avanti1960
Well-Known Member
that turntable looks sweet!
Official Kef LS50 owners thread
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that turntable looks sweet!
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Partington.
mnilan
Active Member
Stands
ilok:
Skylan and Sound Anchors are good sturdy stands albeit somewhat pricey. Otherwise you're looking at Sanus or used stands…
Mike
ilok:
Skylan and Sound Anchors are good sturdy stands albeit somewhat pricey. Otherwise you're looking at Sanus or used stands…
Mike
Skyland refused to make stands higher than 30 inches, already asked. Sound Anchors is out because it's metal.
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
Why do they need to be higher than 30 inches? Mine are 26.5.
My seating ear level is quite high. I actually wanted more like 35-36 inches, but the concrete block comes in 16 (15 3/4?) inch size.
In large rooms, having the speaker higher sounds better too.
Why not put a concrete slab under your present stands?
or build a wood box filled with sand?
you could bolt the stands to the box and make them impossible to tip
sometimes my pugs get a little excited and start crashing into things or even I start crashing into things
both my kefs have fallen off stands
once onto my Luxman amp......dent
or how about something like this
could be made at any height and sandfilled would be very steady
this guy shows how he built his
slippers-on
Music...let it move you!
Nothing wrong with metal stands. Whats your logic behind that statement?
Art K.
The Voodoo You Do!
I'm giving up on this one, Byron.
slippers-on
Music...let it move you!
Hahahaha!
I found out that there is a line magnetic dealer in my area. I am going to be able to audition these amps. Yay.
I have my heart set on the lm518ia. It is very expensive but I don't mind if it is worth it. So is it worth the price? I read on some threads that all you need is a well built integrated around 300-400 dollars. Or something like the rega brio-r which I was just about to buy before I located this dealer. I could buy the brio-r, rega dac and a rega turntable all for less than the 518. I will be auditioning to hear the difference but I was just looking for some insight on the lm518ia with the kef ls50's.
I have my heart set on the lm518ia. It is very expensive but I don't mind if it is worth it. So is it worth the price? I read on some threads that all you need is a well built integrated around 300-400 dollars. Or something like the rega brio-r which I was just about to buy before I located this dealer. I could buy the brio-r, rega dac and a rega turntable all for less than the 518. I will be auditioning to hear the difference but I was just looking for some insight on the lm518ia with the kef ls50's.
We doing listening room pics? Here's what I've done. Have absorption panels at the first reflection points, walls and ceiling, except the QRDs on the front wall behind the speakers. This room is a "home office" that was put together to plan a large addition that we have been working on. Pretty much a mancave upstairs, far removed from civilization.
Updated pic 08-13-15
Two diy mid-bass subs, and up in the ceiling above, 4-15"ers for the ULFs:
Updated pic 08-13-15
Two diy mid-bass subs, and up in the ceiling above, 4-15"ers for the ULFs:
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slippers-on
Music...let it move you!
Now thats whats up! Getting that locked up performance thats trying to get out. Congrats man. As you continue to tweak, you should also post over in the "Vibrations and Smearing"thread. (Cutting Edge)
They are called infinite baffle subs. Check out the Cult of the Infinitely Baffled website for more info. If you register, you can access the "My Projects" section. My IB job is back on page 5 right now.
http://ibsubwoofers.proboards.com/
The foam diffusers are pre-made from SRL Acoustics (came in 2' x 2' pieces), then I diyed the oak frames to hold and protect them. The stands are old Sound Anchor stands that I used on my MMGs for a while.
http://www.srlacoustics.com/
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canuckaudiog
On a quest for high fidelity
johnvb, awesome job on the room. It must sound very good in there!