Hi guys, I'm happy to be a member here! My father is a hardcore audiophile and has always had a subscription to the magazine for as long as I can remember. Well, it's all rubbed off on me now, and I'm looking for some of your help and opinions.
I have been lucky enough to inherit lots of his old equipment as well as inadvertently stumbling upon some good stuff over the years, and I finally have what I believe to be a good selection of components, at least for starters.
My main sound source currently is my PC, which has a Digital Coax output, currently set to 96khz/24bit. I realize this is only of any benefit when the actual file is matching quality, but I have a growing collection of 96/24 music and vinyl rips. My receiver is a Yamaha HTR-5840, driving a pair of JBL HLS610's. I also have a Mitsubishi DA-A10DC driving my sub, which is a 10" Ultimate Attitude driver in a custom built ported box. All of the mentioned components are up on cinderblocks or bricks, which brings me to my next point:
I'm a broke college student, and when I say broke I mean I have zero dollars and zero cents, so at the moment I'm looking only for advice that will not cost me a dime. I have access to lots of tools and equipment, and am somewhat of a handyman, so I'm ok with making things from scratch, so long as they aren't too complicated. Other than that, any help or critique at all is much appreciated.
My current room is wall to wall carpet with a large rug in the center. Rectangular room with three large, double paned windows with venetian blinds over them. My walls are mostly bare, and on the wall behind my mains I have a large blanket hung, but I've heard that only dampens high frequencies and doesn't do much for mids or lows.
Here is a list of my other components currently not being used:
Sony STR-DE675 Receiver
TEAC LS-MC80's
Bose 2.2's (?) - oddly shaped, thinking of using for rear surround
Optimus Pro X7's
A pair of homebuilt bookshelf speakers, decent quality, unknown drivers
A closet full of unused drivers
If you want to know any other information just ask. Thanks guys, and again, happy to be here!
Hi guys, I'm happy to be a member here! My father is a hardcore audiophile and has always had a subscription to the magazine for as long as I can remember. Well, it's all rubbed off on me now, and I'm looking for some of your help and opinions.
I have been lucky enough to inherit lots of his old equipment as well as inadvertently stumbling upon some good stuff over the years, and I finally have what I believe to be a good selection of components, at least for starters.
My main sound source currently is my PC, which has a Digital Coax output, currently set to 96khz/24bit. I realize this is only of any benefit when the actual file is matching quality, but I have a growing collection of 96/24 music and vinyl rips. My receiver is a Yamaha HTR-5840, driving a pair of JBL HLS610's. I also have a Mitsubishi DA-A10DC driving my sub, which is a 10" Ultimate Attitude driver in a custom built ported box. All of the mentioned components are up on cinderblocks or bricks, which brings me to my next point:
I'm a broke college student, and when I say broke I mean I have zero dollars and zero cents, so at the moment I'm looking only for advice that will not cost me a dime. I have access to lots of tools and equipment, and am somewhat of a handyman, so I'm ok with making things from scratch, so long as they aren't too complicated. Other than that, any help or critique at all is much appreciated.
My current room is wall to wall carpet with a large rug in the center. Rectangular room with three large, double paned windows with venetian blinds over them. My walls are mostly bare, and on the wall behind my mains I have a large blanket hung, but I've heard that only dampens high frequencies and doesn't do much for mids or lows.
Here is a list of my other components currently not being used:
Sony STR-DE675 Receiver
TEAC LS-MC80's
Bose 2.2's (?) - oddly shaped, thinking of using for rear surround
Optimus Pro X7's
A pair of homebuilt bookshelf speakers, decent quality, unknown drivers
A closet full of unused drivers
If you want to know any other information just ask. Thanks guys, and again, happy to be here!