Audio Altar | Virtual Listening Room

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This is my humble listening room where I spend many hours before the Audio Altar. I have made my own acoustic room treatments from DuctBoard. The same thing as Corning rigid fibreglass but it has a black finish already on it. I done the whole room for $150. That included the 6inch bass traps in the corner and there's two treatments behind the curtains. After the room treatments where added the imaging was increadible. It was the best improvement I've ever heard. I didn't know that room treatments could make such a huge difference. I've also run a dedicated power supply for my CD player. The depth and width of the stage grew quite alot after that. So far I've been blessed with this system and with a friend that is an audiophile guru and bring over ICs and power cords to test out. It has so far saved me alot of time and money with searching for the right upgrades. I hope you enjoy the photos. zmanastronomy

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- Custom 2024 Tripath
No expense was spared in the building of this amp.
24v battery power, Cardas binding posts, Fururtech RCA inputs. Very lively and neutral.
- PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC
I've heard DSD for the first time without resampling on my system today with this DAC.
Sounds a lot better than I expected.
- JW Audio Cryo Nova
These are a great upgrade to my system.
- JW Audio Reference
These are a great improvement in my system.
- JW Audio The Rock
I built this rack myself. It turned out much better than I expected.
- Gallo TR3d
The Gallo sub is one of the only subs that can sound better than a floor standing speaker. It is so fast and clean, it's hard to make it sound bad. Integration with stand mounted speakers is too easy.
- Elrod EPS-2 Signature
I now have 4 Elrod signature PC's in my system. They have done wonders to my system.
- Signal Transformer DU-2 (2000va)
I have this isolation transformer wired in balanced mode. The noise floor droped considerably.
I built this box to hide it.
- Signal Transformer DU-5 (5KVA)
I've added a second balanced transformer to my system. It's for my amp. Words can't describe the improvement it made. I am stunned.
- William Schaefer Audio Design 4 column
This is one very heavy duty stand. Filled with lead and sand, they weigh in at 105lbs each.
- My Room Treatments
Finnaly there's the treated room. THE biggest sonic upgrade I ever made. I didn't realize what I was missing until I added treatments. The imaging got so good I couldn't believe what I was hearing. If you've got a mega bucks system and don't have a treated room you're only tapping into 50% of the systems potential. I'm glad I took the step and treated my room. My meager system sounds the best it can now. I hope you enjoy the system photos and my attempt to write something. Thanks. zman
- PorterPort Cryo treated AC outlet
I use a dedicated AC line with a a PorterPort that Albert sent to me from Here at AG. The improvments in my system was a great leap forward. Without this outlet, I could have never accomplished what I have.
- Custom LDR Tortuga
Wonderfully transparent.
- Sonus Faber Venere
I just bought these based on reviews and I am very glad I did.
They sound as good as they look. They didn't overwhelm my small room either. I've learned that front ported speakers are much better for a small room than rear ported.
- Fanless PC for Server
I've taken the plunge into Computer Audio. I'm running JRiver on my PC and have about 6tb of music to enjoy.

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Would like to hear your feedback on the PS DSD DAC. I am starting to look into a DAC and considered the PS and the Chord, since they are FPGA based. I have looked at the Sonus Faber series for upgrading my current loudspeakers. I am looking at a loudspeaker that would go at least 30Hz. With not many dealers around, user feedback is important to me. I did attend the AXPONA last year. But nothing beats a good dealer demo or in-home demo.

milpai March 01, 2016 18:17

Zman,

What do you think about the bass on the Sonus? Room looks awesome, as always.

milpai February 29, 2016 21:45

I love this hobby and the choices that each of us has. I had auditioned a Triangle floorstander at Audio Vision SF and for me it was "too forward". At the same time, they made me listen to Dali Euphonia. I loved the Dalis, but they were completely out of my budget.
Congratulations on the Triangle Comete ES 25th Anniversary Limited Edition speaker!!

milpai September 28, 2011 19:15

Was visiting your system again as I was looking for indeas on room treatment. In the pic "1315670087.jpg" (first pic on your page) I see a pair of speakers on the floor, on the right side. Are those the Quad 11/12s?

milpai September 22, 2011 16:39

Thanks for letting me know about the speaker stands. How much did it cost you to make the speaker stands? I am not as good with tools as you are. I think you are ready to start your own audio accessories firm :-))

milpai March 30, 2010 01:16

Very nicely setup room. I like the clean looks. Your info on room treatment is precious. It needs a separate thread on audiogon. I am interested on the stands beneath the loudspeakers. I have been researching on getting some stand/plinth beneath my speakers which are 32". Did you make them yourself? Info please.

milpai March 29, 2010 03:44