What did you do to your stereo rig today?

audioluvr · April 2020

Tony M wrote: »

Still re-arranging and liking what I'm doing. Still have a long way to go though.

Give me a dumpster and 8-12 hours and I can make that place look and sound STELLAR!

BlueFox · April 2020

LOL. +1

treitz3 · April 2020

Everyone is on different levels and steps along their own audio journey. The last two comments were unnecessary and to be quite frank, mean spirited.

Tony is a good contributor to this forum and always has been. Lighten up and think about where you were at the beginning of your own personal audio journey. Would you be happy if someone responded the way you did to him just now?

He is happy. Why rain on his parade?

Tom

audioluvr · April 2020

Tony knows I'm just F**king with him. He's making great progress.

Tony M · April 2020

I know some guys can't stand clutter.

It will creep up on you as that show HOARDERS shows. Traumatic events changes people. My neck pain changed me.

Here's the front room before the pain became unbearable. I spent many days laying on that couch praying for relief. And I always got it, for a while.

A GREAT member on this forum, maybe it was @audioluver, who offered to drive hundreds of miles just to help me downsize and purge. FOR FREE.

The member just wanted to help another guy out. I think the member was retired though.

Yes @treitz3 and others, I am happy.
My neck is 95% better and I'm continually ticking things off of my long to-do list FINNALLY, after about 14 years since I gave up my OCD. These past 3 years have been me climbing back up to be almost the man I was.

I was listening to Bob Seager yesterday. His Best-CD. Those KEFs were sounding great and the song "like a rock" came up. That song hit home!

How time flies!

I have a nice big umbrella that can shed off most insulting innuendos. I used to be a perfectionist and hated dust. Vacuumed all the time too. Then my neck got bad and I found that rest was more important.

I've heard the proverbial "there's too much junk" in my room since I joined. And I understand 100% if the image/s make others cringe. I was down for about 10 years and that's when it got bad. I've told the story a couple of times HOW I got so much. It was buying audio stuff to help ease the suffering I was going through. Also, the prices I paid for the STUFF was always a bargain. The hoarders most repeated words, "they were bargains I couldn't pass up".

Now saving the old food boxes and old newspapers is at a level I don't think I could ever get to. I still hate spiders and roaches!!!

I don't think I'll be a one stereo guy ever again. I like the sound of too many speakers. Take my new to me repaired KEFs. Bought them for 50.00. Held on to them for years. Then a week ago, while re-organizing and condensing speakers to get ready to sell again ( my neck is doing great again, so I can easily meat people again ) I got to back of the room and pulled the KEFs out to repair those crinkled tweeters, if the replacements weren't going to cost too much. I found tweeters at Parts Express for 20 each. The reviews were pretty good. Now they're fixed, I've enjoyed them this past week, and they are a set I might...sell. But they sound sooo good to me right now. They ARE small...LOL, maybe keepers. LOL

I have a ton to sell! And I'll keep many gems because they are super special.

I used to be a one system guy because that's all I could afford. But then I found that set of Polk Monitor 10's at Goodwill and my pay grade had been increasing for years, the house got paid off and I then had SPARE $$ for STUFF.

I have 2 nibbles right now on 4 beautiful MCS towers I have placed on a few more local sites last night. I'd love to sell them OR donate or even give them away. Space is a commodity to me.

I'm going to sell some older collected speakers and stuff for what I paid pretty much now. It sure is a bad time to be selling though!

I just got 2 more nibbles since I was typing the above.

That's 4 guys interested.

I just might be starting my 3rd purge since Feb. 5th 2009.

nooshinjohn · April 2020

Are the Maggies for sale?

Tony M · April 2020

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Are the Maggies for sale?

One of my life's regret was selling them. Needed money so to speak at that time.

I think they were 2.8R's.

The fellow actually called me back a few years later and asked if I wanted to buy them back. He said for less than he paid of course. I wanted to soooo bad but I think I had just bought the Triton Ones and didn't have any spare hundreds lying around anymore.

I LOVED those things! True ribbon tweeters.

