System Pics 2016

Robiwan posted:

Does it after so many years still operates and has the soundquality it is famous off?  

I had it serviced by B&W about 18 months ago so yes, it sounds wonderful.

Wow, always want to have one but never got further than the DR2

Johnell posted:

@LONDONER100

I'm intrigued as to how well the RX1s work that close to the sidewalls?  Did you try them a bit closer to the tv before settling on that position?

BTW Very nice job on the unit.

 

Many thanks Johnell, The RX1's work really well close to the wall (they even sell a wall bracket) the brackets are bolted to the wall and the position was decided on by the boss at home, we have experimented on toe in and settled on this as the best compromise. The RX1's have a rear port but it is pretty benign in its output. Next step may be some ATC SCM 11's or an Atom if I ever fall into any money.

Ian

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

And Joe9407 has my fave window on the forum...makes me homesick. Nice upgrades too!

Thanks for sharing again Kev.

For me the Dragon is Naks best looking product.Just stunning.And with the auto reverse an hour and a half of playback, it doesn't get much better.Its on my audio lust list,big time.

Wishing you a relaxing Sunday....all good here.Beef casserole in the oven and cleaning done.Radio 3 on the 01 and sounding beautiful with some baroque.Last night my girlfriend and I where playing loads of vinyl.My Bloody Valentines Ecstacy album." Please lose yourself in me " sounded amazing.Hadnt heard it for a good twenty years.

Cheers Ian

joerand posted:

joe9407 posted:

 

joe,

Aside from the splendid view out the window I'm intrigued by the books and other items in your racking. Presumably for damping case resonance and eliminating shelving, but have you given consideration to the effect they may present as negative heat sinks or microphonic collectors/distributors in your system?

thanks for the kind words, everyone!

Joerand: there's no "audiophilic" reasons for the books -- i just like the way they look and feel they liven up what would otherwise be a fairly utilitarian corner of the room. i considered that they may be a SQ drawback, but i can't hear much of a difference whether they're there or not, so i've let them stay. the bust on top of the 282 is a really heavy chunk of iron (bought at an antiques shop in Iceland) which is probably not ideal to have on top of one's preamp, but what can i say -- i like it!

DrMark posted:

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

And Joe9407 has my fave window on the forum...makes me homesick. Nice upgrades too!

A little bit too much information, perhaps?

Kevin-W posted:

Tabby cat posted:

Tony2011 posted:

 

Dragon? Anyone?

Think Kev W will post us some of his stunning Dragon pics..... a piece of kit on par with his new avatar..... beautiful ......

Thanks Ian

Here it is...

"Oh Mars of Slough ...you've really done it now..." must sound excellent on the Nak!

G

The Nak Dragon looks better than all Naim gear ever made

Some people have rather bizarre aesthetic tastes 

bluedog posted:

DrMark posted:

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

And Joe9407 has my fave window on the forum...makes me homesick. Nice upgrades too!

A little bit too much information, perhaps?

Oh come on - it was only a metaphorical woody.

DrMark posted:

bluedog posted:

DrMark posted:

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

And Joe9407 has my fave window on the forum...makes me homesick. Nice upgrades too!

A little bit too much information, perhaps?

Oh come on - it was only a metaphorical woody.

I thought the reference was to Toy Story 

DrMark posted:

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

Yep. Quite agree, 

That's gorgeous Kevin. Great to see such a fantastic machine still doing the business 

LOndoner100 posted:

Johnell posted:

@LONDONER100

I'm intrigued as to how well the RX1s work that close to the sidewalls?  Did you try them a bit closer to the tv before settling on that position?

BTW Very nice job on the unit.

 

Many thanks Johnell, The RX1's work really well close to the wall (they even sell a wall bracket) the brackets are bolted to the wall and the position was decided on by the boss at home, we have experimented on toe in and settled on this as the best compromise. The RX1's have a rear port but it is pretty benign in its output. Next step may be some ATC SCM 11's or an Atom if I ever fall into any money.

