Mike C's bedroom setup

[mike c]

hehe, audio equipment will come in after I recover from my previous purchases - im most likely only looking at a 2 channel setup for this one.

 

[Tom Andry]

I think those cube speakers are perfectly placed in that corner. Should really help the bass.

 

[mike c]

im a few speakers short of this one ...

 

[mike c]

since I wasn't going to be able to "buy" anything ...

I made my own audio rack

 

[MACCA350]

Nice rack

Someone had to say it but really, that is a very nice rack, looks like a pro job, well done

cheers

 

[Sheep]

Nice rack

Someone had to say it but really, that is a very nice rack, looks like a pro job, well done

cheers

I agree.

Mike, I would love to grab your rack.

(Someone had to go there, you can thank me later...... Haha..... I'm drunk)

SheepStar

 

[mike c]

you guys wanna see my ^%&(* as well?

I made a bed table for my "future" laptop ... it can double as a meal table when I'm sick or simply for breakfast in bed. but I'm only using it as a normal table right now ...

 

[mike c]

the only things I bought were the frosted glass ...
the rest I designed and made at work (yes using office inventory like angle bars and stuff)

more pics in use ...

look at the space on the 2nd shelf ...
thats gonna be an amp

look at those satellites ...
those are gonna get gone - replaced by bookshelves

/wishful thinking

 

[loserwife]

How's married life treating you?

You know we can change the WAF in just a blink of an eye

 

[mike c]

armed with a bigger salary than before being married ... I now have no money to buy all the stuff I want. other than that, everything's great!

but seriously, everything IS great

 

[The Chukker]

Love the rack -- very pro job (nice panel too -- I've got two Samsungs and I love them). I really like the stand too, is that polished bamboo accents at the bottom?

 

[mike c]

yup ... I had that tv stand custom made to match my bed and side tables. it cost me a lot of money because I was expecting to put a 34" CRT tv on it (weight concerns)

the samsung panel I feel is good bang for the buck compared to my sony panel.

thanks for the comments chukker!

 

[bandits007]

looks nice....is that a 32" LCD TV? 720p?

 

[mike c]

its a 40" 1080i

 

[mike c]

 

[avliner]

Hi Mike,

congrats on your new purchase!
BTW, you know, handy men are top ranked by the opposite sex, specially after getting married, so you're in the right way though...

Regarding to the outboard amp., my first option was also the A500. I had a credit at Sam Ash, but they don't carry this specific model, so I ended up grabbing the Samson Servo 300, which is also owesome!
The only (-) I saw, when compared to the A500, is the lack of XLR ports (which in fact I'll never use anyway...).

No humming, buzzing, just plain and good sound all the way thru the L/R mains now, with much more dynamics then before. No regrets at all!

As a side note, why don't you start producing/selling racks to the AV community? You could become a rich man pretty soon!

Cheers.

 

[mike c]

thanks avliner, my brother designed the bed-laptop table ... I designed the audio rack, but there are so many things wrong with that, I actually want a do over. even my brother has lots of ready designs waiting for me to need another audio rack. but we only design these things so that we can save a buck or two ... well compared to Bell'O racks, a lot of money!

I was never handy nor was I good in those home economics projects. when I build something it's always sub par aesthetics.

anyway, I built me a speaker box for an extra pair of car speakers, I wanted to try the 4ohm speakers with the behringer a500, I even bridged the a500 on the 4ohm speakers. with about half an hour of listening, the a500 was only warm to the touch. perhaps, running the a500 bridged on an efficient 4ohm speaker would still be ok, as long as you don't blast it.

 

[avliner]

I wanted to try the 4ohm speakers with the behringer a500, I even bridged the a500 on the 4ohm speakers. with about half an hour of listening, the a500 was only warm to the touch. perhaps, running the a500 bridged on an efficient 4ohm speaker would still be ok, as long as you don't blast it.

don't know about the Behringer, but according to my Samson's manual, it's written in bold letters that you must never use the amp. in bridged mode, with speaker loads of 4 Ohms or less, which can result in severe damage, thus voiding the warranty!!

The right way - in my case - is to set the mode in STEREO for 4 Ohm loads.
To be in the safe side, you better cross-check that out, just in case...

In other hand, you're right; I mean, unless you're listening at ear-bleeding levels, you gonna be fine. My AVR runs much better now, with the advent of the new family member (kinda turbo charger for the engine).

Have heard that the only thing that can screw up the SAMSON amp. is the DALI (LA) speakers, though .

Enjoy your new baby!

Cheers.

 

[mike c]

don't know about the Behringer, but according to my Samson's manual, it's written in bold letters that you must never use the amp. in bridged mode, with speaker loads of 4 Ohms or less, which can result in severe damage, thus voiding the warranty!!

The right way - in my case - is to set the mode in STEREO for 4 Ohm loads.
To be in the safe side, you better cross-check that out, just in case...

on other hand, you're right; I mean, unless you're listening at ear-bleeding levels, you gonna be fine. My AVR runs much better now, with the advent of the new family member (kinda turbo charger for the engine).

avliner, you're right, the behringer also specifically states that we should not use 4 ohm speakers when bridged.

I just wanted to see more of the "clipping" lights and also check if it will shut down or see how hot it gets when used bridged to 4 ohms.
listened to the amp again last night, this time with 4ohm speakers in stereo mode. there was a buzz you could hear from the speakers when your ears are about 3" away. I used some 1/4" TRS to RCA adapters and the buzz was no longer audible at 3" but only when you stick your ear to the speaker grills. but take note that the speakers i'm using are car speakers that I put in boxes. I'm gonna use them in the control room of my pipe-in music project.

 

[avliner]

That's what I thought... anyway Mike, are you enjoying your new amp?

Tell you what, never heard before my speakers sounding so sweet, with plenty of dynamics all around. Really amazing, IMO.
Enjoy your new project; you deserve it though.

Cheers.