dumptruckz36
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thankfully most of my neighbors dont care what kind of music it is as long as its loud. which, i might add, im quite good at giving them. i hope they like pink floyd loud
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thankfully most of my neighbors dont care what kind of music it is as long as its loud. which, i might add, im quite good at giving them. i hope they like pink floyd loud
Bill S
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I can't help but think of all the younger kids and how they're missing out on music these days. Listening to an iPod through ear buds or a docking station can't compare with the tactile sensation of hearing it on some nice full range, open air speakers. It's definitely a thing of the past. Cheers to you and your cool dorm system. Rock On!
jhinkel
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I just got mine set up as well! I have a Teac cx-350 tape deck, a Pioneer sx-750, my computer, and a pair of klipsch bookshelf speakers. I plan to chain a Pioneer sa7500ii to the sx-750 and add a pair of Pioneer cs66e speakers with a tx6500ii tuner! I wish I had room for the tt, but I really don't.... 
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dumptruckz36
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dorm carpet. and we all know how soft and luscious that it...
dumptruckz36
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fixed. i got my parents to bring up my EQ, which is alot shorter than the TT. i still have the back of the TT proped up, but its not blocking the vents. im still working on vibration proofing it, but its pretty good where it is with that. i havent notices any extra vibrations when im playing it a little loud.
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luxmaster
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LOL!!! Very cool
NapoleonXIV
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I'm in the same boat as you, though your Pioneer SX-1010 definately outclasses my 20-watt Sansui 800 from 1969. I'm afraid to turn up the music too loud, though, because the RA, Greg, lives across the hall. How do those Sansui speakers sound? I'd like to find a pair eventually. You really should try to get a bit more separation between those speakers, though I guess it doesn't matter because you aren't going to be able to have a proper listening position in a cluttered dorm room. I feel sorry for everyone else who only listen to music through earbuds. Greg the RA has "The Beatles in Mono" box set but was telling me he has only heard it through the speakers on his laptop, I don't know how he can stand it. At least he has taste, most people seem to listen to just awful music on awful systems. No one seems to appreciate music anymore, last year I was astounded that no one in my French class knew who George Harrison was. George Harrison! What do you think of the effect of that Pioneer Reverb? Most people seem to say they are gimmicky but I would imagine at times they sound pretty neat.
You might try Inna Gadda Da Vida once in a while (the 22 minute version) just as a change. And CRANK IT UP!
dumptruckz36
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i already have. most people dont mind it except for the "endless" drum solo.
i really love those sansui speakers. call me a fool but paired with a very bass strong receiver, the sound is perfect. im lucky too cause my RA (Joel) lives on the other end of the hall.
dumptruckz36
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Could you put the desk between the speakers? THat way you would have a better seperation of the channels!
Props to your setup. Music, good music quality = quality of life.
Protip: A reel to reel takes off panties!
if you saw how much damn furniture (the universities damn furniture, that is) we have in this room, the only way we would have the room is if we lofted our beds. something which would take alot of time, but im considering it more now. im looking on craigslist for a reel to reel as i type....:thmbsp:
ev13wt
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:thmbsp:
Make a mixtape before the evening, when she shows up, dim the lights, light a candle (Remember to place so you can see your reels turning!) and press play.
dumptruckz36
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:thmbsp:
Make a mixtape before the evening, when she shows up, dim the lights, light a candle (Remember to place so you can see your reels turning!) and press play.
hahaha you sound like you know from experience....
Squonk07
Someday you'll understand
I wish I had had neighbors like you when I used to stay in the dorms.
Pink Floyd is just awesome in my book, and I saw the Boston album art in the pics you posted. Great stuff. My college (Wayne State University) is in Detroit, which should give you a pretty good idea what I had to listen to through the paper-thin walls at all odd hours of the day.On the other hand, I did take one of my systems with me the one year and had great fun blaring Jethro Tull and Genesis whenever stuff started getting too noisy on the other side of the wall.
Think of it as a contest. I won. Which is a sad statement about mass market equipment, as my rig was only 25 wpc RMS through middling efficiency speakers.
For those wondering how to maximize the space in these little rooms, lofting the bed (if possible) is the best strategy. I shoved the desk and chest of drawers next to each other under the bed, and I got a good seven feet separation between my speakers. Only bad part is you can't really enjoy the music while lying back on the bed. Ah, well, that's what headphones are for.
dumptruckz36
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I wish I had had neighbors like you when I used to stay in the dorms.
On the other hand, I did take one of my systems with me the one year and had great fun blaring Jethro Tull and Genesis whenever stuff started getting too noisy on the other side of the wall.
Think of it as a contest. I won. Which is a sad statement about mass market equipment, as my rig was only 25 wpc RMS through middling efficiency speakers.
For those wondering how to maximize the space in these little rooms, lofting the bed (if possible) is the best strategy. I shoved the desk and chest of drawers next to each other under the bed, and I got a good seven feet separation between my speakers. Only bad part is you can't really enjoy the music while lying back on the bed. Ah, well, that's what headphones are for.
i graduated from dearborn high school so i know all about wayne state and its students hahaha. i have some friends there right now that graduated with me. i disagree that you cant enjoy music while laying on a bed. today i feel asleep listening to animals-pink floyd and i had some trippy dreams. i love falling asleep to music.
Squonk07
Someday you'll understand
i disagree that you cant enjoy music while laying on a bed. today i feel asleep listening to animals-pink floyd and i had some trippy dreams. i love falling asleep to music.
I didn't really explain this very well. I meant that since the speakers would be below you, it would mess up the effect. I've fallen asleep to music quite a few memorable times. One of the weirdest was the first time I ever listened to Yes' Tales From Topographic Oceans. I made it through the first fifty minutes or so, then somewhere I must have dozed off. When I sort of woke up again, I noted hmm...they used the same music from another album in here. Then I realized that was impossible because Tales was released before that other album!
I also managed to fall asleep to The Wall one time, and how the trial didn't wake me up I'll never know. Both these times I didn't dream at all, nor did I have any idea time had passed. It's like that time just got sucked into a black hole.