Classic Carl's Listening Room (updated)

classic carl

Without Music, Life Would B FLAT.
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Updated: 11/29/2019 (Also new photos added at the bottom of the thread.)

I've been in this hobby since I was 18 years old when I bought a Pioneer SA-9100 integrated amp and 2 pairs of Original Large Advents. I finally sold the Pioneer and a pair of the Advents a couple of years ago. My son has the other pair of Advents in his apartment. Fast forward 46 years and this is where I'm at now.

The main system consists of the items in my signature, plus a couple more that wouldn't fit in the sig.
Proton AA-1150 ~ Yamaha C-4 (recapped) ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Sennheiser HD600 ~ Monitor Audio Silver RS8 ~ Monitor Audio FB210 ~ Martin Logan Dynamo (not pictured) ~ TEAC R-919X ~ Marantz CD5003 ~ Squeezebox Classic ~ Music Hall dac25.2 ~ Dual 1229/Acutex 312 III STR ~ Music Hall mmf-5.1/Goldring 1012GX ~ Music Hall Cruise Control 2.0 ~ Optonica RP-7705/AT-3500S/ATN12S ~ NAD PP3i

The outward speakers are for the HT system.
LG 47GA6400 ~ Yamaha RX-V800 ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Marantz DV6001 ~ Paradigm Monitor 9 v1 ~ Polk Audio RT55i ~ RT35i ~ CS400i ~ (2) PSW450 (the RT55i are not connected. They are moving to our Florida condo soon.)

At the rear of the room is my laptop system. The laptop is hard wired to the Kenwood from the GF DAC, but it also serves the main system wirelessly from the Squeezebox and MH DAC. The Polks (RT35i) on top of the EPI 200C are the HT rears.
Kenwood KA-6006 (recapped) ~ Technics SL-D2 / AT15XE ~ Yamaha KX-400U ~ Rotel RCD-855 ~ Grant Fidelity Tube DAC-09 ~ EPI 200C ~ Paradigm Titan v1

I also have systems in the living room, the master bedroom, and the garage/basement (depending on the time of year).

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I don't think I'd ever leave that room. What a fantastic system!:thumbsup:

Thanks, I don't leave it much, especially when I'm home alone. My wife left for Florida yesterday with her mom to visit her sister for two weeks . The kitchen is a half floor up and the bathroom is a half floor down. I also have sliding door access to the patio. Life is good!!!
 
EDIT: I updated the text and photos in the OP after selling a pair of Epicure Model 2.0 that were in my bedroom system. I moved the Paradigm Monitor 9 v1 from the HT to the bedroom which started a domino effect (or a musical chairs with speakers). The RT55i and RT35i swapped places and the Monitor 5Jr+ got moved to the HT. I then brought the Titans in from the garage to serve as my laptop system nearfield speakers. It's getting too cold out there anyway.

Here are a couple of shots of the room itself.

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Fantastic systems Carl! Just wanted to comment that it's nice to see a pair of EPI 200's again, we sold truckloads of them back in the 70's, for good reason.
 
Man that is some nice gear and it looks great. Lots of good times right there.
If you ever feel the need to hide the wires and cables get a sheet of smoked Lexan (poycarbonate) and hang it on the rear of your stands. Cut some holes in the right places for your cables. It's simple and attractive.
 
Fantastic systems Carl! Just wanted to comment that it's nice to see a pair of EPI 200's again, we sold truckloads of them back in the 70's, for good reason.

They were a CL find by a friend. They were posted a day after I left town for a 2 month excursion to Florida almost 3 years ago. He snagged them for me after I talked him out of them because he already had a nice pair. :D I recapped, rewired and added new binding posts after I bought them. I also bypassed the tweeter pot. They were already refoamed. They are really sweet.
 
Man that is some nice gear and it looks great. Lots of good times right there.
If you ever feel the need to hide the wires and cables get a sheet of smoked Lexan (poycarbonate) and hang it on the rear of your stands. Cut some holes in the right places for your cables. It's simple and attractive.

Thanks, but I'm not a fan of cable management or backs on racks. I need to be able to get behind the racks occasionally and mess around. The easier the access the better IMO.
 
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