Description

Dedicated 2 channel mid-sized listening room converted from a spare bedroom. 90% of the acoustic treatment is made with cedar and pine as fun DIY projects built over the past 5 years.

Front, rear and one of the side walls have DIY sound diffusers based on Tim Perry's (Arqen) fractal designs (http://arqen.com/sound-diffusers/).

Ceiling above listening position treated with DIY two-dimensional QRD diffuser.

Ceiling in the front of the room is angled to minimize parallel surface areas and front side walls covered with standard 48x24x2 absorbing panels to eliminate flutter echo.

Floor is covered with regular carpet, but I use wool rug in the listening position to minimize 1st reflections coming from the floor.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 11’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Transparent Audio Opus Gen 5 Power Cords
    Supplying power from Synergistic Research Purple Duplexes to Shunyata Research Hydra Delta Power Conditioners (D6)
    • Lumin L1 Network Attached Storage
    Powered by Lumin U1 Power Supply using Audio Sensibility Signature DC Cable (OCC Silver) and Synergistic Research Foundation FX 12AWG power cable
    • Transparent Audio Reference XL Power Cords
    Supplying power from Shunyata Research Hydra Delta Power Conditioners (D6) to:
    - REL S/510 Subwoofers;
    - Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF;
    - 2 Farad Power Supplies connected in parallel to Lumin L1 Streamer
    • Neat Acoustics Ultimatum XL6
    • REL Acoustics S/510 Subwoofers
    • Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF
    • Shunyata Research Hydra Delta Power Conditioners (D6)
    • Farad Power Supplies Super3
    One 19V Super 3 for Netgear Nighthawk Router;
    One 12V Super 3 for Netgear Nighthawk Cable Modem;
    Two 12V Super 3 running in parallel on Lumin U1 Streamer.
    • Synergistic Research Purple Fuses
    Various Amp ratings, used on:
    - REL S/510 Subwoofers;
    - 3 Farad Super 3 Power Supplies;
    - Nagra Classic Amp
    - Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF
    - Synergistic Research Galileo SX Ground Block
    - Lumin U1 Power Supply
    • Synergistic Research Purple Duplexes
    • Dynamique Audio Celestial 2 Power Cable
    • Dynamique Audio Apex AES/EBU Digital Interconnect
    • Dynamique Audio Zenith 2 XLR Analogue Interconnects
    • Dynamique Audio Zenith 2 Speaker Cables (2 pairs for full bi-wire)
    • Critical Mass Systems Center Stage2M Footers
    - 0.8s installed under Lumin U1 Streamer, Nagra Tube DAC and Nagra Classic Preamp
    - 1.5s installed under Nagra Classic PSU.
    • Nagra Classic VFS (Vibration Free System for AMP and for Source)
    • Solid Tech Rack of Silence 1 Reference
    • Solid Tech Feet of Silence
    Installed under Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF
    • Solid Tech Discs of Silence
    Installed under:
    - All 5 Pangea Audio Vulcan Audio Racks used for components and subwoofers;
    - Solid Tech Rack of Silence 1 Reference
    • Solid Tech Isoblack
    Installed under Lumin U1 Power Supply
    • IsoAcoustics GAIA III Speaker Isolators & Carpet Spikes
    • Shunyata Research DFSS Dark Field Suspension System
    • AudioQuest Fog Lifters
    • Cable Elevator Ceramic Cable Elevators
    • Shunyata Research Dark Field Minis
    • Synergistic Research Atmosphere SX Rel Spec Subwoofer Cables
    • Pangea Audio Vulcan Audio Racks
    • OPPO BDP-105D Multi-Format Disc Player
    • DIY Sound Diffusers
    Various types of Fractal and QRD Diffusers
    • Nagra Classic Amp
    • Nagra Classic Preamp
    • LUMIN U1
    Power supplied by 2 separate Farad Super 3 Power Supplies in parallel, using Farad's inverse Level 2 Silver Split Cable, GX16-4 to 5.5/2.5 + 5.5/2.5 mm connector
    • Marantz SA-1 SACD Player
    • Nagra Tube DAC
    • Critical Mass Systems Center Stage 2 Footers
    - 1.0s installed under Marantz SA-1 SACD Player
    - 1.5s (2 units) installed under Lumin L1 Network Attached Storage
     - 1.5s installed under Nagra Classic Amp
    • Shunyata Research Omega USB Cable
    • Synergistic Research Foundation FX 12AWG
    Used on Lumin U1 Power Supply
    • Ifi iPower Elite Power Supply (15V)
    Used for TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point
    • Synergistic Research Atmosphere SX Euphoria Digital Interconnect (SPDIF)
    • Audio Sensibility Signature DC Cable (OCC Silver)
    • Shunyata Research Omega Ethernet Cables
    One cable installed between TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point and Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF and a second between the Switch and the Lumin U1
    • Synergistic Research Galileo SX Ground Block
    • TP-Link AC-1200
    Wireless Gigabit Access Point
    • Netgear CM2000
    Netgear Nighthawk Multi-Gig Cable Modem with upgraded power supply
    • Synergistic Research High Definition SX Ground Cables
    HD Ground Cables for all components of the system
    • Netgear AX11000
    Netgear Nighthawk AX11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router with upgraded power supply
    • Synergistic Research Master Fuse
    Installed on Nagra Classic PSU supplying power to Nagra Tube DAC and Nagra Classic Preamp
    • Nagra Classic PSU
    Supplying power to Nagra Tube DAC and Nagra Classic Preamp.
    • Farad Power Supplies Inverse Level 2 Silver Split Cable, GX16-4 to 5.5/2.5 + 5.5/2.5 mm connector
    • Shunyata Research Sigma Ethernet Cables
    One cable between the Netgear Cable Modem and Netgear Router;
    One cable between the SR Ethernet Switch UEF and the Lumin L1 NAS

Comments 2

Owner
Thank you for the compliment toro3. :) I don't post much, so I believe that's why it stays under the radar...

kellerjr01

In the world of Virtual Systems on Audiogon, I’m astonished this system only has 330 views over the course of the past two years. Favorited months ago and something to strive for, especially in respect to DIY room treatments/diffusion. Great pics as well!

toro3

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