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SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited October 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
This is the best sounding gear I have ever owned. What do you guys think?

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=72663

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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited May 2008
    Is that a PPP?
    The Basement HT
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Yup Power Plant Premier
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  • Ackaroth
    Ackaroth Posts: 99
    edited May 2008
    I think it takes up alot of your living room o.0

    Otherwise, badass system. Now get a 73" tv and your set :)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2008
    Damn bubba, did'ja win the lottery or something? Nice system.

    Q: Doesn't your SVS placement resonate the TV chasis? I would think this is less than ideal?
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,766
    edited May 2008
    Sorry, but why does all that stuff have to be so low to the floor? Who wants to get on their hands and knees to change a CD?

    What are those funky speakers?

    This would never pass any WAF scrutiny, that's for sure.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited May 2008
    I would love that system. . . until I got drunk and took out the Raysonic, Power Plant, 360, and PS2 while trying to change the TV channel cuz I broke the remote.

    But, that's just me.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Damn bubba, did'ja win the lottery or something? Nice system.

    Q: Doesn't your SVS placement resonate the TV chasis? I would think this is less than ideal?

    I'm able to turn off all the channels from the Behringer and only hear the sub. There is no rattling other than a little bit from my walls at high volumes. The placements is great because the bass is distributed quite evenly. It actually sounds like it is only coming from the speakers.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    My joints are still good so getting down on my knees is no issue. I really like the layout actually because the Raysonic is only about 4 ft from where I sit. Not to mention because it's top loading it's nice and easy to access. Also, I like being able to see all my gear on display.

    There's no other use for that room other than audio so it's just that system, some Gik acoustics and a couch. Plenty of room really. The room is 18L X 16W X 15H anyway so I got plenty or room to move. My girlfriend actually thinks the speakers look really cool, so hopefully when she becomes my wife the GAF will equal the WAF.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited May 2008
    Nice setup but I couldn't handle stuff being on the floor...and I'm single so no WAF to worry about, either.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,766
    edited May 2008
    AndyGwis wrote: »
    I would love that system. . . until I got drunk and took out the Raysonic, Power Plant, 360, and PS2 while trying to change the TV channel cuz I broke the remote.

    But, that's just me.

    LOL! That's what I was thinking. My gear needs to be up and away from the floor or its likely to get kicked, stepped on, tripped on, etc. Doesn't take more than a couple drinks for me to get klutzy. Not to mention, my 18 month old son would be jumping up and down on that Raysonic. :D
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    billbillw wrote: »
    LOL! That's what I was thinking. My gear needs to be up and away from the floor or its likely to get kicked, stepped on, tripped on, etc. Doesn't take more than a couple drinks for me to get klutzy. Not to mention, my 18 month old son would be jumping up and down on that Raysonic. :D

    No kidz and no pets to tamper with this system . . . I do some regular drinking around it but so far everything has made it threw the blur unscathed. I got a nice path from the system to my couch.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2008
    Awesome gear!! You just need a nice flat screen TV and a better sub, then you're done.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    Awesome gear!! You just need a nice flat screen TV and a better sub, then you're done.

    I got the sub for an excellent deal. Honestly, it melds ridiculously well. The bass is really tight. The Cylinder sub really is way more musical than other SVS box subs. I like it for now. Besides, most of the time I turn the sub off for 2 channel because the Bass from the Emmys is more than enough.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2008
    Very nicely done. Are your treatments all GIK or a combination?

    Gordon
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    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
    Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited May 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Yup Power Plant Premier

    Does that get hot? I know the old ones use to get real hot because they were so inefficient. And are those tri-traps in the corners?
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited May 2008
    Looks great.

    I'm really digging the speaker cable "stands", haha.

    Not sure how I feel about the looks of the speakers, but I would love to get my ears on em.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Very nicely done. Are your treatments all GIK or a combination?

    Gordon


    All GIK
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Gaara wrote: »
    Does that get hot? I know the old ones use to get real hot because they were so inefficient. And are those tri-traps in the corners?

