I Made a video for YouTube of my system as it currently sits.... only piece I'm waiting for is the Accuphase DG-68 Voicing Room EQ...
Here’s my current setup:
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I know the positioning of the speakers is far from ideal, but that’s the only way it could be done in our living room .
These are IKEA office cupboards from around 2011, now discontinued. The lower cupboards are used to store my LPs.
A close -up of the Nubert noPro X8000RC:
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And this is how it looks with the covers on:View attachment 99222
It’s a Danish stove. We don’t use it all that often, and I cover the speaker when we do, but the heat doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem (the TV doesn’t get warm at all).What's that hiding the speaker on the right? Fireplace, stove?
Hi @Sal1950 , thanks for your reply, it’s appreciated. Unfortunately, what you can’t easily see is the air return vent from the HVAC system, situated right below the tall cabinet. In fact, you can see the aluminium grating in the close-up picture. Having the speaker stand on the grating would, I presume, be far worse for the sound quality.@StefaanE Could I make a little suggestion, reverse the position of the Monitor + speakers with the tall cabinet. Put the tall cabinet in the right corner and that would leave the left speaker next to the doorway, then the Monitor, then the right speakers. Plus pull the speakers forward a bit till they're even with or just forward of the cabinet fronts to open up the radiation area to their sides.
Just a suggestion as I couldn't see anything stopping that arrangement and it appears as one that would offer a better radiation pattern (soundstage) for the system.
Actually, it vents into a chimney, which has to be swept from time to time, depending on how often the stove is used. Since I got my new Nuberts, I'm loath to light the stove, but the previous speaker (Infinity Primus 360) never got even hand warm in that position, so I'm probably overreacting. They are the most expensive sound equipment I ever bought, so rather safe than sorry.I wondered what that was.
But does the stove just vent through the wall? It must burn really clean, I suppose that's what they perfected. ...Whole thing is interesting.
Or a barrel braai . In the top compartment of the stove one can make very nice pizzas -- it has a stone that accumulates heat and a separate door.I suppose it's very different to burning leaves in the yard. And iirc, Austria produces a lot of its electricity by wood burning.
Hi @Sal1950 , thanks for your reply, it’s appreciated. Unfortunately, what you can’t easily see is the air return vent from the HVAC system, situated right below the tall cabinet. In fact, you can see the aluminium grating in the close-up picture. Having the speaker stand on the grating would, I presume, be far worse for the sound quality.
You don’t argue with the HVAC . It’s a big hole with an aluminium grating, leading to a duct sucking in the return air. I am not putting a speaker on the grating, so the tall cabinet straddling the grate is the best use of the floorspace I could come up with. I looked around but haven’t found a better cabinet.I vote for speaker placement first.
Then the furniture/WAF aso.
Main system
Sources
Goldmund Reference turntable T3f arm and Ortofon A90 cartridge
Goldmund Mimesis 36+ CD transport
Lynx Theta FM tuner (actually a Magnum Dynalab board in a Lynx case)
Occasional Qobuz, iTunes or Audirvana
Amp
Devialet Original d'Atelier
Speakers
Goldmund Epilog 1&2
Alternative:
Sources
Original Da Vinci CD player
Audirvana from iMac
Amp
Job INTegrated or Classic 16.0
Speakers
Tune Audio Anima
Study
source
iMac Pro
Amp
NAD 3020
Speakers
Proac EBS
or RME ADI 2 Pro
AKG Q701, Verum 1, ZMF Eikon 'phones
Bedroom
Source
Resolution Audio Cantata
Amps
Nuforce 9se
speakers
Yamaha NS1000M
It's up to you. No you wouldn't want to block your cold air return vent but the would be no problem in diverting it. If you built a speaker stand frame about 12" high out of 2x4 and covered the visible 3 sides with black faberic that should be enough air volume to cause no restriction. Just measure the bottom of your speaker and figure the volume in square inchs width x depth. The measure the size of a 3 open sides, and compare the volume.You don’t argue with the HVAC . It’s a big hole with an aluminium grating, leading to a duct sucking in the return air. I am not putting a speaker on the grating, so the tall cabinet straddling the grate is the best use of the floorspace I could come up with. I looked around but haven’t found a better cabinet.
No.I guess that you don't change your gear every 6 months, do you ?
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