Why not post a video of your setup

jeremymarcinko · November 2014

Well it doesn't seem as if we have a "System Showcase" anymore so I thought it would be interesting to see some video of your all's setups. I know many of you have gear that is much, much nicer than mine but, I'll go ahead and post a video of my budget system in action

I realize that listening to the gear through compressed formats and computer speakers doesn't have the same effect, but, in any case share if you wish.

youtube.com/watch?v=D8PBZjPMUYk

Sci-fi Polk Guy · December 2014

Very nice!!

polkfarmboy · December 2014

Thats a great idea, I should do one !

kevhed72 · December 2014

polkfarmboy wrote: »

Thats a great idea, I should do one !

Just include some hotties in your video, ok....

recoveryone · December 2014

Here are is a couple I have done over the years:

This one is of my youngest daughter room

http://youtu.be/majjDU9ytjo

2ch rig in living room

http://youtu.be/CZD4msw1Qeo

tonyb · December 2014

Video ??

Rick88....that's your cue my man. Where's the video of the **** doing Jingle Bells ?

steveinaz · December 2014

Here you go (SQ Box, Benchmark DAC, Parasound amp, Harbeth 7es-3 speaks):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLgl2P_stsc

mhardy6647 · December 2014

Video, at least in my case, would be pointless. Mine looks about the same whether it's on or off; playing or not... unless a reel to reel deck is spinnin'...

ReVox WHRB Dead aircheck by mhardy6647, on Flickr

a fairly long exposure shows blurring of the reels at 7-1/2 ips...

cnh · December 2014

Some nice gear above. I like the "idea" here but the practicality leaves something to be desired? Audio quality of most video is usually a bad indicator of what a system actually sounds like, and most videos are either "static" shots, or a bad use of Orson Welles' Long take/Deep Focus technique?

Not sure what would improve this, but I guess there are all kinds of pseudo-effects, pans, aspects, etc. in whatever video editor anyone on a PC is using. Remember, American audiences universally dislike the long static shot.

In most cases, stills, as mhardy provides, would prove sufficient for viewing.

And I'm using a decent set of cans here as well as a good audio card.

cnh

mhardy6647 · December 2014

Here's an entertaining video of an... interesting... audio component :- )
Interestingly, the "mainlined" line-level audio from the component to the computer actually sounds pretty good...

http://youtu.be/WJ0-kUeGF88

jeremymarcinko · December 2014

cnh wrote: »

Some nice gear above. I like the "idea" here but the practicality leaves something to be desired? Audio quality of most video is usually a bad indicator of what a system actually sounds like, and most videos are either "static" shots, or a bad use of Orson Welles' Long take/Deep Focus technique?

Not sure what would improve this, but I guess there are all kinds of pseudo-effects, pans, aspects, etc. in whatever video editor anyone on a PC is using. Remember, American audiences universally dislike the long static shot.

In most cases, stills, as mhardy provides, would prove sufficient for viewing.

And I'm using a decent set of cans here as well as a good audio card.

cnh

Always a critic in the bunch. I enjoy watching the videos of the setups posted here as well as many others I have found on youtube. Audio quality can very greatly but I think one can tell a little about the system/room from what they are hearing. This is just a chance to share a little to those who happen to care. It doesn't need to be anything special, but if someone wants to up the ante then by all means. I would love to see it.

tonyb · December 2014

Why not post video of your system ?

In short....because we have some crazy ****'s here. Wouldn't be long before it turned Youtube-ish and we see video of CNH in his shorts....University approved shorts as it may be....no thanks.

steveinaz · December 2014

la2vegas wrote: »

Nice setup Steve. I like simple understated elegance. The music is great I really like the soulful voice of Sarah McLachlan.

Thank you. The vid is a bit outdated, I now have an SVS sub helping the Harbeths below 35Hz, and use an Oppo BDP-103 for playing my flac files via usb hard drive.

