Description

Really tried to make everything analog where possible. Room 14 feet wide by 16 feet deep.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 14’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Environmental Potentials EP-2050
    • Porterhouse Audio 20 amp Porter Port
    nice outlet
    • Emotiva CMX-2 DC Blocker and Line Filter
    First DC Blocker to actually clean up most of my transformer hum and didn't kill system dynamics.
    • wiremold power strip L10320
    nice minimalist quality power strips
    • wood component cabinet forget the model number
    decently made but was not packaged very well and arrived slightly damaged. had it repaired and I reinforced it with brackets and additional wood screws. also customized it for rear access and so I could put my turntable wall mount rack through the back that actually does not touch the cabinet but looks integrated.
    • Volex 17504 10 B1 power cords
    • DIY wall mount bracket for turntable
    Homemade wall mount for turntable. Made form old steel speaker stands and comes through the back of my customized wood component cabinet.
    • Nitty Gritty 2.0 Record Cleaner
    Walnut. Use their Pure 2 fluid.
    • Rega TTPSU
    black, separate from TT wall mount shelf.
    • Rega RP6
    black, using factory black belt (white belt made the table run too fast) - upgraded factory RCAs to Furutech 126(g), strongly recommended
    • Groovetracer RP6 Reference Subplatter
    Recommend this upgrade very very much. Great flywheel, perpetual motion rhythm, very quiet background and tracks dead on at 33 1/3 and 45. Using factory black belt (white belt made the table run too fast)
    • Herbie Mat Way Excellent II-2mm
    Beat my thinner leather double sided suede mat by a noticeable difference. More and more refined bass, more space between the notes (better attack and decay) and more presence in a deeper and wider sound stage.
    • Magic Eraser original
    just a slice between the platter and lowered stylus goes a long way!
    • Audio-Technica AT-33PTG/II 0.3mV MC
    waiting for it to break in and still sounds great
    • Salience / Jasmine LP2.0 mkII
    black, great 2 box phono preamp that beat out my previous Pro-ject tube phono box II with upgraded tube and also beat a Vincent Pho-8 two box phono stage.
    • Oppo Digital BDP-103
    used for BluRay, CD and DVD. also receives HDMI signal from my Comcast cable box.
    • Audio Refinement (YBA) Complete tuner
    black
    • Mogami 2549 with KLEI Copper Harmony RCA
    for all sources before Audio Refinement preamp
    • Audio Refinement (YBA) Pre-5
    black
    • Mogami 2549 with Furutech 126(g)
    between Audio Refinement preamp and amp
    • Audio Refinement (YBA) Multi-5 amp
    black
    • Mogami speaker cable 2921 setup as biwire
    Great cable
    • Proac Studio 148
    great speakers in mahogany
    • Soundocity SEV9 outriggers
    black, with spikes under the ProAc Studio 148

Comments 46

Very nice....
Nicely mounted screen; do you have any of your wall paint left? A small brush, a bit of paint, and five minutes is all it would take to make that HDMI and power cord disappear.

oranfoster

Owner
I think it is the front vs rear port, the size of my room and
the larger than normal monitor cabinets of the 6.5t giving good
bass response and PRAT. :)

The mini lores were good but more refined. 6.5t are livelier.
Both are very well made...

sbrownnw

Interesting that you went back to the 6.5's. I've never heard either speaker, but I have always been interested in Tekton's products. What is it about the 6.5's that you prefer?

seikosha

Owner
System edited: Went back to my tekton 6.5t monitors as they just sounded better in my room than the tekton mini-lores.

sbrownnw

Owner
System edited: replaced tekton 6.5 monitors and stands with tekton mini lores and soundocity SEV9 outriggers. great combo!

sbrownnw

That looks nice. I had my eye on this very nice heavy duty rack from Home Goods but wouldn't exactly fit the bill as I would need to get a whole slew of longer interconnects as it was 6' wide...I opted for 2 low/wide IKEA Lack racks that I will reinforce and stack on each other to give me all the flexibility that I'm looking for...hope it looks good when I'm done with it :)

lou_setriodes

Owner
I got the cabinet here: http://www.wayfair.com

There are some interesting ones up there, including this one: http://www.wayfair.com/Riverside-Furniture-Sierra-52-TV-Stand-3415-RVF4722.html

sbrownnw

Owner
Hi Lou,

Unfortunately, Lansford Park might not make it any more. It was reasonably priced and not that well made or packaged as I had to send the first one back after shipping damage and the second one was damaged also. They reduced the price in order to have the second shipped one repaired. Overall, I am really happy with the cabinet after I customized it (cutout to allow my turntable wall rack arms come through the back) and reinforced it with extra black wood screws and brackets.

