What did you do to your stereo rig today?

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  • Looks awesome!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    Those are the best smelling diffusers. :p
    At least until they turn brown.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,557
    Gorgeous Revel speakers, @guyincognito! You're living the dream!
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,832
    Made a new Rack to combine two into one and moved gear to the side of the room. This cleaned up the center image more than I expected B)

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    Before

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    After, mo better :)

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    WOW!!! absolutely beautiful.. where the hell have I been not popping in this thread!!!

    Great Job Mike!!
  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,314
    edited December 2021
    WOW!!! absolutely beautiful.. where the hell have I been not popping in this thread!!!

    Great Job Mike!!

    Thanks man, preciate it :) Now that cold weather has driven me inside, I spend more than a few hours in the sweet spot bout every day...life is good

  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Love the precision vacuuming job on the carpet too! :)
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
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    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    ^^^^ Mike that is insane! But very cool!
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 2,987
    Mike, what is your vacuum of choice?
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,420
    verb wrote: »
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    Love the precision vacuuming job on the carpet too! :)

    My family likes to give me grief about my vacuuming skills ;)

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    It's easy for the "non-obsessive compulsive" to make fun of us. But when ship goes terribly wrong we are the ones who save the day (world). :D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    I had a cleaning crew once that would do those fancy stripes and then at the front door entrance, they would switch it up and make a "floor mat" in the carpet with a carpet rake.

    It's kinda hard to describe without actually seeing it but they would take a carpet rake and make a 2'x5' rectangle with all of the carpet fibers pushed one way. Then they would spell out the word, "Welcome" in the carpet with the fibers, neatly written within that rectangle going the other way. It was actually pretty cool and for some reason, it made it look more inviting/clean.

    And that concludes today's lesson on Tom's useless trivial p o o p. Stay tuned for more completely useless trivial p o o p in upcoming posts soon.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 27,964
    The welcome mat idea is cool!

    Only crazy one I have seen is flower shapes

    Beautiful rig Mike! Totally agree about keeping racks out of the center!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,314
    audioluvr wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
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    Love the precision vacuuming job on the carpet too! :)

    My family likes to give me grief about my vacuuming skills ;)

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    It's easy for the "non-obsessive compulsive" to make fun of us. But when ship goes terribly wrong we are the ones who save the day (world). :D

    LOL, you got that right my man :D

  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    I would forbid everyone from walking on carpeted areas if I did that.

    “Actually, everyone just stay outside. If you need to use the restroom, there’s a tree with leaves over there; if you’re hungry, go get some fried chicken or sandwich 2 blocks down at the gas station.”
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,033
    verb wrote: »
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    Love the precision vacuuming job on the carpet too! :)

    My family likes to give me grief about my vacuuming skills ;)

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    Ever give thought to cutting the grass at the Major League level?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,033
    Pulled my beloved Pass Labs stack out of the rig and listed it for sale....
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,907
    edited December 2021
    @rburgess714 I'm looking for a new TV entertainment center? Where did you get yours as I like the looks of it and it's the right color.
    Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 614
    edited December 2021
    Milito wrote: »
    @rburgess714 I'm looking for a new TV entertainment center? Where did you get yours as I like the looks of it and it's the right color.

    Living Spaces back in 2016, I removed the back off for ventilation.
    Living Room
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,907
    Thanks @rburgess714!
    Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,490
    Those KLH 5s are classically proportioned.
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,557
    Congrats on the new speakers, Ray.
  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,042
    Perhaps tidy up the wiring and a little dusting before the new year celebration >:)
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,042
    ^^^^^^^In all seriousness this "rig" isn't mine but it did give me a good laugh. I'm not sure which is funnier the hpm100's mounted on the wall or the terlit resting there in the background with the door open?
  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,969
    He needs more equalizers
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    I thought for sure Doc Hardy moved into your basement....
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 27,964
    Installed bnc connector!
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    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.