Post photos of your systems/rooms here! Part 4

Great set-up and listening room - congrats.

 

Very cool, scorpio.

What sort of plinth and what sort of arm do you have for the Thorens? What are your thoughts on your two TTs?

 

The plith is a composite of layers of realtively cheap ply, I got it with the table when I purchased it. All I did was recut it to a nicer proportion and covered it with hardwood for a nicer look and finish. The arm is a Rega 300 B with cardas wiring and Michell techno weight.

Both tt are fine, I would be hard pressed to say that one is better than the other (intersting since the scheu, even if a bargain, is over twice what i paid for the TD-124!). They sound different, but have different arms and cart (the Scheu has a scheu arm with a standard DL-103). For the moment, I clearly suffer from the pre-amp which is not to the standard of the tables. I'm looking for an upgrade to that component, only then do I feel that I may sense significant differences between the two.

 

Wow, I really like your Th. 124 tt. If it sounds as nice as it looks. Good look with your search for a new pre.

 

Tweeters on the INSIDE? That always sounded strange to me.

I have a narrow LR, but I've gotten my Maggie IIIa's to sound pretty good
in there. I'll post a pic when I can . . . .

 

Barry, aren't those tweeters on the inside? Is that desirable?
Mebbe I missed the memo.

 

Hi Cloth Ears,

It depends on the situation. In most of the rooms I've heard Maggies singing their best, they happen to have been with the tweeters inside. (To my ears, unless they're really close too each other or the room is very narrow - i.e. minimal separation - they just work better this way.)

In my own room, I found the center image more solid this way, with no loss of imaging or soundstage at the extreme left or right.

Best regards,
Barry
www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
www.barrydiamentaudio.com

 

This is my experience as well but the company does claim the phasing is better with them on the outside. Oh well, I'm happy with the inside setup.

 

meh...i have a dorm room inside my wife's house.

 

Just finished building out the garage as an office / recording studio. Nothing fancy, but I have my own recording space at last.

 

What happened? Did he phone home?

Steven Spielberg called. He wants his ET back.

I'm here all week folks. Tip your waitress.

 

Eminent technology...

The tonearm is an ET 2 or 2.5. Great straight
tracking arm and they are making them again in
limited quantities, so if you are a fan, get one
while you still can!

www.eminent-tech.com

 

Yes, I know Jeff. Just injecting some levity into this place...

 

Hi Lee,

That's interesting. I've never seen that claim.

Anyway, what I've found is that the required toe-in changes if the tweeters are inboard. That is, a bit more toe-in is needed to keep everything right.

I believe this eradicates any issue of phasing.

Best regards,
Barry
www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
www.barrydiamentaudio.com

 

Yeah it's odd. I believe Steve Winey told me this once. I think best policy is just experiment with what works.

 

Too much talk, more pictures!!!

We remodeled since Part Three so here are some new picts.

 

Nice tube action!

 

Which frame more accurately displays the color of the room?

 

Very nice tube action indeed.

 

I assume you're talking to me?

The brown wall is semi-gloss "Mahogany" by Ralph Lauren. It looks like melted chocolate. The rest of the room is "Cathedral Gray" by Ralph Lauren and is a gray/green that changes shades as the natural light changes. Trim is Cream Stone to match the tile grout.

Thanks,
Eric

 

Nice speakers, BigE.

 

The more important question is how the changing shades impact the acoustic in your listening room?

 

I recognize the PrimaLuna, Music Hall, NAD, and Channel Islands Audio gear, but I do NOT recognize the speakers. What are they?

 

The speakers are Monitor Audio GR-20s. Sweet sounding speakers. They match up really well with the rest of the equipment. (got a killer deal at Saturday Audio to boot!)

I looked at the GR-60s but they would have been too much speaker for the room.

Eric

 

their earlier carnation the 20s were What HIFI magazine's reference speakers for years in the 90s