It really ties the room together
Posted: 2019-02-23 06:39
I've been on this forum for about 7 years and figured it's about time I post up one of these. To be totally honest I haven't had a complete system, nor any place to set one up, for quite a long time. This situation eventually became untenable - headphones can only take you so far - and I decided to MAKE room where I could. This ended up being the bedroom...not ideal, but a damn sight better than nothing!
Source:
Circa 1989 LP12/Cirkus/Tramp2/Lingo2/Ekos1/Lyra Dorian/Silver T-Kable/Linto on Audiotech floor stand.
HAKAI/HAK-NAS/GS108T (eventually...maybe...if my patience holds out)(update: it only took 2 years but HAKAI is finally online!)
Kontrol:
Linn ExotikDA/Dynamik
Playback:
Was Linn Klout and Zu Audio Omen Mk. II Dirty Weekend
Now JBL LSR308P MkI
Misc.:
Zoethecus equipment stand with standard MDF shelves
Linn Silvers (early version, factory terminated), Linn Blacks
Linn "K200" (wrong length, wrong terminations, but that'll get sorted eventually)
CablePro Integrity II power strip (currently under evaluation with several contenders. See https://www.lejonklou.com/forum/viewtop ... f=2&t=4789)
Whatever power cords came to hand (update: all power cords supplied by Lejonklou)
Here's what it sounds like cold, no break-in, and no setup or tuning. Just plonked down in approximate locations, plugged in, and a bit of Billie cued up:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cjq90zt9pd3ce ... 3.m4v?dl=0
This will act as a fun baseline for comparison against the system as it evolves over the coming weeks (months? years?) of break-in and tuning. I have to say in the room it sounds surprisingly alive and quite musical, albeit a bit bass heavy and "shouty" at high volumes (the 98 dB/W/m Omens fed by Klout can play LOUD!)...this despite the less-than-ideal current situation. I'm already enjoying the way this system plays music much more than anything I've owned in the past. It's going to be great fun hearing how it performs once optimized.
**Update 11/1/21**
So it turned out "years" was the correct answer! But here, better late than never, is an "after" clip...everything warmed up, run in, and (almost!) fully optimized:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkpadxaregwis ... 1.MOV?dl=0
Source:
Circa 1989 LP12/Cirkus/Tramp2/Lingo2/Ekos1/Lyra Dorian/Silver T-Kable/Linto on Audiotech floor stand.
HAKAI/HAK-NAS/GS108T (eventually...maybe...if my patience holds out)(update: it only took 2 years but HAKAI is finally online!)
Kontrol:
Linn ExotikDA/Dynamik
Playback:
Was Linn Klout and Zu Audio Omen Mk. II Dirty Weekend
Now JBL LSR308P MkI
Misc.:
Zoethecus equipment stand with standard MDF shelves
Linn Silvers (early version, factory terminated), Linn Blacks
Linn "K200" (wrong length, wrong terminations, but that'll get sorted eventually)
CablePro Integrity II power strip (currently under evaluation with several contenders. See https://www.lejonklou.com/forum/viewtop ... f=2&t=4789)
Whatever power cords came to hand (update: all power cords supplied by Lejonklou)
Here's what it sounds like cold, no break-in, and no setup or tuning. Just plonked down in approximate locations, plugged in, and a bit of Billie cued up:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cjq90zt9pd3ce ... 3.m4v?dl=0
This will act as a fun baseline for comparison against the system as it evolves over the coming weeks (months? years?) of break-in and tuning. I have to say in the room it sounds surprisingly alive and quite musical, albeit a bit bass heavy and "shouty" at high volumes (the 98 dB/W/m Omens fed by Klout can play LOUD!)...this despite the less-than-ideal current situation. I'm already enjoying the way this system plays music much more than anything I've owned in the past. It's going to be great fun hearing how it performs once optimized.
**Update 11/1/21**
So it turned out "years" was the correct answer! But here, better late than never, is an "after" clip...everything warmed up, run in, and (almost!) fully optimized:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkpadxaregwis ... 1.MOV?dl=0