Author Topic: Bedroom 2.1 System (New Update: 4/09/2014) (Read 24793 times)

simplemind · « **Reply #30 on:** Mar 14, 2014 at 11:41 AM »

bass traps bro..you can stack it behind your cabinet. same height maybe or up to the ceiling

ichimaru_kenpachi · « **Reply #31 on:** Mar 14, 2014 at 02:32 PM »

Congrats sir!anong klaseng egg crate foam ung nasa ceiling?matress foam or acoustic foam?

docelmo · « **Reply #32 on:** Mar 14, 2014 at 02:34 PM »

Congrats Sir Jick! Kelan dating nung "K"?

Hehehe ganda SQ nyan, small but terrible in a good way!
You wont believe the bass coming out of this small piano-finish BS!

Jick · « **Reply #33 on:** Mar 14, 2014 at 03:28 PM »

Quote from: simplemind on Mar 14, 2014 at 11:41 AM

bass traps bro..you can stack it behind your cabinet. same height maybe or up to the ceiling

Thanks for the advice. I will be looking to that soon!

Quote from: ichimaru_kenpachi on Mar 14, 2014 at 02:32 PM

Congrats sir!anong klaseng egg crate foam ung nasa ceiling?matress foam or acoustic foam?

It is just matress foam. For P790, I thought I'd experiment first with crude placements if it really helped room acoustics. And it did. So I changed it to real acoustic foam. Sayang naman if I throw the matress foam so I decided to put it in the ceiling. It is so badly cut using just a cutter and scissors to clean up. Good thing no one really looks at the ceiling. Here it is:

https://www.mandauefoam.ph/product/easy-comfort/

Quote from: docelmo on Mar 14, 2014 at 02:34 PM

Congrats Sir Jick! Kelan dating nung "K"?
Hehehe ganda SQ nyan, small but terrible in a good way!
You wont believe the bass coming out of this small piano-finish BS!

I'm expecting it today. I will post pictures once it is here and installed. I'm not so interested in the bass since I already have a subwoofer. I am just hoping I can integrate it seamlessly with my new speakers.

Also, the carpenter was in the house today, I had my bed "lowered" so that when I sit down in the middle, my ears will be in tweeter height.

Thanks to all for checking this out and giving your insights. They are much appreciated.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #34 on:** Mar 14, 2014 at 03:36 PM »

Nice set up. Everything well planned out. I'm sure it's quite relaxing to listen to after a hard day of work.

chao · « **Reply #35 on:** Mar 15, 2014 at 02:09 AM »

Nyc setup. Congrats bai. Thats the fun started by doin ur on. Taga cebu sad ko.

Jick · « **Reply #36 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 01:27 AM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Mar 14, 2014 at 03:36 PM

Nice set up. Everything well planned out. I'm sure it's quite relaxing to listen to after a hard day of work.

I am sure it will be relaxing. Now it is still stress setting it up and figuring out the sub settings and putting all the sound panels.

Quote from: chao on Mar 15, 2014 at 02:09 AM

Where in Cebu? What do you have in your system?
Nyc setup. Congrats bai. Thats the fun started by doin ur on. Taga cebu sad ko.

Jick · « **Reply #37 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 01:29 AM »

UPDATE 3/16/2014
-Got my new speakers - the KEF LS50! (meaning I had to return the Peachtree D4 I borrowed) Initial impression is that the Peachtree is really good in its own way but the KEF is just something else.

-Made the bed shorter so when I sit down on the bed, my ears are tweeter level. Also want it shorter so if I watch tv my legs don't get in my line of sight.

Right now I am experimenting on the optimal subwoofer settings. In the far future, I'd be looking for a preamp since I am just using the preamp section of my NAD. Perhaps a DAC Preamp like the Emotiva DC-1.

I'm also in the looking for some voltage regulators or line conditioners.

So here is my system right now:

audiojunkie · « **Reply #38 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 01:39 AM »

Congrats...

Very Nice & Neat setup...!

mykel18 · « **Reply #39 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 06:43 AM »

Where did you buy the acoustic panel behind the speaker? Btw, good choice of speaker bro.

redstarrising · « **Reply #40 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 07:56 AM »

Nice set up

n o l · « **Reply #41 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 08:18 AM »

looking good bai!

jh@meeh · « **Reply #42 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 08:43 AM »

Kef LS50....nice!

synchro_01 · « **Reply #43 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 08:45 AM »

Nice choice in speakers and sub. Been dreaming of that combo for a long time now. Congratulations and enjoy.

shoktongxxx · « **Reply #44 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 09:07 AM »

ang linis ng set-up, congrats sir.

Oldboyracer · « **Reply #45 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 04:12 PM »

The LS50's are a great choice, congrats sir.

Jick · « **Reply #46 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 06:55 PM »

Thanks to everyone for the kind words.

Part of this madness is in tuning it the right way. My room dimensions always had a bump in the 40 Hz to 50 Hz range and the SPL meter proved that. So I measured everything using Stereophile test tone from test cd#2, applied the correction/calibration values and tried to find the best bass response.

The nice thing about the LS50 is the port plugs. It's not just sealed and non-sealed. There is an option where you get the middle part out of the port plug so it is still hollow like a donut. I found that worked best with my setup. Right now I am using that way of plugging the port with the sub set at level 3 and crossover at the 23rd spot. I lose a bit of the low end 30Hz and below, but it will still be there and I will have a relatively flat frequency response across the board. I put it all in excel file.

