request you to kindly put up a few pics of your system
would like to see it
Thanks & regards
Hi MPW,
Sorry for the late reply. Here are a few pics.
It is a Stereo and 5.1 (HT) system in a 10'x15' room. The room is untreated, and is connected to my living room (separated by glass doors).
As you will see in the pics below, I have moved the speakers and listening position quite a bit away from the walls - this has helped with focus and soundstage.
Subwoofer position not final. Still trying to figure this one out!
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![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27613-5928344341c30b9e2848592a015de0ff.jpg?hash=WSg0Q0HDC5)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27614-5dc6be784ec04a1eb810be0315f22676.jpg?hash=Xca-eE7ASh)
View from my living room
![3.jpg 3.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27615-dee74cdee2f2372ff0ae1adb08acb289.jpg?hash=3udM3uLyNy)
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- There are large windows behind the listening position. Covered with curtains.
- I remove the headrest of the listening chair when doing critical listening.
- The wall to the left of the listening position has wooden panels (plywood with wood veneer, supported by a wood frame. This was done for interior design (and not acoustics)
- There are large glass doors to the right of the listening position - these are covered with roller blinds - ideally there should have been curtains, but it did not fit the interior design
![4.jpg 4.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27616-6ac0e77542d0d9b9d67be655c07de48a.jpg?hash=asDndULQ2b)
Dropdown screen (motorized). Made locally.
![5.jpg 5.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27617-132168c49c047bc891367563974edaea.jpg?hash=EyFoxJwEe8)
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There's no easy way to make this mess look nice!
![6.jpg 6.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27618-f3f5ddecdbab7ab4852ba81176a47275.jpg?hash=8_Xd7Nurer)
- Furutech NCF (rhodium) receptacles. I think they make a significant impact to the sound.
- Didn't buy the Furutech cover plates (too expensive)
- Triode Wire Labs power cords
![7.jpg 7.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27619-69a33ea173c2bec5879de1c1c7040b06.jpg?hash=aaM-oXPCvs)
- Lead-acid battery for the pre-amp.
- Have put weights on the components. Need to find a more aesthetic solution.
![8.jpg 8.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27620-1b01c373571f3b74759e1a82ee7d011a.jpg?hash=GwHDc1cfO3)
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- Isoacoustics GaiaIII footers under the Dynaudio stands
![9.jpg 9.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27621-b3b322e8d1d52e5a0693c7ddeab95747.jpg?hash=s7Mi6NHVLl)
-Sound Foundations cerabase under the amp, dac and pre
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27622-3d132230508862a83943593752f0ffab.jpg?hash=PRMiMFCIYq)
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27623-fddc3dc66414ac44a9183730581f251d.jpg?hash=_dw9xmQUrE)
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- SoundFoundations roller-blocks under the Oppo 103
- I have quite heavily modified the Oppo. Some of it was just for fun, and some actually improved the sound. A few changes I made:
-Removed the stock smps and put in a linear power supply (from Oppomod)
- Removed the analog board and the optical output (as these are not in use)
- Changed the IEC inlet to a Furutech NCF IEC
- Changed the stock wire from the IEC to the LPS (put Mundorf wire)
- Changed the stock cable from the LPS to the Digital Board (put silver plated copper)
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://www.hifivision.com/data/attachments/27/27624-ea229885e4f5781ac27bfd43cb60ca4d.jpg?hash=6iKYheT1eB)
- I think the system sounds good. I stream Netflix and Tidal for 95% of my listening/watching.
- Recently tried the SMS-200-Ultra - it added a lot of drive/clarity to the sound - so now I am thinking that a new streamer endpoint is the next step. But then it is more boxes/more cables/more tweaks. This never ends!
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Aman