Adam's Theater

[Adam]

My amp should be here tomorrow - woohoo!

 

[STRONGBADF1]

Don't forget the pair of NHT 1.5s...and the kitchen faucet.

I tend to buy in batches. In 1998, I bought my NHTs, the B&W ASW1000 sub, and Yamaha receiver. In 2007, I bought the PC13-Ultra and both Emotivas. Ought oh. My cycle time is decreasing.

That's a good thing right?

 

[Adam]

That's a good thing right?

Depends on the cycle.

The amp arrived yesterday, about five minutes after I got home - perfect timing! It's still in the box, though. My shame is somewhat mitigated because I spent so long last night fixing the water lines under my kitchen sink. Somewhat.

 

[fuzz092888]

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

 

[Adam]

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

Okay, okay! Here you go.

 

[Adam]

I gotta admit, I was chuckling pretty good when I posted the above. I guess my sense of humor was limited to a one-person radius.

The amp is now out of the box, but still in the plastic. I'm bracing myself in case it's less than perfect. It was rated 9/10 on Audigon from a well-rated seller, and he did an Adam-level-of-anal packing job in the original box, so expect it to look great. It's really still in the plastic because Niki and I are about to eat dinner, and it's near where she sits...so, it's a white hair shield.

One thing that was listed on the original packing list but wasn't in the box was a 12V trigger cable. I'm not judging the seller for not having that at all. It would have been nice, though, and it reminded me that I stupidly forgot to order one. The Emos that I got use a connector that took bare wire (yeah, that was a pain in the a**), so I don't have a regular cable...I don't think. Hmmm. I'll have to go look.

 

[hjustin]

You have now included photos of EVERYTHING...including the kitchen sink.

 

[fuzz092888]

Love the sink, that actually looks a lot like the one I wanted, but couldn't get it passed the woman

Looks great though

Now quit being a tallywacker and show us what we really want

 

[Adam]

Woohoo! I remembered that I have two RCA-to-3.5mm mono adapters. Perfect for making a 12V trigger cable.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

he did an Adam-level-of-anal packing

Well now aren't we braggadocios.

 

[Adam]

Well now aren't we braggadocios.

I knew that "anal" would get me, but I totally missed that I had "packing" right afterwards. Oops.

 

[Adam]

I took today off from work, and here's my likely project for today.

I've been waiting to install the new amp because I wanted to wait until I got my new speaker wires made up and ready to connect to it.

Thanks to ImcLoud for stearing me towards this!

 

[adk highlander]

Nice Adam.

I see you have wire pants. Well at least someone will be wearing pants during this project.

Have you posted pics of the amp yet or is it still in the box?

 

[Adam]

I see you have wire pants. Well at least someone will be wearing pants during this project.

Have you posted pics of the amp yet or is it still in the box?

It's out of the box, but still in the plastic wrapper. I was waiting until I had the speaker wires made before pulling the IPS-1 out and swapping in the NHT. Because it's sitting on the ground (well, on a pillow...I am OC ), I kept the plastic on to keep it somewhat protected until it went into the entertainment center.

 

[Adam]

I got one done. That took a while, but hopefully I'll get faster as I make more of them. I want four done before I swap out the amp.

 

[hjustin]

Wow! That looks great. So much better than my hillbilly wiring. Here's a shot of the back of my TV stand.

Seriously though, is there a guide or how-to on what you're doing with your cables?

Thanks!

 

[j_garcia]

Wow! That looks great. So much better than my hillbilly wiring. Here's a shot of the back of my TV stand.

Ummm....yikes.

Seriously though, is there a guide or how-to on what you're doing with your cables?

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/speaker/Speaker_cable_termination.pdf

 

[Adam]

Wow! That looks great.

Thanks!

Seriously though, is there a guide or how-to on what you're doing with your cables?!

I think this one is pretty good.

 

[Adam]

I realized about ten minutes ago that I'm a moron. I thought that the cable pants came in packages of 10 pair...not 10 total. So, I don't have enough. Grumble, grumble. I can finish the cables to connect to my amp, though, so at least I can get it installed this weekend.

 

[hjustin]

What do you use to strip the speaker wire? Do they make a tool that quickly and easily removes the shielding so I don't have to cut it off with a pocket knife?