    I like! Nice paint scheme too.

    You reckon some furniture, i.e. stuffed chairs. couches, etc. would improve the acoustics?
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2012
    George Grand wrote: »
    You didn't find that at the dump for free.
    whoo-boy, you got that right...

    The room's not as big as it looks; that's the wonder of an ultra-wide angle lens (10-20 mm DX format Sigma zoom on a Nikon DSLR).
    There will be (more) proper furniture in there eventually.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2012
    Looking good!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2012
    I like it. Does the shape of the ceiling help with reflections?
    Jake
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2012
    I hope so :-)
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited November 2012
    Where is that CAT-5 going and what is the function?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2012
    Repurposed as speaker cable & connected to the 'alpha test' speakers in the top photo (Fostex FE-207E fullrangers)...
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited November 2012
    I dig it! utilitarian, but clean! I would throw that chair to the curb if it was me, but that's your prerogative :)
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2012
    The chair is a placeholder (well, a buttholder) and has in fact already moved along.

    It is actually of some sentimental value to us. My wife did her graduate work in a tissue transplantation laboratory at the medical school associated with Matt Polk's alma mater ;-) Her work involved the HLA transplantation antigens in a somewhat inbred human population (i.e., the Amish). During her time working with Amish folks in PA (over 30 years ago now), she bought, or was given (I am unclear on that part of the story), that bentwood rocker.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,717
    edited November 2012
    I think Mrs. "Ma Barker" Mhardy would feel much better about herself by coming clean and just admitting that she stole the darn thing. The Amish are a very forgiving people.

    In the meantime, .... nice room, nice setup ! :eek:
    Sal Palooza
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2012
    Ask them to build you one of these:

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    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited November 2012
    Ha! There was a point in their life when Charles and ray eames could've passed as Amish :D

    Although an original HM eames lounge would probably be the most expenssive thing in that room, but worth every penny, in my opinion.

    I would go for a nicely worn vintage ekornes recliner, if i were spending my loot. If I'm spending someone else's, well then, the Herman miller it is! :)
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited November 2012
    Got my second Expedit set up and populated with some rekkids last night...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2012
    Very nice, get a better chair as suggested above. The rest is super and I'd love to hear it.

    Mark
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited December 2012
    OK, so I know youse guyses won't approve, but - for now - the furnishing (singular!) consists of our son's old futon... there is a reason for this. The loft has its own staircase and door; it will be maintained as a kitteh-free zone. With a son and a son-in-law with cat allergies, it will be a safe haven.

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    the covered bridge down the road... my in-law's "farm" (well, it was once a farm) was through that covered bridge and up the hill. Thirty acres and an 1850s Cape Cod-style farm house... it was a very nice place :-)

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,772
    edited December 2012
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    There will be at least one soiled state system (in the back of the room) - thinking about vintage Polks on this one...
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited December 2012
    What a wicked room
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  • hlalanne
    hlalanne Posts: 183
    edited December 2012
    very nice setup
    Wooden Delight Theater


    9/11
    NEVER Forget !!!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2012
    Serious audio-man cavage going on, I think I have a woodie.
    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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2012
    Looks nice. But that fish eye lens (or whatever) makes it look like its the size of a small Dept. Store? Trying to "eye" it from what must be a futon that's a little over 6'. I'd say it's roughly 18'+ wide x 20-24' long? How close am I? Perhaps it's larger but the lens is tricky!

    In any case, that's over 400 sq. ft. which is big enough. I have 170 sq. ft. and I can barely move in it! lol

    Enjoy!


    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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