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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    Home theater time. Went with a 75" Samsung. Put a Diva Seduction 2A3 on the horns and a Behringer NU6000 on the bass bins.

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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,702
    I added two lights for my turntables. Had been using the flex lights from ikea but those never really shined where I wanted them to. These seemed to have done the trick.

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    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,885
    Wardsweb wrote: »
    Home theater time. Went with a 75" Samsung. Put a Diva Seduction 2A3 on the horns and a Behringer NU6000 on the bass bins.

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    To paraphrase Roy Scheider’s famous line in Jaws.
    I think you're gonna a bigger pair of horns.

    B)

    https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hilarious-Way-Jaws-Came-Up-With-Its-Most-Famous-Line-116997.html

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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    @Wardsweb its not often you see HT setups where the speakers are bigger than the TV when the tv is a 75”!!! Wowzer.

    @tratliff nice. I have that same center too. Love Def Tech for HT purposes. What do you have for surrounds?
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,702
    joecoulson wrote: »
    @tratliff nice. I have that same center too. Love Def Tech for HT purposes. What do you have for surrounds?

    I have the Def Tech BP-2X and Def Tech Pro-Monitors. I also have two pair of Def Tech towers that are not in use.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    edited January 2020
    joecoulson wrote: »
    @Wardsweb its not often you see HT setups where the speakers are bigger than the TV when the tv is a 75”!!! Wowzer.

    They are a bit of overkill for watching TV. There is a 110" drop down screen, you can't see. We use it with a projector for watching movies.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,116
    Oh, I'd bet you and the family thoroughly enjoy that! Nice, as always.

    I think my favorite looking room you had was the LR? The rig where you had dual ML's or dual Quad's stacked on top of each other with some really nice gear associated with it. IIRC, this was about 10 years ago? Cool looking rig, to say the least...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    halo wrote: »
    Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's

    Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,885
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's

    Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.

    The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back. ;)
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Turned the amps on last night (Monday) before I went to bed. This gives them almost 24 hours to warm up so they will sound best for a Tuesday night music session.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,116
    I will be installing a "Little Birdie" today...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's

    Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.

    The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back. ;)

    Mark, at the price of admission ($1799) they are, unfortunately, beyond my means at this time :( So, even if I wanted to swap them out permanently, it would be a long time before that would happen.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,885
    halo wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's


    Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.

    The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back. ;)

    Mark, at the price of admission ($1799) they are, unfortunately, beyond my means at this time :( So, even if I wanted to swap them out permanently, it would be a long time before that would happen.

    I hear you, sir.
    They still strike me as a bit pricey for what they are... but I am probably not their target market, anyway :)
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Oh snap.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    phipiper10 wrote: »
    Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!

    Nice! I absolutely love the finishes they use on thier cabinets.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Turned it up to 11. Life is good
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,497
    @phipiper10 please do a review and compare them to Polk M5 and M7s if you have that ability to get your hands on one of those. Always interested in how the old Polks stand up to pricey but similarly sized well regarded speakers like Harbeths.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    phipiper10 wrote: »
    Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!

    Nice! Is this a potential purchase,or just a test drive? Or both??
    See my profile for list of gear.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    It's a test drive with the idea being if they best the Tylers I will purchase them.

    I will post some thoughts in few days. My Polk experience however, is limited to RT800i, rt55, lsi15 and those were more than 10 years ago.
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    Added a CXC with a Kimber DV30 to replace my old Sony 5 disc carousel connected with an Amazon basics optical. I'll keep both in the house, but the CXC will likely be in the main system until it doesn't spin anymore.
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    Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
    Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
    MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
    Discogs
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    This weekend I replaced the fans in my Behringer amp with some from Artic Ice. The factory fans had a 45dB noise level. The new ones are 15dB. I also painted it black (it was silver). I didn't take a before picture, so here is one I cropped out of an older picture.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,885
    Out of curiosity: do you use that Behringer amp for subwoofage, @wardsweb? Do you use their on-board DSP ?

    One notes, in the context of @Wardsweb's post, that, in the interim, Behringer conservatized the cosmetics of their Class D amps, and also deleted the -- umm -- charming -- iNuke moniker. ;)
    https://www.parts-express.com/Search.aspx?keyword=behringer nx&sitesearch=true

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    That said, and FWIW, I remain perversely fascinated by these amps -- and the similar Crown "DriveCore" [2] amplifiers with DSP.
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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 936
    edited January 2020
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Out of curiosity: do you use that Behringer amp for subwoofage, @wardsweb? Do you use their on-board DSP ?

    One notes, in the context of @Wardsweb's post, that, in the interim, Behringer conservatized the cosmetics of their Class D amps, and also deleted the -- umm -- charming -- iNuke moniker. ;)
    https://www.parts-express.com/Search.aspx?keyword=behringer nx&sitesearch=true

    That said, and FWIW, I remain perversely fascinated by these amps -- and the similar Crown "DriveCore" [2] amplifiers with DSP.

    This amp is used to drive the bass bins on the Klipsch Jubiliee speakers. I use a Behringer EP4000 for my Danley DTS-10 sub.

    This is a NU6000. It is a straight 2 channel amp. I did consider the NX3000D, but I don't need the built in DSP processing. I use a EV DX-38 crossover.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,885
    edited January 2020
    Funny you mention the EV XOs... some day... I am gonna get up the gumption to configure & try these on the Frankenaltecs...

    44483319062_904cddcd3e_b.jpgEV XOs by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    fully analog, though, are these.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    I've been using an OPPO UDP-203 as a Transport into my DAC for a couple of years. I decided to sell the 203, as used prices are quite good it seems.

    I replaced the OPPO with an Audiolab 6000CDT. This unit is strictly a CD Transport with no Internal DAC.

    Right out of the box, the 6000CDT is head and shoulders above the playback I was getting from the OPPO. Very pleased so far :)

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,948
    edited January 2020
    Very nice, I like the design. How's the action/noise of the slot loading CD mechanism? Is it quiet?

    Edit: Pretty tidy design inside too:

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,116
    I bet it was Mike. LOL

    Nice.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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