Mike C's bedroom setup

[mike c]

nope. I don't have any speakers to power yet. still trying to decide which speakers to buy.

I could connect the new amp to my old satellites ... see if I can make some woofers fly off

 

[mike c]

the Behringer A500 is now 12v triggered on no more turning on or off everytime I want to use it.

I used this method:
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27958

 

[mike c]

 

[mike c]

 

[avliner]

Wow Mike,

what are you trying to do, BTW? To become an AV dealer???

Pretty nice your setup, though. Congrats on the new purchase.

Between the MA' and the Kef's, which one sounds best for you?

Regarding to the triggering option on the A500, that's another advantage over my Samson, but no big deal for me, anyway.

Enjoy your system (vener forgetting that now you're married, though)

Cheers.

 

[mike c]

well, I kept hearing that the BIGGEST change to a system are the speakers.
I went to my dealer to decide between the GS10 and the KEF Q1 (david and goliath I know)

I did not A/B them, but I A/B'ed the BR2 I previously demo'ed and the GS10. I quote my dealer: "the RS series is twice as good as the BR2, the GS is about 40% better than the RS". Mathematically, I don't know what that adds up to, but I was really expecting a "night and day" difference.
The dealer started with the BR2, I remember thinking, "that's good music".
then the clincher ... the GS10 played. there was FOR ME about 5% change. certainly not worth 600bucks difference. So I ordered the KEF then and there. (I bought the KEF just because of its looks).

edit: the A/B system they did was manually moving the banana plugs from one speaker to the next. that to me was too long a procedure even when I gave them instructions to just use only the left channel.

apparently, I really really don't have good ears. probably from too much nearfield exposure of my subs.

I haven't A/B'ed the KEF and RS1 because the KEF took a lot of stand space ... it was a lot bigger than I thought. hopefully, I'll figure out a way of A/Bing them tonight, or maybe with the Polk Rti to have a better parallel A/B with the BR I did.

 

[mike c]

 

[mike c]

 

[mike c]

changes made here:

Denon 2307 was replaced with HK AVR335
Behringer A500 was replaced with Rotel RMB1077
Sony DVD player was replaced with Pioneer DV696
DIY rack was changed to a black store bought rack

 

[avaserfi]

You got all kinds of toys! Nice looking BR set up. What are you doing with your old gear? Switching them to another set up?

 

[mike c]

You got all kinds of toys! Nice looking BR set up. What are you doing with your old gear? Switching them to another set up?

well the Denon went to the HT, the behringer also went to the HT, the sony player is going to my living room setup (new baby room), the rack will probably also go to the HT

 

[Tomorrow]

well the Denon went to the HT, the behringer also went to the HT, the sony player is going to my living room setup (new baby room), the rack will probably also go to the HT

Man, I need to hang around more often. 'BABY ROOM'?!!

Congrats!

 

[Tom Andry]

When you gonna upgrade that phone? Or is that a esoteric bass trap?

 

[mike c]

When you gonna upgrade that phone? Or is that a esoteric bass trap?

if it was a phone, it'd be gone by now. it's a special line to the batcave, I can only change it if batman would let me re-wire it into the batcave.

 

[mike c]

Man, I need to hang around more often. 'BABY ROOM'?!!

Congrats!

coming soon in September! that's why I had to evacuate my HT setup into the ugly dedicated HT #2.

 

[mike c]

3 of 22 panels up

 

[mike c]

the wall behind my tv is made up of cement board dry wall, so i couldn't use standard wood screw or screw and tox like the other concrete walls.

cheap bastard (me) couldn't wait/afford to buy from the US this one:

so i made my own

 

[mike c]

3 of 4 front 242 panels

one panel will be mounted horizontally below the ACU

 

[mike c]

all panels installed

 

[crackpipe]

My have a very nice bedroom setup mike.