Pictures of your speaker system

Discussion in 'Speakers' started by Cspirou, Nov 6, 2015.

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  1. LetMeBeFrank

    LetMeBeFrank Won't tell anyone my name is actually Francis

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    Yep, Front LR are Klipsch VF-36, Center is Klipsch KC-25 and Rear Surrounds are Klipsch KB-15.
     
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    How do you like the LX521's? As a dipole fan, I've always wanted to hear them, but never had the chance.
     
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    I'd like to answer. Hopefuly will soon. Amp is not ready yet, so right now they are modern art
     
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    This is one speaker that I am curious to hear too.
     
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    LX521 is the only reason I’m not completely hating on OB’s.
     
  6. Josh358

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    Heh, well, those baffles certainly elicit a strong response. :) Looking forward to hearing about their sound!
     
  7. Cspirou

    Cspirou They call me Sparky

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    I wrote an email to Siegfried about the baffles before he passed away and he answered. He said that the shape isn't because of aesthetics and follows modeling for an optimal response.
     
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    ogodei MOT: Austin AudioWorks

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    Current home office \ workroom space

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    No sound treatments up yet, Genelec 1034Bs need to live on carts until a long term built-in project gets realized.
     
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    I read about that on his website. I've always wondered why he didn't hide it with grille cloth. :)
     
  10. Tobes

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    Some ATC SCM100 ASLT's came up S/H locally - not very common where I live and not something I'd ever remotely afford if buying new.
    Had to buy them. Replaced my SCM19's (which I had hooked up to Benchmark AHB2 monos) - also fabulous speakers. However the SCM100's have a tonal realism, scale and dynamics that eludes the 19's - I suppose you should expect this for the extra $'s.
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    Nice! Feel free to do a more in depth review :). I'm curious about the performance, and particularly staging, of the HPA4 as a pre to the ATCs. Count me jealous!
     
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    I will try to do a more in depth review in due course. Only had a SCM100's a couple of weeks, so still taking them in and making adjustments to the positioning etc.
    Bass extension is of course far superior to the 19's - I've dispensed with my Rel subwoofer - but doesn't intrude as this is a speaker designed to be a neutral monitor.
    Very impressive on acoustic program where its realism is best displayed.
    Like I said above the big change from the, already brilliant, SCM19's is the additional robustness that's added right though the mids and just makes all manner of instruments and voices sound so much more realistic. Superior dynamics and a great feeling of unlimited ease is also a feature of the 100's.
    As far as the HPA4 goes, it's just a neutral conduit. What you put in is what you get out, which is fine with me but not for those who want to 'goose up' the sound.
     
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    Looks great :)
    Only thing I'd add, if you're into bass and sound traps, corners should be first priority, I think.
     
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    awesome, im jealous as well! I suspect these are quite old, and probably dont feature the ATC soft dome that have been introduced a few years back. Their new tweeter seem to have resolved the clinical sound of the old ATC. Id ask ATC how much it would be to upgrade the tweeter on your pair!
     
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    Actually these are a late 2017 build, not even 2yrs old, and feature the latest drivers including the ATC tweeter.
    The highs sound beautiful.
    I already had the mk2 19's with the new tweeter, though the version used 100's is the higher output spec.
    I'll post a better driver pic.
     
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    Here you go. Even at the S/H price they were still quite expensive (for me) - but I've clicked past 50 and as the kids say YOLO:
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    Oh yeah, and my avatar was almost prophetic - took a bit of explaining to the wife!

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    For a while, I honestly thought YOLO was a brand of yogurt...
     
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    Haha, I know where you're coming from.
    Not even sure I'm allowed to use that acronym, my 19y/o daughter rolls her eyes whenever I throw something like that into conversation (to get a reaction;)).
     
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    When I rolled out of bed this Canada Day weekend I had no idea I would end the day having assembled a stereo system. I've been browsing audiomart's for a while now looking for speakers suitable for use with my new amp. I had the opportunity to visit a lot of local audiophiles to audition their speakers, their systems, chat with them and expand my audio horizons. These experiences have been invaluable, interacting with people with different tastes, backgrounds and approaches to system building has been humbling and caused me to re-evaluate a lot of what I know about audio.

    This past Friday was the latest of those experiences. I visited a local to hear his custom open baffle speakers which he had assembled himself with vintage drivers he had collected over the years. They were cool, but not quite my taste, and I spent more time talking with him about audio than actually auditioning anything. As I was about to leave, he suggested I listen to his Pioneer bookshelf speakers that I barely noticed in the corner as they were hidden under an assortment of equipment and CDs. He thought they would be more my taste after he saw the CDs I brought along with me. He was right! These vintage three-ways (I don't remember the model) were awesome rock n roll speakers. They had great guitar tone and I was much more engaged in the music. As soon as I left his place I spent the rest of that day and the next browsing for vintage 3-way speakers with a similar driver arrangement and size.

    I found a pair of Sony SS-G3 monitors locally. There was pretty much nothing about them online but the guy was close enough for me to go audition. I listened to two tracks on his system (which was all vintage and very nice) before haggling him down to 300 moosebucks and buying them cash in hand. I honestly couldn't find much wrong with the sound and they were just about the right size for my space.

    Here they are sans grill, as the grills are quite ugly:

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    They are 3-ways with a 10" woofer, 3" mid and 2" titanium tweeter. Apparently the driver magnets for the woofer and mid are alnico (!). They have separate adjustments for the mid/tweeter level but I haven't touched those yet. It looks like Sony was trying to rip off JBL here with the level controls, orange logo and square lattice front baffle.

    Realizing I would now need an amp for them, I went back to audiomart to check the countless # of ads for stereo receivers in the Toronto region. I wanted a receiver so I could occasionally listen to FM and a phono input for adding a turntable later. A friend of mine who recommended the Arcam CD73 I wrote about previously here had experience with Akai receivers and urged me to look for one locally. Lo and behold I found a minty AA-1040 that looks like it just stepped out of a time machine from the 70s. I've seen the inside of this Akai model and several others and they have amazing builds. Since Akai isn't as sought after as Pioneer/Marantz/etc. they are still quite cheap second hand and this unit was $100.

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    Lastly I added the trusty Arcam CD73 as my source, crudely set up the speakers using lamp cord for speaker wire and old college textbooks as risers and listened. I wasn't expecting miracles but what I heard honestly dumbfounded me. This is some of the best sound I have ever heard in any context. These speakers have incredible tone, air and pretty good dynamics for an acoustic suspension design. I've been playing CDs from Suzanne Vega, Pink Floyd, Megadeth, The Smiths, etc. since I brought them home a few hours ago with a stupid grin on my face. Total system cost: $600 CAD (not including college textbooks valued at $100).

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    My ultimate goal is to get some L100 style metal-frame stands to rise them up off the floor, which should improve soundstage height and bass response. As it is now though, with the tweeters pointing up and slightly outside my ears, I get a pretty wide and tall image. I'm hearing the righteous and unmistakable alnico tone in guitars and vocals that I love. Apparently once upon a time Sony actually made decent equipment. I'm ashamed to admit I have spent more on a single set of tubes than this entire system cost. I've been doing it wrong for a very long time.
     
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