I have a buddy with the P10 and I think it’s fantastic. Definitely an open sound.
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Great description of its strength.
Nice set up: what is your vinyl setup?
Thanks!
Pro-Ject Extension 10 with Ortofon Red MC cartridge.
Zesto Audio tube phonostage.
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I’m liking the trees and you’ve possibly tempted me into some. What my cat might do to them is holding me back.
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Ugh yes…the cats. I’ll see how long mine last
“Humble” is the best way to enjoy. Beautiful, enjoy!
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Quintessentially, neat!
Here’s my version of “organic diffusion” (snake plants) for the second system. Not sure about the sonic benefits as I mostly listen in virtual mono from the other room during working hours. I like the look of the plants just the same.
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But wait, there’s MORE! I posted some before n’ after pics 10 days ago depicting my having completed the finishing work on a couple of acoustic treatment projects employing Binary Amplitude Diffusers. Since then my my MTB riding buddy and cabinet making whiz Marcel and I wrapped up yet another room treatment project. In fact this compound ceiling cloud for the rear of my room will likely be the final acoustic treatment required for my current gear and room configuration.
The pair of 60"x36"x6" broadband absorptive traps are situated where they will intercept and kill the primary ceiling reflection for both the stand-mounted ATC surrounds and the ceiling mounted matching ATC Atmos channels.
The trio of 5" deep 2D QRD diffusers over and slightly behind the listener’s head play a different role. They are intended to do the same thing as the 1D fractal QRD diffuser array on my rear wall- reduce the strength, randomize, de-correlate, and further delay longer reflections of frequencies above 1kHz.
If you can delay and randomize the arrival of high frequency reflections by 20ms or more, these particular delayed reflections can become a very good thing. They create a lovely sense of airy spaciousness which fool your ear-brain into believing the room is larger than it actually is. Strong early reflections = BAD. Weak, well dispersed, and late arriving high frequency reflections = GOOD!
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What a killer layout. Very nice looking.
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Nice set-up, I really dig the speakers and tube amplification. 
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Puts me in mind of a church (the vertical diffusers being reminiscent of organ pipes) 
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You are not the first to make that observation @joma0711.
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You can tell which chair is the sweet spot!
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A mate than rides bikes and makes room treatments? Can I borrow him?
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I met Marcel and his brother whom are both in the family woodworking business years ago when they began patronizing my bicycle shop and participating in our social rides. Technically I only enlist Marcel when my designs exceed my own DIY skillset or I need some professional assistance with an elaborate installation @hikerpunk.
In this case that huge “batwing” frame which all the acoustic elements of the compound ceiling cloud nest into was beyond my tools and abilities. So after weighing the pros and cons of several of my pencil & paper “napkin sketches”, Marcel took the best of them, drew it up in CAD, and we collaborated on the details. The frame would be too large to fit through the door to my room so it was designed to transport as individually cut and finished boards and then bolt together in situ like Ikea knockdown furniture.
Each of the acoustic elements had 1/4-20 threaded inserts installed in them and there was a specific order in which each diffuser or broadband trap were to be installed. Once the frame was hung from toggle bolts and leveled, each of the acoustic components were bolted into place, again using the same sort of allen bolt hardware as Ikea furniture. Because we’d collaboratively designed the assembly so well, the installation process went surprisingly quick and was relatively painless.
I should also note that while I was responsible for the design particulars of the trio of two dimensional N13 diffusers, neither Marcel nor I made them. These were a commissioned custom build made from CNC machined maple plywood for this project by Lukasz at Seven Audio in Poland.
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Hey Vince, how many subwoofers in your space? I see one in the back and what are you using for Eq on the subwoofers? What’s your listening habits? Multichannel audio, or 2 channel? What’s your ratio of movies to music in that space?
Love the all out assault on acoustic treatments.
I have a dedicated theatre room too and currently employ 2 Seaton Submersive subwoofers in a 7.2.4 layout.