College Audiophile System

[Islwynpaul]

Lovely system and Rod the Mod before he tried Sailing to the USA, great stuff.

[musicman257]

yea its a shame all these young kids are going with ipod instead of listening to vinyl on a good sound system

[XxKYFERxX]

Very nice sound system, but that Xbox ruins it :P

[LynxDaftPunk]

It's funny how people who never heard music the way it suppose to sounds arguing about hi-fi. I have a lot of friends who used to do it, then they come at my place and goes 'oh my god, I never knew..' or if they all proud and shit they goes 'yeah, it's sounds great, I admit it, but I can't spend 10,000$ on that and/or I don't have a room.. blah blah'.

[heasymo]

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[fru2zzy]

insane

[Islwynpaul]

Excellent choice of music from an amazing album, respect sir. But my children could not afford to pay college fees let alone a setup of that value. You are most fortunate and I hope that you will appreciate what you have so early in life and enjoy all that wonderful music out there.

[anderzom]

help! I have $5000 to spend

your tunrtable is a music hall 5? right

[theaudiophilestore]

@anderzom . . . How's your hi-fi system coming along? I'm in the business (since 1996) and would be glad to walk you through the component selection process to best coincide with the sound you want to achieve if you would like some assistance (my services are always pro bono). Happy listening!

[anderzom]

@theaudiophilestore you can send me a list that I can spend with $5000?

[jewbling25]

Awesome system...I'm getting there or at least trying!



[DarthHater100]

If I were you I wouldn't let anyone see your system. Just imagine the disrespect your robbers would have for those. I've seen pot dealers get systems like that for an ounce of weed. One guys has 3 high end systems in his garage were he works on cars. What a shame.

[sk7ca]

I've always thought of mainly two things with this audiophile stuff. The fat ass mains cables. what's good with them? It's still the same shitty cable INSIDE the wall. And the records. are all the records made with so high quality that it measures up with the system?

[estvan56]

@sk7ca Try doing some research before making such comments.

[C815richard]

college so this setup is in a dorm or what i would be so worried about it being ripped off. but anyways very very nice. what speakers are those?

[xHAZELRAHx]

Finally someone who doesn't settle for those crappy audio/video amps they sell today, that's true sound quality you have there

[electrotech555]

The xbox 360 stands out compared to the high end stuff. Nice system, My dream system would conclude of an mc 2105. Rite now I have a pretty nice system though with ads bookshelves as satellites and a polk sub and a yamaha natural sound amp.

[craneywatch]

I believe that your stereo system rocks. Sorry, please don't be offended, I respect your choice of music, but can you choose something a bit more clear?:))))

[TeenageShutdown01]

Thanks for confirming that audiophiles listen to garbage.

[AudiophileTubes]

@TeenageShutdown01 Classic rock is 'garbage'?! Get a clue peon.

[TeenageShutdown01]

@AudiophileTubes classic rock isn't a genre genius. I'd ask you a simple question like name the members of the Beatles, but you're the typical audiophile, you couldn't answer without doing a google search.

[AudiophileTubes]

@TeenageShutdown01 Actually you pathetic simpleton cretin, 'classic rock' is a sub-genre. It is a sub-genre of the genre 'rock'. But more importantly, any idiot like yourself that makes a blanket statement that "audiophiles listen to garbage" needs a life!

[TeenageShutdown01]

@AudiophileTubes Classic rock is a radio term, not a genre. Spend some time in record shops instead of on the hi-fi forums rook. When you actually do go, ask the clerk where the classic rock sub genre is. It will not be just you & me that know you are a retarded, so will the entire staff.

Next

[lyricaudioelite]

very nice

[Mrphatbastard1]

Pretty sad how today all you need is an iPOD and a tin ear. Analog rocks and rules !!!

[cowboytonydee]

Lack of bass.

[nofx6278]

God I love that f*cking song!!!

[shkwave99]

This is your college system? Damn man. You must have had a sweet job, or really nice and loaded parents!! Not trying to hate. Nice setup.

[AudiophileTubes]

@shkwave99 Perhaps he worked and saved up for it, no?  Sheesh.

[cybernaab]

ribbon tweeters

are those philips or sony?

[czolgista999]

@cybernaab

Maybe Fountek ?

[skfdz]

what kind of college system is this. it's nicer than my current, which I didn't think was too shabby.

