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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,628
    edited November 2015
    Listening/Billiard Room:
    - Yamaha RX1030 A
    - B&W 683 S2 towers, CM Centre S2 center and Def tech BP/A rear
    - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with 2M Red (should I add the acrylic platter?)
    - Zone 2, Def Tech BP8B towers
    - BIC America PL200 sub

    Family/Main
    - Pioneer Elite SC-61 Main
    - Squeezebox Touch DAC (burr Brown)
    - Def Tech Super towers front
    - Def Tech CLR 2000 center & matching rears
    - Pioneer Elite VSX-23H zone 2 feeding B&W 201S (Kitchen) and Boston Acoustics HD10 (garage)
    - Pioneer Elite A-35R 2 channel amp for zone 3
    - Feeds Def Tech SM350 (office)
    - Boston Acoustic Voyager 6 outdoor speakers (deck)

    Attic full of 4 sets of speakers and 3 AVRs, two of which are blown. Never buy an Onkyo.

    The wife is losing patience with me.
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,628
    edited November 2015
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    dudemandudeman Posts: 2,970
    mrussel1 said:

    Listening/Billiard Room:
    - Yamaha RX1030 A
    - B&W 683 S2 towers, CM Centre S2 center and Def tech BP/A rear
    - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with 2M Red (should I add the acrylic platter?)
    - Zone 2, Def Tech BP8B towers
    - BIC America PL200 sub

    Family/Main
    - Pioneer Elite SC-61 Main
    - Squeezebox Touch DAC (burr Brown)
    - Def Tech Super towers front
    - Def Tech CLR 2000 center & matching rears
    - Pioneer Elite VSX-23H zone 2 feeding B&W 201S (Kitchen) and Boston Acoustics HD10 (garage)
    - Pioneer Elite A-35R 2 channel amp for zone 3
    - Feeds Def Tech SM350 (office)
    - Boston Acoustic Voyager 6 outdoor speakers (deck)

    Attic full of 4 sets of speakers and 3 AVRs, two of which are blown. Never buy an Onkyo.

    The wife is losing patience with me.

    Do you find any stereo imaging issues by using a center channel speaker in your listening /billiard room? It seems like vinyl would always sound better without a center speaker. I would love to hear about your experience with that setup.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,628
    dudeman said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Listening/Billiard Room:
    - Yamaha RX1030 A
    - B&W 683 S2 towers, CM Centre S2 center and Def tech BP/A rear
    - Pro-Ject Debut Carbon with 2M Red (should I add the acrylic platter?)
    - Zone 2, Def Tech BP8B towers
    - BIC America PL200 sub

    Family/Main
    - Pioneer Elite SC-61 Main
    - Squeezebox Touch DAC (burr Brown)
    - Def Tech Super towers front
    - Def Tech CLR 2000 center & matching rears
    - Pioneer Elite VSX-23H zone 2 feeding B&W 201S (Kitchen) and Boston Acoustics HD10 (garage)
    - Pioneer Elite A-35R 2 channel amp for zone 3
    - Feeds Def Tech SM350 (office)
    - Boston Acoustic Voyager 6 outdoor speakers (deck)

    Attic full of 4 sets of speakers and 3 AVRs, two of which are blown. Never buy an Onkyo.

    The wife is losing patience with me.

    Do you find any stereo imaging issues by using a center channel speaker in your listening /billiard room? It seems like vinyl would always sound better without a center speaker. I would love to hear about your experience with that setup.
    I don't use the center for music. I have a TV up there too so it's where we watch movies when we want to blast them. I don't like using the center for music, like in 7.1/5.1. It messes with the imaging to me. With excellent imaging, you can feel the music pull to center in a 2 channel setup.
    Now there are a few listening settings I use that are 4 channel. It's supposed to be 5 but I kill the center so I only hear it from the front and some presence sounds behind me.
    So yes, you are right. Vinyl, HI Res, FLAC etc all sound more natural in true 2 channel (I also kill the sub two as my fronts are 'Large').
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    dudemandudeman Posts: 2,970
    Thanks for the explanation. I have tried to enjoy music listening on my home theater system but it just doesn't sound right.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,628
    Yeah, it's artificially loud, which can fool people
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    dudemandudeman Posts: 2,970
    Anyone ever check out a Dual 1229? I have a line on one for cheap but it probably needs a thorough cleaning and lube.

    I have a 1019 that sounds like a million bucks.

    Thoughts?
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
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    dogmattdogmatt Posts: 99
    Marantz 6100 with Nagaoka MP-110 > Marantz 2220b > Klipsch Forte with Bob Crites crossovers.
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