    It doesn't get hot at all. Only about as warm as a A/B Class amp might get like an Odyssey. No Tri-Traps. I got a really good deal on some GIK 244s. I stacked two on top of each other to stand about 8 ft. tall in the corners. Works great.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Poee7R wrote: »
    Looks great.

    I'm really digging the speaker cable "stands", haha.

    Not sure how I feel about the looks of the speakers, but I would love to get my ears on em.


    Dave

    Yeah, the speaker cable stands are my own little DIY job. The tweeter posts are supposed to be strong enough to support the weight of the thick cable but I didn't want to chance it.

    I also want to give props to Frank Dai for taking the time and having the patience to put those little connectors on his Ultra Cables.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Very nice Mike.

    I actually like the look of everything spread out on the floor. I could consider some drapes for the windows though, don't those things rattle at high volumes? :D

    I'd love to try out a pair of those CS2's one day.
    "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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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Very nice Mike.

    I actually like the look of everything spread out on the floor. I could consider some drapes for the windows though, don't those things rattle at high volumes? :D

    I'd love to try out a pair of those CS2's one day.

    Thanks a lot Face.

    The weight of the GIK Acoustic Panels pressed up against the blinds keep them quiet. As far as drapes, I listen mostly later in the day and at night so sun is never really a problem. I took these pictures in the morning when the sun hits directly on my windows. After noon the sun is above or on the other side of my apartment building so everything is good.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2008
    Did you set this up in stages or in one shot? I'm curious to know how your treatments affected the presentation. I have several traps and have noticed a significant improvement. I think I may need that monster bass trap GIK has, maybe 2 for my room.

    Gordon
    2 Channel -
    Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
    Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited May 2008
    I'm looking forward to getting the Emerald Physics in for review quite soon. My wife has other thoughts......
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    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    markmarc wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to getting the Emerald Physics in for review quite soon. My wife has other thoughts......

    Will it be out next issue? I've really been waiting for a magazine to provide a good write-up. Make sure you tap the speaker wire onto the tweeters themselves if you can. I'd like to read what you think of the difference between the binding posts and the direct connection. My experience is that the sound is extraordinarily improved (not that they didn't already sound phenomenal).
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2008
    Just replace the truck subwoofers with Gallos and you will be ok. :)

    Nice system.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Did you set this up in stages or in one shot? I'm curious to know how your treatments affected the presentation. I have several traps and have noticed a significant improvement. I think I may need that monster bass trap GIK has, maybe 2 for my room.

    Gordon

    Well if by stages do you mean trying tons of different speakers and amps, then yes. But, the majority of the system aside from the cabling and the sub were all bought from underwood hifi all at once. I added the PPP a little later. I orginally had a Monster HT3500 MKII.

    The GIK treatments are critical in my system. I notice a distinct tightness in bass with their presence as well as just an easier more pleasurable mid range. The highs are excellent.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Thanks man.
    Zero wrote: »
    Those speakers have a look that only a momma can love...

    That said, I'm sure the rig sounds killer. 'congratz on assembling a system that you dig!
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    venomclan wrote: »
    Just replace the truck subwoofers with Gallos and you will be ok. :)

    Nice system.

    Sorry the GAF in my apartment was not good with the fish bowls.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited May 2008
    What brand are your mains? They look very cool. How do you like the single driver, x-overless approach compared to multi drivers? I'm thinking about getting in to them and want to add more to my list if they're in my price range. So far I've got my eyes on some Omega models. I first heard a single driver at the dealer months ago and fell in love with the sound.

    Kick **** system you got there.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    organ wrote: »
    What brand are your mains? They look very cool. How do you like the single driver, x-overless approach compared to multi drivers? I'm thinking about getting in to them and want to add more to my list if they're in my price range. So far I've got my eyes on some Omega models. I first heard a single driver at the dealer months ago and fell in love with the sound.

    Kick **** system you got there.

    Oh man . . . these are definitely not single driver speakers. Behind the black fabric in each speaker is two 15" drivers. They are Emerald Physics CS2s.

    http://www.emeraldphysics.com/specs.htm

    The crossover is external: Behringer DCX2946.
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