System edited: Humbly added a: Lexicon LX-7 multi-channel amp for the surrounds. Great improvement due to the additional power, two ohm load rating and damping factor of 250 at 20Hz. Upgraded the front main Yamaha TX-1's to a bi-amped Proceed AMP 5 set-up. It produced a much smoother and balanced sound. The room calibration was completed with a fully balanced Rane DEQ60 equalizer, using the "Perfect Q" option. Using Alan Parson's Sound Check CD with a analog sound level meter, I adjusted the front main Yamaha's to +/1 one dB from 40 to 12 kHz with the Rane DEQ60. It was a amazing improvement. I may go with Rane AC23S active crossovers and the large RAAL tweeters in the future with a lower crossover point to extend the high frequencies. It sounds great as is, although the Yamaha's high frequencies are limited to 12K. Plus, located the slightly smaller matching Yamaha TM-1 floor surrounds to go with the front main Yamaha TX-1's. Finally, added a new curved wood and glass Bell'O audio rack. It's a low profile 24 inch tall, three shelf model that's 65" in length. It supports the 125 pound Proceed AMP5 on the top shelf, and the 60 pound Lexicon on the bottom shelf with plenty of air circulation. My next step will likely be adding fully balanced Rane AC23S 3-way stereo active crossovers to tri-amp the front mains. I'll use the two open 250 watt Lexicon channels for the 15" bass drivers, and four Proceed 125 watt channels for the mids and tweeters. For room calibration, I'll fine tune this pair of cabinets with a matching, fully balanced Rane DEQ60. This is a great hobby. It rivals the bang-for-the-buck fun available in many other hobbies. A perfect example is expensive, higher end sports cars. Mucho fun, but the amount of time I enjoy my music system greatly exceeds the time i enjoy driving my car. If I could only pick one, it would be music.

soundsbeyondspecs November 02, 2013 03:52

System edited: Added one pair of TM-1 cathedral monitors as rear floor surrounds. Each one has 250 watt three-way amps. The PDT-3 transport has fortunatley held up well for two years since adding it. In two-channel, it exceeds the OPPO's multi-channel disks using the OPPO's analog outs. As a example, King Crimson's "I talk to the Wind" in two-channel sounds better than the included multi-channel disk through the OPPO. Recently added America's and O.N. John's best and they sound better than I ever heard. This is a major claim considering I'm likely losing hearing from normal aging !

soundsbeyondspecs July 24, 2012 03:35

System edited: Removed older Klipsch photo's used before the Legacy Audio surrounds were added.

soundsbeyondspecs March 13, 2012 22:13

System edited: New Legacy Audio center and surrounds added. The Yamaha fronts were begging for a larger center and matching surrounds. This has a great two-channel sound, and the Legacy's timbre's sound nice with the Yahama's in multi-channel.

soundsbeyondspecs March 13, 2012 22:00

Thanks Sam, This view is a par five hole on a 10-year old Arnold Palmer Signature course. The views are eastwardly across the water towards the 150 marker, and northward towards the green. I'm in northern Florida about a 1/2 mile off the marsh. It supports a very healthy water foul population. It's a very nice spot for watching Florida storms blow through, too.

I'm considering a newer OPPO 95 Blu-ray upgrade for an older HD OPPO 981 player. The first reviewer I read stated OPPOs' 95 multi-channel outputs were only HDMI. I later read on OPPO's website that it has standard multi-channel outputs, too. My older pro has analog pass-through when I have the sub turned off and speakers set to full range. The 95 may be the best system upgrade I can make at this time - adding both Blu-Ray and well-reviewed 32-bit DAC's. The Proceed PDT III transport otherwise handles most musical disks very well.

You put together a great looking system! Personally, learning how to system-match separate components has probably been the most useful information I've learned on The Gon. Many thanks to many members.

soundsbeyondspecs July 08, 2011 12:51

Wow! I really love looking through the windows...serenity-inducing :-) What a great setting for listening to music!

AND those speakers are so unique...well-done!

Best regards,

Sam

c1ferrari July 06, 2011 19:00

System edited: I connected a system-matched Proceed PDT-3 through Mogami Gold balanced AES-EBU and Van den Hul glass optical cables. The main reason I purchased this: I wasn't truly convinced that one good transport would really sound much better than others. For redbook, DTS, and HDCD, my "enjoyment factor" has improved in so many ways, I don't know where to begin. Careful system-matching seems to squeeze out that final 10-20% of performance my ears have longed to hear. If your fairly happy with your DAC's and speakers, and the resolution just isn't there, consider a system-matched high end transport using the best possible connections. The AES/EBU sounds best with 80-90% of my disks. The glass Van Den Hul optical glass connection sounds best (smoother with slightly less definition) on the worst-recorded 10% of my disks. This was an amazing upgrade improvement. There's absolutely no guesswork in reporting to members that this has made major improvements. Whoo-Hoooo!

soundsbeyondspecs June 25, 2011 16:16

System edited: Always felt like I was missing a especially nice transport to match my Proceed pro and amps. I've located a promising Proceed PDT 3 (transport) and plan to use AES/EBU and glass connections. I've seen many good comments outside the unit's occassional laser issues. I'll hope this particular unit continues to provide good service. The OPPO will continue covering multi-channel audio and HDMI video. Whoo-Hoo!

soundsbeyondspecs June 18, 2011 05:35

Hi Shadhorn, I bought these SX-1's from a Florida church after seeing them on Craig's List a couple years back. I didn't inquire why they were selling, although they had some newer Peavey's nearby. These speakers had long, thick 13-pin connector cords to attach them to the matching FX-1 organ. I unplugged the redundant connectors once home and they really opened up.

Each amp had one key loose preamp INPUT signal connector located right next to the 13-pin cord sockets - the leads probably got bumped by the cords who knows when. I lightly soldered the connectors, cleaned all connector's, change out fuses, and attached new power cords.

I first tested them through headhone jacks of a AA powered Sony FM radio. With an obvious limited frequency range, I could have heard them a 2 blocks away - easy. They weigh 200-250 pounds each.

A couple organ specialist's informed me that these are some of the best sounding organ monitors ever made for their size. I used impedance adaptors, like Vandersteen's older bass modules, to match the pro to the speakers' amps.

soundsbeyondspecs June 02, 2011 22:56

Awesome. I love those speakers. I have never heard them of course but they are a serious piece of kit. Anything that can play as a organ must be serious stuff. How did you get these?

shadorne June 01, 2011 15:56

System edited: Center channel RF-7's repositioned to be even with the monitor screen. The upper RC-7 added a better defined center soundstage. Reset the pro's distances and volume levels with very enjoyable results. Ever evolving and learning...

soundsbeyondspecs June 01, 2011 15:04

System edited: Photos of matching surrounds...

soundsbeyondspecs May 26, 2011 04:14

More recently, a 6-foot FM antenna with a rotor was placed up in the attic space. We have outdoor antenna restrictions, otherwise, it would be outdoors and well grounded.

The rabbit ears had a line amp that was very quiet at near full gain. I inserted that amp between the new antenna and Tandberg tuner. The best connection point was nearest to the antenna. It pushes the cleanest signal through the entire length of antenna cable to the Tandberg. The signal also sounds very smooth on a Sony XDR F1-HD tuner.

soundsbeyondspecs May 26, 2011 01:21

It certainly looks like you've got plenty of everything, but why the rabbit ears?

roxy54 May 20, 2011 13:53