Crazy? Perhaps a little

Mikey081057
Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
edited February 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
So Over the last year or so i have collected some pretty cool stuff in my 2 channel rig.

Lately I have been enjoying turning all 3 amps (1 is a receiver) on a cranking all 6 speakers + sub in the room. it has a pretty awesome effect, and IMHO sounds, and feels pretty awesome.

the monitor 5's LSi 9s and the LSIM's all seem to get along nicely, and on cold night the Marantz 2385, yamaha m80 and the tube amp bring the room up app 1.5 degrees :)

Either one of the combinations sounds very good, but all played together rocks

Is this stupid?

It really feels dynamic as hell, and certainly is not over driving anything at all but I keep wondering if I am violating any basic principles of audio and risking my sonic geek cred.

I call it Frankenriggin...kinda like Farfegnuggen but different.


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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited February 2014
    Reminds me of a system I called "crackbaby" back in the day. Yes, you are missing something. It's called imaging. Enjoy in the meantime.

    Tom
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2014
    If you like it and are having fun go for it & enjoy!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited February 2014
    You'd have liked a rather short-lived AK member called "Stereorob"...
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited February 2014
    Nice, man. Obviously the stereo imaging is gone, but I'm sure it sounds cool. In a different house than I'm in now I used to do some multi-channel stereo stuff where I'd have something like 3 or 4 pairs of speakers on at the same time... it can create a very enveloping experience! Don't sweat the geek cred... hobbies should be about having fun, that's all that matters.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited February 2014
    Lol...reminds me off the old days when everyone thought it was so cool to have walls of speakers. But, as long as it sounds good to you, rock on.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited February 2014
    Never tried that ! Interesting ! Great that they all sound good together. Enjoy
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited February 2014
    Who cares. Audio Cred doesnt matter as us keyboard jockey's dont make music sound worse to you.

    If you like it Rock on.

    It only matters how it sounds to you. Obviously your not going to get the "best" 2 channel sound, but again, rock on with your bad self.
    "....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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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2014
    Does it really matter what we think?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited February 2014
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Does it really matter what we think?

    Well steve, it only matters what YOU think... you and jesse :wink:.. the rest of us are simply peons..
    "....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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited February 2014
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Well steve, it only matters what YOU think... you and jesse :wink:.. the rest of us are simply peons..

    Maybe it's time you spoke for yourself.
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  • Hofy
    Hofy Posts: 169
    edited February 2014
    Yes, you are crazy, in a good way. You are enjoying your system and music. Who cares what others think, if it sounds good to you that is all that matters.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2014
    Seems like what you're doing is setting an AVR to ALL STEREO SURROUND. It will certainly FILL up the room, but as said you may lose some location cues, etc. Probably fine as chilling muzak! I have to admit, the I occasionally do something similar in my home office as I have any number of vintage systems in there and can run three or four at a time.

    Enjoy!

    cnh
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