some pics of my new speaks

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited March 2007
    Atsa veeeery nice.:)
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited March 2007
    3-4 it is.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited March 2007
    I've heard that the center channel, "centre channel mini" will be coming out soon. They may also be releasing a larger Strata?! Crazy.

    Looking good man. I do really like the dual SVS... they match really well.
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited March 2007
    Schwingding wrote:
    Very quickly - OC703 is fiberglass insulation from owens corning that has very good sound absorption properties in the mid-hi end audio frequency spectrum. It is used by audio nuts to tame room reflections. Doubled, tripled, quadrupled up it can even absorb low frequencies and is used to fill baffles for bass traps in corners. It is available in 2'x4' sheets in varying thicknesses. I used 2" thick panels.

    If you search for OC703 and audio related words you'll find a lot information on the subject. Best bet is probably to go to avsforum.com and search through the "home theater design and construction" forum.

    My construction method was simple - I framed them in 3/4" ponderosa pine that was 3" wide, using pocket hole screws. Ordered very thin black fabric from joann.com and glued and stapled the fabric on. they're hung on the walls using standard picture hanging methods.

    They do a very good job of helping to ensure that the sound you are hearing is coming directly from the speakers as intended, and not bouncing around your room, messing up the soundstage and frequency response. Moving just a single panel can have an affect on a room response graph (as can a couch, etc..)

    Very good explanation - thanks for taking the time. I'm not quite to the level of audio where I could justify the time and cost for either building these or buying them. But they do look very nice and I can only imagine how sweet your 2-ch and HT sounds... *drool* :)
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • shawn474
    shawn474 Posts: 3,052
    edited March 2007
    Very impressive set-up. Great looking (and better sounding, I'm sure) speakers. I would bet that room definitely meets the WAF. Beautiful, man.

    Shawn
    Shawn
    AVR: Marantz SR-5011
    Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
    Front: Polk LsiM703
    Rear: LSI fx
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
    Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
    DVD Player: Sony PS4
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited March 2007
    I spent @ 1 1/2 hours with Mike (Schwingding)and his beautiful and impressive rig. The room looks even better in real life. We did the SVS demo first with the plane crash scene from Flight of Phoenix. I had never seen it before and it was quite impressive in terms of bass energy and surround sound with his Onix Mini Strata's in front and Mirage OM-10's for surround duty.

    Then we unanimously opted for the 2 channel and multi-channel music genre. This is where Mikes Onix Mini Strata's shine. They have great presence and texture. We listen to some great acoustic music and some Latin jazz that was out of this world. Mike also had a bevy of demo cd's that really revealed how realistic the Mini Strata's are. The one thing that both of us were surprised with was how good some regular format CD's could sound in comparison to SACD's.

    I will have to say it is great to get together with some one who also shares the passion for music, music reproduction and the equipment it takes to reproduce the music. We made tenative (sp) plans to get together again once Mike receives his Jolida and experience everything again through the tubes.

    Thanks to Mike for opening up his door to me and if any of you other Polkies get a chance to experience a fellow Polkies system don't hesitate.


    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    It's really cool to have get togethers with the guys behind the keyboards.
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  • Deadof_knight
    Deadof_knight Posts: 980
    edited March 2007
    To quote a couple good souls ( Wayne and Garth ) SCHWIIINNNNG!


    That is a very nice looking setup, But Im sure you already feel that way with out me telling that. Damn nice son Damn nice!!!
    :cool: " He who dies with the most equipment wins Right ? "

    Denon 3300 Adcom 535 BBe w/sub out 1 pr 4.6s 2 pr of 4 jrs Recent additions Samsung Lns-4095D LCD, Samsung hd-960 DVD, Monster HT-5000 Power center    ,HPSA-1000 18" sealed DiY home sub.:D
    Black Laquer 1.2tl's w/ upgraded x-overs and Tweets BI-Amped with 2 Carver tfm-35's Knukonceptz 10ga cables
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2007
    very nice setup,, thanks for sharing that,,I know that you're proud,,, it shows,, good work/good job :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2007
    I would say all your hard work and patience has paid off 10 fold...what a stellar rig you have,and in such a beautiful environment.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited March 2007
    Very nice room for sure. I have been thinking about those speakers for a little while now as well. Being Canadian really is an obstacle however.

    I wonder though if my 80 watts of tubes can satisfy them. Mind you they are only 1 db less efficient than my Polks and I can play them way louder than what I am comfortable listening.

    Thanks,
    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited March 2007
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    Very nice room for sure. I have been thinking about those speakers for a little while now as well. Being Canadian really is an obstacle however.

    I wonder though if my 80 watts of tubes can satisfy them. Mind you they are only 1 db less efficient than my Polks and I can play them way louder than what I am comfortable listening.

