From the listening chair, 2015

Posted by: hungryhalibut on 31 October 2015

We did this several years ago, and it was fun then, so it may (or may not) be worth doing again. The criteria: pictures must be taken from where you normally sit to listen to music, they must show your speakers and they must show your feet (or those of your listening partner/friend/significant other). This is a slightly grotty iPad photo, but it serves its purpose.

 

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by John Willmott

Socks are Alpaca .. not really needed here in north Florida at the moment but dug them out for the photo op.

 

 

pb023783 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/135747542@N02/]angus mckneegrasper[/url], on Flickr

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by bluedog

"anymore than the rhythmic pulsing of an internal combustion engine is musical!"

 

It depends a lot on the internal combustion engine to which one is listening

 

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by BigH47

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Polarbear
Originally Posted by J.N.:

Nice ART's HTM. Active?

 

You need to update your forum profile.

 

John.

 

 

They look like Alnico 8's John, not really made for going active.

 

Very nice speakers 

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by George F
Originally Posted by bluedog:

"anymore than the rhythmic pulsing of an internal combustion engine is musical!"

 

It depends a lot on the internal combustion engine to which one is listening

 

John Deere hit and miss engine:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w5OII6h504

 

Or Bach Prelude Number One from the Forty Eight

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXMVkQ70I88

 

Okay the John Deere has a primitive techno aspect to it, but one is music and the other is simply a joyful sound if you like old internal combustion engines [which I do!]. 

 

ATB from George

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by Dave***t
Just by way of saying 'snap' to BigH47's SBLs, and because of the thus far sub-par showing from the odd socks brigade:

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by ChrisH

Christmas is coming, must ask Santa for some fancy socks........

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by HTM_1968
Originally Posted by james n:
Originally Posted by HTM_1968:
Originally Posted by Hungryhalibut:
Originally Posted by HTM_1968:

 

 

 

Love the Art's. What are you driving them with. IIRC you had a big Naim system ?

I have been using a Gato amplifier and a SimAudio Moon Streamer and DAC. The amplifier is likely to change again in the near future, but speakers are going nowhere,

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by HTM_1968
Originally Posted by Polarbear:
Originally Posted by J.N.:

Nice ART's HTM. Active?

 

You need to update your forum profile.

 

John.

 

 

They look like Alnico 8's John, not really made for going active.

 

Very nice speakers 

They are Anico 8s in Walnut. They have been driven passively as they are not designed for active use. Moreover, I simply became fed up with having a 10 box system on two stacks of FRAIM. The Dunlop brothers went to some trouble over the passive crossovers in these speakers. I have been using a Gato DIA 250 to dive them with but am going to play about with tube amplification for fun in the near future.

 

 

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by MDS

Well, I thought I'd join in the fun.

 

Mike

Posted on: 02 November 2015 by DrMark

Well someone mentioned Christmas, so I had to break my Grinch socks for this "Kodak moment."

 

To bad my Naim sign doesn't show better in the photo...

 

 

And if Massimo is reading this, that book on the table is in preparation per un possibile viaggio nel mese di dicembre...I am waiting to hear if Marina can get off work...so I hope...

Posted on: 05 November 2015 by Wishyouwherehere

 

Just a lazy afternoons vinyl session, with lovely vintage Royds.   

 

 

Posted on: 05 November 2015 by TOBYJUG

 

  Now that is a beautiful looking fireplace.

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by ekfc63

The pressures on.  Had to dig out my nattiest socks.  

 

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by hungryhalibut

And what wonderfully natty socks they are!

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by George F
Originally Posted by Wishyouwherehere:

 

Just a lazy afternoons vinyl session, with lovely vintage Royds.   

 

 

Wonderful speakers! I used to have a pair of those, now with another member of the Forum, who has not posted for years!

 

Great so see a pair in such nice surroundings too!

 

Best wishes from George

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by hungryhalibut
Originally Posted by Wishyouwherehere:

 

Just a lazy afternoons vinyl session, with lovely vintage Royds.   

 

 

Golly, those Royds are tiny. It all looks wonderfully cosy. I'd love to have a chimney breast rather than just a fireplace on a flat wall. When we had a Victorian house we had a great fireplace - but of of course it's hard to have wall hugging speakers if you have alcoves. 

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by Bert Schurink

This position is my favorite one as it has the best chair. The best listening position is on the other hand on the sofa which is left from me and places me in the middle of the speakers...

 

 

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by hungryhalibut

Is having one speaker with sparklers a special option from Verity? I rather like it. 

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by Wishyouwherehere

Thanks for the comments, it really is a lovely fireplace. Always buy houses on the strength of where my HiFi will look and sound good. They really are stunning sounding speakers, but agree they do look tiny. my girlfriend although agreeing that they do sound better, preferred the Ikon 1's that the Royds replaced, something about size (which is good as she's happy for me to have bigger speakers) Didn't pay a great deal for them and I think they look and sound lovely from a modest UQ/XLP/XPSU/Rega RP6 setup.       

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by CharlieP
Originally Posted by MDS:

Well, I thought I'd join in the fun.

 

Mike

Nice shoes, Mike.

 

Charlie

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by MDS
Originally Posted by CharlieP:
Originally Posted by MDS:

Well, I thought I'd join in the fun.

 

Mike

Nice shoes, Mike.

 

Charlie

Thanks, Charlie. They're just comfortable slippers (forgot HH had asked for photos of socks!)

Mike

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by CharlieP

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The plants behind the speakers are my successful attempt at room treatment.  The  reflected sound off the fireplace is diffused and the acoustic image is deeper and more revealing of note decay and spatial cues.  Very nice as I sit, absorbed in the Grateful Dead.  I had previously tried three bed pillow, hanging from the mantel - the plans look and sound better.  Without the diffusion, the image is folded at the fireplace which sounds a little bit like noise background. 

 

Maybe I'll start a new thread on this...

 

Charlie

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by CharlieP

Richard,

 

How do i post a photo while avoiding the html artifact in my above post?

 

Charlie

Posted on: 08 November 2015 by MDS
Originally Posted by CharlieP:

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The plants behind the speakers are my successful attempt at room treatment.  The  reflected sound off the fireplace is diffused and the acoustic image is deeper and more revealing of note decay and spatial cues.  Very nice as I sit, absorbed in the Grateful Dead.  I had previously tried three bed pillow, hanging from the mantel - the plans look and sound better.  Without the diffusion, the image is folded at the fireplace which sounds a little bit like noise background. 

 

Maybe I'll start a new thread on this...

 

Charlie

Ah! A man of good taste in slippers, Charlie.

A very pleasant looking listening room, too.