Pictures of your B&W Set-up

[WI Rotel]

Love that Carver amp...I have the matching CD player (DTL-200), but it's in a box in my basement at the moment.

It was a nice amp for 1987. I was in the service and had to sell a couple of organs to buy it (I was enlisted!) It is powerful but a little unsophisticated. If you're not careful, turning it off you will usually be rewarded by a significant "thump". I also have its matching C1 pre.

[P1et]

I listened to the XTs yesterday at the Home Theater Store and was impressed how much bass those things produces for their narrow frame!

[Blessedi]

New member

Hi there, I just joined this forum today, it was really interesting reading and viewing fantastic setups of members in this forum. I just acquired my B&Ws, though not the latest model, I still find them a beauty to behold, both visual and sound. My humble setup can be found at my webpage:

http://blessedi.multiply.com

[ShadowZA]

Hi there, I just joined this forum today, it was really interesting reading and viewing fantastic setups of members in this forum. I just acquired my B&Ws, though not the latest model, I still find them a beauty to behold, both visual and sound. My humble setup can be found at my webpage:

http://blessedi.multiply.com

Welcome to the forum, Blessedi. Hope that you enjoy your time spent here.

I've just taken a look at your setup on your webpage and it's beautiful :T Your photographic work is awesome too.

[WI Rotel]

Hi there, I just joined this forum today, it was really interesting reading and viewing fantastic setups of members in this forum. I just acquired my B&Ws, though not the latest model, I still find them a beauty to behold, both visual and sound. My humble setup can be found at my webpage:

http://blessedi.multiply.com

Those are beautiful pics indeed. Cheers

[Blessedi]

Thanks ShadowZA and WI Rotel. It just happened that I love to take pictures as well :P This Forum is really great, had been reading and admiring some splendid setups here. Hope to see more

[Alex999]

Blessedi, I'm speechless. Your room is stunning.

[Chatterbot]

Hello there

I´m watching this forum for a long time, now I´m proud to be able to
call myself a "B&W-member"

Here´s my humble little setup:








The electronic components need to be upgraded, at the moment there are:
Denon AVR 2805 (Rears)
Denon POA 2800 (Center, bi-amping)
Braun Regie 550 (Fronts)
Denon DCD 2700
Denon DVD 1920
JVC DR-M1

I´m planning to buy an Accuphase-amplifier (probably E213 or E308 ) for
the front-speakers, so I´d be able to get a proper stereo-setup as well
as multichannel, without "plugging" all the time.

The center-speaker has not the best place at the moment, I urgently need to
buy new furniture....

All in all I´m pretty happy with that setup, both stereo and multichannel/DVD
are really awesome.

Sorry for my english, I´m from Germany....

Guenther

[PewterTA]

Blessedi & Chatter Box, AMAZING looking!!!!

Blessedi, I love the style of your room, clean and elegant. You definitely take some amazing pictures, what camera are you using. Top notch job!

Chatterbot, the room looks really good! Do you notice any issues with having the center down in the box there? I'd think you'd need some type of padding inside to help with the reflections? I also see you DJ (is that what's setup in the back). What setup do you have?

[Chatterbot]

Pewter,

The center-placement is only a temporary solution. I´m planning either to
buy new furniture, so the TV could be placed higher and the center too,
or I´ll re-build the lower segment of my existing rack, put the center
in the middle upon some granit-plate or something else. But as you sayed,
I already recognised some issues, that´s why that urgently needs to be done.

As for the DJ-question: my girlfriend is a DJane, she plays mainly minimal techno.
Her eqipment is as follows:
2* Technics 1210
1* Pioneer CDJ-800
and an older "Stageline"-mixer.

Guenther

[Briz vegas]

Chatterbot. Nice set up. Hardly humble - its 800 series you are listening to. It don't get much better.

Funny how there aren't may red couches out there in theatre land. I think theatre, I think red seating. The blues cool, but reds just that bit nicer in my book.

[Blessedi]

Hi PewterTA, Thanks for your compliment, I used a Canon 20d for my photography works. I had 2 other love besides my wife and family, Hifi and Photography!

[marano]

Hi PewterTA, Thanks for your compliment, I used a Canon 20d for my photography works. I had 2 other love besides my wife and family, Hifi and Photography!

Blessedi, Your pictures were very impressive. I'm just starting out with Photography myself, I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT. Here are some of my pics http://www.frankmarano.com

[WI Rotel]

Hello there

I´m watching this forum for a long time, now I´m proud to be able to
call myself a "B&W-member"

Here´s my humble little setup:








The electronic components need to be upgraded, at the moment there are:
Denon AVR 2805 (Rears)
Denon POA 2800 (Center, bi-amping)
Braun Regie 550 (Fronts)
Denon DCD 2700
Denon DVD 1920
JVC DR-M1

I´m planning to buy an Accuphase-amplifier (probably E213 or E308 ) for
the front-speakers, so I´d be able to get a proper stereo-setup as well
as multichannel, without "plugging" all the time.