They almost didn't need a sub for most music.

daddyjt · April 2020

Tony M wrote: »

I know some guys can't stand clutter. It will creep up on you as that show HOARDERS shows. Traumatic events changes people. My neck pain changed me.

Here's the front room before the pain became unbearable. I spent many days laying on that couch praying for relief. And I always got it, for a while.

A GREAT member on this forum, maybe it was @audioluver, who offered to drive hundreds of miles just to help me downsize and purge. FOR FREE. The member just wanted to help another guy out. I think the member was retired though.

Yes @treitz3 and others, I am happy.
My neck is 95% better and I'm continually ticking things off of my long to-do list FINNALLY, after about 14 years since I gave up my OCD. These past 3 years have been me climbing back up to be almost the man I was.

I was listening to Bob Seager yesterday. His Best-CD. Those KEFs were sounding great and the song "like a rock" came up. That song hit home! How time flies!

I have a nice big umbrella that can shed off most insulting innuendos. I used to be a perfectionist and hated dust. Vacuumed all the time too. Then my neck got bad and I found that rest was more important.

I've heard the proverbial "there's too much junk" in my room since I joined. And I understand 100% if the image/s make others cringe. I was down for about 10 years and that's when it got bad. I've told the story a couple of times HOW I got so much. It was buying audio stuff to help ease the suffering I was going through. Also, the prices I paid for the STUFF was always a bargain. The hoarders most repeated words, "they were bargains I couldn't pass up".

Now saving the old food boxes and old newspapers is at a level I don't think I could ever get to. I still hate spiders and roaches!!!

I don't think I'll be a one stereo guy ever again. I like the sound of too many speakers. Take my new to me repaired KEFs. Bought them for 50.00. Held on to them for years. Then a week ago, while re-organizing and condensing speakers to get ready to sell again ( my neck is doing great again, so I can easily meat people again ) I got to back of the room and pulled the KEFs out to repair those crinkled tweeters, if the replacements weren't going to cost too much. I found tweeters at Parts Express for 20 each. The reviews were pretty good. Now they're fixed, I've enjoyed them this past week, and they are a set I might...sell. But they sound sooo good to me right now. They ARE small...LOL, maybe keepers. LOL

I have a ton to sell! And I'll keep many gems because they are super special.

I used to be a one system guy because that's all I could afford. But then I found that set of Polk Monitor 10's at Goodwill and my pay grade had been increasing for years, the house got paid off and I then had SPARE $$ for STUFF.

I have 2 nibbles right now on 4 beautiful MCS towers I have placed on a few more local sites last night. I'd love to sell them OR donate or even give them away. Space is a commodity to me.

I'm going to sell some older collected speakers and stuff for what I paid pretty much now. It sure is a bad time to be selling though!

I just got 2 more nibbles since I was typing the above. That's 4 guys interested.

I just might be starting my 3rd purge since Feb. 5th 2009.

Well said man - well said. We all enjoy the hobby in our own way, and no one single way is “right” - it may be right for you, but that’s all it means - it’s right for you. I’ve heard many “high-end” ultra expensive systems that quite frankly put my feet to sleep.

Great sound is where you find it - and once you do, enjoy it!

tratliff · April 2020

butterbean wrote: »

I got my Marantz CD 6006 today! My initial impressions are wow! What a difference! Been listening to various CDs today started out with dire straits. I had a really good soundstage with my SDA 1-b’s, but it made it even wider it really brings out the individual instruments really well. Really adds a lot of depth to the music. And then switch to a remastered copy of Jeff Beck‘s blow by blow. Jeez that was even better! It really brings out a lot of hidden percussion, sounds you name it! The drums on that CD are incredible they really came to life with the Marantz. I listen to Apple Music on my phone and it leaves a lot to be desired if you know what I mean. The Marantz has a USB plug on the front of the unit I hooked my phone up to that and played some fav tracks. It added so much warmth and depth I was really surprised! Still some of the recordings leave a lot to be desired but they still had improved clarity and soundstage. Right now I’m listening to an old CD Elton John’s yellow brick road it’s not remastered or anything but it really brings it to life! This is a great player For Anyone that just listens to CDs I’m very happy! It’s gonna be a great weekend!

