What audio system do you have, or plan on getting?

[Shrunk]

If it helps, their sites list full dimensions: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/range/10364/11683/

They also make shelves specifically designed for CD's:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/07305310

[Lethevich]

They also make shelves specifically designed for CD's:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/07305310

Indeedie, I have six of those atm. They're less deep than the bookcases, which could hold two rows deep of CDs, so occupy less floor space.

[George]

They also make shelves specifically designed for CD's:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/07305310

Thanks, I just wish that they were wider. 

[George]

If it helps, their sites list full dimensions: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/range/10364/11683/

It does, thanks!

[Great Gable]

All very boring - just three black boxes and no esoteric tubes. The sound belies the appearance - very revealing and rich.


Digital Front End: MERIDIAN 506 20-BIT CD PLAYER (Redbook) 
Pre Amplifier: AUDIOLAB 8000Q PRE-AMP 
Amplification: BRYSTON 4B-ST (Pro) POWER AMP 
Speaker System: AUDIO VECTOR 5 (F3 LYD) SPEAKERS (spiked onto hardwood floorboards) 
Interconnects: Chord company (hand-made by their designer) 
System Rack: Target (spiked onto hardwood floorboards) 
Music Storage System: My own hand-built shelving 
Other Accessories: Some power conditioning, purely to prevent spiking

[George]

Where did you get that CD shelving, Great Gable?

[Great Gable]

It's what I call "music storage system" in the post - I made them.

I do have several links provided by the Steve Hoffman forum members who have found purpose built units.

[George]

It's what I call "music storage system" in the post - I made them.

I do have several links provided by the Steve Hoffman forum members who have found purpose built units.

I'd be interested in those links, please. 

[Great Gable]

OK here they are...

http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Oak_Veneer_Triple_Multimedia_Case_with_Glass_Doors/410/

http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=102219753

http://www.allmultimediastorage.com/

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeamsSearch?storeId=7&langId=-20&catalogId=11001&searchType=product&pageNumber=-1&orderBy=score&category=%23%7EProducts&query=Billy+bookcases

[Que]

This looks adequate! 



Q

[George]

This looks adequate! 



Q

That looks like heaven!  0:)

[Daverz]

Aren't you worried about the stuff to either side of the speakers messing with the imaging?

[The new erato]

Well not really. Of course that's always a potential problem; but the important thing is dampening and dispersion of reflected sound which bookcases, drapes etc seems to do rather well (as opposed to a naked wall). Anyway I'm quite satisfied with imaging having experimented with loudspeaker placing quite a bit; anyway I need space for books etc.

[Daverz]

Well not really. Of course that's always a potential problem; but the important thing is dampening and dispersion of reflected sound which bookcases, drapes etc seems to do rather well (as opposed to a naked wall). Anyway I'm quite satisfied with imaging having experimented with loudspeaker placing quite a bit; anyway I need space for books etc.

The CD rack and knick-knacks behind the speakers should do a good job of diffusion, but the audio fetishist in me is worried a bit by that cabinet on the right.  I'd want to put a wool blanket or something like that over it.  And the bare flat surfaces of the bookcase on the left worry me.   

[The new erato]

Always room for some further experimentation. But the speakers are far away from the backwall and I don't think the surface on the left should be any problem vs higher frequencies....the potential need for a base trap is another matter. Thing changes all the time, so next time I need to do some changes I'll see what can be done. But I'm not an fetishist regarding sound as long as it sounds good!   

[Great Gable]

I dread to think what would happen to me if I improved the sound of my rig. I'd be a gibbering, dribbling wreck!

Further to that - is there anyone out there, apart from myself, who is actually ecstatically happy with the sound of their system and has no need/desire to upgrade for the foreseeable future? (I bet there are not too many of you, certainly if the evidence from other forums is a reliable guide)

[longears]

is there anyone out there, apart from myself, who is actually ecstatically happy with the sound of their system and has no need/desire to upgrade for the foreseeable future?

Yo.

[Great Gable]

Sorry - being an old fart - is that a "yes" or a "no"?

[longears]

You're an old fart?  I hadn't guessed.  Welcome, fellow fuddy-duddy!

Checking your profile I see you're also Kentish.  "Yo" in this case is primarily an affirmative response, somewhat akin to a schoolchild raising his hand--but it also means "I" in Spanish. 

My "kit" (as y'all say) has reached a state where it would require many thousands of dollars to make an incremental improvement, so I don't foresee any changes.  (However, I'm tempted to make some changes in my second system, used primarily for watching DVDs.)

[Great Gable]

Yes, my 2nd and 3rd systems ( one being the surround sound rig) are a long way off the quality of my main one and neither cost anything like a tenth as much, so that's no surprise. That's fine though because the backup Hi-Fi gets used rarely, and only with headphones, whilst the surround sound is just used for DVDs. For me, the quality I have is fine for just movies/TV. It's the main setup which is of primary importance and which I have devoted a lot of time, energy and money into and no small amount of experience.