My new setup - Page 2

I really like your system, since it's almost identical to mine. Only difference is I have a Onkyo 805 receiver. I just purchased the set of Mirage OMD15, OMDC1, & OMD5 (nice speakers). I'm really looking into getting the Emotiva XPA-3 that you have, since the sale is still going.

Has the amp made a big improvement over your Yamaha?

I want to be sure I will tell a difference over my Onkyo before ordering the Emotiva.

Any assistance you have is appreciated!

Hey Spur,

Lookin good! I would recommend you pull the center to the front of your cabinet and keep it on the same plane as the left and rights. Try it and see if that helps...

Cheers!

Mike

Much better looking. Well worth the effort.

You deserve one of theses.

The new entertainment center looks much better than the other one you have.

Glad you are enjoying your XPA-3. I am thinking about picking one up in the future for my front three channels..

Nice, looks much cleaner and matches more now. Good job!

Wow! What a difference, great job!

The new stand is an improvement, to be sure. It's nice and elegant. And the fact that it's wider gives a visual base of sorts for the TV, which would look good sitting on it as well. Less so with the previous one.

The whole setup looks more solid.

Many prefer separate power amps over receivers because most receivers don't really give full rated power into all channels. I don't have a multichannel setup, but that's the way I'd go if I did, and congrats on making that move. It looks like you're having success doing it as well.

You mention the Emotivas as sounding clearer and detailed at low volumes. What other sonic characteristics might have changed? Would you say the sound is smoother also?

If nothing else jumps out at you, then perhaps there isn't any other change of significance. I've tended to think if I hear a difference without listening for one, it's significant. And short of A/B comparisons, any subtle changes may go unnoticed. Clean and clear is pretty significant, I'd say. It may be the speakers were starved for power.

Its fascinating seeing the metamorphism of your system as its getting better with each iteration. Very nice choice of all the components! Wondering if a darker accent wall color behind the tv will bring it together even more and will also help the picture stand out.

Simply and nice, It enlarges the space when your room is limited.

Spur, I have just noticed the new pics! What a transformation, man that looks good! You might want to update the first post in the thread to also include the new pics.

Did you notice a difference when you moved the second sub to the front?

Pretty cool, I like your new entertainment unit better that your old one aswell, nice.

Gorgeous setup you've got there. It reminds me of my own system, but of course, mine is very simple and not as high end as yours. But the style is very nice. I like to see that other people put aesthetics into play when designing their system. There's a link for that in my sig. Your entertainment center really pulled everything together. May I ask where you got that from?

About making the accent wall Chocolate, also consider that because of the molding behind the TV, having a sharply contrasting line that is not centered behind the TV could be distracting. I mean, I think that a chocolate wall would really be sweet in that room if it was going to be a solid wall. Another thing you could consider is that you could paint the entire wall solid chocolate and follow the molding around the rest of the space in that same chocolate. That would add some interesting contrast and tie it into the chocolate wall. It would even draw people to the focal point of the room which would be your entertainment center.

That's a very high quality media cabinet; and quite expensive.

Does it seem deeper also? The soundfield changes now with the move, and it sounds as if you're a bit closer. It's said real bass is felt, not heard, and you're surely feeling it from what you say. Whatever Hz you get, it's definitely deep enough.