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fish357

You guys have some really nice stuff.
@nooshinjohn You make your own amps? That would be a very cool endeavor. I just spent an hour going through this thread, much more fun than that football thread. 🙄

joecoulson

Side shot

fish357

joecoulson wrote: »

Side shot

How do you keep that black lacquer clean and shiny? Instructions say not to use waxes, or cleaners. Totally not related to the thread, I know. Sorry

joecoulson

Dust multiple times weekly. Hardly ever clean with cloth.

tratliff

Haven’t changed anything but was listening to Dire Straits and thought this was a good video.



Crap - not sure how to post a video!!!

fish357

Nice. Thanks!

joecoulson

Setup is stunning @tratliff

nooshinjohn

fish357 wrote: »

You guys have some really nice stuff.
@nooshinjohn You make your own amps? That would be a very cool endeavor. I just spent an hour going through this thread, much more fun than that football thread. 🙄

My amps were a two year long labor of love...

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/106765/building-400-wpc-tube-monoblocks/p1

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/133261/the-amp-project-the-final-chapter-has-begun/p1

Going back and reading these threads nearly ten years later. What a blast that was building them.

CH46E

Thats a cool pic of the amp with Bob there.

TEAforONE

Here are some shots of my secondary system I set up in our finished basement. The room is approximately 25’x16’. The gear consists of; Graham Chartwell LS3/5’s,a pair of Monarchy Audio sm70mkII’s,Promitheus TVC passive preamp,Beresford Bushmaster MK II DAC,Bluesound Node 2,and a pair of Rockville subs I picked up on Epay for $66 a piece! This is a stream only system,that I feel sounds pretty good.

TEAforONE

tratliff wrote: »

Haven’t changed anything but was listening to Dire Straits and thought this was a good video.



Crap - not sure how to post a video!!!

Beautiful system!!

Gardenstater

TEAforONE wrote: »

Here are some shots of my secondary system I set up in our finished basement. The room is approximately 25’x16’. The gear consists of; Graham Chartwell LS3/5’s,a pair of Monarchy Audio sm70mkII’s,Promitheus TVC passive preamp,Beresford Bushmaster MK II DAC,Bluesound Node 2,and a pair of Rockville subs I picked up on Epay for $66 a piece! This is a stream only system,that I feel sounds pretty good.

Tell us more about those Rockville subs ($66 wow). And what is that in the middle near the floor....an air cleaner?

TEAforONE

The thing in the center is an electric fireplace to warm things up in the winter.
The Rockville subs are 8”,the were open box specials! Normally the seller has them new for $99,and free shipping. Definitely not on the same planet as REL,but they work.

Mike Reeter

tratliff wrote: »

Haven’t changed anything but was listening to Dire Straits and thought this was a good video.



Crap - not sure how to post a video!!!

Not sure, but I think that you will have to put the video on YouTube and then post the link here???

Gardenstater

TEAforONE wrote: »

The thing in the center is an electric fireplace to warm things up in the winter.
The Rockville subs are 8”,the were open box specials! Normally the seller has them new for $99,and free shipping. Definitely not on the same planet as REL,but they work.

Seems like a great value. I checked out the specs and they say 20Hz - 200Hz with no +/- dB. https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rock-shaker-8-black/

TEAforONE

They are cheap. Other than price,I got them because they have high pass connections with real binding posts,and phase control.

displayname

Dang, under $100 each! Forget those premium soundbars. Next time someone asks me about one of those I'm going to tell them to get some Elacs, an Onkyo receiver and dual subs. $650 all in and all new.
Won't be the epitome of hifi, but I'm sure that would blow the average soundbar shopper away.

TEAforONE

displayname wrote: »

Dang, under $100 each! Forget those premium soundbars. Next time someone asks me about one of those I'm going to tell them to get some Elacs, an Onkyo receiver and dual subs. $650 all in and all new.
Won't be the epitome of hifi, but I'm sure that would blow the average soundbar shopper away.

If I see a couple more @ $66 I’m going to snag them for the rear of HT in the basement. I have a pair of Def Tech supercube 2000’s in the front. 4 subs is definitely the way to go for nice smooth even bass.

fish357

nooshinjohn wrote: »

fish357 wrote: »

You guys have some really nice stuff.
@nooshinjohn You make your own amps? That would be a very cool endeavor. I just spent an hour going through this thread, much more fun than that football thread. 🙄

My amps were a two year long labor of love...

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/106765/building-400-wpc-tube-monoblocks/p1

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/133261/the-amp-project-the-final-chapter-has-begun/p1

Going back and reading these threads nearly ten years later. What a blast that was building them.

