System Pics 2017

My other 'system' which is getting a lot of use at the moment at home while my main rig is out of action. 

Sony NW-ZX2 / Shure SE846

james n posted:

Monkadill posted:

Custom design milan reference 10 acoustic 4 shelf hi-fi stand!

Great looking rack - really like that. What wood ?

Another vote of admiration for that rack system - very nice looking.

Gross breach of human decent though it may be to use such a term... +1

Looks really nice. 

DrMark posted:

james n posted:

Monkadill posted:

Custom design milan reference 10 acoustic 4 shelf hi-fi stand!

Great looking rack - really like that. What wood ?

Another vote of admiration for that rack system - very nice looking.

+2 That wood and rack look great

james n posted:

My other 'system' which is getting a lot of use at the moment at home while my main rig is out of action. 

Sony NW-ZX2 / Shure SE846

'Always have a backup' is a principle you can apply to hardware too. I travel a lot for work, and my ZX2/SE846 always comes with me.

Stevee_S posted:

DrMark posted:

james n posted:

Monkadill posted:

Custom design milan reference 10 acoustic 4 shelf hi-fi stand!

Great looking rack - really like that. What wood ?

Another vote of admiration for that rack system - very nice looking.

+2 That wood and rack look great

Another + for the rack and system

ChrisSU posted:

james n posted:

My other 'system' which is getting a lot of use at the moment at home while my main rig is out of action. 

Sony NW-ZX2 / Shure SE846

'Always have a backup' is a principle you can apply to hardware too. I travel a lot for work, and my ZX2/SE846 always comes with me.

Very nice James (and Chris).  Curious, is that a Silver Dragon cable headphone cable?  I use a Black Dragon cable with the much modest SE425.   Did Drew recommend going with the silver w/ the 846s?  

-pat

The right channel

Between the times, shifting to jazz music to go with the low light.

Haim Ronen posted:

 

The right channel

Between the times, shifting to jazz music to go with the low light.

Very nice Bauhaus  side-tables.

Jazz in that room, with those curtains, that painting and those vases? Miles Davis, I assume?

Dave***t posted:

Jazz in that room, with those curtains, that painting and those vases? Miles Davis, I assume?

Not a far guess, actually Miles Davis piano player, Wynton Kelly, teaming up with Kenny Burrell on a mono recording from 1958:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFgPkow0KoQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nyZC6KLO8

patk posted:

Very nice James (and Chris).  Curious, is that a Silver Dragon cable headphone cable?  I use a Black Dragon cable with the much modest SE425.   Did Drew recommend going with the silver w/ the 846s?  

-pat

Hi Pat - Well spotted. I just went for the Silver version to give a bit more top end 'bite' which is exactly what i got. The main reason for changing though was to make full use of the TRRS connector on the Sony - this allows the ground returns from the capsules to be separated right back to the internal amplifier in the player rather than combining them close to the capsules into a single return as in the standard cable. It really works well and was a nice upgrade for about £100 or so. 

James

The Rack is a Custom Design Milan Reference 10 Acoustic 4 Shelf Hi-Fi Stand in Walnut wood. The wood is a solid piece and not vaneer. Thank for appriciation.

Haim Ronen posted:

 

The right channel

Between the times, shifting to jazz music to go with the low light.

Very much 'Kind of Blue'. Thanks for posting.

patk posted:

ChrisSU posted:

james n posted:

My other 'system' which is getting a lot of use at the moment at home while my main rig is out of action. 

Sony NW-ZX2 / Shure SE846

'Always have a backup' is a principle you can apply to hardware too. I travel a lot for work, and my ZX2/SE846 always comes with me.

Very nice James (and Chris).  Curious, is that a Silver Dragon cable headphone cable?  I use a Black Dragon cable with the much modest SE425.   Did Drew recommend going with the silver w/ the 846s?  

-pat

Nice set up there James. What kind of files are you using on the Sony?

Cheers Rack - i just use ALAC files now as both the Melco and Sony sound the same with ALAC as they do with full fat AIFF (unlike some previous setups).

Saved myself a stack of drive space too 

James

james n posted:

Cheers Rack - i just use ALAC files now as both the Melco and Sony sound the same with ALAC as they do with full fat AIFF (unlike some previous setups).

Saved myself a stack of drive space too 

James

FLAC for me. Mostly CD rips from the Unitiserve, which I store in FLAC anyway, and just copy them to the ZX2. The built in storage holds about 300 CDs.

patk posted:

ChrisSU posted:

james n posted:

My other 'system' which is getting a lot of use at the moment at home while my main rig is out of action. 

Sony NW-ZX2 / Shure SE846

'Always have a backup' is a principle you can apply to hardware too. I travel a lot for work, and my ZX2/SE846 always comes with me.

Very nice James (and Chris).  Curious, is that a Silver Dragon cable headphone cable?  I use a Black Dragon cable with the much modest SE425.   Did Drew recommend going with the silver w/ the 846s?  

-pat

How are your experiences with this headphone cable, I have considered it as upgrade - but so far stuck to the normal cable which got supplied with the SE846 ?

Much better Bert - adds some top end 'bite' but more importantly the very impressive bass on these phones goes even deeper and tighter. Really excellent VFM too - i think you'd like it. 

James

james n posted:

Much better Bert - adds some top end 'bite' but more importantly the very impressive bass on these phones goes even deeper and tighter. Really excellent VFM too - i think you'd like it. 

James

 

Ok thanks will consider it, while I am also tempted by the Shure KSE 1500....., so let's see what wins....

Bert Schurink posted:

james n posted:

Much better Bert - adds some top end 'bite' but more importantly the very impressive bass on these phones goes even deeper and tighter. Really excellent VFM too - i think you'd like it. 

James

 

Ok thanks will consider it, while I am also tempted by the Shure KSE 1500....., so let's see what wins....

Apologies, last question James. Does this cable also have the memory position like the original cable, I like that in the original cable to bring the earphones good in position in my ear...

No worries Bert - yes it has the same 'stiff' section close to the drivers so you can mould the cables around your ears. 

Hungryhalibut posted:

For a second I thought you'd bought a Devialet until I noticed it was the cooker hood.

G