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My system (Biamped NHT speakers, mostly Sony ES gear) |
mhedges
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Rank: Sonyphile
Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 722
From: Ithaca, NY
 |  Posted: 2010-06-20 21:45
So I promised to post pics of the N90ES I got from Echosphere and I thought instead of cluttering up that thread I would start a new thread and post pics of my whole system. First a basic overview:
Speakers:
NHT Classic Four (modded to remove crossover to subs)
Sources:
Sony ST-SA5ES tuner
Denon DVD-3930CI universal player
Apple Ipod
Preamps:
Sony TA-E80ES preamp (modded)
NHT X2 active crossover
Amps:
Sony TA-N90ES (125 hz +)
Sony TA-E80ES (on the built in subs, 125 hz and down)
Rack:
Cambre Timbre 4 shelf rack (modified to change shelf spacing)
Cableing and tweaks:
DIY 12 gauge silver coated copper speaker wire (biamped of course)
Morrow audio interconnects
Black diamond racing cones
Cones on speaker base
Wiremold power strip (no switch, breaker, etc.)
Leviton Hospital grade plugs
Leviton Hospital grade outlets
I can provide more detail on anything if anyone is interested. Anyway, now for the pics:
The room. The sweet spot is the center seat on the couch in the foreground:
The equipment rack:
One of the speakers:
Mark
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mhedges
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Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 722
From: Ithaca, NY
| Posted: 2010-06-20 21:50
Some more pics:
Here are the sources:
The preamp and active crossover:
My N80ES. Its a little scratched up but I got it cheap and I don't see it much anyway since its at the bottom of the stack.
The aforementioned N90ES. Cosmetic condition is not bad but not mint.
Mark
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mhedges
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Rank: Sonyphile
Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 722
From: Ithaca, NY
| Posted: 2010-06-20 21:54
A few more pics:
The normal childproofed configuration. Its a little hard to see but there is a sheet of plexiglass on the side of the second shelf to keep my daughter from grabbing at the interconnects. I also childproofed the speakers by replacing some of the driver mounting screws with eye bolts and zip tying the grills on.
My Sony RM-AV2100 universal remote. Its a little clunky but it does everything!
Mark
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dontsleep33
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Joined: May 03, 2008
Posts: 742
From: MG,Brazil
 | Posted: 2010-06-20 21:54
If it sounds right then looks don't matter to me anyway.
Nice system.Have fun listening!
 
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jttar
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Rank: Sony Master
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 9160
From: Chicago,IL, USA
 | Posted: 2010-06-20 22:55
mark,
Thanks so much for taking the time to take and post the pictures. It was well worth the wait.
Great looking and I'm sure sounding, system.
Joe
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Maxxwire
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Joined: Aug 29, 2002
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From: Portland, Oregon - USA
 | Posted: 2010-06-20 23:24
Mark- Great setup! As someone who is familiar with the sonic benefits of Resonance Tuning Audio equipment how satisfied are you with sonic effects generated by the way that your equipment rack is coupled to the floor through the carpet?
~Maxx~
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A Satisfied Sony Fan Since 1974!
The OCCC Furu-Charged Sony DB 930
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ShadowLord
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Rank: Sony Fanatic
Joined: Oct 14, 2004
Posts: 383
From: LA, Ca
 | Posted: 2010-06-21 09:35
Very nice. After all the searching the best part is the enjoying!
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Echosphere
Rank: Sony Enthusiant
Joined: Jul 23, 2009
Posts: 33
From: Olympia, WA USA
 | Posted: 2010-09-17 23:08
Great thread. Wow! The N90ES looks great! What did you do to clean the poor boy up. Look spectacular.
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Echosphere
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Joined: Jul 23, 2009
Posts: 33
From: Olympia, WA USA
| Posted: 2010-09-17 23:14
btw, E80ES side panels. Did you paint them black? Very nice.
[ This message was edited by: Echosphere on 2010-09-17 23:15 ]
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