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jdandy

jdandy

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Living Room system

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Studio System

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Vintage System

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Dan...the Studio looks like a very inviting place to chillax and enjoy music :thumbsup:
 
cmalak said:
Dan...the Studio looks like a very inviting place to chillax and enjoy music :thumbsup:
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Cyril.......It is heaven. I'm relaxing in the studio on the couch right now, feet up, lights dimmed, iPad in hand, listening to Stacy Kent - Let Yourself Go. This room is my oasis.
 
Double-D said:
Cyril.......It is heaven. I'm relaxing in the studio on the couch right now, feet up, lights dimmed, iPad in hand, listening to Stacy Kent - Let Yourself Go. This room is my oasis.
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Dan...sounds like a slice of heaven. Enjoy. Hope you also have a nice cool adult beverage for icing on the cake :thumbsup:
 
Hi Dan,

I like them! Great looking, and no doubt sounding, setups. Thanks for sharing.

Mike
 
For those who are seeing the above photos for the first time, the studio room is also my home theater. There are two completely separate setups in this room. The left rack holds my two channel audio system along with the MC2301's under the widescreen television that are powering the Sonus faber Amati Anniversario's.

The rack on the right is the home theater system and includes a McIntosh MX120 preamp/processor, MC452 power amp, Oppo BDP-95, a Purepower 2000, and a DirecTV satellite receiver. The system is set up as a 5.1 surround sound system using JBL LSR-6332 passive speakers powered by the MC452, three JBL LSR-6328P active bi-amped speakers, two McIntosh XLS112 powered subwoofers, and the Sony 52XBR9.

This room was originally constructed as the studio side (live microphones) of my recording studio. The studio control room is on the other side of the right hand wall as you face the systems. If you look close you can see one of the quad microphone wall plates. There are 16 balanced microphone jacks and six stereo headphone jacks in stalled in the walls plus multiple dedicated 20 amp circuits around the room. Everything is wired back to the wall outlets in the control room. The JBL LSR-6332 speakers up on the front wall serve double duty depending on how I configure the Speakon patchbay in the control room. In one configuration the JBL's are powered by the McIntosh MC452 and are the front left and right channel speakers for the home theater system. In a second configuration the JBL's are powered by a Crown K1 power amp in the control room rack and serve as playback monitors controlled from the mix board in the control room when I am recording live music.

Initially the studio room was strictly set up as a recording studio. Then I added the widescreen. Then I began adding audio gear for a surround sound system. Then I added audio gear for a two channel system. Gradually the room became the room it is today. I don't use the studio side for live recording much these days but everything is still in place and I can set up microphones and headphones to record if I want. Mostly I enjoy my two channel sound system and occasionally play a movie.

Here are a few photos of the recording studio control room.


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Awesome!
McIntosh has a tablet holder that would be perfect for the tablet on the table in your studio system picture.
I will post a picture when I have enough posts to be allowed.
 
Love looking at those studio pics. You gotta give it to those Vicoustic Wavewood panels. They really do help transform the room into an instrument.

Dan....When I look at MC2301s with grills on, I have to wonder whether I should go back to operating with grills on also. I like the look either way.

One could argue the possibility that the grills perform like a Faraday Cage and work like an EMI barrier. Then there's the matter about dust too... Although it is easier to get to the tubes and dust with the grills off, more dust does land on that beautiful chrome/polished stainless finish with the grills off.

The refresh hours are getting closer and I may have to get around to tube testing later this year. I am getting great life out of the Gold Lion KT88 reissues. How are you going with yours?
 
Steve said:
Love looking at those studio pics. You gotta give it to those Vicoustic Wavewood panels. They really do help transform the room into an instrument.

Dan....When I look at MC2301s with grills on, I have to wonder whether I should go back to operating with grills on also. I like the look either way.

One could argue the possibility that the grills perform like a Faraday Cage and work like an EMI barrier. Then there's the matter about dust too... Although it is easier to get to the tubes and dust with the grills off, more dust does land on that beautiful chrome/polished stainless finish with the grills off.

The refresh hours are getting closer and I may have to get around to tube testing later this year. I am getting great life out of the Gold Lion KT88 reissues. How are you going with yours?
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Steve.......What I do with the tube cages on my MC2301's is leave the small screws removed that secure the cages to the chassis. This way I still have quick access to the tubes if needed by just lifting them up but keep the cages in place to protect the tubes and chassis from excessive dust accumulation. I actually prefer the more substantial look of the MC2301's with the tube cages in place.

I hadn't considered the idea that the tube cages might provide some EMI barrier for the tubes. I have experimented to see if I could determine any change in the amplifiers' sound with the cages on versus off. I found no difference that I was able to detect.

As for the Gold Lion KT88's, I have nearly 1800 hours on them without issue. It would not surprise me to get 6000 hours out of them, maybe more. I have Gold Lion KT88 backups standing by, as well as the McIntosh stock power tubes which are nearly new, Electro-Harmonix I think, with maybe 8 hours on them. Most of my tube rolling with the MC2301's has been with the 12AT7 driver tubes. I am presently using Siemens ECC801S tubes in the 12AT7 sockets. They are liquid, detailed, and silent I have about 800 hours on them. I couldn't be happier with the MC2301 amplifiers. In my book they are exceptional.
 
Dan...I've seen these photos many times on AA and in PMs and still, each and every time you post them, it's like seeing them all for the very first time. Your systems are a dream. When I grow up...I wanna....[you know where I am going with that one] LOL
 
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