Next upgrade will be a Benchmark DAC2 D.

jeremymarcinko · April 2015

My budget system. Onkyo integrated, fluance bookies, hapurs WiFi music streamer, diy stands and cheap ofc speaker cable.

https://youtu.be/FMDAukZfKvM

mantis · April 2015

RF 7's sweet , love em.

cnh · April 2015

tonyb wrote: »

Why not post video of your system ?

In short....because we have some crazy ****'s here. Wouldn't be long before it turned Youtube-ish and we see video of CNH in his shorts....University approved shorts as it may be....no thanks.

Old post, but hey, I don't look bad in shorts, you know! But we won't be seeing any of that because I'm still working on bringing my left calf muscle up to the same size as the right (16 1/2"), it's been over two years now since I ripped through the left Achilles and had it sewn back, but there is more work to be done. Calf muscles are just starting to come back, and I've taken to wearing a 2 1/2 lbs ankle weight on that foot throughout the day the last month or so to MAKE sure that I'm NOT favoring the right leg which I believe is causing the continuing imbalance.

You boys would be "lucky" to look like old cnh at his age! lol I have those olive oil genes that don't "wrinkle" (baby soft skin)! lol

cnh · April 2015

jeremymarcinko wrote: »

My budget system. Onkyo integrated, fluance bookies, hapurs WiFi music streamer, diy stands and cheap ofc speaker cable.
https://youtu.be/FMDAukZfKvM

You did well. Those Fluance sound decent. I've heard the SX-6 and had them for a while out of curiosity. Your place also looks great. Something I can't say.

When I was a Grad Student I visited the apartment of one of my Profs. He stored his vast library in a few bookshelves and lots and lots and lots of large brown shopping bags, on the floors of almost every room, that were "indexed"-he was NOT married! lol Ah, intellectuals and their decorating skills.

If I'm not mistaken the famous Thorstein Veblen used to let his dishes pile up in his bathtub for a few weeks until he ran out and just HOSED them all down! He probably also lived in one of those early NYC apartments that actually had the bathtub in the kitchen area?

SCompRacer · April 2015

Here is a pre current system video. Maybe after Axpona I'll have one of my current system with Carl and Dan dancing with the strippers..... That be Dipole Dan, not Indiana Dan.

Jay, Axpona soon!

https://youtu.be/WLaGoC2A2tE

BlueMDPicker · April 2015

Your pre current system is still going strong, Rich.

obieone · April 2015

One of my past times, is searching YT for video of higher end rigs.
The problem is, finding videos where the camera recording it, can do the system justice.

jeremymarcinko · April 2015

Doing the system justice isn't the point. Just sharing a glimpse of our experience...room, lighting, gear etc. The recordings do offer some information regarding the sound of gear and room acoustics. Watching videos of high performance cars doesn't give an accurate representation of driving the thing either, but I still enjoy watching because it offers a glimpse of what the experience may feel like.

txcoastal1 · April 2015

DSkip wrote: »

obieone wrote: »

One of my past times, is searching YT for video of higher end rigs.
The problem is, finding videos where the camera recording it, can do the system justice.

No recording can do a system justice. That's why I just can't get excited about a video of a system. I do like to see the setup, but the performance of the system isn't worth the effort.

Bah Humbug Skip, I'm enjoying the posts. Is it real world, nah, but it's fun. I like my desk top rig and I have heard worse at shows

SCompRacer · April 2015

BlueMDPicker wrote: »

Your pre current system is still going strong, Rich.

That is good news to hear! Fred helped me with the right path to match the capacitance in the active crossover bass amp with the panel amp. To make room for the active board, they removed either two or four of the big caps. It had required different boards and placement, but it sure helped.

I just use the camera mic to record.

When you move around with the camera, you show your entire system, wire management, acoustic treatments, etc. The videos can be educational and informative even with poor sound quality.

