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alansanchez86
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I just upgraded my SW. from 12 to 14" brand new Klipsch, off the new line. Fucking huge and heavy. That's what she said.
Congratulations Alan! Obviously so big and heavy you had to unbox it to get it in your car. I love stuff like that
Enjoy!
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alansanchez86
701 Club - QQ All-Star
Yup. That's the story. My wife and daughter had to help me to get it down to the basement. A 3-person-job.
Can't fathom what the 16" SW is like.
I wish I could just leave well enough alone but with audio gear and cars I just have to keep fucking with it.
Old rack is out and new special McIntosh rack is in.
Pros, one unit on wheels, instead of 9 metal spike shelves.
A little taller, 6", a little wider 6".
It was very difficult to get in rear before, always afraid of collapsing a shelf, back breaking.
McIntosh glass panel lights up with trigger cable.
Cons, only thing is I am lowering my center speaker to a shelf, only one reason, it keeps me from raising TV up 6", I still might do?
So the top shelf will hold PC, DAC, 4K Apple and 4 channel amp. Basically the same minus the 12.5" tall center and replacing with 4.5" tall amp.
The power supply now instead of middle, to the right, power cables should still be OK?
The center speaker was perfect before, I hope I am not disappointed with where it is at, but if it has to go on top and raise TV on wall then so be it
Of course it is work in progress and only will be done when I like it.
Notice all the cables, I hate that part. Every cable, in's and out's marked.
Old rack is out and new special McIntosh rack is in.
Pros, one unit on wheels, instead of 9 metal spike shelves.
A little taller, 6", a little wider 6".
It was very difficult to get in rear before, always afraid of collapsing a shelf, back breaking.
McIntosh glass panel lights up with trigger cable.
Cons, only thing is I am lowering my center speaker to a shelf, only one reason, it keeps me from raising TV up 6", I still might do?
So the top shelf will hold PC, DAC, 4K Apple and 4 channel amp. Basically the same minus the 12.5" tall center and replacing with 4.5" tall amp.
The power supply now instead of middle, to the right, power cables should still be OK?
The center speaker was perfect before, I hope I am not disappointed with where it is at, but if it has to go on top and raise TV on wall then so be it
Of course it is work in progress and only will be done when I like it.
Notice all the cables, I hate that part. Every cable, in's and out's marked.
I'm sure you'll love it Mark!
You might want to pull that center speaker out a bit so that the sound doesn’t reflect off of those posts or the shelves above and below it.
When my wife picked up the sub they unboxed it to fit in the car for her convenience.
Polk HTS 12
I can't, cuz the width of center speaker is wider than the posts. Also the tweeter is just below the shelf above. It should be OK, I hope, I hope.
Well done, looks great!
I think you could find a way to orient the centre speaker so that it points at your ear's height. A few degrees can make a big difference, especially with the centre channel.
I would also re-run any room correction calibration you might be using. I'm not familiar with McIntosh, but again, changing the position of speakers will likely need a new calibration.
Overall it seems a big improvement and a very nice entertainment unit!
I agree. The fronts will be a little wider than before, the center obvious. And a solid walnut cabinet vs a metal spike rack I am sure will have some tonal difference for the better.Well done, looks great!
I think you could find a way to orient the centre speaker so that it points at your ear's height. A few degrees can make a big difference, especially with the centre channel.
I would also re-run any room correction calibration you might be using. I'm not familiar with McIntosh, but again, changing the position of speakers will likely need a new calibration.
Overall it seems a big improvement and a very nice entertainment unit!
Back is killing me, all that cleaning and sitting on floor really tightens the hamstrings, not to mention 150lb amp by myself.
At least I can still do it at 68 years old, not complaining.
Coffee and a pill and I am back in action.
Good idea with the tilt up on center speaker, I have some small plastic table leveling wedges, I might try.
I had Mitch Barnett do some filtersets for me, really good improvement on sound, but I guess those will need to be redone. I could recalibrate Audessy on my own that is simple.
With the Mitch Barnett filtersets I use Pure Direct OFF. With Audessy, you can still use off, but then Audessy is off.
Ugh, I love this and I hate this.
This is a brand new McINTOSH PRODUCT that I find highly interesting, not really for me as I have too much invested in all the amps I already have, but this one $8000.00 product , has 120-150 watts per channel, no need for amps, built in Dirac Live all channels. I see a lot of people on QQ asking about what should they get, Dolby Atmos, etc, and this new product really is the one. One unit, hook up speakers and 2.0, 4.0, 5.1 Atmos, all done. Expandable from 7.2 to 7.2.4, so I guess you would need a little 4 channel amp for the heights.
I also tilt my center speaker up as it's placed a bit lower than I like due to restrictions. I use a black hockey puck to tilt mine as it doesn't slide much and essentially can't see it due to being black. lol
barfle
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
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