I've put together a very satisfying system, both for music and home theater. The sound is dynamic, with excellent imaging,and soundstaging. Music sounds just great. I've moved into a dedicated room, which helps a lot. I'd appreciate any feedback.
IC's both for the main CD channels, as well as the phono inputs
Equitech Wall panel
Separate circuits for the analog and digital gear. All separated from the lighting, HVAC, etc.
Grand Prix Monaco
Don't know if they help the sound, but they sure look cool.
RPG, ASC Diffuser and absorption panels
I have a dedicated room that is 28' x 22' x 8'. It is a redone basement with brick walls on 2 sides, and drywall on the others, so it is a very live room.. There are asorption panels on the sides and front. There are ASC bass traps in the corners , and diffusers on the ceiling at the first reflection point, and diffusors in the back. It now sounds great. Eventually, I will have it analysed properly.
REL Acoustics Studio 3
Fills in the lower-level information on the Temptations beautifully. A killer in my home theater.
MBL 101e's
Dynamic with great imaging, staging, etc. I can never go back to a speaker in a box. It does need an amp with balls.
MBL 111e
Surround duty
Berkely Audio Alpha DAC
Incredible resolution and tonality. Can't wait to try High-res files.
Blue Smoke Media computer
Outstanding sound with the Berkely DAC. Also, can't beat the convenince
Molly- My experience mirrors yours to a T. I tried a Parc after I couldn't get rid of a nasty 80Hz bump in my Rives designed room (ironic, eh, have a room designed only to have to use the same co's equilizer, in the face of multiple speaker changes from single driver to active designs) and although the bump was reasonably tamed, I found the same lack of clarity with the Parc in, and most importantly, a definite "hi-fi-ish" and compressed quality to the sound. I didn't like it one bit, sounded like the worst of digital. As unlistenable as the bump. I too went to Real Traps, although I ended up with 15 ( yes you read it correctly) to attenuate the bump. I ended up getting rid of a few of them since that many traps did hurt dynamics somewhat. But I heartily endorse the Real Traps, I found them very effective. I can't say the same about the Parc or frankly Rives room design for that matter.
