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The reason i did that is because my bed is pretty high and since my room is small, that put my ear level about 18" above the tweeter. I have them around 20" off the ground and all as i can say is they sound amazing. I have the center exactly center in between the two fronts so when i listen to music i sit in front of the center, and i swear the sound comes out of the center, especially the vocals that is. If i look at the center long enough i swear my sf-1's aren't on. The imaging and bass dramatically increased. Before they were so jammed and way below ear level. They definately opened up.

Thanks for the kind remarks.

I'm sure everyone has heard my story and it was not a fun experience to start out the way it did with my first tube amp, but in all regards it was all worth it in a weird sense. I kind of hated it at the time, but now i love my tube amp and when i listen back to my pioneer sx-980, i can't listen to that very long. The tubes are like nothing i ever heard before. The sound is just impeccable and i can hear things i never heard before and it makes my sf-1's sound like they are $1000 speakers. My 233 made my sf-1's sound like a much better pair of speakers. All in all, i love my tube amp. I hope it doesn't need service for a long time.

Left surround speaker on the side.

Right surround speaker on the side.

I changed my room a couple months ago, and it led to much better sound and separation. The speakers have room to breath now.

This is the hole all covered up. It is smooth like before it was cut. I didn't have the same color paint but when the room is repainted sometime you'll never notice it.

This is the hole i had to cut to fish the wire down the hole drilled through the floor and bottom plate. This is the opposite side of the surround speaker wall in another room.

This is the receiver end, where i just ran the wire right down through the faceplate down to the basement and through the joists up to the surrounds.

This is just with the rear surround wires coming out of the wall. I had the holes drill in the wall right so the wire would go at the same spot as the binding posts so there's no bending of wire. It goes straight into the speaker pretty much.

This is the back wall with surrounds installed with no dangling wires.

Here are a few pictures to show the work i did for my dad's HT.

That is definately an inspiration for my future system. That is something to be proud of. That is a real sweet and nice looking setup. Hard work pays off with the sweetest reward. I don't know when but if you ever want to audition that off, i am only about 2 hours away. That would be awesome to hear. It would probably empty my wallet after hearing it though. HAHA. Cheers!!!

Here's mine. The rack isn't fancy but it does the job. It's what is on it that i like. Those darn shiny silver faceplates reflect the light something terrible. I know you can't tell but the scott rear tubes are just in front of the TT shelf so no need to worry about heat. The shelf is only a couple inches above it though. I hope you like it. At age 20, i look back, and i'm like, wow, i spent most of my money on all of this, but i love it. I wouldn't take back a penny of it. From top down: Pioneer pl-560 Scott 233 Pioneer sx-980 Rotel RCD-1072 NAD T753 Panasonic DVD player Panasonice VCR XBOX

I am really new to this because i don't even have heritage speakers yet, but i mainly saw the price of the crossovers, and i was just wondering what makes them so expensive. I'm interested in what goes into a pair of crossovers. BTW, it sounds like you're happy with your purchase, so i'm glad it made a big audio improvement. I've read about others that buy crossovers and how they make a big difference.

I know the tung sol's are highly reguarded but how do they compare to telefunken or amperex for 12ax7. I would like to have some but what would be the price?

It's earlier mentioned on the thread, but they are in blacksburg, va, and are $500 obo.

These are real tempting, but it would be a six hour drive, and i don't think i am up for that, but i can't believe in that shape, they haven't sold yet.

One week after i sent Craig the amp, i got my amp back, and i hooked it up and it is fixed. No gosh dang buzzing or humming anymore. I can't thank Craig (NOS valves) enough. Persistence pays off, i'll tell you that. I was leaning on the edge of doing away with tubes but now all of that left me, because it sounds better than ever, and it is fixed. I am so happy, i can't even say how happy i am. I recommend Craig 100% after this. I still can't believe it's gone. HURRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! Now i need some cornwalls.[][]

Thanks guys, yeah, my dad and i both love this receiver. I didn't use the ypao, but i set it by me ears. I have the fronts at 0, center at 0, surrounds at plus 2 or 3, and sub at -3. I should try the ypao for the heck of it. I wonder what it would say different. Yep, this is definately the best bang for the buck receiver i know of, especially getting it on sale for $400. Heck i feel like buying one and selling my NAD, but i don't think i will.

They are out of stock at radio shack's website.

I just have them at 0db for the fronts and center and +2 for the rears. I never bought a spl meter, but i'll have to make that on my wish list after hearing that. I always heard that's the best way, but never got around to it.

Well, my dad picked up the receiver tonight, and i have no complaints other than you can pull the speaker wire out with the binding post tight, so luckily i had banana plugs which work nicer anyhow. Anyhow, music sounds real nice. You have to have the sub on for bass, and with that pure direct mode you just want it to sound awesome which it does but not much bass. I can't tell if it's the receiver or the placement of the speakers. With a sub, however which is the only thing that needs replaced still since it's a cheapy pioneer sub, it sounds pretty decent. All i can say, is this receiver has some power. It gives my NAD a run for the money. I almost like it better. The noise floor is incredibly quiet unlike my NAD which hisses louder than my vintage receiver. Movies are also wonderful. Beautiful separation, warm sound, and again, a lot of clean power. I don't think yamaha is bright at all, and i know bright because my pioneer sx980 is pretty bright with my klipsch. In fact, i find it very warm, even warmer than my NAD. All in all, it's a solid performer, and i am definately impressed which is hard to do for me, because i'm so dang critical. I notice a huge difference over the panasonic, which back a couple years it was hard for me to hear differences, so my ears must be getting trained better now that i am into critical two channel. At only $400, it's a steal, i might say. Highly recommended.

I've been checking on that yamaha rxv-659 and it has a solid review from audioholics, and it has the features we want, and it seems like the best bang for the buck. I can get it from tweeter for $400. WOW, i didn't think we would get one that fast, but then the only thing left is the sub. No use taking 2 years like i did since his system was complete in one day other than receiver and sub. I can't get him to do the 2 channel/ht mix like i do with the same speakers, but o well, hopefully the yamaha is a winner. Tweeter has a good return policy, so that's comforting.

I noticed that. It looks like a sweet deal. They look in real nice shape. I bet they'll go quickly. How much would these normally go for because cornwalls go for that much.