[BirdManOfCT]

  My station at it's current state.
 

Cool stand!

 

[amalgamist]

^Agreed, really liking that headphone stand 

 
 
Maybe I can find Hulk to stand in Spideys place!

 

[magiccabbage]

 
Cool stand!

+1

 

[indydieselnut]

I love keeping up with everyone's systems in this thread!  There are always great examples of creativity and ingenuity as people find the best way to use their chosen gear.  I'm still listening to headphones most of the time as I work at my desk (HD650 and HD600 through the DAC2 HGC), but I've been putting quite a bit of work into my 2-channel rig as well.  Sharing my love for music with friends and family works well with headphones, but I've found it is also nice to be able to sit them on the couch and exchange comments as we listen to the speakers as well.  
 
This system has evolved quite a bit, but it currently comprises of:
 
Salk Sound HT2-TL
AVA Fet Valve 600R
Benchmark DAC2 HGC
Linn Sondek LP12 (30+ years old, refurbished by Tom O'Keefe) 
Bottlehead Eros phono stage (customized)
 
Headphones are currently:
 
HD650
HD600
 
Although I'm shoe-horned into a corner of our unfinished basement, it's amazing how good the space sounds.  I credit the rugs, soft furnishings, media on the walls, and the orientation of the ceiling joists.  I don't currently use any purpose-built sound treatments.  
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

[magiccabbage]

Wow - what a set up! How sensitive are those speakers?

 

[indydieselnut]

  Wow - what a set up! How sensitive are those speakers?

Thank you!  88db.  I don't listen particularly loudly; so the amp doesn't work very hard.  

 

[magiccabbage]

  Thank you!  88db.  I don't listen particularly loudly; so the amp doesn't work very hard.  

I was hoping for 91 and up. Ill be looking for speakers for my WA5 next year - 8 watts per channel into 8 ohms. So maybe 93dB or 95. 

 

[longbowbbs]

  I love keeping up with everyone's systems in this thread!  There are always great examples of creativity and ingenuity as people find the best way to use their chosen gear.  I'm still listening to headphones most of the time as I work at my desk (HD650 and HD600 through the DAC2 HGC), but I've been putting quite a bit of work into my 2-channel rig as well.  Sharing my love for music with friends and family works well with headphones, but I've found it is also nice to be able to set them on the couch and exchange comments as we listen to the speakers as well.  
 
This system has evolved quite a bit, but it currently comprises of:
 
Salk Sound HT2-TL
AVA Fet Valve 600R
Benchmark DAC2 HGC
Linn Sondek LP12 (30+ years old, refurbished by Tom O'Keefe) 
Bottlehead Eros phono stage (customized)
 
Headphones are currently:
 
HD650
HD600
 
Although I'm shoe-horned into a corner of our unfinished basement, it's amazing how good the space sounds.  I credit the rugs, soft furnishings, media on the walls, and the orientation of the ceiling joists.  I don't currently use any purpose-built sound treatments.  
 
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

The AVA/Salk combo is terrific! I got a long listen at RMAF to a variety of AVA/Salk combo's. Great sound and a great value.

 

[indydieselnut]

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

The AVA/Salk combo is terrific! I got a long listen at RMAF to a variety of AVA/Salk combo's. Great sound and a great value.

Thank you!  Part of the fun of this hobby is that, even after twenty years (wow, that makes me feel older than I am!), I discover companies that are totally new to me.  Jim Salk and Frank van Alstine have been wonderful people to get to know.  They seem to be in tune with what music lovers want and are less concerned with fads and some of the pageantry that plagues certain portions of the industry.  The list of companies and individuals that I could add to the list of "good guys" is long, so I'm certainly not singling out Jim and Frank as the only ones.  At the end of the day, it's all about enjoying the beauty of recorded music!    

 

[Xoen]

My current Head-Fi setup.  

 

 

 

 

 

 
My Head-Fi setup consists of:
 
Sennheiser HD700
Sennheiser HD650 (Moon Silver Dragon V2 cable)
Audio Technica ATH-W1000X
Schiit Valhalla 
Aune T1 USB Tube DAC (with Amperex 7308 tube)  

 

[magiccabbage]

  My current Head-Fi setup.  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

looks nice on the glass

 

[Xoen]

  looks nice on the glass

Thanks.   Though I kinda figured the cords on the floor would need cleaning up after second looking at the pic.

 

[LugBug1]

Those speakers are truly amazing. And worth seeing again! 
 
I'd love a space like that, can't even risk having any speakers up at the mo (small children) 

 

[indydieselnut]

  Those speakers are truly amazing. And worth seeing again! 
 
I'd love a space like that, can't even risk having any speakers up at the mo (small children) 

Thanks!  Mine are six and two...thankfully the six-year-old is highly trained and the two-year-old never goes near the speakers unsupervised  This would never fly upstairs where the family spends most of our time!  

 

[magiccabbage]

  Thanks!  Mine are six and two...thankfully the six-year-old is highly trained and the two-year-old never goes near the speakers unsupervised  This would never fly upstairs where the family spends most of our time!  

My birthday is on Monday - Can I have your basement? We don't really do the whole basement thing in Ireland.