What did you do to your stereo rig today?

displayname

I didn't do anything to my stereo directly yet, but I took a lot of measurements and got my wife's sign off to change the layout of the listening room.
We currently have all the records on a side wall, which pushes the whole stereo off center and causes a slight wandering image that drifs to the left towards the records.

I'll be relocating all the vinyl to the back wall, allowing the stereo to shift to the center of the room and should serve as a massive rear wall diffuser.

This likely won't get done for a few weeks because moving 800 records even 10 feet is a pretty big undertaking. But I'm excited to hear what this change will sound like.

guyincognito

Swapped my deerskin leather mat for a Teac washi paper mat and so far so good. No more mat lifting from static. Looks pretty good too IMO.

TEAforONE

Now that warmer weather has finally entered, I moved the FW J2 from the main listening room,to the much cooler “Pit”. The J2 generates some serious heat! The FW F5 is much cooler in comparison. So until A/C season is over, the amp swap will remain in place.

guyincognito

I wish I had to worry about seasonal issues with my multiple first watt amps... first world problems am I right?

I wouldn't argue with some pictures. Happy listening.

TEAforONE

guyincognito wrote: »

I wish I had to worry about seasonal issues with my multiple first watt amps... first world problems am I right?

I wouldn't argue with some pictures. Happy listening.

Here’s a pic of my main system with the F5 in place.

TEAforONE

Here’s a pic of the system in the “Pit” with the J2.

gp4jesus

Took pic of RTi A7 w/Velcro...

...for Trey’s custom laser cut diffraction padding, It’s an improvement.

CSi A6 pic to follow...

guyincognito

@TEAforONE , very nice. I dig those amp stands.

TEAforONE

guyincognito wrote: »

@TEAforONE , very nice. I dig those amp stands.

Thanks! I purchased some chrome furniture legs from epay, and attached them to bamboo cutting boards. I think it ran me about $60, all in to make 2.

TEAforONE

gp4jesus wrote: »

Took pic of RTi A7 w/Velcro...

...for Trey’s custom laser cut diffraction padding, It’s an improvement.

CSi A6 pic to follow...

They look great!

hochpt21

ZLTFUL

Welp...now I need to use some Clorox on my eyes...you could warn a guy, dangit!

(I KEED I KEED)

Heard these at our local home theater crawl and really liked what I heard. Congrats on the purchase!

hochpt21

The incoming Triton Ones vs the outgoing Triton Twos…

hochpt21

TEAforONE

Nice! Any first impressions?

erniejade

Congrats on the 1's!

dromunds

Where’d cha pick up those 1’s?

hochpt21

TEAforONE wrote: »

Nice! Any first impressions?

Same sound signature. Just bigger everything.

Actually, the biggest immediate impact is at lower volumes. Just seems huge still at very moderate levels.

I have a very large room to fill, so it’s what I expected based on the 2’s.

hochpt21

dromunds wrote: »

Where’d cha pick up those 1’s?

In your neck of the woods. A guy from Wausau met me in Plover.

hochpt21

erniejade wrote: »

Congrats on the 1's!

Thanks! Tin Pan Alley has become a go-to for new equipment demos…lol

Rattle it off the walls!

TEAforONE

hochpt21 wrote: »

TEAforONE wrote: »

Nice! Any first impressions?

Same sound signature. Just bigger everything.

Actually, the biggest immediate impact is at lower volumes. Just seems huge still at very moderate levels.

I have a very large room to fill, so it’s what I expected based on the 2’s.

That makes buying "blind" much easier. You know as you go up the the line,you will get more of what you had. Nice room! And yes,it looks like a very big space.

Milito

Got a TV stand for the TV so I could raise the TV and put the 703 in front of it. Also moved the Music Hall A70.2 integrated amp to where it was and rearranged other equipment. Still have to find a place for the chair next to the fireplace. It will go to another room. We still need to hang pictures and get more furniture for the new house as it's a long way from being finished. Also going to add a mantle above the fireplace.

erniejade

hochpt21 wrote: »

erniejade wrote: »

Congrats on the 1's!

Thanks! Tin Pan Alley has become a go-to for new equipment demos…lol

Rattle it off the walls!

Awesome!!! I am glad they are doing well for you. The look great for sure!

Clipdat

@Milito - Scoot that center channel forward so it's flush with the edge.

GlennDog

Clipdat wrote: »

@Milito - Scoot that center channel forward so it's flush with the edge.

^^^ THIS ^^^

Good eye, Drew!

BlueFox

It would also help to angle the center up so that it is aimed at the ears versus the stomach.

guyincognito

Stained and added another shelf for the record collection. Much easier to browse through now.

TEAforONE

I just replaced the old wobbly audio rack. It was time to get something much more stable. That was the first requirement. The second was I wanted more space between shelves. For any equipment changes in the future,and also if I want to add some sort of component isolation. I couldn’t find anything in my budget. I found a lot of great stuff at prices that are out of my pay grade. I have read some nice reviews of the Monoprice,Monolith 4 Tier Audio Stand XL. However,it didn’t check all the boxes. So,I ordered 2! By combining the parts from 2, I was able to make a stand that checked all the boxes. I was able to add some vibration control for my TT. I was also able to get a matching amp stand for the main system,and also one for the second system. These racks are really substantial, and super easy to assemble. To finish things off, I have 3/8" plugs coming to fill in the drill holes that are not being used. The total investment was $282. Tax included. (That price includes the plugs I found on epay)

ADJ

Finally put it together. Picked up a nice little NAD 310 integrated to go with my Keces 151 MKII and recapped RTi35s. Nothing esoteric but it puts a smile on my face for a budget computer rig.

BlueBirdMusic

Nice! Your setup looks similar to the vintage UK cascading Standesign racks which I really like.