View from the listening seat

close up of the equipment

close up of one of the LFE subs

This is the right front speaker with the 18" Maelsrom X sub to the left and the LFE sub behind it.

This is the left front speaker with the 15" Dayton Titanic III sub to the right of it and the LFE sub behind it

This is a shot of the right rear speaker, the wood frame on the wall behind the speaker is on of the 12" subs that are behind the listening seat, the subwoofer enclosure is actually in the closet that you see part of in the pic.

This is the frequency response of my system from 20-400Hz. I used a behringer mic and room eq wizard software, it shows the frequency response with 1/3 octave smooting.

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rkolinski  » Jun 16, 2011 07:59 AM

Nice equipment and speakers; 10/10

Reference_head  » Jun 15, 2011 08:49 PM

Nice set up I’m sure it sounds amazing love all the subs

crazyBLUE  » Jun 12, 2011 08:30 PM

Nice Home Theater Dan

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 04:05 PM

ldgibson, I added a shot of the frequency response measurement graph from the system. Mind you this was how it measured with the floor carpeted, I haven't taken measurements yet with the wood floor/area rugs but I have no reason to believe that I can't get it to the same or even better. We'll see but I have to get all the molding work done still on the floor.

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 03:51 PM

Yes it is, and also what I forgot to put in the equipment list is the Paradisea+ DAC, it is in the upper right slot of the rack with the Directv receiver. It takes the signal from an older MAC I-book G-4 with about 500 cds ripped in apple lossless and sends that to the Conrad Johnson as well. I can't decide sometimes whether I want to stay with the Oppo for cds or go all out with the computer/DAC for digital music. The computer with I-tunes also allows me to listen to internet radio which is a nice option and the stations that broadcast at 128kbs or higher sound pretty good.

ldgibson76  » Jun 09, 2011 03:44 PM

After further review of your photo album, I do see that you have a turntable. I assume that the phono amp is connected to the Conrad-Johnson.

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 03:39 PM

Hahahahahahahaha awesome damned system man!!!! I see you do know about Anthem hahahaha. Yes I use the Oppo for my cd player the Mod Wright mod is on the 2 channel analog side of the player. In the close up of the rack the piece in the upper left slot is the power supply for the tube output section that Mod Wright added to the Oppo. I pass the analog signal from the Oppo to the Conrad Johnson and then to the Wyred4Sound amp. For 5.1 H/T I use the Oppo's to decode the audio format and pass it to the Rotel via analog cables and play the Rotel in the multi by-pass mode with the Conrad Johnson in H/T bypass so the front L & R signal is still run thru the CJ and Wyred amp the Rotel 1075 amp powers the center and rears. The sound of the Oppo when playing a cd will rival any player up to about the 10k price range, I play very little sacd material so that isn't real important to me. I love your system it appears to me to be very well thought ought and put together, good job!!!!

ldgibson76  » Jun 09, 2011 03:25 PM

Dwr, you need to check out my gallery and see what I have cookin'! My blu-ray player converts the hi-rez multi-channel audio into PCM then sends it to my Rotel RSP-1069 via HDMI. So that relieves me from the analog hookup. I do employ the 5.1 analog for SACD and DVD-A playback from my Denon Universal player. Now, how about the OPPO's DAC's. Are you using the OPPO for 2 channel playback? And if so, are you processing at the OPPO and the Conrad is a pass thru or are you sending the audio signal in digital to the Conrad Johnson and allowing it's DAC's to convert? Being that you have the SE version, and it's been modded, I would think that the DAC's in the modded OPPO would be superior, therefore the Conrad J or the Rotel would just become a conduit.

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 02:36 PM

Yes I have while the CJ was out being modified for 3 weeks I listened to 2 channel thru the Rotel preamp and amp and for me it was too bright. It was ok at lower volumes but once you stepped on the gas it was too bright. It was somewhat better thru the tube amp I was using at the time on the front speakers (Jolida JD-1000) but it was too much of a pain in the butt re-cabling to use the tube amp for 2 channel and then back to the Rotel amp for movies. It pretty much comes down to how much you listen to 2 channel and how much you listen/watch H/T. I am just one of the old 2 channel freaks who likes his movies to sound good so I put much more emphasis on the 2 channel listening and for me no the Rotel can not keep up with the CJ. But you have to remember there is quite a price difference there too. I paid $800 used when I bought the Rotel and $900 for the CJ plus $1600 for the modifications so it really isn't a fair compairison. I have heard the Anthem prepro does a real good job with 2 channel also and is fairly reasonable on the used market. If your blu-ray player can decode the current audio formats on blu-ray and has analog outputs like mine does then you can buy an older used prepro and pass the DTS Master thru the analog outs on the player thus allowing you to buy further up the food chain as they say for the prepro used. That is where the Oppo 83se and the rotel 1068 work very well together for me.

ldgibson76  » Jun 09, 2011 02:17 PM

Have you compared the Rotel RSP-1068 2 channel performance to the Conrad-Johnson's? The reason I ask is that it's been said in many reviews that Rotel pre-pro's do a fine job in two-channel, normally on par with dedicated 2 channel pre-amps.

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 01:35 PM

Oh man this system has been evolving for the last 10 years or so, it has been separate H/T and 2 channel at one point. I have pictures of how it has looked over the years. I must say though this is by far the most satisfied I have been with the sound in both H/T and 2 channel. Yes I am very happy with the Conrad Johnson preamp it has a real nice H/T bypass on it which allows it to fit into the system very nicely. Dan

ldgibson76  » Jun 09, 2011 12:49 PM

Thanks for the reply. I did find the equipment listing. Again, a very interesting ensemble. The Conrad-Johnson pre-amp is very sweet. How long did it take you to configure this package?

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 11:15 AM

ldgibson, the gear list is in the album I made on the right side of the profile page. Dan

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 11:09 AM

Hi Idgibson, yep you called that one correctly. I have gone through every picture frame and tightened the glass to the frame so those are pretty much taken care of. But during low frequency movie passages I still get some unfriendly resonances, so I am still working on that aspect. The Maelstrom sub actually doesn't get any lfe signal, it is one of 4 subs that are part of the multi sub set up that Dr Geddes uses with the main speakers to make them full range so the 4 subs are receiving the same signal that the front L & R speakers get whether it be 2 channel or 5.1. When I get enough posts and time on the forum I will post in the H/T Gallery. The Rotel equipment is a RSP-1068 prepro, and a 1075 5 channel amp that powers the center and rears. Look on my profile and you should find a complete listing of the equipment. The wood floor is new and I haven't done any frequency measurements yet but what you can't see in the pic is that the area rug starts about 3 1/2' in front of the speakers so that doesn't appear to be a real problem but the measurements will tell.

ldgibson76  » Jun 09, 2011 10:51 AM

Hello Dwr. You have a very interesting setup. Can you present a complete equipment listing. The Rotel gear in particular. Which processor are you using? By the way, with all of that LFE produced by the Maelstrom subs, with all of the trinkets and keepsakes you have in the room, not to mention the wood flooring, you must have issues with unwanted resonance and rattles and vibrations. Regardless, you have a very powerful system.

dwr  » Jun 09, 2011 10:41 AM

Hi Kevon, They are made by Dr Earl Geddes, He lives real close to me here just west of Detroit. I have had a few different types of speakers in this price range and these sound the best by a very wide margin, I love these speakers and Earl's philosophy and design principals. You can find more info on his website www.gedlee.com Dan

kevon27  » Jun 09, 2011 10:10 AM

Sweet.. your front left and right speakers are interesting.. who makes them?

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