Are you satisfied with your home Audio System?

[Aerith Gainsborough]

I'm very surprised by the high number of Yes votes.

Why?
It is rather easy in this day and age to get to a point where diminishing returns kick in so hard, that it no longer seems to be worth the hassle.

For instance: Since this forum has taught me very well that the whole electronic chain does not matter much, if I wanted to further improve my sound, I'd be looking at Sopra class transducers. Since I am neither a rich person nor have the luxury of owning a space in which I could provide optimal conditions and let loose, such an investment, while certainly awesome on paper, would be nonsensical if put into practice. I'm wired a bit weird that way, if sth. does not pass a logic test of actually being useful, it's not very desirable to me.

Should I ever find myself in my own house (fat chance, maybe next life^^), I am sure that would change.
Until then: there is more entertaining fish to fry.

Being content is an art worth pursuing. It's actually very relaxing, not to be constantly on the hunt for improvement.

 

[dasdoing]

yes, but....

limited sweet spot will always bother me

 

[Certainkindoffool]

Yes, but...

I'm happy with the 2 channel setup - F208, RME ADI2, Hypex nc400. However, i have used Revel s30 surrounds and an unopened c205 sitting in my garage in anticipation of a surround setup. I still need to pick up a proper subwoofer(or 2) and a reciever. But, I just won't have time to get into it until, probably, the new year - hence the but.

 

[Wes]

speakers take up too much space & not enough bass

 

[dasdoing]

In our summerhouse with spouse & cat enjoying my DIY Swans speaker after boattrip, room has incredibly good acoustics. So yes, happy with sound in summerhouse.

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Edit: Sorry, forgot to include the Cat.

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lol, I wondered if this is a snus box in the first pic. google confirmed

 

[dasdoing]

I ideally want Roon + convolution engine + room correction + DSP phono stage + digital out + headphone amp in one box.

But nobody makes such a thing.

a computer

 

[Sal1950]

I would also have appreciated a "My system" subforum.

We do have a place in the Members area called "The Kit We Bought, Our Current Setups"
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-kit-we-bought-our-current-setups.564/
I had pressed it a bit and hoped for a more organized, better approach, a pdf like fill-able available at other sites but couldn't raise the enthusiasm for it with the staff.
There is a bunch of stuff up there but it's all highly disorganized.

 

[Hipper]

lol, I wondered if this is a snus box in the first pic. google confirmed

I was told you are supposed to 'wear' them in your jean's back pocket to get that ring effect.

 

[RayDunzl]

Time for a bump to see if any of the new members care to vote or respond to the topic...

 

[watchnerd]

I have nothing really left to buy.

 

[Frgirard]

No. My tintinus have a great part and my ears is my major part of my home audio system.

 

[FrantzM]

I

I have nothing really left to buy.

I am satisfied. Very.
but ...
I am tempted in decreasing order, by:
JBL 708p. Very.
a pair of SVS SB3000 micro. Présent subs are adequate but take up lot of real estates.
A better projector or, if prices are below $10K, a 100 inches diagonal flatscreen TV.
HiFiMan HE6SE (waiting for Amir’s review)
Denon AVR X3700

 

[Beershaun]

I am OK with it (them). But desire to take it to the next level. Not yet ready to purchase the next things yet though as I need to make some decisions about what will happen where in my house once the kindergarten pod is out of our ground floor.

 

[Certainkindoffool]

I had a chance to buy a 77" LG GX for 2k(CAD$) under black friday prices, but lost out due to my wife not committing(it was through her father). So, while I was completely happy...the 65" tv that I am looking at has been bothering me for awhile.

 

[Helicopter]

I am satisfied, but never completely. I still can't listen to DSOTM in 4-channel, and my Focal Aria 948s don't have real wood veneer like the Sopras. A lot of the things I want don't even exist yet, like Sopras with wood veneer and a Kanta-style baffle, or Focal Utopia headphones that match the new Clear MG aesthetically. I was thinking about what colors might work well this morning when I brushed my teeth. And I need more and better analog meters around here.

 

[watchnerd]

I guess I could buy a Koetsu.

Just to tick off a bucket list.

 

[Somafunk]

Perfectly happy with my current basic system in sig below but after recently hearing a mates Hedd type 20 3 way actives in my room I feel a need to try a decent 3 way active that I can feasibly afford such as the Dynaudio LYD 48’s, should be a good match for electronic music at half the cost of the Hedd

 

[mkawa]

the signal path in my living room system has too much noise and resampling (tv and dsp resp). it also needs room correction (waiting until i move)

really happy with everything else.

 

[valerianf]

An audio system is a work in progress for ever.
Three major updates are waiting for:

Cross-over of the FR and FL column speakers: I have a satisfying prototype design that need to be finalized.
Original crossover was crap.

Moving to an Onkyo TX-RZ50 if the hdmi2.1 is working well and Amir test this AVR (I may have to wait for next year).

Changing my Surround amplifier for a class D small form factor without hiss (if it exists).

Overall I am very satisfied with my system.

 

[Sal1950]

I guess I could buy a Koetsu

What's that, some type of sushi dish ?