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Jeremy W Porter
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Member Name: Jeremy Porter
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Model numbers: See below details
Year purchased: See below details
Mods/Changes: See below details
This is my starter system thus far. I have spent a lot of time on the room design and build because I knew once it was built I would not be able to upgrade any of the interior of the walls. All power wires run back to the BPT power conditioner on a dedicated 10 gauge 20 amp line- the mains, the center, the sub, the projector and the surrounds. All wires are at least 1 foot apart or if needed cross at a 90 degree angle to prevent any noise. The lights are on a separate breaker.
I feel like I have the speakers-mains, center, surrounds and will not upgrade those. I will not be upgrading the Halo processor or the DVD player. My goal is to run two mono tubes or SS Krell or Pass Labs on the mains, and a new CD player between the mains and then have the secondary system for movies.
I have a question about tubes? Are the noisy between songs? A hiss so to speak? I know it really depends on the amp but for the most part are they noisy?? I hate this hiss!
I most likely will upgrade all solid state amps to Pass Labs, Krell or Halo at this point. Any suggestions here?
All speaker, interconnects, and power wires will remain the same upgraded ones I presently have listed below
Here are a few more details:
• Dedicated 10 gauge power wire with 20 amp breaker
• All studs in walls have been polyurethane coated to create a musical transducer effect similar to polyurethaning a cello, bass or acoustical guitar.
The poly turns your studs into a softer pulp inner core just like an instrument. When this happens, your studs turn into musical transducers.
• The walls were all insulated for noise and vibration control.
• The sheet rock was laid and each area of the dry wall was “tuned” by tightened or loosening the screws before mudding. This was accomplished by knocking on the walls and trying to make each area sound the same by loosening or tighten the screws.
• The front half of the ceiling was slanted down towards the projector screen to reduce standing waves and create a megaphone affect for the sound.
• The paint was picked for its acoustical benefits, meaning gloss paint has the most reflective qualities verses flat having the least
• 80 weight carpet was used to further reduce standing waves-this is regret! I wish I would have put in wood floors and used throw rugs to adjust the reflective-ness of the wood floor
• Leather couches were used to try and reduce the absorption of sound instead of fabric
Next steps in the room:
• Wolcott Tube or Krell or Pass Labs amps for the mains?? New amps for the surrounds?
• Sound treatments throughout the room
• New CD player-manufacture TBD
• Various musical type decorations
Martin Logan Prodigy Purchased 2004
Martin Logan Theater Purchased 2004
Martin Logan Script Purchased 2004
Parasound HALO C-2 Purchased 2004
Blanaced Power Technologies BPT-3.5 Purchased 2004
Optomia H37 Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-555 mkII Purchased 1995
Adcom GFA-555 mkII Purchased 1995
Jamo SW-400e Purchased 2003
Marinco Clear Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-2535L Purchased 1995
Belden Belden Star Quad red E83754 Purchased 2004
Watt Gatt ICE-Clear Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-5200 Purchased 1995
MAX® 4300 AUDIO/VIDEO Surge/Power Strip Purchased 2004
Adcom GCD-600 Purchased 2004
Sony DVP-NS975V DVD player with M Purchased 2004
Monster Cable M 2.4's Purchased 2003
Ultralink Custom Ultima XLR42 Purchased 2004
Ultralink Custom Matrix MVR Purchased 2004
Sony DRN – XMO 1MK2 XM Radio receiver Purchased 2004
Da-lite Cosmopolitan Purchased 2004
Lumar 1 CL Black Tweak Purchased 2003
Ultralink Custom - Ultralink Audiophile MK II Purchased 2004
Ultralink Custom – Matrix MX Purchased 2004
Ultralink CCS-1M Interconnect Purchased 2004
Jamo JCB -4 Purchased 2004
Mitsubishi VCR Video Purchased 1995
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Model numbers: See below details
Year purchased: See below details
Mods/Changes: See below details
This is my starter system thus far. I have spent a lot of time on the room design and build because I knew once it was built I would not be able to upgrade any of the interior of the walls. All power wires run back to the BPT power conditioner on a dedicated 10 gauge 20 amp line- the mains, the center, the sub, the projector and the surrounds. All wires are at least 1 foot apart or if needed cross at a 90 degree angle to prevent any noise. The lights are on a separate breaker.
I feel like I have the speakers-mains, center, surrounds and will not upgrade those. I will not be upgrading the Halo processor or the DVD player. My goal is to run two mono tubes or SS Krell or Pass Labs on the mains, and a new CD player between the mains and then have the secondary system for movies.
I have a question about tubes? Are the noisy between songs? A hiss so to speak? I know it really depends on the amp but for the most part are they noisy?? I hate this hiss!
I most likely will upgrade all solid state amps to Pass Labs, Krell or Halo at this point. Any suggestions here?
All speaker, interconnects, and power wires will remain the same upgraded ones I presently have listed below
Here are a few more details:
• Dedicated 10 gauge power wire with 20 amp breaker
• All studs in walls have been polyurethane coated to create a musical transducer effect similar to polyurethaning a cello, bass or acoustical guitar.
The poly turns your studs into a softer pulp inner core just like an instrument. When this happens, your studs turn into musical transducers.
• The walls were all insulated for noise and vibration control.
• The sheet rock was laid and each area of the dry wall was “tuned” by tightened or loosening the screws before mudding. This was accomplished by knocking on the walls and trying to make each area sound the same by loosening or tighten the screws.
• The front half of the ceiling was slanted down towards the projector screen to reduce standing waves and create a megaphone affect for the sound.
• The paint was picked for its acoustical benefits, meaning gloss paint has the most reflective qualities verses flat having the least
• 80 weight carpet was used to further reduce standing waves-this is regret! I wish I would have put in wood floors and used throw rugs to adjust the reflective-ness of the wood floor
• Leather couches were used to try and reduce the absorption of sound instead of fabric
Next steps in the room:
• Wolcott Tube or Krell or Pass Labs amps for the mains?? New amps for the surrounds?
• Sound treatments throughout the room
• New CD player-manufacture TBD
• Various musical type decorations
Martin Logan Prodigy Purchased 2004
Martin Logan Theater Purchased 2004
Martin Logan Script Purchased 2004
Parasound HALO C-2 Purchased 2004
Blanaced Power Technologies BPT-3.5 Purchased 2004
Optomia H37 Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-555 mkII Purchased 1995
Adcom GFA-555 mkII Purchased 1995
Jamo SW-400e Purchased 2003
Marinco Clear Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-2535L Purchased 1995
Belden Belden Star Quad red E83754 Purchased 2004
Watt Gatt ICE-Clear Purchased 2004
Adcom GFA-5200 Purchased 1995
MAX® 4300 AUDIO/VIDEO Surge/Power Strip Purchased 2004
Adcom GCD-600 Purchased 2004
Sony DVP-NS975V DVD player with M Purchased 2004
Monster Cable M 2.4's Purchased 2003
Ultralink Custom Ultima XLR42 Purchased 2004
Ultralink Custom Matrix MVR Purchased 2004
Sony DRN – XMO 1MK2 XM Radio receiver Purchased 2004
Da-lite Cosmopolitan Purchased 2004
Lumar 1 CL Black Tweak Purchased 2003
Ultralink Custom - Ultralink Audiophile MK II Purchased 2004
Ultralink Custom – Matrix MX Purchased 2004
Ultralink CCS-1M Interconnect Purchased 2004
Jamo JCB -4 Purchased 2004
Mitsubishi VCR Video Purchased 1995
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