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Let's share diagrams (and photos) of our total physical audio system and the whole signal path, with a few words and/or links

Here is another diagram ;)

My system is way more simpler than other ones.
It is a mixed 3.2 setup (music and HC without AVR).

It was used to be 5.2 but I cannot find yet an acceptable solution for my wife in our new house for the surrounds).

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Qobuz >> iPad >> RME ADI-2 Pro >> Neumann KH120 (replace the iPad with the Kennwood DP7090 as the mood takes you).
I know, too simple for this thread.... :p
 
Keith_W said:
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(Edit) Wine varies. Tonight it was a very fine vintage of Chateau de Goon Bag.

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The cheese of the evening was Tranche de Fromage Kraft.
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Just amazing including the wine-cheese diagram! Thank you indeed for your great efforts on preparation of fantastic diagram.
I (we) can easily understand the whole of your system "at a glance".:D

This is marked as Fig. 01, and I assume and do hope you are working on preparation/drawing of Fig. 02 showing the details of your total signal path including all (or essences?) of your DSP configuration especially XO Fq, XO type, XO slopes, EQ (if any), Group Delay, Relative Gain, as well as where to control master volume, etc.?

I believe cheese would also vary day to day, right? (I myself sometimes prefer and enjoy various blue-type cheeses, with excellent Chardonnay.:D)

Edit:
If possible, could you please share the Fig. 01(rev) also in white-background jpg format?
(Since the black-character captions in png format cannot be read on black background screen representation!)
 
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AdamG said:
You are torturing us with your new Avatar. Why? It’s just not fair… :oops:
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Because you can do better, or because you can't? :)
 
dualazmak said:
Just amazing including the wine-cheese diagram! Thank you indeed for your great efforts on preparation of fantastic diagram.
I (we) can easily understand the whole of your system "at a glance".:D
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Really? The intention was to make it as complex and difficult to read as possible!

AdamG said:
You are torturing us with your new Avatar. Why? It’s just not fair… :oops:
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I have changed it back due to popular demand ;)
 
Love it!
Who needs boring old smart plugs.
 
This is how it is now, but all changes a lot as i like to mess with the various setups i have.
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DIY speakers are own design, with a Scanspeak 26W8534G00 woofer in a 77L sealed cabinet and Mark Audio Alpair 10.3 fullrange drivers in a 11.5L sealed mass damped broken bell cabinet (like the LS3/5A) with a 4th order crossover at 300Hz and a lot of eq to flatten the sound (on measurments). I'm to lazy to make prints of all that config and take pictures now as it's too warm here (+30*C and very humid) to do much.

I have more systems in my house (about 5 now) but this is already a lot of work to make and i don't have much time these days to do stuff like that.
 
Keith_W said:
Since you asked, here is Fig. 02.

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The problem with this system is the latency. I am working on a fertilizer mix to make the pot plant grow faster.
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LoL, as interlude or intermezzo!

I too shared my sequences rather seriously (by words, sorry not in diagrams) at the bottom of my post #931 on my thread...
Edit: Defect link was corrected.
I wrote there (#931);
The latest "startup/ignition sequences" and "shutdown sequences" as of June 26, 2024
Having the latest system configuration as of June 26 in 2024 shared above, I also would like to update my post #776 dated August 7 2023 on “Startup/Ignition Sequences” and “Shutdown Sequencies”.

A few of my dear ASR friends have contacted me asking about standard startup/ignition sequences and shutdown sequences in the multichannel multi-amplifier system together with JRiver MC (or Roon) and software crossover EKIO running on Windows 11 PC.

They were a little bit concerned about the maximum protection of speaker drivers from possible unexpected accidental pop damage, and I fully understand their worries even though I have the protection capacitors for midrange Beryllium-dome-squawkers (MDs), Beryllium-dome-tweeters (TWs) and metal-horn-super-tweeters (STs).

Although I daily perform these very familiar (to me) sequences almost unconsciously, I believe it would be worthwhile sharing the sequences with all of you visiting this thread.

Standard "Startup/Ignition Sequences":
01. Wake-up the AC Circuit Breaker (100V/15A if it has been shut-down)
02. Power-on the root switch of 24-port AC power strip (series of four 6-port strips)
______This automatically wakes up DIY-12-VU-Meter-Array, KORG DS-CAC-10, BEHRINGER DS2800
03. Power-on YAMAHA A-S3000 after making sure the volume is at -infinity dB (no sound)
04. Power-on ACCUPHASE E-460 after making sure the volume is at -infinity dB (no sound)
05. Power-on SONY TA-A1ES after making sure the volume is at -infinity dB (no sound)
06. Power-on YAMAHA A-S301 after making sure the volume is at -infinity dB (no sound)
07. Power-on L&R sub-woofers YAMAHA YST-SW1000 by remote controller (preset volume 13:00 O'clock, 1 p.m.)
08. Power-on OKTO DAC8PRO; make sure the volume (master gain) is less than -75 dB
09. Power-on Windows 11 Pro PC
10. Check & confirm wake-up and running of VB-AUDIO MATRIX at taskbar
11. Check & confirm wake-up and ready of DIYINHK ASIO at taskbar
12. Check & confirm all the Window's sound I/O (KERNEL, WASAPI, WMD, Mic, etc.) are muted-off
13. Launch DSP EKIO having default preset configuration
14. Launch JRiver MC (or Roon); make sure the master volume is at about 5 % (-77.5 dB)
15. Properly layout VB-AUDIO MATRIX, its Routing Grid view, JRiver MC32 and EKIO’s I/O Panel on PC monitor screen so that all the peak bar-meters can be seen/monitored (as shown in Fig.15)
16. Start playing JRiver e.g. the 6th track of my music sampler/reference playlist (piano solo)
17. Slightly volume-up JRiver to around 10 % (-55.0 dB); check the JRiver's small VU-EQ meter is properly dancing
18. Start “playing” EKIO
19. Check and confirm that all the EKIO's I/O VU meter bars and all the VB-AUDIO MATRIX Routing Grid VU meter bars are properly moving in exceptionally low gain
20. Volume-up A-S3000 to 11:55 o'clock (-18 dB)
21. Volume-up E-460 to -19.0 dB
22. Volume-up TA-A1ES to -17.0 dB
23. Volume-up A-S301 to 09:45 o'clock (ca. -19 dB)
24. Volume-up DAC8PRO to -4 dB; check to properly hear the sound in small volume
25. Carefully and slowly volume-up JRiver MC (as master volume) to usual listening volume using mouse wheel or COOIDEA USB volume controller