The center-speaker has not the best place at the moment, I urgently need to
buy new furniture....

All in all I´m pretty happy with that setup, both stereo and multichannel/DVD
are really awesome.

Sorry for my english, I´m from Germany....

Guenther

Das ist gut :T
Forgive my deutsch!
I trip to IKEA and the furniture problem is solved, I bought a stereo rack in Ikea in 1986 and still have it, probably one of the best stereo racks ever and it was cheap!

[Chatterbot]

Funny how there aren't may red couches out there in theatre land. I think theatre, I think red seating. The blues cool, but reds just that bit nicer in my book.

My g/f thinks about the same... she wants to buy a new couch since ages.. I preferred
to buy the speakers... 8) one needs to set priorities...

Das ist gut
Forgive my deutsch!
I trip to IKEA and the furniture problem is solved, I bought a stereo rack in Ikea in 1986 and still have it, probably one of the best stereo racks ever and it was cheap!

I forgive your nearly perfect Deutsch
As you can see, IKEA is my second home... me would like to buy those:



Problems:
VERY expensive and no distributor for Germany...

Thanks for the suggestions, though 8)

[ZX10 Guy]

My g/f thinks about the same... she wants to buy a new couch since ages.. I preferred
to buy the speakers... 8) one needs to set priorities...



I forgive your nearly perfect Deutsch
As you can see, IKEA is my second home... me would like to buy those:



Problems:
VERY expensive and no distributor for Germany...

Thanks for the suggestions, though 8)

Check with Audio Advisor. www.audioadvisor.com I checked on their site. They are a BDI dealer and they will ship overseas.

[WI Rotel]

My g/f thinks about the same... she wants to buy a new couch since ages.. I preferred
to buy the speakers... 8) one needs to set priorities...



I forgive your nearly perfect Deutsch
As you can see, IKEA is my second home... me would like to buy those:



Problems:
VERY expensive and no distributor for Germany...

Thanks for the suggestions, though 8)

I've seen those racks they are indeed smashing, but quite pricey, however they're cheap compared to your 800 series

[Russ L]

Blessedi and Chatterbot- Thanks for the great pics. Beautiful setups with decor to match! Chatterbot-I love the speaker stands for your rear speakers. And that big B&W sub is breathtaking. Quite a piece of furniture :T -Russ

[spill]

Just finished procuring my first home theater setup group of B&W 600 series for the living room and loving it... starting a separate amp fund immediately.

604S3's.
LCR600
3 X 601S3's for 6.1 (Energy S10.3 Sub).

[hookdontronics]

My system

Long time fan, first time poster. Here's my before and after...

[ABSiNTH]

You guys suck. I was perfectly content with my 600 series ht setup (see signature) until I stumbled on this little thread. Now you bastards :P made me catch upgraditis...good thing im still within my year step up program through my dealer...Some of yall have some absolutely gorgeous setups...im so envious...I still love my setup though dont get me wrong...to the bank i go to get a loan lol.

[RH Customs]

Woa, man easy on the language. And man don't feel bad, as I was told any B&W's are worth having. I have the 300 series and are awesome.

RH

[GregLett]

As you sleep you hear... "800D,800D 800D" :demon:

[ABSiNTH]

Time to put my house in a second mortgage to get some 800Ds

[Race Car Driver]

[homer voice] 800s.... [/homer voice]

I'd be content with N800s

Although if I took the whole square footage of my entire house, it would still be too small for the 800s. :lol:

[Russ L]

You guys suck. I was perfectly content with my 600 series ht setup (see signature) until I stumbled on this little thread. Now you bastards :P made me catch upgraditis... .

I haven't seen a B&W setup I didn't like...including your 600 series. Best in the world for the money IMO. And I agree with RH Customs- watch the language please :E ... we're "B&W bastards" :T :W -Russ

[Race Car Driver]

more progress

Well just finished running my HDMI cable in the wall, and bi-amping my HTM1 with my leftover Aragon 4004 I have now that I put the N802s on 7bs
Don't let the pics fool ya though, still need to have an electrician come in and re wire the house and add some dedicated circuits with an outlet behind the LCD.

Next project.... hrm.. acoustic treament i think.. i keep putting it off though.

[ShadowZA]

Well just finished running my HDMI cable in the wall, and bi-amping my HTM1 with my leftover Aragon 4004 I have now that I put the N802s on 7bs
Don't let the pics fool ya though, still need to have an electrician come in and re wire the house and add some dedicated circuits with an outlet behind the LCD.

Man ... that is a stunning setup. It's Monday morning here & seeing your beaut pics have helped my week off to a great start :T

Good luck with the acoustic treatments.

[caleb]

Hey RCD - lovely setup there.

By the way - if you do decide to go for the 800's your Brystons will do them justice.