The Marantz players are very nice. Congrats.

dromunds · April 2020

Tony, I used to have that exact couch in your photo above only black but had to sell it when I moved from Madison. Loved that couch. Bought it new during a past recession at an unbelievable price.

Tony M · April 2020

It is very comfortable indeed.

It sits a little low but I can lay on it and fall asleep easily.

I traded a new in the box Sony DVD & VHS player for it. The player could record VHS to DVD. It was a "safe driver gift" from one of those little fliers you can pick from. It's value at the time was 180.00 at Best Buy.

So...I really got my couch for free.

One of the best trades I've ever made!

voltz · April 2020

I opened up my Modwright LS100 preamp to remember what 6sN7's I was using in it!

I got a quad pair of this Sivlertone's...(think it just relabeled Sylvania) like the Baldwin's? Brock? but anyways love the sound over the others I have tried!

this is what I got
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SILVERTONE-6SN7-GTB-CHROME-TOP-SYLVANIA-6SN7GTB-VERY-RARE-Matched-Quad-NOS-/202860758378

I got them for $25 for the quad

as no one else bidded on them ..thought the seller would get mad and pull them but he was honest and shipped them to me! Kudos to the Honest sellers out there!

just took another look..at the ebay add and he says they are Sylvania's from the 1950's

I just like the looks of them

who cares how good the sound right? that isn't why I bought them..heck I'm tone deft

machone · April 2020

daddyjt wrote: »

Today I put the finishing touches on my rack for my HT. I could not find what I really wanted, and I figured even if I did, I’d never be able to afford it.

I wanted a minimalist cantilevered type design, that gave the appearance of floating shelves. I designed the supports out of some 3/4” oak plywood scrap I had left over from a previous project:

Then came the shelves - three total, 17”x60”. They are 3/4 MDF, painted black, then cover with glitter-infused Stone Coat epoxy, for a “galaxy” look:

The whitish lines in the shelves are actually the reflection of the Sheetrock tape joints in my garage ceiling, lol:

I plan to move it into position tomorrow and load it up - more pictures to follow...

Wow!
Very nice frame work and the finish on the mdf is great!. How did you get it so smooth?

verb · April 2020

Tony M wrote: »

I know some guys can't stand clutter. It will creep up on you as that show HOARDERS shows. Traumatic events changes people. My neck pain changed me.

Here's the front room before the pain became unbearable. I spent many days laying on that couch praying for relief. And I always got it, for a while.

A GREAT member on this forum, maybe it was @audioluver, who offered to drive hundreds of miles just to help me downsize and purge. FOR FREE. The member just wanted to help another guy out. I think the member was retired though.

Yes @treitz3 and others, I am happy.
My neck is 95% better and I'm continually ticking things off of my long to-do list FINNALLY, after about 14 years since I gave up my OCD. These past 3 years have been me climbing back up to be almost the man I was.

I was listening to Bob Seager yesterday. His Best-CD. Those KEFs were sounding great and the song "like a rock" came up. That song hit home! How time flies!

I have a nice big umbrella that can shed off most insulting innuendos. I used to be a perfectionist and hated dust. Vacuumed all the time too. Then my neck got bad and I found that rest was more important.

I've heard the proverbial "there's too much junk" in my room since I joined. And I understand 100% if the image/s make others cringe. I was down for about 10 years and that's when it got bad. I've told the story a couple of times HOW I got so much. It was buying audio stuff to help ease the suffering I was going through. Also, the prices I paid for the STUFF was always a bargain. The hoarders most repeated words, "they were bargains I couldn't pass up".

Now saving the old food boxes and old newspapers is at a level I don't think I could ever get to. I still hate spiders and roaches!!!

I don't think I'll be a one stereo guy ever again. I like the sound of too many speakers. Take my new to me repaired KEFs. Bought them for 50.00. Held on to them for years. Then a week ago, while re-organizing and condensing speakers to get ready to sell again ( my neck is doing great again, so I can easily meat people again ) I got to back of the room and pulled the KEFs out to repair those crinkled tweeters, if the replacements weren't going to cost too much. I found tweeters at Parts Express for 20 each. The reviews were pretty good. Now they're fixed, I've enjoyed them this past week, and they are a set I might...sell. But they sound sooo good to me right now. They ARE small...LOL, maybe keepers. LOL

I have a ton to sell! And I'll keep many gems because they are super special.

