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Update 2024: Added two x 13mm Knauf Soundstop acoustic plasterboard with Gleenglue between layers over standard 10mm plasterboard.  All plasterboard edges and holes sealed with heaps of HB Fuller Firesound acoustic sealant, cornice and skirting board redone and finally re-painting.  Lighting and power outlets changed to surface mounted with all cables penetrations sealed with acoustic sealant. Well worth the effort to remove wall and downlight vibrations, lower the noise floor, increased 3D imaging and soundstage, improved detail and texture, and overall sound improvements at all frequencies.  
Roon Nucleus, EMM Labs NS-1 network server, EMM Labs DAC,  Krell amplification, Wilson Audio speakers, Velodyne Subwoofers, Torus power conditioning, Rives Audio acoustic treatments room design, DIY acoustic treatments. FoilFlex Balance and speaker cables. Furutech XLR/RCA Long cables. 

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Room Details

Dimensions: 30’ × 14’  Large
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Roon Labs Nucleus
    Roon Core with internal 1TB SSD for the local library.  Tidal and Qobuz for network streaming.
    • QNAP 5 port 2.5GbE switch
    Connected by Cat7 short cable runs
    • EMM Labs NS-1
    Network Server replaced the Audirvāna/MacMini. No Contest. NS-1 Wins on all fronts.
    • EMM Labs DAC2XV2
    • Krell Evolution 202
    • Krell Evolution 400e
    • Wilson Audio Alexandria XLF
    • Wilson Audio Acoustic Diodes
    • Velodyne DD12+ Subwoofers
    • Torus Power AVR 16
    Powers PS Audio P10 and Krell Power Amps
    • PS Audio P10
    Powers Uptone PS, DAC and Krell pre amp
    • FoilFlex Cables XLR Balanced Interconnects
    Very good cables for the price but very amateurish speakers made by Lenehan Audio.
    • Furutech XLR Balanced for long runs Furutech cables
    • FoilFlex Cables Speaker Cables
    Very good cables for the price but very amateurish speakers made by Lenehan Audio.
    • Inakustik Reference Cable Base supports
    • Rives Audio Acoustic Room Design
    • Finite Elemente Pagode Edition equipment rack
    • Finite Elemente Pagode Edition amp stands
    • Rothwell Balanced XLR -10dB Attenuators for subwoofers
    • Wilson Audio Watchdog 2 active subwoofer
    Tested Wilson Audio watchdog synergy with mains compared to the Velodynes

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Have you ever tried running the DD12+ via high level input?  I run a pair of DD10+ and thought I liked the match better when powering by speaker cable from amp terminals.  I do have to keep the speaker level gain low - about 20 percent from lowest setting to get clean bass.  The Velodyn coming in at 40 Hz (actually lower using am eq curve really helps flesh out my TAD's and allow the bottom end to blossom.

Enjoyed seeing pics of your system.



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