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Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« on: April 25, 2012, 01:15:44 PM »
The stereos have changed a bit. In the Living room I put a pair of Energy Reference 22 Pro speakers powered by the old Bryston 3B. I also moved the Carver TFM 35x to that cabinet for zone 2 powering my outdoor speakers.
In the "den" I had an old Telefunken console that was starting to sag under the weight. It was replaced today by a Scott console cabinet. Tommy and I picked up the cabinet the other night, and it was in so/so condition. I sanded down the to, removing the old varnish and water stains, and re-stained it with a medium oak and it looks pretty nice. I also did some demo on the inside to make room for my components, and put a sturdy shelf in using 2x8s. The turntable being used is my back-up (Yamaha YP-211). The preamp is a new acquisition (Sound Valves VTP-100).
Boredom brings pics...




I am confident that an SL-1200 is capable of outperforming turntables of much higher expense with minor modification.

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2012, 06:56:38 PM »
Looks good Ed!

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2012, 08:54:30 PM »
Outstanding looking set up Ed!  Congrats!!
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2012, 08:22:19 AM »
NICE!!!  ;)
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2012, 09:02:56 AM »
Thanks guys!
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2012, 04:14:06 PM »
I just love those Energy speakers you have.  Nice job Ed!
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2012, 04:54:15 PM »
Ed .... Looks Great.  Hope it sounds as good as it looks!

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2012, 07:59:20 PM »
I love those Big A$$ meters.

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2012, 11:05:59 PM »
Thanks again folks. Zoot... Meters make me happy...
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2012, 12:32:13 AM »
Everything looks good, Ed! I'll make it out there after the semester ends in a few weeks.

The meters, oh the meters, and how they light up a white living room. :) :)

Ed, are the surrounds on the 2-way's woofers "inverted"?

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2012, 09:23:33 AM »
SD, yes, they are inverted. They are also hand stitched and, I'm assuming, glued to the cone. Anytime you want to stop by, just let me know.
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2012, 12:16:32 PM »
Ed,
very nice setup(s)...  Enjoy your labor!   :)

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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2012, 05:51:21 PM »
Very nice, it's fun when everything is moved, almost like a new system. How do you like the Sound Valves  Pre?
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Re: Changes have been made. Must present new photos
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2012, 06:16:49 PM »
Very nice, it's fun when everything is moved, almost like a new system. How do you like the Sound Valves  Pre?

I like it a lot so far. I'm excited to get my turntable back to try out the phono section.
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