Heckuva lot of love, you must be passionate.
Very sexy- uhh, the amp.
I’d give it a whirl sometime, I’m pretty handy with tools and inventiveness.
Did you have a schematic you copied, or just pull the idea out of your head?

nooshinjohn

Schematic came from Bob, but the design work of the chassis was all mine. The picture is Bob Carver with the nearly completed amplifier.

TEAforONE

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Schematic came from Bob, but the design work of the chassis was all mine. The picture is Bob Carver with the nearly completed amplifier.

Truly a work of art.

JayMX

la2vegas wrote: »

JayMX wrote: »

Fooling around last week. Had to take a family photo before a few pairs move along.

That's a pretty impressive collection you had going on. How many pairs are you down to?

Thanks, haha. Things have crossed the “obsessive” threshold, so with good intentions of “doing better” I sold the 1C's, 2B's and the 5B's since that photo was taken. However, another pair of 7B’s with Peerless and another pair of 3.1’s somehow ended up in my garage... planning on refurbing them and reselling soon. The 7B's will be getting mahogany veneer and a crossover update. Then I’ll compare them to my modded 7C's and decide which pair gets to stay. My other pair of 7B's will be up for sale soon. Just need new grille cloth and a little TLC. Once all that is done, will put me down to a total of 10 pair of vintage Polks left here. I still am hoping to wrangle myself up the pair of 2.3TL's from Idaho, but I’m afraid my friend @theycallmechad has fallen in love with them. Currently I’m working on a pretty epic subwoofer build (JL 12W7-AE and two 15” PR's in a 4cuft enclosure) that I’ll document in another thread. Then new crossovers for the Talon Khorus pair. Then... It never ends. But it keeps me out of the bar (and my wallet empty...) 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Gardenstater

I'll look forward to your upgraded 7B with Peerless comparison to your modded 7C, especially if the 7C has the tl mod. Keep us posted.

fish357

JayMX wrote: »

la2vegas wrote: »

JayMX wrote: »

Fooling around last week. Had to take a family photo before a few pairs move along.

That's a pretty impressive collection you had going on. How many pairs are you down to?

Thanks, haha. Things have crossed the “obsessive” threshold, so with good intentions of “doing better” I sold the 1C's, 2B's and the 5B's since that photo was taken. However, another pair of 7B’s with Peerless and another pair of 3.1’s somehow ended up in my garage... planning on refurbing them and reselling soon. The 7B's will be getting mahogany veneer and a crossover update. Then I’ll compare them to my modded 7C's and decide which pair gets to stay. My other pair of 7B's will be up for sale soon. Just need new grille cloth and a little TLC. Once all that is done, will put me down to a total of 10 pair of vintage Polks left here. I still am hoping to wrangle myself up the pair of 2.3TL's from Idaho, but I’m afraid my friend @theycallmechad has fallen in love with them. Currently I’m working on a pretty epic subwoofer build (JL 12W7-AE and two 15” PR's in a 4cuft enclosure) that I’ll document in another thread. Then new crossovers for the Talon Khorus pair. Then... It never ends. But it keeps me out of the bar (and my wallet empty...) 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@JayMX You’re putting a 3 ohm car sub in an enclosure with two fifteens? For home use?? I’d call that epic. My car audio guy has told me in the past not to have different size subs in one enclosure, because of a difference in excursion, and some other potential issues. Says the sound gets muddy.
I’d love to hear that when done, as I’m a big fan of JL subs.
Bars empty wallets too. (;

mlistens03

First free time I’ve had in about a month and a half to be active here or really even listen to music. Listening to the Beatles

I have retired the Martin Logan’s from service after realizing how good these Eosone’s that I’ve had for a while are. Pretty much everything else remains unchanged though. Marantz CD6004 (Thanks again Drew! Still loving it!), NAD 1155 (Thanks again Mark!), and an NAD C352. Forgot how good this stuff sounds

JayMX

fish357 wrote: »

You’re putting a 3 ohm car sub in an enclosure with two fifteens? For home use?? I’d call that epic.

@fish357 its a project for my cousin, he had the driver, wanted to put it to use. Initial tests have been promising, plenty of grunt from 30-70 Hz. Crown DriveCore XLS 1502 pushing around 1500W... into 3ohms 😂. Just veneered this week and dyed with India ink today. She's getting close. I’ll do a build thread when I’m all done.

fish357

My curiosity is piqued. Looks really nice.

Joey_V

tratliff wrote: »

Haven’t changed anything but was listening to Dire Straits and thought this was a good video.



Crap - not sure how to post a video!!!

Very nice

Willow

Joey, show us your broom closet system.

mcphatty00

Moved and added 70's up front