My Setup: Big Speakers, Little Room

JohnLocke88
JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
edited June 2008 in Speakers
Hey everyone. I saw a few people are posting pictures of their setups. I'm in the process of hooking everything up in my den (10 x 10 x 8 foot ceiling).

In this space, I'm putting two RTi10s as fronts, RTi6s as rears, a CSi3 center channel and a KEF PSW2150. All this is being powered by an Onkyo TX-SR705. Depending on the absurbness of the setup (falling somewhere between insane and down right stupid), I will either be using a 32 inch Westinghouse 720p/1080i LCD or my Samsung 46 inch 1080p LCD.

(NOTE: I'm a college student home for the summer. All this will be going into my apartment with a 20x 30 living room/great room, so this is just an experiment.)

Initial pictures coming soon!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2008
    Man I wish I had that kind of stuff when I was in school
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    edited June 2008
    Man am I jealous. My speakers were made with apple boxes with radio shack tweeters, 5" mids and 12" woofers in them when I went to school. Dang

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
    it's genetic. My dad is a crazy shopper and so am I. It's still more money than what most college kids invest in this stuff, but it was all very reasonable.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2008
    Geez. Times have changed. When I was in college, I had a 13" TV and a JVC boombox with dual cassettes and removable speakers. Sounds pathetic, but it was more than most of my friends had.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
    I thought I was pretty Bad-A in college with my KLH speakers that had a pair of 12" woofer in them!
    Jake
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2008
    Wow....all those things in a 10 X 10 room, huh? That's not much bigger than the walk in closet in my master bedroom! :D But who am I to talk as I have a pair of Klipschorns in my 12 X 14 office.
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
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    New Component Rack from CCity of all places.

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    Surround Left

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    Surround Right
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
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    Sub

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    TV, PS3 (going to go on the top shelf of component rack) and Westinghouse.

    EDIT: Rti10s are planned to go to the right and left of the greenish cabinet thing.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited June 2008
    but it was all very reasonable.

    Nothing more reasonable than having Rti6's 3-inches from your ear :) Need a pic of the front soundstage to really put things in perspective. That's a pun. . . I think.

    I thought I was nuts when I was in college. After I made $12/hr of tax free money traveling the country for Primesource one summer, I put $700 into a 27" Panasonic "flat-screen" CRT. Wasn't widescreen, wasn't hdtv. Weighed a ton. Loved that damned TV.

    Also put $700 into one of the first HTIB's from Fry's. It was awesome (I thought). 250 total watts of power. 4 small satellite speakers, one small center, one passive subwoofer. DVD player wasn't even DD/DTS, and best output was s-video. Regardless, I was the envy of all my friends who didn't even own DVD players.

    Yours is obviously much better than that.
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2008
    JohnLocke88 wrote: »
    Hey everyone. I saw a few people are posting pictures of their setups. I'm in the process of hooking everything up in my den (10 x 10 x 8 foot ceiling).

    I like having my HT in a small room, as it makes it more of a movie theater experience.

    My room is a spare bedroon 10'6" by 11'6".

    At one end is a 57" Hitachi digital monitor (ISF calibrated), 2 LSi15s, LSiC, PSW1000. The left wall has the equipment stand; Sony 7100ES (used as pre-amp), Sunfire TGA5400, Sony 9100ES DVD/SACD (connect to 7100ES via Ilink). The right wall has 2 two-shelf bookcases holding DVDs, CDs. The back has 2 LSi15s with a recliner in the middle. The walls, and ceiling have Auralex acoustic foam in the appropriate spots.

    At this moment in time I am very happy with the picture and sound.
    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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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2008
    If you have not done so, head over to the showcase and you can see alot of peoples rooms....

    quick suggestion - center the chairs on the wall (rather than the window) and face the RTi6's at the wall rather than the chairs. (so the backs of the speakers are facing the chairs)

    Recalibrate and give it a listen - let us know what you think.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • OmegaSupreme
    OmegaSupreme Posts: 13
    edited June 2008
    I got my first stereo (2 speakers) when I turned 31. Didn't get my first car until I was 37. I'm still a virgin.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2008
    That room screams for an RM system.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
    McLoki wrote: »
    If you have not done so, head over to the showcase and you can see alot of peoples rooms....

    quick suggestion - center the chairs on the wall (rather than the window) and face the RTi6's at the wall rather than the chairs. (so the backs of the speakers are facing the chairs)

    Recalibrate and give it a listen - let us know what you think.

    Michael

    Yah, It's kinda difficult. The Room is actually 10x10 with a 2.5 x 4.5 cut out where a small closet used to be. Make it kind of difficult to get everything perfectly lined up.

    Just talked to the guy I'm buying my RTi10s from; Should be all setup by tomorrow afternoon.

    I'll let you guys know how fast I go deaf.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2008
    No worries about the size. Small rooms are fantastic for being able to load the room easily. It's tough to get a proper sound stage and imaging in such a small room but they have plenty of benefits that make up for the pitfalls. My room is 8x13 and I've been very happy with it. (lsi9's, 15" atlas sub in a 6.5 cubic inch box, 2x class A monoblocks, pre, cdp and tt)

    An RM system might be a bit pointless if he's moving into a 20x30 room soon.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,072
    edited June 2008
    I see a hearing aid in your future.
    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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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
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    Front sound stage with covers. (RTi8s; just picked up from Fry's; RTi10s are still not here)

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    Front sound stage without covers

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    Final Rear Setup (Decided to replace the chairs with a loveseat and move it over so that it is aligned with the tv, and therefore the front speakers.)


    I think that just about does it for the initial setup
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
    It appears you have no problem with movies being loud enough.

    It's a small set-up, but looks like you've made the best of the space.
    Jake
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
    Watching master and commander....the cannon fire is intense!
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
    Hmmmm.....Not sure what this means, but the dialog seemed a bit "hollow" I guess. Something not quite right about it. Anyone have any ideas? Is this because the center channel is off-center slightly, or should the speaker be angled up instead of straight?
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited June 2008
    It's likely because your center channel is inside that cabinet.
    Equipment list:
    Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
    Emotiva XPA-3 amp
    Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
    SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
    DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
    Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
    Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2008
    Hmmm...Might have to bring my coffee table / awesome tv stand into the mix and find a way to move that behemoth.
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