I used to be a one system guy because that's all I could afford. But then I found that set of Polk Monitor 10's at Goodwill and my pay grade had been increasing for years, the house got paid off and I then had SPARE $$ for STUFF.

I have 2 nibbles right now on 4 beautiful MCS towers I have placed on a few more local sites last night. I'd love to sell them OR donate or even give them away. Space is a commodity to me.

I'm going to sell some older collected speakers and stuff for what I paid pretty much now. It sure is a bad time to be selling though!

I just got 2 more nibbles since I was typing the above. That's 4 guys interested.

I just might be starting my 3rd purge since Feb. 5th 2009.

Looking good Tony!

verb · April 2020

butterbean wrote: »

I got my Marantz CD 6006 today! My initial impressions are wow! What a difference! Been listening to various CDs today started out with dire straits. I had a really good soundstage with my SDA 1-b’s, but it made it even wider it really brings out the individual instruments really well. Really adds a lot of depth to the music. And then switch to a remastered copy of Jeff Beck‘s blow by blow. Jeez that was even better! It really brings out a lot of hidden percussion, sounds you name it! The drums on that CD are incredible they really came to life with the Marantz. I listen to Apple Music on my phone and it leaves a lot to be desired if you know what I mean. The Marantz has a USB plug on the front of the unit I hooked my phone up to that and played some fav tracks. It added so much warmth and depth I was really surprised! Still some of the recordings leave a lot to be desired but they still had improved clarity and soundstage. Right now I’m listening to an old CD Elton John’s yellow brick road it’s not remastered or anything but it really brings it to life! This is a great player For Anyone that just listens to CDs I’m very happy! It’s gonna be a great weekend!

Very nice! Congrats brother!

daddyjt · April 2020

machone wrote: »

daddyjt wrote: »

Today I put the finishing touches on my rack for my HT. I could not find what I really wanted, and I figured even if I did, I’d never be able to afford it.

I wanted a minimalist cantilevered type design, that gave the appearance of floating shelves. I designed the supports out of some 3/4” oak plywood scrap I had left over from a previous project:

Then came the shelves - three total, 17”x60”. They are 3/4 MDF, painted black, then cover with glitter-infused Stone Coat epoxy, for a “galaxy” look:

The whitish lines in the shelves are actually the reflection of the Sheetrock tape joints in my garage ceiling, lol:

I plan to move it into position tomorrow and load it up - more pictures to follow...

Wow!
Very nice frame work and the finish on the mdf is great!. How did you get it so smooth?

It’s a “Stone Coat” epoxy finish - I did 3 coats to get max shine, depth and durability. I will post the fully assembled frame photos today - got sidetracked the past few days with an extended family death and funeral (Funeral during the Wuhan Virus outbreak - that’s a story for another time).

Any way, back on track, and more to come...

https://youtu.be/zETvRRTStf0

pitdogg2 · April 2020

voltz wrote: »

I opened up my Modwright LS100 preamp to remember what 6sN7's I was using in it!

I got a quad pair of this Sivlertone's...(think it just relabeled Sylvania) like the Baldwin's? Brock? but anyways love the sound over the others I have tried!

this is what I got
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SILVERTONE-6SN7-GTB-CHROME-TOP-SYLVANIA-6SN7GTB-VERY-RARE-Matched-Quad-NOS-/202860758378

I got them for $25 for the quad as no one else bidded on them ..thought the seller would get mad and pull them but he was honest and shipped them to me! Kudos to the Honest sellers out there!

just took another look..at the ebay add and he says they are Sylvania's from the 1950's
I just like the looks of them who cares how good the sound right? that isn't why I bought them..heck I'm tone deft

you stole those. I love small victories like that

yep those are Sylvania from the 50's Date codes on the side should confirm down to the week they were made.

verb · April 2020

Wow! Congrats @voltz ! 😀

LoStrings · April 2020

I added a set of Infinity RS-6b's to the rotation. I couldn't help myself, as they were on Offer Up dirt cheap.

ptrooper · April 2020

noice

When listening to each set ,do you have to breech positive and negative on surrounding, non used speakers?

voltz · April 2020

pitdogg2 wrote: »

voltz wrote: »

I opened up my Modwright LS100 preamp to remember what 6sN7's I was using in it!