It's a good thing I ended up with the KEF's because it is the only speaker I know whose port plugs have 2 settings so there is added versatility. MY initial impressions are that they are good, but that is something I need to post in the appropriate forum.

Next mission: Nice voltage regulators, and long term "want" (and not a "need") would be a nice pre-amp dac.

Jick · « **Reply #47 on:** Mar 16, 2014 at 06:56 PM »

Quote from: mykel18 on Mar 16, 2014 at 06:43 AM

Where did you buy the acoustic panel behind the speaker? Btw, good choice of speaker bro.

I got it from a local foam supplier who also happened to have acoustic foams. I just had it cut to my preferred sizes. I installed it using back to back 3M tape.

chao · « **Reply #48 on:** Mar 17, 2014 at 08:46 AM »

Taga banawa ra ko sir. Wow, love to hear this speaker. Simple ventage setup lang ako sir jick more on Ht po ako. Congrats bai sa kef.

mikeer2002ph · « **Reply #49 on:** Mar 17, 2014 at 04:57 PM »

Welcome to the gallery!

Sarap naman nyang LS50s.

Heard it paired with an MF integrated at AVX in Harisson Plaza. For something dimunitive it sounds really big yet nimble.

I always had a soft spot for KEF's Uni-Q systems ever since listening to the old school Q50s of our neighbor in Pasay, then when they upgraded to the KEF XQ10s.

Drivers of the LS50s are at the same league as that on the Blade which is ranked up there in high heavens.

deo · « **Reply #50 on:** Mar 18, 2014 at 02:27 PM »

Well chosen ang mga gears! nice setup! congrats!

Jick · « **Reply #51 on:** Mar 19, 2014 at 10:26 AM »

Again thanks for the comments. I am really enjoying the sound of this, having dialed in the sub settings.

From the usual pop/rock music I listen to, I have found myself getting more diverse trying out some jazz and dance/club music. The speakers don't sound fatiguing at all.

Also have to add that my speaker stands are Sabre WS at 75cm or 30 inches. I love the fact that you can do cable management on these speaker stands - meaning putting the cables inside to keep it neat and tidy. But because of the hole in the bottom for the speaker cables, I am not sure if you can still fill this up with sand.

My AV Rack is Sabre Nautilus which also has it's own cable management system.

Really liking the sound of this, that I don't really have any urge at the moment to change my integrated amp (NAD C340 that's I'm using as a preamp) to a preamp or DAC/preamp.

javauser · « **Reply #52 on:** Mar 21, 2014 at 10:28 PM »

Congrats on the LS50s. Try listening to r500 naman. :-)

Jick · « **Reply #53 on:** Mar 22, 2014 at 09:43 PM »

Quote from: javauser on Mar 21, 2014 at 10:28 PM

Congrats on the LS50s. Try listening to r500 naman. :-)

Might be difficult to find an R500 here in Cebu. Maybe if you come over, or if I visit there.

I'm more of a 2-channel guy so not so into HT. Your system is great though!

Jick · « **Reply #54 on:** Apr 09, 2014 at 11:09 PM »

*** UPDATE 4/9/2014 **********

I just added a Precision Voltage Regulator. I think the digital display makes it look cool. But it is also really big and heavy. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but compared to early on - I removed the silver aluminum accents on my amplifier.

audiojunkie · « **Reply #55 on:** Apr 10, 2014 at 03:29 AM »

Great pics & gears...

Any effect on amp w/out side face silver accent?

n o l · « **Reply #56 on:** Apr 10, 2014 at 09:16 AM »

Quote from: Jick on Apr 09, 2014 at 11:09 PM

*** UPDATE 4/9/2014 **********

I just added a Precision Voltage Regulator. I think the digital display makes it look cool. But it is also really big and heavy. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but compared to early on - I removed the silver aluminum accents on my amplifier.

nice! where did you buy the imarflex AVR and the diffuser behind the speaker? kindly pm the price.

Jick · « **Reply #57 on:** Apr 10, 2014 at 09:36 AM »

Quote from: audiojunkie on Apr 10, 2014 at 03:29 AM

Great pics & gears...

Any effect on amp w/out side face silver accent?

Only effect is that it looks nicer to my eyes.

Jick · « **Reply #58 on:** Apr 10, 2014 at 09:38 AM »

Quote from: nolax on Apr 10, 2014 at 09:16 AM

nice! where did you buy the imarflex AVR and the diffuser behind the speaker? kindly pm the price.

Imarflex AVR from Classic Hi Fi in Ayala Cebu. They don't stock it so they had to special order it. Same price as what is advertised here.

The acoustic sound panels behind the speaker are from Dewfoam - AS Fortuna branch. Just visit them or give them a call. It is called "Sonore Acoustic Foam."

Hope this helps.

Superman · « **Reply #59 on:** Apr 10, 2014 at 11:42 AM »

Quote from: Jick on Apr 10, 2014 at 09:38 AM

Imarflex AVR from Classic Hi Fi in Ayala Cebu. They don't stock it so they had to special order it. Same price as what is advertised here.

The acoustic sound panels behind the speaker are from Dewfoam - AS Fortuna branch. Just visit them or give them a call. It is called "Sonore Acoustic Foam."

Hope this helps.

Hi!

I am currently in Cebu for a business meeting. What area in Ayala Center is Classic HiFi located? Thanks and regards!