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By the way. Nice layout.

Now, to get back on topic: Jordan! Everything looks great! You have every reason to be proud. I particularly like the hookups in the second picture. Very clean. Are the surrounds working out OK on the back wall?

I've never found it to be a problem anyway.

Finally, yes. The break was easily repaired by myself...I think the guys must have cut it when they were sanding the floor pre-stain.

So...happy...it...works...

QS8 = Happiness.

As for the tweeters, I had a pro calibrate the levels and positioning so it sounds kick ass

Saint
GREAT looking system!!!

That looks great. Is that the same apartment you posted floorplans for a few months back ? It looks much bigger...

Same one!

I always find it amazing how an apartment looks BIGGER when there's actually furniture in it. It's also looking a little empty since I only have the one love seat and I have 2 massive leather couches on the way.

I'd like to thank Axiom. This journey began several years ago when my dad bought me a "Stereo" for my graduation and I hand picked all the components starting with the M22s and gradually purchasing the rest over time.

In the future I'd love to upgrade to M60s and maybe a more powerful subwoofer though in an apartment it may be overkill/not a good idea. I'd for sure go to a VP-150.

Hey Jordan, great looking system!!

Is that an apartment building? Do you think you can crank it up without neighbors complaining? I can't really do much on my apartment, I am holding off purchasing a sub just because of the complains that it may cause to the neighbors.

What works for me in my neighborhood where the Sub Wars truce is in effect and working, is to run a sub that gives good quality bass(-3db)down to the upper 30s.

It does an acceptable job in conveying the essence of what a sub is supposed to be, but dosen't send those wall piercing really low frequencies thru my walls and right into the neighbors houses.

A few of the exceptionally heavy effects do manage to sneak out(I've stood outside and listened)but they are random enough(if not a musical beat)that they aren't troublesome.

My understanding is that the majority of movie effects are in the mid 30s anyway, so being in the upper 30s isn't causing me to miss all that much, and it is keeping the truce!

If I’m not mistaken, your entire house/home/apartment building leans to the left. Unless you live in San Francisco, Istanbul, or the more mountainous regions of North Florida (i.e., on an overpass) where such things are normal, you may want make some modifications to you set up. First, you have the sub and the CD tower BOTH on the left. Obviously the structural makeup of your room cannot handle all that weight (even with the audio rack as counterbalance). I’d suggest investing in an ep500 and placing it on the other side. This should equalize your room nicely (in more ways than one).

A few other observations:

1) You have speaker wires on the ground, around power cords, and generally haphazardly thrown around. I believe that this will SERIOUSLY affect your soundstage, midrange clarity, male pattern balding, raise structure, and you’ll never get a soufflé to rise. I would suggest better wire management. You may want to consult a specialist…or my mom. She’s good about straightening up after me.

2) There seems to be a small star being born in just left center of your TV. The gravitational pull will really distort the sound. The upside is that your heating and lighting costs should decrease substantially though it may make this summer a BIT unbearable. If it collapses into a black hole it will give a whole new meaning to “blacker than black”.

3) The Maxell pic totally rocks, though it could be a TAD bigger.

And a question: You apparently have used the electrostatic method of speaker placement. I have been unsuccessful in this regard. No matter how much I rub those qs8’s on my head, they just won’t stick to the wall. Are you using special paint or something? I could really use your help with this.