Ron's Speaker, Turntable, Power and Room Treatment Upgrades

[Ron Resnick]

This is the front wall of the listening room as it looks today.

 

[Ron Resnick]

is the photo uploader not working?

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

Did your second opinion get you the answer you were looking for?

Try uploading you pictures to photobucket or the like and link to it. You only have 5 megs of space on WBF server and one decent picture can fill that up.

 

[c1ferrari]

Ron,

I'm very excited to hear about your project.
Stunning tt -- truly!

 

[Ron Resnick]

Did your second opinion get you the answer you were looking for?

Try uploading you pictures to photobucket or the like and link to it. You only have 5 megs of space on WBF server and one decent picture can fill that up.

I presently am forum shopping for a more favorable opinion. : )

Thank you, but I do not use Photobucket or Instagram or any of those things.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thank you, Sam!

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

I presently am forum shopping for a more favorable opinion. : )

Thank you, but I do not use Photobucket or Instagram or any of those things.

No problem Ron. Keep in mind photobucket can be set up private. And just put pics of the project there and your good.

If you reduce the resolution enough to fit them here the quality sucks bad. If want to send them to me I can post them for you, PM me an email address if you want.

Cheers

 

[PeterA]

Ron, I simply uploaded them from my iPhoto images on my iMac computer. I don't know about resolution, but they look fine in my system thread. They are large images with plenty of resolution. You can check out the link to my system below.

 

[Al M.]

Ron, I simply uploaded them from my iPhoto images on my iMac computer. I don't know about resolution, but they look fine in my system thread. They are large images with plenty of resolution. You can check out the link to my system below.

All the pictures on my system thread are file-compressed, from 5 MB to ca. 350-500 kB. I think they look fine. At the 1 x magnification they open up on the thread, and even at somewhat higher magnifications, they are indistinguishable from the original. Just duplicate your file, save as Jpeg and while doing so choose a "lesser quality" option with the cursor until you are around the 500 kB mark.

 

[Calle_jr]

The final dimensions will be 19.5' wide X 24.5' long X 14' high.

Those are very nice room dimensions.
Looking forward to see and read about this exciting journey you started.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Just because I do not like to take "no" for an answer, and because any great hobby worth doing is worth "over-doing," I asked a structural engineer to analyze the load bearing beams holding up the two floors of my house to estimate the actual cost to push outside by 5' the 14' high wall behind my listening position. The answer came back "more than $200,000." So, finally, I am giving up this particular room improvement idea. The listening room will remain 24' 8" long.

 

[Bobvin]

$200,000!

Now Ron, if you work this right, you can get your next spanky upgrade with the line "but I saved $200K by NOT rebuilding the back wall! The amps are only $65K. We're still $135K ahead!"

(If I tried this at home my wife would find something to bonk me over the head. YMMV!)

 

[ack]

Just because I do not like to take "no" for an answer, and because any great hobby worth doing is worth "over-doing," I asked a structural engineer to analyze the load bearing beams holding up the two floors of my house to estimate the actual cost to push outside by 5' the 14' high wall behind my listening position. The answer came back "more than $200,000." So, finally, I am giving up this particular room improvement idea. The listening room will remain 24' 8" long.

The room appears to be very nice as is... But this post reminded me of what I told my wife the other day in my typical sarcastic way, when she was pestering me about decor and such: maybe we should just raise the ceilings instead

 

[ddk]

Just because I do not like to take "no" for an answer, and because any great hobby worth doing is worth "over-doing," I asked a structural engineer to analyze the load bearing beams holding up the two floors of my house to estimate the actual cost to push outside by 5' the 14' high wall behind my listening position. The answer came back "more than $200,000." So, finally, I am giving up this particular room improvement idea. The listening room will remain 24' 8" long.

I wouldn't worry too much Ron, you have a beautifully sized room and those high ceilings are to kill for.

david

 

[Calle_jr]

I wouldn't worry too much Ron, you have a beautifully sized room and those high ceilings are to kill for.

+1

 

[Billy Shears]

+1

+another1

 

[Ron Resnick]

I shall stop whining now. : ) Thank you, gentlemen.

 

[Sammy T]

Hi RonR,

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You will Love the new Basis Super Arm 9... I know first hand.... I own one too!!!

 

[Ron Resnick]

Dear Sammy, Thank you for your suggestion on the Furutech. I thought the GTX-R does not have an isolated ground? My electrician was suggesting Hubbell double cryogenically treated outlets because they have an isolated ground to facilitate an isolated and "star" grounding implementation.

 

[Steve Williams]

I have 11 Furutech Rhodium gold AC outlets in my room each on its own dedicated line. They are terrific indeed