Post your latest AV purchase(s)......
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Looking forward to some feedback on this piece......
Trembling with joy?
This pic lends an air of mystery to the actual product which looks like some cheap DIY cables
No, that’s a 3D image; check with a 3D glass
Yelamanchili manohar
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Iam finally home and spent half a day plugging it all in
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Wow! That’s an impressive audio …., mountainIam finally home and spent half a day plugging it all in
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Wow ! On a lighter note, it looks like a complicated machine room with all the cables and components of a strictly classified project as seen in scifi movies.
Congrats Mano on your painstaking journey of acquiring the components. It sure must be sounding great.
Congrats Mano on your painstaking journey of acquiring the components. It sure must be sounding great.
heliumflight
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Looks like a million dollar system.Iam finally home and spent half a day plugging it all in
rwnano
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What's the speakers please?Iam finally home and spent half a day plugging it all in
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Yelamanchili manohar
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Thanks a ton Nitin, and @heliumflight @Analogous @joell ....much appreciated your kind words. To be honest, the system was sounding lovely till jan this year. And in my zeal to make it even better, I concentrated more on network isolation, and I think the newest additions have taken it in a direction not to my exact liking
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Yelamanchili manohar
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Hi
My speakers are DIY built by Mr.Hari Iyer of our forum. I have other speakers too from PMC, Kef and Qacoustics, but I prefer his to everything else by a very wide margin
Somewhat like preparing a gourmet meal!Thanks a ton Nitin, and @heliumflight @Analogous @joell ....much appreciated your kind words. To be honest, the system was sounding lovely till jan this year. And in my zeal to make it even better, I concentrated more on network isolation, and I think the newest additions have taken it in a direction not to my exact liking
One ingredient that doesn’t fit or is too much changes the character of the dish?
How did you end up choosing your speakers?
rwnano
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Do describe the diy speakers in detail please...drivers, design etc...?Hi
My speakers are DIY built by Mr.Hari Iyer of our forum. I have other speakers too from PMC, Kef and Qacoustics, but I prefer his to everything else by a very wide margin
that’s what I meant to ask too…
Yelamanchili manohar
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Thanks @rwnano and @Analogous . I only knew the sound signature I wanted. Which was a lush and forgiving voicing with the details intact. And another requirement was that the speakers had to be transmission lines, as my previous speakers were the PMC Twenty 26, which are also transmission line designs. Iam not exactly a sound technology expert, but the PMC's had the best timing, imaging and speed I've ever heard. It's bass still remains a benchmark for me. But being neutral and leaning towards the lean side, they were'nt the best suited to 80's music which was mixed bright. But nothing beats them at fast electronic music like EDM etc.
So started the hunt for new speakers with more body to the sound, since I knew the exact sound I wanted, @prem suggested I go the DIY route, and suggested @Hari Iyer sir of our forum to approach. So that is how the entire build got started. The main goal was a very efficient speaker, capable of being run with modest tube amps, detailed, but full bodied sound, with immense scale, very deep bass, and absolutely no brightness. Another requirement was to have binding posts for each driver with direct access, so I could go active by passing the crossover when required. The driver selection was left to Hari sir as was the cabinet design, as I had absolutely no clue about them. And the speakers are everything I hoped for and wanted. It's been 7 years with them, and Iam still happy with them. Over this period the sources and amplification have changed quite a bit, and the speakers have kept apace scaling up with the improving sources. I dont think I will ever buy another commercial speaker again, except the Qacoustics concept 500's to replace my ageing Concept 40's in the living room HT system. But my main speakers in the core 2 channel system will always be DIY
rwnano
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Many congratulations on your way. Transmission lines are complex but have excellent bass. What brands drivers are there in the diy speakers please?Thanks @rwnano and @Analogous . I only knew the sound signature I wanted. Which was a lush and forgiving voicing with the details intact. And another requirement was that the speakers had to be transmission lines, as my previous speakers were the PMC Twenty 26, which are also transmission line designs. Iam not exactly a sound technology expert, but the PMC's had the best timing, imaging and speed I've ever heard. It's bass still remains a benchmark for me. But being neutral and leaning towards the lean side, they were'nt the best suited to 80's music which was mixed bright. But nothing beats them at fast electronic music like EDM etc.
So started the hunt for new speakers with more body to the sound, since I knew the exact sound I wanted, @prem suggested I go the DIY route, and suggested @Hari Iyer sir of our forum to approach. So that is how the entire build got started. The main goal was a very efficient speaker, capable of being run with modest tube amps, detailed, but full bodied sound, with immense scale, very deep bass, and absolutely no brightness. Another requirement was to have binding posts for each driver with direct access, so I could go active by passing the crossover when required. The driver selection was left to Hari sir as was the cabinet design, as I had absolutely no clue about them. And the speakers are everything I hoped for and wanted. It's been 7 years with them, and Iam still happy with them. Over this period the sources and amplification have changed quite a bit, and the speakers have kept apace scaling up with the improving sources. I dont think I will ever buy another commercial speaker again, except the Qacoustics concept 500's to replace my ageing Concept 40's in the living room HT system. But my main speakers in the core 2 channel system will always be DIY
Thank you. It makes perfect sense now.Thanks @rwnano and @Analogous . I only knew the sound signature I wanted. Which was a lush and forgiving voicing with the details intact. And another requirement was that the speakers had to be transmission lines, as my previous speakers were the PMC Twenty 26, which are also transmission line designs. Iam not exactly a sound technology expert, but the PMC's had the best timing, imaging and speed I've ever heard. It's bass still remains a benchmark for me. But being neutral and leaning towards the lean side, they were'nt the best suited to 80's music which was mixed bright. But nothing beats them at fast electronic music like EDM etc.
So started the hunt for new speakers with more body to the sound, since I knew the exact sound I wanted, @prem suggested I go the DIY route, and suggested @Hari Iyer sir of our forum to approach. So that is how the entire build got started. The main goal was a very efficient speaker, capable of being run with modest tube amps, detailed, but full bodied sound, with immense scale, very deep bass, and absolutely no brightness. Another requirement was to have binding posts for each driver with direct access, so I could go active by passing the crossover when required. The driver selection was left to Hari sir as was the cabinet design, as I had absolutely no clue about them. And the speakers are everything I hoped for and wanted. It's been 7 years with them, and Iam still happy with them. Over this period the sources and amplification have changed quite a bit, and the speakers have kept apace scaling up with the improving sources. I dont think I will ever buy another commercial speaker again, except the Qacoustics concept 500's to replace my ageing Concept 40's in the living room HT system. But my main speakers in the core 2 channel system will always be DIY
A beautiful, well-constructed speaker with class-leading soundstage, imaging and bass that is fast, deep, and precise.
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