Just out of curiosity - how far away from the back wall are your 802's - I found that they need quite a bit of space to get the best bass out of them.

not quite sure how I managed to get this post on here twice??? :roll:

[caleb]

Hey RCD - lovely setup there.

By the way - if you do decide to go for the 800's your Brystons will do them justice.

Just out of curiosity - how far away from the back wall are your 802's - I found that they need quite a bit of space to get hte best bass out of them.

[MidFi]

Midfi's system

Hybrid stereo/home theater system. It took me almost three years to put together and I think I've struck a nice balance of musicality and affordability.

[audioqueso]

Dang RCD, your setup turns out leaps better everytime I see it! NICE JOB!!!!

[Race Car Driver]

Thanks man. :T

Midfi, great setup! PV1, rotel, nice. Did you make those panels your self or are those the auralex panels? Thats next on my list, bet it sounds great.

Caleb, I sit a little over 8 feet from the speakers, because of the small room and layout I really dont have a choice, there is an issue right now between 53ish-70ish hz.
right behind couch is door to a bedroomand to the right it open to the kitchen and dining room. I wont be getting 800s anytime soon, wouldnt make any sense in this house, but.. some day...

Shadow, as always, thanks and glad I could start your week off right!

[MidFi]

Race Car Driver,
The panels are Auralex Sonoflat, and for a just couple hundred bucks made quite an improvment. Really helped to cut down on the echo in the room. An easy way to tell is by opening a soda pop can in the room.

The rack I did make myself, patterened after Salamander designs synergy model.

The PV-1 sub is awesome. Even sitting right in the middle of the rack there are NO vibrations through the rack or components

[Music4Life]

Here's mine.

[Russ L]

MidFi- Those 703s in maple are sweet. :B Don't see enough in that finish, maybe cherrywood aren't my favourite afterall.

Race Car Driver- I like the shots of your 802Ns from the low angle.Very impressive ;x( Helps show that they are as tall as the 803s which usually look taller cause they're narrower.
-Russ

[MidFi]

I love the Maple on the 700 series, but you're right, it doesn't seem to be very popular color. The brochure doesn't do it justice either, in direct sunlight they really shine.
Unfortunately the Maple color is not available on any of the new 800 Diamond series speakers, so when I upgrade I'll choose the Cherrywood.

[RH Customs]

I know I only have the 300 series, but I also have mine in Maple. I like more than the black ash. It makes the sub look more like furniture than just a big box.

[chowhwk]

My Set Up in Beijing

I am a new comer to this Forum. Want to share my system set up after I fit up my room in the last 6 months.

Let me first start with the equipment list for my main system. A very simple minded system for enjoyment of music

CD Drive - Accustic Arts CD Drive (DC - Heaven Gates Red Rocket, PC - AA Ferrite !!)
DAC - Accustic Arts DAC I (PC - Isoclean SuperFocus, , IC - Stage III Concept Monument)
Pre-Amp - Accustic Arts Pre Amp ( PC- Gutwire Power Clef-orange, IC- Heaven Gates Siliver Spirit ref)
Power - Accustic Arts Amp II (PC - Heaven Gates Silver Spirit)
Speaker - B&W N 802 (Bi-wire High - Yter, Low- Synerystic Research 10X)

[GregLett]

I am a new comer to this Forum. Want to share my system set up after I fit up my room in the last 6 months.

Let me first start with the equipment list for my main system. A very simple minded system for enjoyment of music

CD Drive - Accustic Arts CD Drive (DC - Heaven Gates Red Rocket, PC - AA Ferrite !!)
DAC - Accustic Arts DAC I (PC - Isoclean SuperFocus, , IC - Stage III Concept Monument)
Pre-Amp - Accustic Arts Pre Amp ( PC- Gutwire Power Clef-orange, IC- Heaven Gates Siliver Spirit ref)
Power - Accustic Arts Amp II (PC - Heaven Gates Silver Spirit)
Speaker - B&W N 802 (Bi-wire High - Yter, Low- Synerystic Research 10X)

Where are the pics???

[chowhwk]

Pictures

Ops
I have problem posting pictures. Will need to fix and repost

[chowhwk]

Ops
I have problem posting pictures. Will need to fix and repost

I am trying again

[corbelli]

corbelli, thats the problem with building a hifi, you end up spending too much time listening to the gear and not enough time finishing the room.

Mel 221, how does the HD-DVD sound through your setup. Everyone raves about the pictures, does it have a similar audio impact to 96/24 DTS, SACD or DVD-audio through your system?

A link with photos of room´s construction :

http://www.mundohi-fi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3953

(Spanish link)

cheers,

[WI Rotel]

A link with photos of room´s construction :

http://www.mundohi-fi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3953

(Spanish link)

cheers,

Donde estan las fotos?

[WI Rotel]

Here's mine.

Music how are the cdm1's? Some one else was asking about them and I haven't heard them.