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jaxwired
jaxwired Posts: 201
edited January 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=104083
2 Channel
NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2010
    Cool, nice pics and system. So do tell, how does it sound ?
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    That's some serious wire management going on there....
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • acsubie
    acsubie Posts: 773
    edited January 2010
    great looking dedicated room! Awesome choice in pictures for the walls also. I have the same CD racks. A true bargain from Ikea!
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited January 2010
    Where is the subwoofer?
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    What subwoofer?
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited January 2010
    That is very nice....

    I like to see the kids around. Lets me know that there is a future generation that will know about good sound.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    Very very nice and very clean. You can come over to my house anytime and clean up the rats nest behind my rack.;)
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited January 2010
    Oohh - Dynaudio contours....how do they sound?

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2010
    Very nice clean system and I love the pictures. Are they doubling as room treatments?
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • jaxwired
    jaxwired Posts: 201
    edited January 2010
    Cool, nice pics and system. So do tell, how does it sound ?

    Thanks. Well, it sounds bloody awesome! Clean and crisp with deep articulate bass. I love my current setup. I've been through a bit of gear to arrive at this. Of course, I'm still always planning my next upgrade.
    great looking dedicated room! Awesome choice in pictures for the walls also. I have the same CD racks. A true bargain from Ikea!

    Also thanks. The pics on the side wall are fabric covered acoustic panels from audimute. For an upcharge they let you pick the images (which I did). Yeah, I love the racks from Ikea. Solid metal and only $7 each. I've got 2 more waiting to be installed. The shelf over my equipment rack is also Ikea sourced and looks great.
    Where is the subwoofer?

    Obviously you've never heard Dynaudio Contours before. :) They put out some serious bass. But very tight and controlled. More than enough bass for this little 11x14 room. Actually I cannot imaging wanting more bass ever.
    Oohh - Dynaudio contours....how do they sound?

    I'm a big Dynaudio fan. I've tried B&W, Monitor Audio and Spendor before I tried Dyns. Then I went through a few models of Dynaudio before the Contours. The other speaker brands I tried were all very very good and all had great qualities, but not until I got Dynaudio was I satisfied top to bottom. And the Contours are just fanstatic. I really can't even see upgrading to the Confidence line as the Contours are that good. Obviously, it's all a matter of personal preference. Dyn just does it for me...
    2 Channel
    NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Thanks... i'm going to see if i can get ahold of those cd racks. :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2010
    As others stated and my first thoughts - Very clean.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2010
    Very nice and clean set up. I thought you were one of those Europeans.:rolleyes::D
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited January 2010
    Glad to see you are using the Dyn stands for the speakers. Did you mass load them? If not, you should.
    I really can't even see upgrading to the Confidence line as the Contours are that good.

    Thats what I throught at one time.
    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    Sweet system-Very nice room!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • jaxwired
    jaxwired Posts: 201
    edited January 2010
    jm1 wrote: »
    Glad to see you are using the Dyn stands for the speakers. Did you mass load them? If not, you should.

    Yes. 3/4 filled with sand (baked in my oven under my wife's disapproving supervision :))
    2 Channel
    NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • MANSKITO
    MANSKITO Posts: 295
    edited January 2010
    Do you stand and listen lol? I didn't see a chair.

    Nice gear m8.
    Monitor 60s, CS10 front
    Monitor 40s, back
    PSW10:(

    H/k AVR 325
    Sansui Tape Deck
    Pioneer PD-5010 CD player

    Sennheiser HD 650s :D
    Maverick Audio Tube Magic D1 DAC

    AMD Phenom II 940 @ 3.8 prime stabel
    4 gigs 1066, cas 5
    XFX 4890 1gig
    Seagate 1tb 7200.12
    Creative X-fI Titanium Fatal1ty
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2010
    I have that power conditioner, or one very similar, in my HT. It amazes me that the Sunfire TGA-5400, AVR pre/pro, and Oppo BR only draw 1.7 amps even when it is blasting. I have been thinking of swapping it with my 2 channel power conditioner to see what it draws, but I do not like the fact Panamax does not allow you to turn the lights off on this model.

    What does your system draw?
    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    jaxwired wrote: »
    Yes. 3/4 filled with sand (baked in my oven under my wife's disapproving supervision :))

    WOW that must have been a mess. Is it reptile sand? I've used it before and found it to be very dry but a mess nevertheless that's why I use bird shot.
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  • jaxwired
    jaxwired Posts: 201
    edited January 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    WOW that must have been a mess. Is it reptile sand? I've used it before and found it to be very dry but a mess nevertheless that's why I use bird shot.

    Wasn't too big a deal as I already had about half what I needed from my old stands. I used regular playground sound from home depot. But it was not even close to completely dry sand. Had to bake it to get all the moisture out before loading the stands...
    2 Channel
    NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2010
    Sweet system!!!
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  • jaxwired
    jaxwired Posts: 201
    edited January 2010
    MANSKITO wrote: »
    Do you stand and listen lol? I didn't see a chair.

    Nice gear m8.

    Thanks. Yes, I have the poang chair from ikea. Very comfortable and perfect for the room.
    2 Channel
    NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    edited January 2010
    very nice set up.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,195
    edited January 2010
    Clean I love it. I'm a long time owner now past owner of Dynaudio. There stereo reproduction is 2nd to no one. If and when I build a 2 channel system , Dynaudio is on top of my list.

    I suggest looking into a Sub 300 to extend your low end. This will give you even more depth and room filling sound. I know all about every single model Dynaudio makes for the last 10 years or so. Adding a sub will absolutely make it better. They are fantastic on there own but don't overlook adding a sub.

    Beautiful room man, I like the way you hooked it up. Nice job
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    jaxwired wrote: »
    Wasn't too big a deal as I already had about half what I needed from my old stands. I used regular playground sound from home depot. But it was not even close to completely dry sand. Had to bake it to get all the moisture out before loading the stands...

    Be careful with that type sand as it has the propensity to absorb airborne moisture and become moldy. That's why I asked if you used "reptile" sand as it doesn't hold moisture.

    In any case it is a awesome and beautiful system.
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  • jaxwired
    jaxwired Posts: 201
    edited January 2010
    mantis wrote: »
    Clean I love it. I'm a long time owner now past owner of Dynaudio. There stereo reproduction is 2nd to no one. If and when I build a 2 channel system , Dynaudio is on top of my list.

    I suggest looking into a Sub 300 to extend your low end. This will give you even more depth and room filling sound. I know all about every single model Dynaudio makes for the last 10 years or so. Adding a sub will absolutely make it better. They are fantastic on there own but don't overlook adding a sub.

    Beautiful room man, I like the way you hooked it up. Nice job

    Thanks friend! Great to hear from a fellow Dyn lover. I'll have to keep an open mind about a sub...
    2 Channel
    NAD C545 -> Benchmark DAC1 -> Bryston BP6 -> Bryston 4B SST2 -> Dynaudio Contour S1.4
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,472
    edited January 2010
    You should be proud! Georgeous set-up.
    Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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  • Andy_
    Andy_ Posts: 15
    edited January 2010
    Very sharp. Makes me wish I still lived in Kingsland. I would bum a listen from you.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2010
    Excellent system!!! Clean, neat, smooth...and without a doubt sounds awesome to boot.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited January 2010
    Nice setup very well done.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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