I think a end game rig would be a rig "system" that you created your self. I'm not talking about matching amplifier and source together and the highest rated speaker towers. NO. For instance a system that you configured from the Driver,bare wires, amp connectors, modifiable amp components, power components, power source, power feeds, custom driver housing, and maybe even a custom made room if you have that type of cash and space. Then going back and dampening and tuning to teeth the sound and power until it fits your ears and body like no other system could.
Now of course this would be hard to do unless your a engineer/architecture and/or! not afraid to spend time and energy to fix, repair, or buy the highest grade components and drivers you possibly can and have someone or some company put it together for you. But the idea is doing it yourself so you cant say "oh this could have been better if they had done it this way, blah blah blahh".
But for one, its hard to know the best driver or components until you have tested all that is out there. Right?
For me i like and trust the sounds coming from Beyerdynamic drivers, i am not a major tester and have been limited to certain headphones and speaker systems. But i feel that the flagship T1 drivers are pretty damn perfect, not only in sound quality but engineering and control.So if i was to have a End game rig, It would incorporate 6< T1 drivers matched to there own mono D amps setup up in independent L/R channels that would be ported directly into my ear canals(vague? read note). A 4th channel will incorporate independent L/R Resonant Engineering XXX 18'' subwoofers( or critical mass UL12 subs) that would be on low pass to give the immersive feeling of being in the warzone of battlefield 3 and shaking all the air around me, for example sake.
Next I would spend most of my time creating a extremely well rounded room. I know this can get pretty expensive so i would pay close attention to sound absorption from the bass, also to enhance the presence of the bass, i would directly attach the subwoofer enclosures to my sitting area so i could absorb as much vibration as possible, The t1 drivers would be isolated within the custom headphone casing so i need not pay heavy attention to sound deadening too the room.
With that in mind i ask you. What is perfect system that doesn't incorporate a killer video system? So with the rest of my custom rig would be the visual aspect, 2 independent super computers pushing out graphics of 2560x5760 to a multi-linked projector system on a perfectly flat grey 10x16ft wall. For the best viewing angle i would be positioned directly center and about 6-10 feet away from the screen. Also each computer would be configured to only output a designated left or right channel so there is no chance of crosstalk to the amplifiers and through to my drivers.
This would be my ideal and end game rig as there isnt much more you can ask for in my opinion then to be fully enveloped into whatever your listening to, watching or playing. Being that this system would cost anywhere from 25k-50k i could only be astounded with the results if it was made to the best of my ability.
>NOTE< a driver is a speaker = speaker driver.
>>NOTE<< If you havent figured out, or don't understand why i would use 6 drivers and subs then i have one thing to say.
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