New addition to this beginners collection

boston1450

So. Now. Tell us. How da heck does that beautiful M80 sound

JSGuru

DSkip wrote: »

JSGuru wrote: »

DSkip wrote: »

To see my finished products, look here:

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143848/room-treatments-done/p1

The original thread was here:

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/142737/starting-room-treatments#latest

Fantastic! thanks for the fast response! Sounds really neat! Too bad the pics are MIA, I would have really liked to see them all finished.

Pictures are there, just not where they were originally. Look at the bottom of each post.

HA! Oh wow! I was so upset with the "attachment not found" that I completely overlooked the bottom of the posts! I'm a newbie, what can I say? Now, time to see these bad boys!

Thanks again for the links.

JSGuru

DSkip wrote: »

JSGuru wrote: »

DSkip wrote: »

To see my finished products, look here:

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143848/room-treatments-done/p1

The original thread was here:

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/142737/starting-room-treatments#latest

Fantastic! thanks for the fast response! Sounds really neat! Too bad the pics are MIA, I would have really liked to see them all finished.

Pictures are there, just not where they were originally. Look at the bottom of each post.

Wow! Just wanted to say that I really dig the colors you used in that room in the pics! The panels look GREAT too! Bravo!

JSGuru

boston1450 wrote: »

So. Now. Tell us. How da heck does that beautiful M80 sound

Oh, trust me, I'm gonna tell you all about it real soon.

Mr_Hz

Nice set up for a 'starving college student!' Granted, there are many variations on that theme...

zane77

Check out the GIK Acoustics website for some ideas to get started.

JSGuru

Mr_Hz wrote: »

Nice set up for a 'starving college student!' Granted, there are many variations on that theme...

Ha! Yeah, I really am quite poor at the moment though. Most of my money goes to rent/school/food Lol! Nearly everything in my setup is either a hand-me-down or some sort of goodwill/thrift shop find. In fact, most of the things I have, I find in very poor/broken condition, so I fix and clean it up. My H/K next to the M-80 for instance, I found it at goodwill with a "broken/as is" sign on it. Bought it for $35 only to find the problem with it was it didn't produce any picture through HDMI. Turns out it was just a couple fried diodes on the HDMI main-board. Also, the main-board wasn't grounded properly, so I fixed that as well. The 1C's are actually the most expensive thing in my setup, I paid a whopping $120 for those! I almost passed them up, but i scrounged a bit and combined the cash I had with the last drop of my student loan money for that semester! Haha! Anyways, yeah, it looks nice, but I really haven't (can't) put that much money into it. lol!

mufsoman

JSGuru - here's my write up that I post last year covering my DIY panel build. Its a fun little project. Lots of other "how to's" here in this forum and on the internet.

boston1450

JSGuru wrote: »

Mr_Hz wrote: »

Nice set up for a 'starving college student!' Granted, there are many variations on that theme...

Ha! Yeah, I really am quite poor at the moment though. Most of my money goes to rent/school/food Lol! Nearly everything in my setup is either a hand-me-down or some sort of goodwill/thrift shop find. In fact, most of the things I have, I find in very poor/broken condition, so I fix and clean it up. My H/K next to the M-80 for instance, I found it at goodwill with a "broken/as is" sign on it. Bought it for $35 only to find the problem with it was it didn't produce any picture through HDMI. Turns out it was just a couple fried diodes on the HDMI main-board. Also, the main-board wasn't grounded properly, so I fixed that as well. The 1C's are actually the most expensive thing in my setup, I paid a whopping $120 for those! I almost passed them up, but i scrounged a bit and combined the cash I had with the last drop of my student loan money for that semester! Haha! Anyways, yeah, it looks nice, but I really haven't (can't) put that much money into it. lol!

. Getting gear on the cheap is how lots of us got where we are today. Looks doesnt matter to your ears. Heck of a price on the 1c's

WLDock

JSGuru wrote: »

Thanks for the warm wishes everyone. I may be just a poor engineering student right now, but trust me, I'm a budding audiophile if I do say so!

It looks like you are on your way...however, take your time. Compared to many you have a nice setup for a working student. There is a ton of money that can be spent on a stereo in due time....if you wish?

