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Jumping Bean's NYC dorm room setup

JumpingBean

JumpingBean

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Although I hail from Austin, I actually go to music school in NYC (right across the street from Columbia) and spend 8 months out of the year in a tiny little dorm room.

So even though I have lots of gear back home, I never brought any of it to school with me, since most of what I have is high-watt receivers and large speakers that would get me thrown out of this place faster than a Thorens sells on craigslist.

However, I finally got fed up with itunes and my shitty M-audio monitors and decided to go on the hunt for a dorm room system. After about a week of hunting I have assembled this, which I can say without a doubt sounds pretty damn good. All in all, everything cost me about $275.

The stuff:

Macbook pro w/ Fiio D3 DAC
Technics SL-1300 turntable w/ at95e cart
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Pioneer SA-6500 II integrated amp
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Klipsch RB-10 bookshelf speakers
Superlux HD668B headphones


A view from my bed
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The shiny Pioneer
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The Technics, all the auto functions restored.
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a shot of the Klipsch
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I figured yall might want a better look at the home bar :)
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Very nice, and I bet sounds much bigger than it actually is. How do college guys afford Johnny Black?
 
Generation Records in the Village is my go-to for new records. They carry all the punk and metal that i listen to. For used records (classic rock or classical) I go to Westsider Records on west 72nd because it's close to where I live, but occasionally i will go visit Academy Records.
 
Haha thanks, I was wondering if someone was going to identify that American Nightmare/GUTG print.

And no, I go to Manhattan School of Music.
 
Jack Lord said:
Nice. Reminds me of my dorm setup, which was in NYC as well.

Do you attend FCLC?
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OT but I graduated from FCLC in 02.
Nice setup. When I was an upper west sider, there was still that HUGE Tower Records a couple blocks away. I miss the days of rummaging through the second floor jazz CD's. I've managed to miss every Flag show, but I did see Black Flag play the Warsaw and it was...interesting?
 
Legit dorm room setups are tough to tackle and rare to see. I never really champed mine.

More importantly though, nice whiskey.
 
JumpingBean said:
Generation Records in the Village is my go-to for new records. They carry all the punk and metal that i listen to. For used records (classic rock or classical) I go to Westsider Records on west 72nd because it's close to where I live, but occasionally i will go visit Academy Records.
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I've been to both Generation Records and Academy, they seem pretty nice. Have never been to Westsider Records, may have to pay a visit someday.
 
HankScorpio said:
OT but I graduated from FCLC in 02.
Nice setup. When I was an upper west sider, there was still that HUGE Tower Records a couple blocks away. I miss the days of rummaging through the second floor jazz CD's. I've managed to miss every Flag show, but I did see Black Flag play the Warsaw and it was...interesting?
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OT as well. Rose Hill 87 for me.

I lived on West 58th for a few years and remember that Tower well.
 
dang. wish I had that kind of setup in college. Not had redemption rye but have had buffalo trace. We weren't alowed to have any sort of alcohol in the dorm...unless you had a cool RA ;)
 
You're allowed to here if you're of age (which I am).

I'm up at 122nd and Broadway. The lovely dividing line between Harlem and Morningside Heights.
 
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