Here is the model and make:

Concord 74" TV Stand in Cherry from Lansford Park (SKU#: LNP1021)

I wish more companies made component cabinets like this one.

sbrownnw

Hi, I really like your audio rack. Where did you get it? I'm looking for a similar sized rack and configuration and it looks very well made. My own system has been a work in progress but has not been updated on a'gon as I need to post some new pics & re-configure a few things first and hope to have that done soon. Enjoy.

lou_setriodes

Owner
Upgraded my TT mat from a thin leather suede mat to a Herbie Way Excellent 2mm mat. Much better! :)

sbrownnw

Owner
System continues to sound great. So glad I went this route with the Rega with the AT cartridge and the Audio Refinement backbone.

sbrownnw

Ah, it's a pity that they are no longer made. The stands one tends to see these days look so ... massive--antitheses of what I'm looking for. I am/was hoping to find something strong and rigid, yet seems to visually disappear--you know, something like your stands. But you've given me some great ideas about how I might be able to make my SolidSteel stands work for me after all--if they're tall enough, that is. Thanks so much!

One more question: Your speaker cabinets are MDF (particle board), aren't they? Did you have any hesitation about putting lag screws into MDF?

rx7audio

Owner
@Rx7audio, unfortunately, they do not make these stands anymore. They were made to fit Linn Tukans and they worked well with my Tektons. I put lag screws through the top of the stands and into the base of the speakers. I also used marble wine coolers with rubber protectors on the bottom from Crate and Barrel filled with river stones. They rest on porcelain slabs cross-wise, also use the slabs between the feet of my gear and the wood cabinet shelves.

sbrownnw

I really like the look of your speaker stands! Do you recommend them? Any special considerations? (Looks like you've provided additional mass by using some pieces of marble?) Do you know of a source for them? I've been hoping to find stands having a similar design, but with an open top and cylindrical (rather then square/rectangular) vertical sections, to use with some heavy smaller monitors. And in silver. Thanks.

rx7audio

Owner
Thought I would be all organized and get behind the cabinet and tidy up my cables with velcro ties. Wrong answer, whether it is a power, analog or digital cable, keep them as straight as possible. Keeping them in channels (all powers in one, analog in another, and digital in a third) is a plus. Verified this over 4 days or so...

BTW, listened to Queen's Greatest Hits from HS, Pink Floyd the Wall and Prodigy, The Fast of the Land on vinyl to confirm this. :)

sbrownnw

With audiophile racks being so pricey it is always great to see something like your LP rack be so effective without being a major expense, great idea that looks great & gives you easy access to your LP's.
I am in Sonora,Ca. about 110 miles east of Danville in the Sierra foothills north of Yosemite.

tune_man

Owner
Lame, email notifications do not seem to be working on virtual system thread replies / posts. :(

sbrownnw

Owner
Hey Tune_man. Thank you for the compliment. I like your systems also. Where do you live in CA? I grew up in Danville and now live in Redmond, WA. I really like the Tekton 6.5t speakers. I have some Tukans in an all Linn system upstairs (Classik, K400) and the Tektons have a better freq response and image a little better.

Yes, the LP rack in the corner might help with reflections but I am lucky that it is just a short accent wall that goes into the kitchen. The LP rack is just a wire modular cube unit from Target.

sbrownnw

Very nice looking system. I have heard good things about the Tekton 6.5 speakers. How do you like them? Really like your LP rack in the corner which could also help with corner reflections I would imagine.
Happy listening!

tune_man

Owner
@glen. Thanks! :)

sbrownnw

Handsome set set up. Happy listening.

glenfihi

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