Many like myself put together basic systems in college. Many have other costly hobbies. Myself, I was also into live music, drumming, cycling, cars, etc. I listened to high end systems but told myself that maybe in my 30's-40's I will be able to invest $20K or more into a high end system. So, I put that idea on the shelf for later and put my energy into hi fidelity car audio. Now in my 40's I have yet to put that $20K plus system together as life, wife, kids, bill, inflation, etc is still getting in the way. However, I will manage something nice in time.

So be patient and just enjoy the music! When you get into your career, keep doing what you are doing. Go slow, and find the best bang for the buck gear. In time your dream system will come.

JSGuru

WLDock wrote: »

JSGuru wrote: »

Thanks for the warm wishes everyone. I may be just a poor engineering student right now, but trust me, I'm a budding audiophile if I do say so!

It looks like you are on your way...however, take your time. Compared to many you have a nice setup for a working student. There is a ton of money that can be spent on a stereo in due time....if you wish?

Many like myself put together basic systems in college. Many have other costly hobbies. Myself, I was also into live music, drumming, cycling, cars, etc. I listened to high end systems but told myself that maybe in my 30's-40's I will be able to invest $20K or more into a high end system. So, I put that idea on the shelf for later and put my energy into hi fidelity car audio. Now in my 40's I have yet to put that $20K plus system together as life, wife, kids, bill, inflation, etc is still getting in the way. However, I will manage something nice in time.

So be patient and just enjoy the music! When you get into your career, keep doing what you are doing. Go slow, and find the best bang for the buck gear. In time your dream system will come.

Eloquently put WLDoc! I agree with everything you said 100 percent! Car audio is also another (expensive) passion of mine. I've worked on so many systems for so many different cars I cant even recall half of them. You said you did a bit of drumming, my house-mate is a drummer as well! Its pretty cool watching/listening to him just let loose and create some mad beats! I can say that I too have told myself that ill build a truly "high end" system one day. I cant predict the future, but I'm willing to bet I'll be in the same boat as you are now. Patience really is the name of the game, we'll get that $20k system someday! I'm also proud to say that even though i have lofty aspirations for my systems to come, it in no way affects how much I enjoy listening to music here, in the present, on my current setup. Whenever I get a sliver of free time, I just listen... listen in awe.

JSGuru

mufsoman wrote: »

JSGuru - here's my write up that I post last year covering my DIY panel build. Its a fun little project. Lots of other "how to's" here in this forum and on the internet.

Wow! Thanks so much for that awesome, AWESOME write up! Very well done! Now I really gotta start getting serious about making a few panels!

JSGuru

boston1450 wrote: »

JSGuru wrote: »

Mr_Hz wrote: »

Nice set up for a 'starving college student!' Granted, there are many variations on that theme...

Ha! Yeah, I really am quite poor at the moment though. Most of my money goes to rent/school/food Lol! Nearly everything in my setup is either a hand-me-down or some sort of goodwill/thrift shop find. In fact, most of the things I have, I find in very poor/broken condition, so I fix and clean it up. My H/K next to the M-80 for instance, I found it at goodwill with a "broken/as is" sign on it. Bought it for $35 only to find the problem with it was it didn't produce any picture through HDMI. Turns out it was just a couple fried diodes on the HDMI main-board. Also, the main-board wasn't grounded properly, so I fixed that as well. The 1C's are actually the most expensive thing in my setup, I paid a whopping $120 for those! I almost passed them up, but i scrounged a bit and combined the cash I had with the last drop of my student loan money for that semester! Haha! Anyways, yeah, it looks nice, but I really haven't (can't) put that much money into it. lol!

. Getting gear on the cheap is how lots of us got where we are today. Looks doesnt matter to your ears. Heck of a price on the 1c's

"Looks doesn't matter to your ears"

You got that right! I'm a HUGE fan of refurbishing/restoring old or damaged equipment. DIY is also kind of a code I choose to live by, no one is gonna hand me whatever I want, so I might as well get used to, even enjoy, doing things myself. All the while learning something new every step of the way.

boston1450

Stick around you can learn alot by reading other threads. It use to be ALOT easier to navigate.