Thanks!
Sofa has a throw to go over it, wasn't in the picture due to recently installing the projector above it (didnt want to get drill dust on it).
Speakers are cool, i am no audiophile and am incredibly impressed with them so far. I wanted some beefier ones but these suit my needs and a decent set would have cost as much as everything else in the room. Budget build
Essentially copy and pasting some of the pics in my project log, so forgive me if you have seen these bad quality pics before. I was on a bare minimum budget for my set up and thought it was refreshing to put up a log which didn't consist of thousands. so far (minus the PC and insulation work) it has worked out to about the price of an Xbone. I think money put to good use.
Screen + spotlights above it!
Comfy sofa with 5.1 surround sound (sofa is almost new from charity shop at £65, 5.1 cost me £70 and was bought off of a friend)
This picture shows the spot lights above the sofa, nothing exciting. Oh and projector is there too, which was £200 second hand!
Oh and the record player! I still have to sort out the finish but i thought i might as well move it here and clean it, or it might go back into storage. This was essentially free as it was my fathers and had been sitting in the garage for longer than i have been alive and was found when i cleared it for the building work to start. Took a while to get things working but i must say it sounds stunning with my edifiers (£49.99 from OCuk deal of the day!).
Picture from my desk, located to the left of my sofa. (Desk is old and in need of replacing but it will do for now. Price: free)
The pictures from my phone does not do the projector justice, but here is a shot of the screen.
As ever, my hifi has changed again!
Decided to try some valves after being really unimpressed by an amp (bought blind mind you!)
Picked up 2 from ebay for a decent price. One was a World Audio Designs Integrated KEL84. Fairly nice and small with a decent output. The only problem was that the volume pot was bizarre and was stepped rather than a smooth flow. As such it only had 6 volume levels and even at its lowest setting it was much too loud with any source which didn't have its own input. Sounded decent though although bass wasn't the strongest.
Next up i picked up a World Audio Designs 5881 power amplifier. This was factory built and i picked it up locally so had at least had a small demo of it. Just connected it this morning with my old Densen DM20 pre amp (which i've always insisted i'd keep as i love it).
First impressions are good. Much lower bass to it even though its still only quite low powered (18wpc). I still think there is something missing for me though and i think that after being spoilt with some 845 tube powered monoblocks i might end up there at some point. I am having fun trying out quite a few different combinations though.
AVForums usually has them.
If there's someone in your area who can set them up to ISF or THX standards then pay the money and have it done. http://www.avforums.com/forums/isf-thx-calibration.311/
AVforums don't list anyone in Scotland yet
Delighted!
