What New Stuff Have You Bought? If You Care To Share Thead! :)

[j_garcia]

Going by the picture; talk to your friends and find someone that can weld; These look like a simple fabrication project.
A bit of scrapyard shopping a quick search of Amazon (for the adjustable feet)and some satin epoxy paint...

... simple stuff.

Agreed. not complex construction and the steel isn't super expensive, but getting them to a similar finish + hardware would be close to the same price. I know finishing shops around here. My dad is a welder actually; he has gas and wire in his garage and he likes projects. Maybe if I need another pair, I'll ask him next time. I wanted these in a few days lol, we wouldn't have been able to do these in a few days.

Kanto SX's? I have those, very sturdy/steel plate structure.

Yes.

 

[Cos]

With a high enough WAF this answers the age old audiophile question:
How many speakers are enough? "Just two more" KEF LS60s. Small, but surprisingly heavy!

 

[Bobby Bass]

Finished setting up my 7.1.6 surround sound system with a few additions for the new year. The Dolby atmos enabled topper speakers weren’t doing much so switched them out for SVS ultra Evolution Elevations for front top heights. They made a big difference in sound. SVS Ultra Evolution center channel a 3-way which is a better system match and finally a Marantz Cinema 30 AVR. I’ve wanted a Marantz since I was a kid. Sounds awesome streaming atmos mixes and playing immersive mix Blurays.

 

[flyboylr45]

Go this new Bryston Class D 2 channel amplifier !!

 

[3db]

My old Node 2 in the great room system is usually listed for $300 average used and this Node which is two or three model years younger goes for around $400 on average used. At $250, I would have been insane not to pounce on it.

This unit replaces the Iomega with a 2TByte drive. I've got about 75% of the 2TB space filled up and accessing music on any of the large folders in excess of 450Gigs such as the Rock folder, causes it to reboot. I split the Rock folder into two which stabilizes the behaviour but updating music on it would become a royal PITA.

The Node in the basement connects to the Node2's USB attached library, (Western Digital 3TB) in the greatroom via the network. That would be the white box sitting on top of the center channel. The USB drive sits behind the center channel.

 

[Cos]

Go this new Bryston Class D 2 channel amplifier !!

Did you make the cutoff on the warranty change from 20 to 10?

 

[flyboylr45]

Did you make the cutoff on the warranty change from 20 to 10?

But of course. lol lol. I have a pair of 7B3 and a 4B3 that also made it.

 

[Cos]

WiiM Vibelink Amp and Ultra

I’ve been impressed with WiiM for its exceptional value. For under $600, the Ultra paired with the Vibelink Class D amplifier it offers at of value per dollar.

After selling my Marantz 40n due to lack of use, this configuration has proven to be a solid replacement. While I still believe the Marantz offers superior overall sound quality (based on subjective impressions rather than direct A/B comparison), the WiiM is still an outstanding budget friendly option that performs surprisingly well.

I've already been using another WiiM Ultra with my powered Kanto Tuks in our morning room, love the form factor, screen is decent, and simplicity of use.

 

[3db]

This arrived yesterday

 

[j_garcia]

The old stove and microwave were over 25yrs old, so we decided to replace them. Bought it on Black Friday and it was supposed to be delivered right after Xmas. It was, but the stove was so badly damaged that they would not install it. The guy said "48hrs, they will bring you another one, call them." Pipe dream. They don't have any more of the one I ordered available on the west coast (go figure). They said pick another one or take a refund. I picked a higher model that had the features I wanted.

This got installed on Monday. LOL, the guys said it was the first one they've installed like that and that it was pretty nice.

They had already taken the old stove, so no stove for 2 weeks. The microwave had already been replaced too, stove needed to match. Got the low profile one because the oven has air frying built in. We currently have a Ninja air fryer that the oven hopefully fully replaces, saving counter space.