Standard "Shutdown Sequences":
01. Stop playing JRiver MC
02. Volume-down the "Master Volume" of JRiver MC to less than 5% (-77.5 dB)
03. Stop playing DSP EKIO
04. Volume-down OKTO DAC8PRO to -99 dB
05. Volume-down YAMAHA A-S301 to -infinity dB (no sound)
06. Volume-down SONY TA-A1ES to -infinity dB (no sound)
07. Volume-down ACCUPHASE E-460 to -infinity dB (no sound)
08. Volume-down YAMAHA A-S3000 to -infinity dB (no sound)
09. Power-off A-S301
10. Power-off TA-A1ES
11. Power-off E-460
12. Power-off A-S3000
13. Power-off L and R active sub-woofers YAMAHA YST-SW1000 by remote controller
14. Exit/Shutdown JRiver MC
15. Exit/Shutdown EKIO
16. Shutdown VB-AUDIO MATRIX
17. Shutdown Windows 11 Pro PC
18. Soft-shutdown (Mute-off) OKTO DAC8PRO by remote controller
19. Switch-off the root switch of 24-port AC power strip (series of four 6-port strips)
______This automatically shutdowns DIY-12-VU-Meter-Array, KORG DS-CAC-10, BEHRINGER DS2800
20. Down the AC Circuit Breaker (100V/15 A, if needed for prolonged shutdown; longer than a week or so)

Although these sequences may look somewhat complicated at your first glance, I usually complete the startup/ignition sequences in less than 3 minutes, and I complete the shutdown sequences in less than 1 minute. I believe you can agree with me that triggered simultaneous startup/power-on with pre-fixed audible gain/volume levels should be definitely avoided at least in my multichannel multi-amplifier audio setup.
 
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My system.

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What I like
  • The level of integration, with the smart TV as the source of all content (except for gaming)
  • The ease of use
    • anyone in my family can operate the system
    • guests can skip the DEQ and speakers and use the TV for sound which is actually very decent
  • The relative unobtrusiveness
  • The Spotify TV app experience, esp. its dark mode (photographed)
  • The DEQ
  • Overall cost - all components, except perhaps the Nintendo Switch, were very reasonably priced

Potential upgrades I'm exploring
  • Curious about the benefits of speakers that are a bit more 2024 text book
  • A volume level display would be nice
  • In its current role the DEQ is absolutely fantastic but
    • the device is big and ugly
    • smaller, more modern and powerful options exist
 
Happy to see that there are at least 3 or 4 posts with DIY speakers on this thread.
 
DIY speakers here, but designed by someone with far greater knowledge than myself. It's been almost 9 years since I bought the plans from Siegfried Linkwitz, and the LX521s still give me the wow factor.

I have a digital and analogue system, changing from one to the other by using a 16 channel patchbay.

Digital setup:

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Analogue setup:

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thegeton said:
My Desktop System
  • Intel NUC10
  • RME ADI-2-DAC FS DAC
  • Revel Concerta2 M16
  • Buckeye Amps NC252MP Amp
  • SVS SB-1000 Sub

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My "City View" System
  • KEF R3 Meta
  • U-Turn Audio Orbit Theory Turntable / Ortofon 2M Bronze
  • Buckeye Amps Purifi 1ET400A Amp
  • Schiit Freya S Preamp
  • SVS SB-1000 Pro Sub
  • Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport
  • WiiM Pro Plus
  • Schiit Mani 2 Phono Preamp

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My "Great Room" System
  • minDSP SHD
  • KEF R3 Non-Meta
  • Buckeye NC502MP Amp
  • Bluesound Node 2i
  • Emotiva Airmotiv SE12 Flex Sub
  • Yamaha CD S-300 CD Player

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My Home Theater
  • Samsung 65in OLED Curved Screen
  • Roku Ultra
  • Buckeye 6 Channel Amp (4Ch NC502MP + 2Ch NC252MP)
  • Klipsch Heresy II
  • Yamaha CX-A5000 AVENTAGE 11.2
  • Klipsch RP-450C Center Channel
  • Emotiva Airmotiv B1+ Bookshelf
  • Klipsch R-12SW Subwoofer

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I was in need of a new amp in 2018 before I found ASR and I found a local audio gear store and we visited the store and quite liked the guy who's a bit of a character and the shop has stuff from entry level to quite expensive, you likely know the kind of thing. I try to steer clear of audiophile (not my scene, man) and I think my wife had never encountered it before. Anyway, the shop keeper was showing off his wares and talked about an installation he's doing in which these, his most expensive speakers, would be in the main listening room.

Main listening room?!?!

My wife was scandalized at the decadence of that. The implications were too much for her. She hasn't forgotten either. And from time to time she pulls it out as a bitter joke. Main listening room, indeed.

But yeah, it happens.
 
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