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Discussion in 'Speakers' started by uncola, Nov 23, 2016.

  1. Thad E Ginathom

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    Ahhh... acres of blue, back-lit Vu-meter porn!

    Some real room-treatment porn too. I suppose the heavy wooden slatting is intended to disperse? Or is it some sort of Helmholtz thing? I think he should have done the cubby hole too, both for looks and for sound. I'd worry about the reflections from that cupboard handle!

    But otherwise, short of pro-studio pics, this is the nicest-looking room treatment I've ever seen. Love the rug too :D
     
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    Grahad2 Red eyes from too much anime

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    For a Helmholtz resonator you need a closed vessel with an opening, those slats are WAF diffusors I think.

    That cable mess though. Eeek.
     
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    Oh yes! Being an inherently messy person, I missed that.

    (There is no such thing as cable burn in. But accumulated layers of dust make all the difference!)

    This is a beautiful room, no doubt at considerable expense, even without the cost of the hi-fi porn. The alcove has an unfinished look.

    But hey... I guess this isn't the Interior Décor Criticism thread :oops:
     
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    Then there is the bear. Maybe Big D is on to something. :)
     
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    ButtUglyJeff Stunningly beautiful IRL

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    Is this a basement remodel by chance? The first thing I noticed was the breaker panel box behind the $20k worth of McIntosh gear. I wonder if that means more or less hum?
     
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    Oh! I thought that was Big D.


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    It's an apartment.
     
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    Did it sound good?

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    It seemed to be lacking sub-bass (might that be the room's fault?), but as a whole it sounded beautiful.
     
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    Whether you consider this porn or not may depend on your color preferences. I don't have these in my possession yet, but I just saw that Jim Salk posted photos of my new Salk HT2-TL speakers in their photo gallery. It's bird's-eye maple, with (obviously) an orange dye. I like orange I guess. Seeing the photos for the first time put a smile on my face. Time to paint over the baby blue walls in my new house.
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    Uh, isn't that red?
     
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    It's a deep orange. For comparison, here's someone else's Salk Soundscape 8 speakers in curly maple with a rose-red dye:
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    Oh yeah, compared to that, it is very orange
     
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    It's a Hi-Vis orange. Time to wear hivis jackets around the house.
     
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    Looks moderately porno to me. But if it puts a smile on your face... enjoy! \/
     
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    1969 JBL Dorians with their original crossovers, potato masher horns, LE175 compression drivers and LE14A woofers. Just beautiful. They're available near me and I'm going to audition them tomorrow. NO idea how they'll sound (never tried vintage JBL) but god they're pretty.

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    WTF...looks like they have granite tops!!
     
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    Guess they'll mix drinks too!
     
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    Marble tops :)

    Has anybody heard anything like these?
     
  20. Dino

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    I was remembering speakers that doubled as end tables with tops that reminded me of the JBLs. I had to use google to refresh my memory. Ah, Empire had some of these - with marble tops. Here's one model:

    1967 Empire 4000 Cavalier Marble Top Speaker End Table
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