    Thanks,
    Mike
    Should be fine... 80watts is good for it. Especially when AV123 packages that 30+ watter integrated tube amp with it, I think you're doing fine.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2007
    Sweet, very Sweet.

    RT1
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2007
    What Joey said; I am running the SDA's with 60 tube watts and they drive them good; I am not missing any bass/dynamics compared to 200 SS watts.
    Love it.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2007
    I just got a quote from them for a strata minis delivered to my homestown in ontario the delivery charge was 1300 bucks LOL. thanks god I live in a border town and to get them to michigan its only 230 bucks.
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
    Under construction
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited March 2007
    Curious as to how you have the strata's set up, I have a pair myself and love the.

    For 2 ch music do you still use the SVS' along with the powerd woofers of the Strata's or are you going with just the powerd stratas? Likewise for HT do you shut off the woofers on the Strata's. Are you hooking up the strata woofers with the supplied jumper or are you going with an LFE out from your preamp and using the pre's crossover.

    Did you experement with any other options?

    BTW, that room looks awesome.
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited March 2007
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    I wonder though if my 80 watts of tubes can satisfy them. Mind you they are only 1 db less efficient than my Polks and I can play them way louder than what I am comfortable listening.


    Mike,

    I have the Onix SP3 that they package with the mini's its only 38 watts and ive never turned it past 12 oclock. Im sure you will have plenty of room.
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • chadjessie@hotm
    chadjessie@hotm Posts: 101
    edited March 2007
    gorgeous setup! Color of room with the black treatments looks very nice! Jealous!!!
    Silversmoky
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited March 2007
    B-eau-ti-ful!
    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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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2007
    Looks awsome man. Would love to hear them sometime. Congrats
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited March 2007
    JimBRICK wrote:
    I just got a quote from them for a strata minis delivered to my homestown in ontario the delivery charge was 1300 bucks LOL. thanks god I live in a border town and to get them to michigan its only 230 bucks.


    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :(
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Schwingding
    Schwingding Posts: 363
    edited March 2007
    Thanks everybody and thanks Scott, I enjoyed your visit, too. It is fun to listen to music and discuss stuff with another person who truly "gets it". Lets do it again sometime soon.
    HT/music rig
    Panasonic PX60U 50" plasma
    Yamaha 5990 AVR
    Onix SP3 tube amp
    bunch of Outlaw 2200 monoblocks
    DUAL SVS PB12+/2 subs :eek:
    Denon 3910 DVD/SACD/DVD-A
    DirecTV HR10-250 DVR
    Onix Strata Mini mains
    Mirage OM10 surrounds
    Polk CSi5 center
    Polk SC80 rear surrounds
    Samsung BDP1000 blu-ray player

    Bedroom rig
    Jolida SJ302a tube amp
    Denon 2910 universal player
    Onix Ref 1 monitors
    Velodyne minivee
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited March 2007
    Thanks again Mike.

    Let's get together once the tubes are nestled on top of all those mono blocks.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited March 2007
    How do you like the sound of 5 monoblock's? I've heard that even Outlaw says not to do multiple mono's. Do you feel the sound would be any different if you had an Outlaw 5-channel?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    5 Ch amps... are no good. ;)

    Well for starters if a channel goes out, you are out an amp.

    With 5 mono blocks you get 5 transformers - and to me, that alone is worth the extra money.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited March 2007
    Also, when everybody demo's their speakers in room do any of y'all ever demo them with rock & roll? And what I mean by rock & roll I mean really hard heavy metal. I mean I'm talking about like Lamb Of God, Bleeding Through, Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists, Killswitch Engage.......Does any of these bands sound familiar? That's all I listen to and was just wondering how many other Polkies demoed their speakers with heavy metal?
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited March 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3, good point. I never thought it like that. That's how you learn though, right? You ask questions to gain knowledge?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Demoing with heavy metal is almost like running in a circle.

    You arnt really going anywhere.

    Now I listen to alot of rock and heavy metal.

    So I will throw in songs to demo along with it. But the only way to see what a speaker is capable of is some strings, jazz, nice female vocals, well thought out instrument placement - complicated orchestras - the whole 9 yards.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • JoshParsons84
    JoshParsons84 Posts: 565
    edited March 2007
    So do you have to demo that "crap" music (sorry to offend anybody I apologize) to see what your speakers are capable of? Heavy metal and/or "softer" rock & roll is all that will ever be played on them besides movies/tv.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2007
    JoshParsons84 wrote:
    So do you have to demo that "crap" music (sorry to offend anybody I apologize) to see what your speakers are capable of? Heavy metal and/or "softer" rock & roll is all that will ever be played on them besides movies/tv.

    As you age you will find your musical tastes changing so what the heck you may find a great set of speakers that have been demo'd will all kinds of music and you find a use for them down that unknown road.:)
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