really nice.
I love that you know it’s a listening room without it looking like an over-engineered recording studio.
Nothing wrong with a recording studio, but in a house, I like this better.
Well done.
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Steven, I’m not sure it’s a good idea to have the turntable in what is in effect a corner, does it actually work well?.
That’s a very good point. I had in mind getting an acrylic box made, which is simple and can be done locally, and it would keep the dust off. That said, no immediate signs of problems.
I could have located the system at the back of the room, but that would have meant very long speaker wires. It’s too late as the dedicated mains supply (shielded and with a drain) is behind the unit, as are the ethernet and fibre optic cables, which are buried in the wall and run up to the modem, which also had a dedicated supply.
The electrician found some really deadly things under the floors and in the walls. The moment he sent me this photo we agreed to rewire the entire house. Apparently I didn’t even have a proper ground, so I wonder how the hifi didn’t buzz. The consumer unit would have given Heath Robinson a heart attack. The new installation is rather better, 3-phase wired as 3 single phases on a zonal basis, hence three main consumer units, and a separate unit for the car.
My first comment was that this is a smallish room, and I hope a system to match. There aren’t many pictures in this thread of actual rooms, exceptions being @minnesotafats and possibly others. I have bifold doors at the rear so could take a picture from outside the room. I was previously using a larger area with more space to the sides. In fact about 10 years ago I changed the orientation to fire across rather than down the space, which is better. It’s those dreaded first reflections. You are fortunate to have a lot of space. I’m listening pretty close. It certainly sounds different to before, I shall get the speaker positions fine tuned by the dealer in due course.
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I brought out my custom white quartz slabs that I had made several years back, and put them under the NuPrime amps. And of course, some of the kitties laying around enjoying the system with me.
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Thank you. My wife would not have it any other way. I’ve never liked looking at audio equipment and it’s nice not to have a TV screen in sight. I think the bay window is helping matters.
I bet that turntable keeps the cabinet steady in even the most fierce breeze.
Gladly no breeze in this room. The cabinet has industrial type rubber damping feet, so it actually moves a bit. The turntable is made mostly of aluminium, so excluding the platter only weighs about 4kg. The platter is made from Acetal and is about 9 - 10 kg. It is designed to be constantly driven. Unlike Orbe and others that will spin forever without power, this stops after 6 laps.
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Apparently you do not like rush jobs, quality prevails.
This was the quickest room because we did not remove the floor or the walls. The rest of the ground floor we removed the entire floor down to the earth, and a reinforced concrete foundation down the side of the house 3m deep, about 15m long and 1.5m wide, and various walls disappeared. Our builders were very quick. My wife is very resourceful and redesigned the entire house herself, including the first floor.
The main issue was the global logistics crisis. A dining table arrived today from Italy and the delivery guys asked me if it was OK. We ordered it so long ago I’d completely forgotten what we’d chosen. I may not have been paying much attention. I suspect it’s quite likely that @aangen gets deliveries of hifi he ordered months ago that completely slipped his mind!
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Nice surprises, unless you did not pay up front and spent the budget elsewhere.
I’m covered for that, our interior design officer is also our CFO and she has a very good memory.
That came in handy when we visited Buchardt Audio in Silkeborg/Virklund. She auditioned the design of speakers and stands, listened careful to the sound. Mads showed me the technology it all encompasses including details of all speaker models, and some information about manufacturing and quality. Then he left us alone in the listening room, just came back to just swap speakers or DSP programs of the speakers. At the end of the totally relaxed 1.5 h listening and audition session my wife asked the price. She knew I was also seriously looking at the fabulous Rowen/Von Schloo models that would have torn a EUR 12000 hole in our saving/spending budget. So when she heard the price of the truly “Made in Denmark” S400 Signature editions, actually assembled by Mads and his brother, in Danish built custom ash grey oak veneer, she said:
I don’t see and certainly don’t hear the point of spending more, these speakers improve the sound and looks in the living room. Buy them!
Then I started comparing specs between the Canton and Buchardt’s as I was looking for low bass response. I started to bountiful for a moment. But, Buchardt’s shipping conditions are risk free as so much that there is a flat fee for paying the return cost if you don’t like them.
Well, I ordered them and:
- I learned soon that specs say nothing, really nothing, just go and listen.
- They sound fantastic in our room. It gets better day by day and at no time have I thought about utilizing the return option
- The design: the legs are made by the same company that manufactures for Bang and Olufsen (in Denmark), the ash grey real oak veneer is impeccable and the enclosures are modern Danish design.
- No regrets, wife happy, Rudolf happy
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Wow, does that radiator have a clear coat on it?
The radiators are really cool. The turntable looks better. The anti vibration board adds complication to turntable.
Maybe these Iso Acoustic real wood boards are a more beautiful fit:
Delos
or in black:
Zazen
or leave it as it is (most beautiful if you don’t suffer from vibrations)
It does. They cost a fortune. The UK showroom is nearby and I saw them in a Covid clearance last December. I bought three, so had them 9 months before they were plumbed in. My plumber Glen prefers them to the stereo, but that’s because he’s a plumber. They look good and chuck out huge amounts of heat. I have one we bought 20 years ago that is over 2m tall.
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That Delos is VERY NICE. And the wood is the same colour. Hmmm… £549
I put the original feet for the turntable back in place and some time ago I appear to have added 4mm of sorbothane sheet.
The jumping-up-and-down-whilst-a-record-is-playing test is on the cards for tonight.
Wish I could help you with that. Your system must be sounding great. It’s a very special turntable you have.
I built a new rack! Used a butcher block countertop from Home Depot.
Also I can’t remember if I have posted since I upgraded to a Rega RP8 with the Apheta 2 cart.
Rest of the system is:
Hegel h360
Rega Aria
Mac mini
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R.I.P. Corydon Johnson.
He’s made quite a lot of IRS V owners very happy including Paul’s Music Room One Setup. Pictured are his IRS V’s prior to him selling them with his designed Full Range Planar Magnetics with the EMIT’s disconnected. Also pictured are his prototype Planar Magnetics (60Hz - above 20kHz).
Corydon’s Protoypes back left.
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Oh no! I knew he had been to the hospital, but this? I am so sorry. He was a great man.
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