Description

The system as a whole is smooth, detailed, and really gets the musical point across. Extension in both directions could be improved, but the midrange is so glorious that I hardly care. Imaging is decent, but could be more pinpoint. My guess is that more careful positioning could improve my lot here. Soundstaging is good. Next upgrade will be a new cartridge. Suggestions welcome!
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    • Red Wine Audio iMod
    Modified 60GB iPod. Amp and volume control are bypassed. Sound is routed from the internal Wolfson DAC through Black Gate caps, and the headphone jack becomes an inredibly clean line out. AMAZING sound.
    • Nottingham Analog Horizon SE
    Ultra quiet, with extremely low powered motor. Very heavy platter as well.
    • Rega RB-300
    Needs no introduction!
    • Grado Gold
    Great midrange...
    • Unico Unison
    Sweet, powerful, accurate hybrid amp. Using Raytheon 12au7 tubes. Great piece.
    • Silverline Audio SR-15
    Smooth and beautiful monitors. Great bass, great imaging, and unbelievable midrange.
    • Audiopath Silver iMod cable
    Real sleeper. Brings out the great detail and sweetness of the iMod.
    • Analysis Plus Oval 9
    Solid all-around cable.
    • Zu Bok
    Very smooth.
    • Shunyata Guardian
    Gets the job done.
    • Atlantis Pro
    Great, sand-filled stands.

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Sorry about that.. get some blue painters tape and always mark the floor where your original placement was or where each improvement occurred.

As you move them out into the room there is a point where they reflect off the back wall behind you. Might have to see about moving your seating positiong and then adjust angle again... this is where things get confusing.. constantly moving forward and back trying to listen to the imaging.. Good to hear that your speakers are minimizing side reflections...

We are all chasing the white rabbit.....of Audiophiledom..

cytocycle

No problem on the no wall on the right side.... if you put up some absorbtion on the glass wall when listening.. pull it down and put it in a closet when your not listening.. The imaging and focus will improve.. you can all try aiming the speakers directly at your listening position, but some speakers don't work with this wilson setup suggestions because of a different housing design.

cytocycle

Fair enough.. if you are concerned about bass then make sure those speaker stands are lead shot filled/or sand. and that there are spikes on the top of the stand to attach to the monitors. If there are not spikes get some BlueTack (for hanging posters) and put that on the top of the stand. This will discolor the bottom of the speaker and make a little oily mark but the sound improvement will benifit.

So a search for the WASP.. Wilson Audio Speaker setup or placement method which will place the speakers as close to your back wall and corners as possible. Otherwise the Cardas method will pull them out more.

Also since you have glass on the side walls getting some cheap Aurlex at a local guitar shop to rest up against the 1st order reflection point on the side walls will do amazing things for you... also put some down in front of the speakers on the floor (since you probably can't put it on the ceiling).. you can try some comforters or towels to get some idea of the improvement.

cytocycle

Nice Setup! Try moving the speakers out into the room to expand the soundstage and help with imaging.

cytocycle