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I was attempting to get the best possible sound out of the Insiders but in a stealth system. I built a wall in front of the wall, then recessed the tv and the speakers into that wall. I think I get a good center image and having nothing in the way between the speakers.

This system consists of:

Joseph Audio Insiders

Bel Canto M1000 Mk 2 Monos

Bel Canto DAC 2.5

Mac Mini for music and video with Pure Music

Cox Cable TV Box

1.5m Cardas USB for the Mac Mini

1.5m Wywires Litespd spdif for the Cox TV digital out

0.5m Cardas Golden Cross XLR from the DAC 2.5 to the M1000's

13 ft Cardas Golden Cross to the speakers running in the wall

Two dedicated 20 A circuits

one duplex is solely for the 2 mono amps

the other duplex I plug in a Chang Lightspeed 6400 and everything else plugs into that and that circuit continues on to a duplex that powers the Elite 60" LCD TV

all duplexes are the Porter Ports Hubbell cryo treated hospital type

Shunyata Pythons Helix Alpha on the amps

Running Springs Mongoose on the DAC

Audioquest NRG 1.5 C-7 on the COX

Bel Canto Ref 150s to simultaneously power the outdoor Bose speakers but it won't be used very often.

The electronics all fit into a 24" x 24" opening with about 12" of additional room inside of the opening above, below and behind that you can't see unless you get really close to the components. The shelves are 24" x 12" x 1/2" thick glass. A few requirements were that the electronics needed to be cool running and left on continuously so my wife can use it without issues. Bel Canto fits that requirement perfectly. I'm considering adding a Ref Link USB.

I added an Empirical SynchroMesh. Sounds great and doubles as a signal splitter to my indoor and outdoor amps. Nice product.
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    • Bel Canto Design DAC 2.5
    • Bel Canto Design M1000 mk.2 Monos
    • Bel Canto Design C5i integrated
    To control and drive the outdoor speakers
    • Joseph Audio Insiders Mk.2 In-walls
    • Cardas Golden Cross XLR
    • Cardas Golden Cross Speaker
    • Wywires Litespd Digital SPDIF
    • Cardas USB
    • Shunyata Python Helix Alpha
    • Running Springs Audio Mongoose
    • Chang ISO 6400 ISO
    • Audioquest NRG 1.5
    • Apple Mac Mini
    • Elite PRO60X5FD
    • Empirical Audio Synchro-Mesh
    Reclocker. Up to 96k. Got all the options. Use it on the Cox Cable Box.

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You did a great job of building your system into the wall. It looks very clean and inviting and I'm sure it sounds great. Thanks for posting

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