I got a quad pair of this Sivlertone's...(think it just relabeled Sylvania) like the Baldwin's? Brock? but anyways love the sound over the others I have tried!

this is what I got
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SILVERTONE-6SN7-GTB-CHROME-TOP-SYLVANIA-6SN7GTB-VERY-RARE-Matched-Quad-NOS-/202860758378

I got them for $25 for the quad as no one else bidded on them ..thought the seller would get mad and pull them but he was honest and shipped them to me! Kudos to the Honest sellers out there!

just took another look..at the ebay add and he says they are Sylvania's from the 1950's
I just like the looks of them who cares how good the sound right? that isn't why I bought them..heck I'm tone deft

you stole those. I love small victories like that

yep those are Sylvania from the 50's Date codes on the side should confirm down to the week they were made.

my 1 shinning moment

glad he actually ship them to me...

voltz · April 2020

butterbean wrote: »

I got my Marantz CD 6006 today! My initial impressions are wow! What a difference! Been listening to various CDs today started out with dire straits. I had a really good soundstage with my SDA 1-b’s, but it made it even wider it really brings out the individual instruments really well. Really adds a lot of depth to the music. And then switch to a remastered copy of Jeff Beck‘s blow by blow. Jeez that was even better! It really brings out a lot of hidden percussion, sounds you name it! The drums on that CD are incredible they really came to life with the Marantz. I listen to Apple Music on my phone and it leaves a lot to be desired if you know what I mean. The Marantz has a USB plug on the front of the unit I hooked my phone up to that and played some fav tracks. It added so much warmth and depth I was really surprised! Still some of the recordings leave a lot to be desired but they still had improved clarity and soundstage. Right now I’m listening to an old CD Elton John’s yellow brick road it’s not remastered or anything but it really brings it to life! This is a great player For Anyone that just listens to CDs I’m very happy! It’s gonna be a great weekend!

been using a Marantz SA8005 SACD for a few years and love the sound! Rock on!!

Navy_Goat · April 2020

Ordered some Zu Audio DW as the starting point for a 2 channel rig a few weeks ago. Now I'm on the look out for an tube amp that wont break the bank. The DWs should be delivered by mid May.

voltz · April 2020

I took a look, but can't find my old seller. who I got a Dared 300B Amplifier from... love these monoblocks but can't find any available!

joecoulson · April 2020

I’d take Tony’s listening space over high end & lady gaga any day.

Navy_Goat · April 2020

I moved my modest office set up to my new office space a few days ago. Normally I sit is a bullpen like area. Due to COVID concerns I moved to my own space a few weeks ago. Having my own space to listen to music has improved my quality of life immeasurably!

Photo is taken from my listening position. My ears are just below the waveguides. Sounds pretty good and these little JBLs provide plenty of sound for this small space.

joecoulson · April 2020

Thank you for your service to our country bro.

Navy_Goat · April 2020

joecoulson wrote: »

Thank you for your service to our country bro.

I appreciate that! Its been a good run.

Right now we are all finding out just how many people really do serve their community and country. I'm thinking of Medical, Police, Fire, Critical service workers (from grocery stores to pharmacies to the farmers and factory workers that get the whole ball rolling). They are normally left out of the spotlight, but without them nothing else works. It takes a lot of dedicated hands pulling on the same rope to make our way of living function. My hat is off to so many.... My gig is easy compared to most.

marvda1 · April 2020

got my lumin u1 mini today, skip is welcoming me into the 21st century

ZLTFUL · April 2020

marvda1 wrote: »

got my lumin u1 mini today, skip is welcoming me into the 21st century

Send it on to me once you hate it (you won't).

What did you do to your stereo rig today?

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