Post photos of your systems/rooms here! (Part 15)

One of the most interesting examples of speaker placement I've ever seen.

 

great coffee table book, though there's no room on my coffee table usually...

 

I too am stuck with a small room. I like to refer to it as cozy. Good looking room.

 

Beautiful gear...

 

Yeah, I know, I know... I had a good one off Goggle that I was gonna' use instead of "the stacker",

(Stack on.. *STACK-STACK*.. Stack off..)

... but it wasn't letting me post it. I also wanted one that showed the back and that funky sand-filled rear panel (Those things do A LOT)., but it was from the same group of photos, so same problem.

These early Wharfedale models with the cone-type tweeters taught me so much about the importance of speaker placement. That's key with those. They're capable of so much, but you have to nail down the placement to get it.

 

Have changed a couple of units in the setup. Now it is....
Rega Brio-R
Rega DAC (cambridge 640c as transport)
Rega RP1
KEF R100

 

I just moved a few weeks back, and have been putting the finishing touches on my new listening space. It's sounding really fine in here.

 

You may get better sound if you pull your speakers out in to the room a little more.

 

I'm good with where they are. I used the Cardas method of speaker placement as a rough starting point, and then implemented the steps from Jim Smith's Get Better Sound book and DVDs to fine-tune speaker and chair placement. I experimented quite a bit and this is the final setup, and I'm thrilled with the sound.

 

I guess Mr. Magoo didn't express my sarcasm.... Nice room.

 

I just moved some speakers out into the room using Cardas, too. Amazing what imaging and sound I'm getting out of my low end speakers. This thread has been so influential to me. I'm not going to buy high end gear if I can't place it properly.

 

Ah yes - lost in translation I guess.

Thanks.

 

That is indeed an important point so many seem to miss.

I'm one of those who believe the room is the most important component in the system.

 

This doesn't make any sense to me. Better gear will usually sound better regardless of the environment. Good gear not ideally placed will sound better than bad gear also not ideally placed in the same room. The trick is finding your sweet spot. Personally I'm completely content with pretty cheap components.

 

He's just basically saying, what's the point of buying all that expensive gear if you're (the collective, hypothetical "you're") not gonna' place it/set it up properly, and I think he's got a point. Learn how to set up/place/use what you already have properly before worrying about upgrading to a better one. Of course there's nothing wrong with expensive gear. Expensive gear is awesome. But there IS something a little ignorant about someone who buys $300,000 speakers and then has them placed completely-wrong. But anyway...

Actually, I'm putting words in his mouth. I think all HE was saying is, "why should I worry about upgrading to new ones if I don't even have the ones I already own placed properly?".

Is that a little better? I kinda' got off track a bit there.

 

GREAT looking room!

Some questions, please...

Do those bookshelf speakers really work out OK in a room that size, especially without a sub? (Someday I hope to move out of my 8 x 12 room, and I have concerns about how my beloved LS50's will fare.)

Any concerns about accidentally walking into those suspended cables?

 

Where's your REAL Rickenbacker ?

 

That's such a treat to have your speakers out in the room like that. Must sound great.

 

Both my Rickenbackers are safely tucked away in the guitar closet.

 

Cool. Have a 360-12 and a 325

 

My particular speakers (Sonist Recital 2) work fantastically well in this room. My last room was bigger, and they did fine there as well. My prior speakers, Axiom M3Ti's, required a sub, but the Sonists really don't.

Not really. I'm used to this kind of setup with the cables. I just try to make sure I'm not too distracted when walking around the area!

 

I've got a 360-12 as well, and a 330. Beautiful instruments!

 

My system may be end game for me:
Speakers: ATC SCM7 v3
Subwoofer: Rel T5
Amplifier: Sony TA-707ES
DAC: EC Designs Mosaic T
Headphones: Sennheiser hd650 and hd800
Headphone amp: Ifi Ican

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Very happy with the sound. My measurements at the listening position are excellent. My speakers are 5 feet away from the back wall which really allow me to have excellent bass measurements.

 

I think most good gear should perform well in just about any room.

 

How do you move around in there?