I had recorded a tracking video to show how an air bearing arm can track a badly warped record with great results. I got a comment about how I should have done a better audio track. That would kind of be cheating, changing the audio portion of a tracking video?

https://youtu.be/YYD9CIWJELc

You've spent a large amount on that arm to end up uploading it to a very low quality compressed video and recorded it from the camera mics.no good!
Do it again.

Sherardp · April 2015

I'll get to making a video around the weekend. Here's a few pics of my second theater since moving back to the USA.

Sherardp · April 2015

Seating and riser

nadams · April 2015

This video is loud, and you can't really see much (except my one cat), but I had the SDA's singing on Sunday afternoon -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuhnLvDc2E

Hafler DH-110 pre, Adcom GFA-545 amp, old Denon CDP, original SDA 2's (3 woofers, two tweeters per cab) with upgraded crossovers and RDO tweeters (only running 1 tweeter per cab).

drumminman · April 2015

[/quote]Old post, but hey, I don't look bad in shorts, you know! But we won't be seeing any of that because I'm still working on bringing my left calf muscle up to the same size as the right (16 1/2"), it's been over two years now since I ripped through the left Achilles and had it sewn back, but there is more work to be done. Calf muscles are just starting to come back, and I've taken to wearing a 2 1/2 lbs ankle weight on that foot throughout the day the last month or so to MAKE sure that I'm NOT favoring the right leg which I believe is causing the continuing imbalance. [/quote]

Bad news my friend. I had the same injury and, in spite of serious workouts at the gym for 5/12 years, the calf with the repaired achilles is still an inch smaller. The good news is the pain and soreness is gone.

cnh · April 2015

drumminman wrote: »

Old post, but hey, I don't look bad in shorts, you know! But we won't be seeing any of that because I'm still working on bringing my left calf muscle up to the same size as the right (16 1/2"), it's been over two years now since I ripped through the left Achilles and had it sewn back, but there is more work to be done. Calf muscles are just starting to come back, and I've taken to wearing a 2 1/2 lbs ankle weight on that foot throughout the day the last month or so to MAKE sure that I'm NOT favoring the right leg which I believe is causing the continuing imbalance. [/quote]

Bad news my friend. I had the same injury and, in spite of serious workouts at the gym for 5/12 years, the calf with the repaired achilles is still an inch smaller. The good news is the pain and soreness is gone.[/quote]

Sorry to hijack thread, but. Calf muscles are notoriously "difficult" to bulk up to begin with so I'm not surprised. The other thing to remember is that my good leg has actually increased almost an 1" in size, probably because I have been compensating with it for over two years. My right calf has NEVER been this size my entire life so in reality there should only be a 1/2" difference between the two. But I have seen about a 1/2" increase in size (in the bad leg) the last 6-8 months (finally some roundness and a bit of an increase in strength but not enough). This correlates with heavy leg press work and deadlifts-I've found HEAVY weight bearing exercises rather than lots of volume and reps have been best in forcing growth/strength here. BTW, I NEVER had pain and soreness, just a little weakness on that side depending on shoes worn and the need to warm up. Why were you sore, and pain from what? Even the day after the surgery I only took pain meds for a day or two. Didn't really feel much. Tendon stiffness, yes, it takes a couple of years for that tendon to become more flexible.

The real question I have for you is: in that 5.5 year period have you been able to get the strength levels the same? I have a hard time doing a FULL calf raise (body weight only) on the bad side, while there is no problem in bouncing up and down on the other leg. Best I can figure, I was not sewn up "properly", range of motion is different on both legs. The damaged side is NOT as TIGHT as the other side.

On another note. I have an elderly retired colleague who had the same injury a couple of decades ago. I see him in the gym and his legs are almost exactly the same size. Perhaps a 1/4" to less than a 1/2" difference-it's very hard to tell you have to look and look and look-it's not easy to see. So TIME, and I mean LOTS of time perhaps even twice yours, may be necessary. I honestly saw NO growth whatsoever in the first two years, and only now am I seeing some and some increase in strength.

Fingers crossed and never say never.

To Noah above. Vid is a bit dark but sound is pretty good!