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So I did a thing...
Component list:
The components in this system have evolved quite a bit over the past 7 or 8 months, without admittedly ever being completely dialed in. The subs were the only constant.
Speakers evolved from NHT XdS satellites on 32” Kanto stands (the stock stands are pretty but too damn short; the retainer bolt on the Kanto SP32 stands is the same size and threading as the threaded rod in the factory stands) to NHT C3 on Monoprice Monolith 32” stands to these.
Electronics started as miniDSP SHD Studio feeding a miniDSP 10x10HD over AES digital, with the 10x10HD acting as controller and DAC However, I wanted both Dirac and a 12V trigger to switch the power outlets (Panamax 4315 power box thingy with their BlueBolt CV-2 card to give individual outlet triggers and on/off delays), and the Yamaha streamer/pre free when we changed that system from separates to stereo OG HomePods. I picked C-DSP 8x12DL instead of one of their home targeted units is because it’s the only available 5+ channel speaker controller with Dirac and coax/optical digital input. Also it has higher SNR than 10x10HD, though that wasn't an issue here. It does only have RCA outs, but it can still drive the NC400s to full output because the RCA outs have ridiculous car audio output voltage. PS is an external Meanwell 12V SMPS.
This system is still not dialed in yet by any means - I recently received the Gem2's, and only last weekend dressed the speaker cables and ran them up the pedestals. (Running cables to these is a bit of a PITA, the flip side of concealing everything.) I plan to start with a Lyngdorf-style setup - speakers against the wall (the thin Gem2’s are a good match for this approach) with fairly high crossover to “boundary woofers.” As I have the time to get this system really dialed in I’ll post in that thread. I'd prefer to have the media cabinet somewhere else, but there's nowhere else in this room to put it unfortunately.
Component list:
The components in this system have evolved quite a bit over the past 7 or 8 months, without admittedly ever being completely dialed in. The subs were the only constant.
Speakers evolved from NHT XdS satellites on 32” Kanto stands (the stock stands are pretty but too damn short; the retainer bolt on the Kanto SP32 stands is the same size and threading as the threaded rod in the factory stands) to NHT C3 on Monoprice Monolith 32” stands to these.
Electronics started as miniDSP SHD Studio feeding a miniDSP 10x10HD over AES digital, with the 10x10HD acting as controller and DAC However, I wanted both Dirac and a 12V trigger to switch the power outlets (Panamax 4315 power box thingy with their BlueBolt CV-2 card to give individual outlet triggers and on/off delays), and the Yamaha streamer/pre free when we changed that system from separates to stereo OG HomePods. I picked C-DSP 8x12DL instead of one of their home targeted units is because it’s the only available 5+ channel speaker controller with Dirac and coax/optical digital input. Also it has higher SNR than 10x10HD, though that wasn't an issue here. It does only have RCA outs, but it can still drive the NC400s to full output because the RCA outs have ridiculous car audio output voltage. PS is an external Meanwell 12V SMPS.
This system is still not dialed in yet by any means - I recently received the Gem2's, and only last weekend dressed the speaker cables and ran them up the pedestals. (Running cables to these is a bit of a PITA, the flip side of concealing everything.) I plan to start with a Lyngdorf-style setup - speakers against the wall (the thin Gem2’s are a good match for this approach) with fairly high crossover to “boundary woofers.” As I have the time to get this system really dialed in I’ll post in that thread. I'd prefer to have the media cabinet somewhere else, but there's nowhere else in this room to put it unfortunately.