[deak303]

try improving the room with foam or some absorbers.... don't forget that the room is half of your system

[Thugmunk]

Any sites or forums dedicated to audiophiles/equipment and information? I am really looking to get into things like this but I need to find information and get some knowledge on it! Any help is appreciated! Thanks! :D

[vaiosrock]

try AVS Forums. You'll find the answers to ALL of your questions there.

[AudiophileTubes]

@Thugmunk Google 'Audio Advisor' or 'Crutchfield'. They are 2 excellent retailers that have a lot of information and articles in their catalogs. You can learn a good amount there as a starting point.

[ultimatevideowatcher]

I like it. You got my 5 star rating :D

[TheClemsonDude]

Cool system!

[vtodorow]

It is a musical preference. Some individuals like the musical and relaxed nature of tube amps and other like the fast, powerful response of solid state amps.

[dnl5649]

@vtodorow what kind of speakers are those? i have some cheap pioneer 150 watt speakers fired by my bogen challenger chb 35a modified pa head. i took it to this mcintosh place downtown from where i live and the guy there let me mess with a mcintosh amp, so i compared my amp to the mc and they sounded exactly the same!!!! except the bass on his amp was smoother and has the bass sound but not much vibration and it was a little clearer. i want some b&n speakers

[dnl5649]

@dnl5649 i meant b & w speakers

[EternalBestowed]

because they think tubes sound better

[pitoloco]

is a fact... sound better

[jeabo0adhd]

Why do people like Tube Amps?

The have a large full octave harmonic.

[dnl5649]

tube amplifiers sound smoother and tubes look cool compared to a ugly little sealed up box

and they are fun to mess with

[h4x0y]

actually tubes are worse than solid states, because they color the sound more (what others call the 'nice warm sound characteristics), they have a more limited frequency range and a higher total harmonic distortion, and therefore lack the ability of producing the real close-to-the -original sound that a solid state would (talking about same price categories of course)

[grabngonuts]

bravo, bravo

[tokobot]

maggie may! 5*

cool system,enjoy!!!!

dj dinky

[emericanchaos]

i spy ribbon tweets and possibly a DV337 headphone amp.

[Coldacre]

what turntable is that vtodorow?

[Cicada1337]

DIY Mini Statements?

[aaronchungrulez]

haha i see the xbox 306 on the shelf

[SkeetInTheHeat]

good equipment and good song too

[DONDIVA1969]

Daddy rich?

[twochaudio]

nice you have thought about killer vibes that people never think about

[dnl5649]

what song is that??

please answer.

[banjok73]

Maggie May, song of Rod Stewart...

[johnnm]

put up a list of your equipment in the info section. some of us aren't knowledgeable enough pick them out simply by sight. (me! :p)

[bnfgiselefan]

playing ethnicky jazz to parade your snazz...

[SweatLaserXP]

Ha! When I was in college I would have been lucky to afford an iPod.

[Site4Animation]

I'm assuming no frat parties with all that beautiful equipment around? lol.. Very nice! Is that a JoLida amp?

[djn1kon]

holla atcha rixrax?

[NoMad2048]

You suck dog dicks.

[sufenta]

rod stewart sucks. the stereo may be nice but the music is LAME

[NoMad2048]

Nibble my dung.

[kingofpunk1967]

Did your parents get you this. This stuff is bound to get nicked in the college dorm!

[hondahp18]

lol

[WisconsinRight]

Your speakers sound exactly like my Cambridge soundworks computer speakers.

[svtcontour]

LOL thats the best comment I'v ever read. Too funny.

[pcfxer]

His speakers sound like you computer speakers through a CAMERA...pwned.

[svtcontour]

Well my speakers are not cabridge soundworks speakers so to me, his stereo sounds like a pair of Koss M85 compact speakers powered by a Sonic Impact amp.

Of course you do realize that all this is joking right? I mean what else would it sound like if those are the speakers we're listening through. We'd have to hear it in person for it to sound different.

[pcfxer]

I dunno, tough to tell if people are lame or not on youtube. Sonic Impact amps are saweeeet.

[grado1000]

Nice system for college! I'm about to start college and having a system like that in a dorm is pretty sweet. I get most of my sound now through high end cans and amps. I love looking at people's systems.

