Description

A balance of high fidelity and useable family room.
This is my slowly evolving audio system over more than 30 years.
I'm very happy with the sound.
I have equal amounts of vinyl records and CD's but much prefer listening to vinyl.
IMO, the best bang for the buck for improving the sound was:
1) Purchasing acoustical treatments- ASC Tube Traps
2) Upgrading turntable/cartridge to VPI/Lyra
3) Using Room EQ Wizard (REW) software to optimize speaker and listening position. This software is free!
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Room Details

Dimensions: 18’ × 25’  Large
Ceiling: 9’


Components Toggle details

    • Harbeth Monitor 30.1
    Left and Right Speakers. Sound Anchor Stands
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) cdmc-se
    Center Channel Speaker
    • REL Storm mkIII
    Left And Right Subwoofers
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) CCM-80
    In Ceiling Surround Speakers (right and left)
    • Classe Audio CA-3200
    Power Amplifier 200 watts x 3 Channels (left, right and center speaker)
    • VPI Industries Classic 1
    Turntable with JMW 10.5 Tonearm and VPI cable
    • Lyra Delos
    Cartridge
    • Soundsmith MCP-2
    Moving Coil Phono Preamp
    • OPPO UDP- 205
    Universal Player
    • Classe Audio SSP-300
    Preamplifier
    • Classe Audio CAV-75
    Power Amplifier 75watts per channel (left, right surround speaker)
    • Kimber Kable PBJ
    Interconnects
    • Kimber Kable 8TC
    Speaker Cable
    • ASC (Acoustic Sciences Corporation) Iso Thermal Tube Trap
    16 inch diameter 48 inch high Tube Traps x 4
    • TimberNation Audio Racks
    Solid Wood

Comments 11

Owner
Thanks for the nice words!

gunther11

Thats a nice set-up!  Many things to like about it from the comfy looking couch, to the pool table to the record collection...  I love the sound of Harbeth and Classe was my first high end equipment so I’ll always have a soft spot for Classe.

b_limo

Very nice room. Clean setup. I bet the sound is awesome.
Pool table on the side, now we are talking!
Great combination. 

dougsat

Wow that's a big vinyl collection makes mine look weak lol.

gguy767

Very nice system and the room too.  I am impressed with the record collection you have. Enjoy!

highend64

Owner
Thanks. I have been very happy with the reliability of Classe amps. My Classe CAV-75 is still going strong after 20 years and so is my SSP-30 preamp, which I upgraded to the SSP-300.

gunther11

It's always nice for me to Classe products in use...fantastic. Very nice Harbeths too.

mjcmt

Owner
Thanks for the nice words!

gunther11

Lovely system. Great music library. Wonderful audiophile dog.

opera1

Nice looking system super comfy looking room and great record collection!

jond

I am impressed most by your record/vinyl collection.  Wow!

shosugi

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