2 Channel Rig is finally taking shape

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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    F1nut wrote: »
    Your application has been formally accepted and approved. Of course, you will have to work on replacing that iPod thingy. :D

    Eventually a tube CDP will find it's way in, it's only a matter of time.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    TroyD wrote: »
    Looks good!

    2ch rules.

    BTW, I see more good hifi gear on the Raliegh CL than anyplace else in the southeast with the possible exception of Atlanta....(most of that is due to Abernathy)

    BDT

    Thanks. Boston CL is pretty good to me other than the fact people are like vultures on there. If you don't send an email within the first hour of the posting that you are even remotely interested then you don't stand a chance on any of the good deals. You need to be willing to travel, and travel immediatley to have success on the Boston craigslist.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    but I didn't really build this rig for high volume listening so very rarely will I crank it up.

    Well, I asked because like I said, been eying a Jolida, and my speakers are not very efficient and they are also 4ohms, so I was curious if you got a good full sound from those NHTs, since I know NHTs are also a harder than average load for their size.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Yashu wrote: »
    Well, I asked because like I said, been eying a Jolida, and my speakers are not very efficient and they are also 4ohms, so I was curious if you got a good full sound from those NHTs, since I know NHTs are also a harder than average load for their size.

    Absolutely. The 502b delivers nice full sound to these NHTs without any issues. The NHT's are 8 ohms btw.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    Maybe I am thinking of the new NHT models, the Classic series. I think I am. I mean, the ohm load is just a kindof guide... my little studio monitors are 4 ohm, but I doubt they would give older "8ohm only" amps any headache... I still wonder though about tubes.

    I know that my 60w NAD amp is more than enough, I can barely get the volume control a quarter turn before my ears are hurting, in fact, I even use the gain adjustment on my pre so i can use more than 1/5 of the volume knob, so I am not too worried about it, but I never have had a tube poweramp, you know?
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    I haven't gone past 3/8 with my volume knob on the Jolida. At that point it's way too loud for me to go any higher.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2007
    Looks good!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    I haven't gone past 3/8 with my volume knob on the Jolida. At that point it's way too loud for me to go any higher.

    Same here - on the loud stuff, I don't go past 1/3 volume. After exams are over I'll make 'em sing :D
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited December 2007
    I'm running a 75wpc tube amp with some NHT SB3's in my office rig, plenty loud with room to spare. I don't think you have anything to worry about Yashu.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    F1nut wrote: »
    I'm running a 75wpc tube amp with some NHT SB3's in my office rig, plenty loud with room to spare. I don't think you have anything to worry about Yashu.

    Yea i putting 60 to these, plenty of room to spare. These aren't very big speakers at all.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited December 2007
    20 wpc of tube power will run just about anything you can think of to uncomfortable levels.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    TroyD wrote: »
    20 wpc of tube power will run just about anything you can think of to uncomfortable levels.

    BDT

    Agreed.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    Yeah I don't think I can afford a 60 or 75w monster... it would be something like ~20w, more or less, basically what Troy is saying. I have alwaysw had a feeling that I could get by on my studio monitors with less than that, but my towers would *maybe* stress them when I use em for 2 channel HT. I am not worried about 60w of tube power... I mean that is a lot of power. I was more worried about the amount of tube power I can afford, which is much less. Not fleapower, but still...

    SS watts are so freaking cheap, but I was looking into a Class A SS amp, not so cheap, and it would cost me less to buy a good simple tube amp, and I would probably like the tube amp more.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    That is a sweet set up bro. Njoy!
    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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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    I still can't get over how nice that Jolida looks...
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Yashu wrote: »
    I still can't get over how nice that Jolida looks...

    Yea, definately a nice, solid piece. Thing is heavy as can be, 46 pounds i believe.

    I picked up an LCD monitor today from the list of craigs for the Ipod display. Dell 17".

    Just waiting for monoprice to deliver my VGA to svideo cable.

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited December 2007
    NICE SETUP

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2007
    Maybe it's me, but that thing is starting to look alive. Waiting for the monitor to start talking and the speaks to start waving randomly. :eek:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited December 2007
    You mean as compared to this?attachment.php?attachmentid=29704&d=1197142311
    ~ 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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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    I think he meant like this:

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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    Hello Dave.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    Yashu wrote: »
    Hello Dave.

    hahahaha!!!

    Ack! It's ALIVE!!! :eek:
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Once again, still tweaking. After filling the stands with sand today I just wasn't happy with the placement of the Jolida. The top shelf was getting excessively hot even with 8 inches of clearance from the tubes......I wasn't happy.

    I moved the bottom shelves down, put the LCD monitor on the 2nd shelf, left the HK cdp on the third shelf, set my laptop up in it's docking station on the 4 shelf, and moved all the plugs onto the 5th shelf. I also ordered a Belkin PF30 power conditioner that will sit on the bottom shelf to protect all the equipment. I also downloaded a nice relaxing fishy screensaver to watch while I listen. Lastly, I bundled all the wires up nice and neat, keeping the power cables down the left side and the interconnects down the right side.

    I attached a few pictures of the changes, let me know what you think.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    I like that a lot better - it looks like your amp is floating over a aquarium. Very cool.
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited December 2007
    Tubes up top... probably the best idea... radiate that heat and easy access. Your Jolida doesn't have a remote right? Up top is probably the best.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    no remote
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    More progress made today, finally got the Ipod display up and running. Set for some black & white to give it that new "vintage" feel :rolleyes:.

    Now I have an entire Ipod worth of music(160 gig after christmas) in Apple Lossless format and my lazy remote fingertips.

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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    Awsome. I need to start converting to using lossless formats...
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited December 2007
    No you don't.:p :D
    ~ 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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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    treitz3 wrote: »
    No you don't.:p :D

    Shhh sure he does....he's in the young crowd with me, this is "our" vinyl. :D
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