The evolution of my AV system.....
Picture of my av system Christmas 2008......
Panny TH 42PX80
Onkyo 606
Sony BDP-S350
Q Acoustics 1010i 5.1
Marantz CD63 KI
Panasonic DVD recorder (silver box)
X box.......
And finally.......
Christmas 2010........
AE Radiance subwoofer, KEF Q500's (KEFQ200C centre in box, and KEF3001 eggs on the way), and the Sony BDP S370 as additions this year......expensive year
Oh, and a splash of colour to the wall and room.....
To be continued soon............with the addition to the tv stand to house the centre speaker, and the eggs on the wall at the back of the room.....
what do you mean "To be continued soon"? i thought you'd have that new stand well made by now
looking good though pete
, one of those kefs is very close to the side wall, do you hear any boominess?
Change of plan with the stand idea.......
Bought another one like mine off ebay for £30....was meant to be collecting it today, if it hadn't been for the 4-5 inches of snow we have had overnight....
Will be taking the top big shelf off the new one, and moving the middle plinths further apart to fit my 53cm centre speaker into (currently that gap is 45cms). Then I'll be cutting down the height of the plinths for a snug fit for the centre speaker.
Once that is done, I'll be taking my top big shelf off to add the new part, to then fit the big top shelf back onto it again, thus creating a stand 1.5 time bigger than it is now (approx).
Did you follow that??? Best seen when it's done......
As for the KEF's.........it is 12" (30cm's) away from the wall, but I'll limited for space so have little choice.
Obviously, if I had bought the original stand or made my own (2nd idea), ithe lack of space would have been helped cos both were 25cm's narrower.....
Oh well.........no boominess is apparant, anyway....
Do you not find the sound a little unbalanced though with one speaker in a corner and the other effectively in open space?
Must admit I like the look of those KEFs though, don't know why everyone thinks they're ugly? I might try the Q300s in the New Year.
Not noticed any imbalance......will play around with it all later and see if it makes a difference...(not exactly working today!!!)
yea understood. sounds like a good plan to me, cheaper and less time consuming..
ah, it looks alot closer to the wall in the pic, and if it sounds good thats all that matters. any news on the stereo amp?
On hold at the moment.......in fact, I'm not sure I'll go ahead, as I don't actually listen to cd's much anymore.
It's just that these KEF's show up certain recordings...normally the more complex sounding tracks get muddled/harsh, compared with my old QA 1030i's....I assume a decent stereo amp would sort out that problem (maybe it's because they are too close to that wall??), as I assume it's the limitations of my AV receiver as a stereo amp.
Saying that, I would be worried about tonal balance between the front three speakers were I to look into the stereo amp further....
It's all about compromise, and as AV is far more important than stereo in this household, I'll live with a few harsh sounding songs, once in a while...
Maybe you'll even be able to close that door one day 
No chance!!!!
Second picture just showns there is another couch in the way, so that door HAS to stay open, I'm afraid....
Pistol Pete1:Saying that, I would be worried about tonal balance between the front three speakers were I to look into the stereo amp further....
I don't think you need to, I've never heard of anybody complaining about this after they've added a stereo amp to an AV system.
the_lhc:I don't think you need to, I've never heard of anybody complaining about this after they've added a stereo amp to an AV system.
Pistol Pete1:Saying that, I would be worried about tonal balance between the front three speakers were I to look into the stereo amp further....
I'm surprised by that.....
I would imagine it COULD marginally affect it though....
Pistol Pete1:the_lhc:I don't think you need to, I've never heard of anybody complaining about this after they've added a stereo amp to an AV system.
Pistol Pete1:Saying that, I would be worried about tonal balance between the front three speakers were I to look into the stereo amp further....I'm surprised by that.....
I would imagine it COULD marginally affect it though....
It's not the same as having a mis-matching centre speaker and the centre won't get used for music (typically, not that many people listen to multi-channel music), so, given that 60% of a film soundtrack comes out of the centre channel, the differences between two different amplifiers are going to be much harder to detect.
Fair enough...I'll take your word for it....
Looks great
With the addition of:
QA 1030i floorstanders, Sony RDR-HXD890 and Denon AVR 2310
by Christmas 2009.....
AV: Panny TH-42PX80 | Denon AVR2310 | KEF Q500/Q200/3001SE Eggs | AE Radiance Sub | Panasonic BDT320 | Humax HDR-FoxT2 | Xbox/Kinect | Various Chord cables | Tacima CS929
Hifi: Marantz CD63MKII KI | Marantz PM6004 | Tacima CS929 | Chord Odyssey 2