(more later - need to take some additional pictures)
if you find yourself in / around the city of chicago and would like to come by and beat on the V's - drop me a line - i'd be happy to set aside some time for interested parties to have a listen.
Holy hell.... this thing is HUUUUGE. Find a dealer - check it out... you'll be hardpressed to find a better center channel anywhere. period.
Parasound JC-1
4 of these drive the V's
Parasound Halo A51
Lots of power for hungry applications. The a51 will eventually turn my 5.1 system into a 7.1 rig with its remaining channels.
Parasound JC-2
Since the C1 went away - i needed something clean for 2 channel. I probably don't need to say much more about this piece. It's built like a tank, runs hot, and sounds fantastic.
PS Audio PerfectWave DAC
should probably upgrade this too at some point...
Legacy Audio Wavelet
Dac / Room Correction - Oem'ed by Bohmer Audio.
Integra DTC 9.8
Probably should update this someday.
M&K MX-350 thx
Two of these babies vertically stacked really brings out the low-end in a 5.1 system. Drywall tape repair is a constant reality.
M&K SS-150
Not a bad little surround tripole. For now these litle guys will stay in my system until legacy makes a dipole/tripole that doesn't have to be mounted on my walls.
Samsung HL-T7288W
yes - i need a new tv.
Nvidia Shield
it streams stuff...
Belkin PureAV pf60
Pure crap - don't bother - avoid their power products at all costs. This unit is currently serving as nothing more than a glorified power strip. Originally purchased for noise in the lines caused by light dimmers, this unit ended up introducing more problems to video playback thn i originally had.
Ran some 10awg romex from an isolated sub-pannel to two hospital grade hubbell outlets. Results were quite nice.
Homebrew XLR - Canare L-4E6S w/ Neutrik NC3FXX
For less than 70 dollars retail, this produced 6 custom xlr cables. Much better than off the shelf guitar-center livewire :). Eventually i'll play with some more exotic wire/connectors. For now, i'm quite happy with the situation.
Speltz Anticables
Excellent bang for buck. Pain in the ass to work with. Still highly recommended
Nice gear! AudioQuest upper level speakers cables (Mont Blac) worked great on my dads Legacy Focus 20/20....really opened the window up! I wouldnt sweat the center and surrounds, although the Legacy Cinema is a fantastic Center, my dad uses Energy Di-Poles for surrounds. Sure things with your room and some tweaks can (in a perfect world) be of most benefit but I dare say your gear should sound fantastic as is, Richard Grey Power Conditioners would probably be a good canidate. On my fathers speakers wich I know are not Whispers but still are Legacy the Classe amps sound amazing, Pass Labs probably are in the same sonic ballpark. I bet if you made or bought some corner treatments for behind your speakers to take the angle out you would be very happy with results, Partsexpress.com has some nice solutions that wont rob the bank, my dad cant pull his speakers to far out like yours they are also closer to side walls than is ideal, I gave him some Michael Green Room Tunes and we placed them behind the speakers in the corners and it worked out very well. Nice gear and good luck in your Sonic Journey!
