Will's System

by wberdan on Done For Now

Description

Room dimensions are approx. 27'L x 14'W x 9'H. The front of the room has a large 7' wide window area that sets back from the rest of the room 3ft. The room is set up to be as close to symmetrical as practically possible. Speakers are out into the room a little over 6', with a little over 3 feet to each sidewall.

Distance between loudspeakers is under 7', distance to listener is just over 9'.

Source components and all amplification components are isolated with low-pass filter suspensions. Cables are kept off the ground with similar suspensions. Signal path capacitors in the IO and Citadel are damped.

Floor is carpet over wood and has been supported in the cellar with several jacks to boost rigidity.

Walls are very ridgid.
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    • Linn LP-12 full
    n/a
    • Wadia 861
    861b, black
    • AudioQuest Sky Tonearm cable (custom)
    1.2M cable, DIN to RCA. first 12" from DIN are unshielded/unjacketed for lighter weight and increased flexibility. Remainder of cable is 72V DBS.
    • AudioQuest Sky DBS
    1 meter balanced pair running from Wadia 861 to Aesthetix IO ; 2 meter balanced pair running from IO to Theta Citadels.
    • Aesthetix IO-vc
    Decked out with dual power supplies. Permatex added to all signal path capacitors to minimize vibration.
    • Theta Digital Citadel
    n/a
    • AudioQuest Everest DBS
    Two pairs of 2' Full Range, in a Double Bi-Wire configuration.
    • Vandersteen 5A
    n/a
    • Solid Tech Rack of Silence
    Full rack with dedicated suspension for Aesthetix IO and Wadia 861. I also have two 300mm racks with suspension for each IO power supply.
    • Solid Tech Feet of Silence
    I placed these underneath the Wadia 861 and the Aesthetix IO audio chassis, which are already on suspended Solid Tech stands.
    • Solid Tech Disc of Silence
    4 Discs of Silence placed under each Thetal Citadel.
    • Solid Tech Cradle of Silence
    8 pairs. Used to lift audio/power cables off the floor. Uses a suspension mechanism to damp vibrations. Discontinued.
    • Richard Gray's High Tension Wire
    2m cable on each Citadel.
    • Richard Gray 400s
    Four units.
    • Herbie's Audio Lab Hal-O Tube Dampers
    Tube dampers on all IO tubes in main unit, both power supplies.
    • Herbie's Audio Lab Hal-O Interconnect Dampers
    I have interconnect dampers placed on the inputs and outputs of every interconnect, and also at the spades for the speaker cables. An extrememly subtle improvement that probably isn't worth purchasing until your system is where you want it to be.
    • Loricraft Audio PCR-3F
    Record cleaning machine, walnut finish.

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Very nice system, Will. It's a shame that you are moving to another room. My previous room had tongue and groove wormwood paneling and looked quite a bit like yours. The room itself was 12.5 ft x 18 ft and had excellent acoustics.

In fact, a reviewer/columnist who evaluated my system knowing that I was about to move said, "good luck trying to find another room with these acoustics."

I notice that you have bare wood floors. If you were to, per chance, stay in this room, I'd recommend installing a thick pad and heavy berber-type carpeting to minimize floor reflections.

-IMO

stehno

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