Description

After 64 years, I have found my holy grail.  I can trick myself into believing that I am sitting in row 6 center of a concert hall (with a little bit of added treble), listening to music played at fffff at 105db with acceptable distortion.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 28’ × 19’  X large
Ceiling: 10’


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    • Naim Uniti Core
    Server, $5000 modification by Mapleshade. Main chassis, outboard 8 TB hard disc & outboard CD drive sitting on sorbothane pucks sitting on 3/4 inch granite shelf.
    Red book CDs in WAV & 24 bits files
    • Devialet D210
    Monoblocks, 210 watts RMS/channel at 6 ohms, DAC, SAM, DSP
    • YG Acoustics Sonja 1.2
    Upgraded from Anat III Signature Studio, 4 ohms, Passive, YGA binding posts, YGA spikes on carpeted concrete floor
    • Mapleshade Interconnects, Power & Speaker Wires
    Other tweaks:
    *Lovan Classic II equipment rack with spikes resting on carpeted concrete floor, hollow tubes filled with lead shot
    *Street to main electrical panel: heavy gauge copper cables, replacing aluminum cables
    *Main electrical panel to room: four equal length dedicated 10 gauge copper wires in conduits
    *Circuit breakers: 30 amp, closest to main cables from street
    *Outlets: PS Audio Power Port Classic AC receptacles
    • ELAC Technische Software CARA
    For selecting optimal speaker & listening locations
    • XTZ Room Analyzer
    100-2000Hz +/-5db, 14-100Hz +8db bump centered at 30-40Hz, sloping down above 2000Hz reaching -10db at 8000Hz
    • Room Acoustics Tube traps
    Naturally good room acoustics (L28'xW19.5'xH10'), concrete floor & double sheet rock in walls & ceiling help also

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Dtcchan writes:

Fortunate to have naturally good acoustics in living room (L28’xW19.5’xH10’)

I was surprised to see those dimensions. That back wall does not look like it is 20 feet wide. Your TV screen must be wider than it appears.

Very nice setup. You must think highly of the Oppo to have it as the front end for such a classy amp and speaker combination.

Regards,

metralla