[donaldpan]

TRY NOT to get them STOLEN in COLLEGE!

[JuicyDangler999]

what do you think of the Monitor Audio Studio 50's - anyone heard or own a pair?

[ve240]

Is that a yaqin valve amp? If so how do you rate it?

[nednedned89]

Who the fuck listens to Rod Stewart on purpose?

[e2theric]

Me ooh maggy ooh maggy XD

[kotzbrocken]

You better go and buy a Tv for your xbox360

[vtodorow]

I have a 1080P high-end projector, hence the white wall that now has a proper screen.

[dalopgo]

in your face !!! kotzbrocken !!! jajaja

[dnl5649]

@vtodorow how much did you pay for the mcintosh power amplifier?

[boosh222]

@vtodorow Dude, I have a projector and I've been builidng my system up for some years now just like you, I'm 14 but I got a 140" projector screen, bose speakers, a 7.1 amp 150 watt 10 inch sub, I'm doing good! :)

[FngMutz]

@boosh222, If you want to be an audiophile, here's how to start right: Bose is an overpriced brand bent on catching people who think that the high price means better sound. This is common audiophile knowledge. Get yourself some Paradigms or Ascend Acoustics for entry level spkrs. Cans- Grado Prestige / Reference series. Turntable- Pro-Ject or Rega. Amp- Marantz, or if on a budget, a top of the line Harman/Kardon. (Always in STEREO, not that surround sound bull) Subwoofr- HSU, B&W..

[boosh222]

@FngMutz Yeah man I know, I'm content with my bose speakers and acoustech labs 12" rears though. I got a polk center that sounds aight aswell. I also have an 140" screen for my xbox. I appreciate that you've done all that in a dorm room. Congrats! Nobody seems to be into sound quality anymore, atleast not young people. I'm actually wearing some grado headphones right now (Sr60) I'm 14 so I'm on a budget. Love to see such high quality gear though, mine is cheap but it does the job.

[emcownzu]

I'm an audiophile that cant afford to be one. All I have are Grado headphones. Rod is the shit though awesome track.

[logoguy905]

Haha... so not a College system! When I was in my 20's I was rockin' out with a Technics amp and a pair of tower JVC's.

[vtodorow]

Ya that was a stupid comment from

monkeysee79, I guess he is in that situation and feels depressed or something, poor guy. i don't spend 6 hours a day listening to music. only 2-3 hrs. So don't worry monkeysee79 I do have time to chase girls, bars, intoxication, and music.

[JohnF30Music]

monkey is an idiot... why is college about chasing chicks ? wtf... stupid people tryna grow up too fast haha

[TheInternetWanderer]

@vtodorow high end audio is always better than a woman, at least in the long run it's less expensive. :)) Very Nice equipment!

[themasterofmovies]

@vtodorow pfft! i'm 15 and i spend over 8 hrs a day listening to music, and i still have time for work, school, girls, movies, and hobbies! and of course i get LOOOTS of sleep :)

[MuskokaLad]

Haha We had vinyl in college too, but we listened to zepp, floyd, and beatles all while trying to figer fuck girls and spray beer on the ceiling. Nothing fancy, an old yamaha turntable and a big bitchin pair of JBLs with a crown amp. Story over.

[monkeysee79]

dude, if you are in college you should be busy chasing chicks. me thinks you are a virgin. right?

[nickmit]

Man what is about this global sex addiction????

There isn't only sex in this fucking world...!

[wendileona]

Trust fund-funded. BUT very cool that kids are not just using iPods. Good to know.

[tonysaxophone]

to bad you waste it on listening to shitty fucking music.

[AusDavid12]

Good point!

[davesaccount]

You need to get yourself some old 60's vinyl. Plus some room treatment.

[si12j12]

def too much money for a college student , but im not bitter . nice system you got there, enjoy!

[Littletiger78]

It all sound the same with computer speakers:). I just bought sonus faber musica integrated amp for 1600$. Good price?!

[yjenny]

what kind of speakers are those? nice ribbon tweeters you have there. it's a very nice system for a college kid.

[technologydude]

Love The Song!

[jaredgetsacookie]

Let me know if you need a roomate! :-)

[Speedcult77]

Is that a Macintosh Tube setup you got there?

[insatiabletom]

dude, college and that system do not go together. You have way to much money. Nice though.