Description

This is called my "2nd Go-Around" because I'm re-doing the whole room and much of the system after a fire in the Man Cave. I'm still re-building the system. Right now I have lots of ways to compare the sound of configurations; switching between tube and SS amp, horn and electrostatic speakers, and three DACs.

As you can see, I re-created the shutter wall that covers the silver insulation tacked to the cinder block (and yes, there are lights behind the shutters, again). Because it's a basement I wanted to avoid water absorbing materials, I covered the walls with the white back-side of used billboard vinyl that is simply hanging from the ceiling. The ceiling is not a solid flat surface, but has holes going up to rock wool and joists. All of this means the room is the opposite of being 'live'.
    
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Room Details

Dimensions: 20’ × 14’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Audio Valve Baldur 200 Limited Edition
    • Parasound A21
    • Horn Shoppe The Truth Preamplifier
    • AudioKinesis Rhythm Prism
    These wonderful infinitely tune-able speakers are still playing after being in the room during the fire. I wonder if they sound good because they have undergone 'cryogenic treatment' but just in the opposite way than done normally; with heat instead of cold.
    • Janszen Loudspeaker Valentina zA2.1
    Electrostatic hybrid with two passive woofers
    • Logitech Transporter modified
    Connected to router through ethernet cable
    • Resolution Audio Cantata
    • Benchmark DAC 1 modified by Empirical Audio

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Sorry to hear about your fire but great looking system! Those are some big badass looking amps and cool speakers. And nice job on the shutter wall!

jond