Description

Really tried to make everything analog where possible. Room 14 feet wide by 16 feet deep.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 14’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Pangea Audio Outlet Premier
    nice outlet
    • wiremold power strip L10320
    nice minimalist quality power strips
    • Monoprice AV Rack Monolith
    • Volex 17504 10 B1 power cords
    • Nitty Gritty 2.0 Record Cleaner
    Walnut. Use their Pure 2 fluid.
    • Rega TTPSU
    black, separate from TT wall mount shelf.
    • Rega RP6
    black, using factory black belt (white belt made the table run too fast) - upgraded factory RCAs to Furutech 126(g), strongly recommended
    • Groovetracer RP6 Reference Subplatter
    Recommend this upgrade very very much. Great flywheel, perpetual motion rhythm, very quiet background and tracks dead on at 33 1/3 and 45. Using factory black belt (white belt made the table run too fast)
    • Herbie Mat Way Excellent II-2mm
    Beat my thinner leather double sided suede mat by a noticeable difference. More and more refined bass, more space between the notes (better attack and decay) and more presence in a deeper and wider sound stage.
    • Magic Eraser original
    just a slice between the platter and lowered stylus goes a long way!
    • Audio-Technica AT-33PTG/II 0.3mV MC
    waiting for it to break in and still sounds great
    • Salience / Jasmine LP2.0 mkII
    black, great 2 box phono preamp that beat out my previous Pro-ject tube phono box II with upgraded tube and also beat a Vincent Pho-8 two box phono stage.
    • Oppo Digital BDP-103
    • Atoll Integrated Amp IN200 evo
    Great current model integrated amp.  Make sure you get the evo.
    • Mogami speaker cable 2921 setup as biwire
    Great cable
    • Proac Studio 148
    great speakers in mahogany
    • Soundocity SEV9 outriggers
    black, with spikes under the ProAc Studio 148

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Ah, it's a pity that they are no longer made. The stands one tends to see these days look so ... massive--antitheses of what I'm looking for. I am/was hoping to find something strong and rigid, yet seems to visually disappear--you know, something like your stands. But you've given me some great ideas about how I might be able to make my SolidSteel stands work for me after all--if they're tall enough, that is. Thanks so much!

One more question: Your speaker cabinets are MDF (particle board), aren't they? Did you have any hesitation about putting lag screws into MDF?

rx7audio

I really like the look of your speaker stands! Do you recommend them? Any special considerations? (Looks like you've provided additional mass by using some pieces of marble?) Do you know of a source for them? I've been hoping to find stands having a similar design, but with an open top and cylindrical (rather then square/rectangular) vertical sections, to use with some heavy smaller monitors. And in silver. Thanks.

rx7audio