The sinks are 25+ years old too... so the two in the master both have minor leaks at the sink/drain seal. Fortunately, we caught it before it became a problem. Bought the stuff to fix, now just need to make some time to do them. 2.5 bathrooms, so not an issue to not use them for now. 2nd master was already remodeled.

This arrived yesterday

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Mine now says Fri.

 

[j_garcia]

WiiM Vibelink Amp and Ultra

I’ve been impressed with WiiM for its exceptional value. For under $600, the Ultra paired with the Vibelink Class D amplifier it offers at of value per dollar.

After selling my Marantz 40n due to lack of use, this configuration has proven to be a solid replacement. While I still believe the Marantz offers superior overall sound quality (based on subjective impressions rather than direct A/B comparison), the WiiM is still an outstanding budget friendly option that performs surprisingly well.

I've already been using another WiiM Ultra with my powered Kanto Tuks in our morning room, love the form factor, screen is decent, and simplicity of use.




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Have had the Pro+ in my cart since black Friday, but didn't pull the trigger. Probably once I move fully into the house, I will pick one up.

 

[Cos]

The old stove and microwave were over 25yrs old, so we decided to replace them. Bought it on Black Friday and it was supposed to be delivered right after Xmas. It was, but the stove was so badly damaged that they would not install it. The guy said "48hrs, they will bring you another one, call them." Pipe dream. They don't have any more of the one I ordered available on the west coast (go figure). They said pick another one or take a refund. I picked a higher model that had the features I wanted.

This got installed the Monday. LOL, the guys said it was the first one they've installed like that and that it was pretty nice.

They had already taken the old stove, so no stove for 2 weeks. The microwave had already been replaced too, stove needed to match. Got the low profile one because the oven has air frying built in. We currently have a Ninja air fryer that the oven hopefully fully replaces, saving counter space.

The sinks are 25+ years old too... so the two in the master both have minor leaks at the sink/drain seal. Fortunately, we caught it before it became a problem. Bought the stuff to fix, now just need to make some time to do them. 2.5 bathrooms, so not an issue to not use them for now. 2nd master was already remodeled.



Mine now says Fri.

I love the black stainless color

 

[Teetertotter?]

Amazon.com: Monoprice 8K Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable - Braided - HDMI 2.1, 8K@60Hz, 4K@120Hz, 48Gbps, HDR, VRR, CL2 In-Wall Rated, 6ft, Black : Electronics.
Twice in 6 months, I had sound issues with Zeskit HDMI, even though it was a unplug and replug-in. So, Today I placed my Amazon order. One 6 ft and one 3 ft

 

[Mark of Cenla]

Yesterday, I got Dayton Audio Classic B65 speakers. They sound quite for $80 and maybe for three times that much.

 

[flyboylr45]

Bryston Mini T-10 bookshelf speakers.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Yesterday, I got Dayton Audio Classic B65 speakers. They sound quite for $80 and maybe for three times that much.

Good score!
I found a pair of the older b652, for 6.99ea, like brand new. I might do the upgrades on them, but they’re in a fairly inconsequential 5.1 system at the moment as L/R. We’ll see.

 

[j_garcia]

Order has been placed

And My Tron: Ares steelbook showed up

 

[Cos]

Fosi Audio Box 5 Phono Preamp. Checked out reviews on ASR and got solid marks. Didn't want to spend a ton for the bedroom setup as the very $$ Kef LS60s did not include a phone preamp lol.

 

[dolynick]

Fosi Audio Box 5 Phono Preamp. Checked out reviews on ASR and got solid marks. Didn't want to spend a ton for the bedroom setup as the very $$ Kef LS60s did not include a phone preamp lol.View attachment 77460

This is what I picked up for my father's new turntable set up as well. Seems to work well enough.

 

[flyboylr45]

I’ve always wanted mono-blocks and got these. Some of the last ones with the 20 year warranty… I should be done with amps for a while… maybe.. They’re running the RBH 8300/PX…