Going to share my comparatively underpowered setup
I have a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, feeding a ChannelIslands D100 mono block (bought in 2009 because I wanted to hear UcD modules) feeding a single Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE that I used as a center channel in my living room until recently.
SoundStage on the mac with a low frequency EQ profile for my corner-placed speaker, generated using REW and a UMIK-1 (getting a clue thanks to ASR!)
Yes, it's a *mono* setting, which is fine for what I want: good audio for my Zoom calls, and low-volume music to relax during work.
I get a kick that with the addition of the DAC, I was able to give a new life to the mono-block and the center speaker.
For the non-Audio part of my setup I have a few of things I discovered recently and highly recommend:
- A split keyboard. I tried for the first time this year, and now using a regular keyboard seems uncivilized.
- A KVM switch so the same keyboard and mouse feed my mac mini and my work laptop (I have the fortune of working from home (software dev.))
- A Rode USB mic, as I do a lot of Zoom, and am always so grateful when listening to colleagues who have better-than-the-laptop's mics.
- The print is a framed "Sky Toucher" from the highly enjoyable "Thing Explainer" by "@xkcd"
I have a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, feeding a ChannelIslands D100 mono block (bought in 2009 because I wanted to hear UcD modules) feeding a single Ascend Acoustics CBM-170SE that I used as a center channel in my living room until recently.
SoundStage on the mac with a low frequency EQ profile for my corner-placed speaker, generated using REW and a UMIK-1 (getting a clue thanks to ASR!)
Yes, it's a *mono* setting, which is fine for what I want: good audio for my Zoom calls, and low-volume music to relax during work.
I get a kick that with the addition of the DAC, I was able to give a new life to the mono-block and the center speaker.
For the non-Audio part of my setup I have a few of things I discovered recently and highly recommend:
- A split keyboard. I tried for the first time this year, and now using a regular keyboard seems uncivilized.
- A KVM switch so the same keyboard and mouse feed my mac mini and my work laptop (I have the fortune of working from home (software dev.))
- A Rode USB mic, as I do a lot of Zoom, and am always so grateful when listening to colleagues who have better-than-the-laptop's mics.
- The print is a framed "Sky Toucher" from the highly enjoyable "Thing Explainer" by "@xkcd"
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