Finishing touches!!.... (yeah, right)

mdaudioguy
mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
edited February 2010 in Electronics
Ok, so about 10 days ago, after being cooped up during the snow storm for so many days, I realized I was obsessing about upgrades and improvements... and a few days later... these show up. :)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2010
    Nice !!!!!!
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2010
    I had been using two Definitive Technology ProMonitor 800s as back surround speakers - great speakers, but it drove me crazy that they didn't match my Polks. I also had another pair of these hooked up to my Yamaha as "presence" speakers... I experimented with these for a while and in the end, they really did nothing for me, so they were basically mounted in my HT and went unused.

    So, the plan was to move the DT speakers into my family room to replace a set of 5 Acoustic Research satellite speakers - that's where acquiring the Procenter 1000 came in. With the family room now significantly upgraded, I needed a set of back speakers to complete the 7.1 setup in my HT, and J&R had a fantastic deal on a pair of RTi4s - perfect! I picked up the Pinpoint AM-40 wall mounts too.

    Additionally, I was also looking for better power management, so I went with the Monster Power HTS 3600 MKII PowerCenter.

    Finally, I wanted to experiment with interconnects and I posted quite a few questions on here about them. And, in an outstanding example of how great Club Polk Folks can be, Hawkeye stepped forward with an offer to let me try out a pair of AudioQuest Scarlet Vipers! I've been playing with these new toys all weekend. :) My impressions will follow soon...
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited February 2010
    Does this mean you get no Christmas in December?:D Sounds like a fun weekend.

    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    Good stuff! Are you done obsessing now? LOL!!!
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Good stuff! Are you done obsessing now? LOL!!!
    Ummmm..... Yes, I'm completely satisfied! :rolleyes:


    Not! :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Ummmm..... Yes, I'm completely satisfied! :rolleyes:


    Not! :D

    If you would have said, "YES" I would have split my sides laughing.:D

    Great stuff Bro! Keep it coming.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    If you would have said, "YES" I would have split my sides laughing.:D

    Great stuff Bro! Keep it coming.
    Oh baby! I can't believe the improvement in my system from the combo of power conditioning and these ICs... Smoother, more refined - I don't know what else to say right now. I'm listening to Train in 2 channels, pure direct - it's never sounded better in this house, I'll tell ya! :)

    And, as an added bonus, I now know that it's all sucking 1.5 amps out of my wall... Ahhh, it's worth it! ;)
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