 

Ian

I knew that Rega made wall mounts for the RX1s so obviously they are expected to work well enough there but I was actually wondering how well they worked hard up against the sidewalls Ian.

The reason I ask is that my room is only 9ft wide and my Kudos C10s really don't like being too close to the sidewalls.  Even moved closer together and toed in, I've had to put acoustic panels on one wall and a heavy rug on the other to dampen the first reflection.

MDS posted:

DrMark posted:

bluedog posted:

DrMark posted:

Those Dragon pics gave me a woody. Reminds me of when I first got into hifi, and that would have been one of the "ultimates" to achieve.

And Joe9407 has my fave window on the forum...makes me homesick. Nice upgrades too!

A little bit too much information, perhaps?

Oh come on - it was only a metaphorical woody.

I thought the reference was to Toy Story 

Which reminds me of a real life story from about 16+ years ago; I was dating a woman with 2 sons for 3 years, and her 5 year old Jason was really into that movie. So for Christmas I had given him a Woody doll that said Woody things when you pulled the string.

His mother had him write me a thank you note, which written in his own hand, of his own composition, simply said when I opened it:

"Dear Mark, Thanks for the Woody, Love, Jason"

His mom and I made instant eye contact & had to really work to suppress our laughter, because of course we didn't want to taint his sincere childlike expression of gratitude.

Johnell posted:

LOndoner100 posted:

Johnell posted:

@LONDONER100

I'm intrigued as to how well the RX1s work that close to the sidewalls?  Did you try them a bit closer to the tv before settling on that position?

BTW Very nice job on the unit.

 

Many thanks Johnell, The RX1's work really well close to the wall (they even sell a wall bracket) the brackets are bolted to the wall and the position was decided on by the boss at home, we have experimented on toe in and settled on this as the best compromise. The RX1's have a rear port but it is pretty benign in its output. Next step may be some ATC SCM 11's or an Atom if I ever fall into any money.

 

Ian

I knew that Rega made wall mounts for the RX1s so obviously they are expected to work well enough there but I was actually wondering how well they worked hard up against the sidewalls Ian.

The reason I ask is that my room is only 9ft wide and my Kudos C10s really don't like being too close to the sidewalls.  Even moved closer together and toed in, I've had to put acoustic panels on one wall and a heavy rug on the other to dampen the first reflection.

Ah I see where you are coming from, my demo was with the Regas in a large room with with lots of space around the speakers, I was initialy worried about placing them in the alcove but there does not seem to be any noticeable (to my ears) difference, the biggest change was finding out the optimal distance from the rear wall for me, whether I have managed to "tune out" the side walls I am not sure.

LOndoner100 posted:

Ah I see where you are coming from, my demo was with the Regas in a large room with with lots of space around the speakers, I was initialy worried about placing them in the alcove but there does not seem to be any noticeable (to my ears) difference, the biggest change was finding out the optimal distance from the rear wall for me, whether I have managed to "tune out" the side walls I am not sure.

Looking at your picture again I would think your drivers are far enough forward that the side walls won't affect them too much, if at all.  Time to sit back and enjoy the system. 

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New speakers arrived 3 days ago. Very happy.

Dave

Bodger posted:

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New speakers arrived 3 days ago. Very happy.

Dave

Looks very tasty, Bodger  

Bodger posted:

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New speakers arrived 3 days ago. Very happy.

Dave

Nice set-up ...We have that Ikea rug!

G

Bodger posted:

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New speakers arrived 3 days ago. Very happy.

Dave

Nice, very nice and I assume it sounds nice!

Yes, the rug sounds very nice.

Bodger posted:

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New speakers arrived 3 days ago. Very happy.

Dave

Congratulations, Very nice set up, do those speakers sound as good as they look...?

Bodger - looks really great, very nice speakers and looks like a great room for music