Totally off the grid

marklivia · « **on:** 16 Jun 2009, 07:59 pm »

And I'm loving it. This system can play for days w/o being charged. I can play music any time of the day, no power conditioning, don't have to worry if the refer kicks on or turn of the A/C or ceiling fan.......
Best system I've ever had and NOTHING bested it at RMAF under $150 K. I kid you not. Thanks Vinnie for your contribution.
I no longer go to the classifieds on the Gon.

Tyson · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 Jun 2009, 09:58 pm »

Very nice! Are those wood casings on all the equipment a custom design?

Mariusz · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 Jun 2009, 11:21 pm »

VERY NICE SYSTEM

Mariusz

P.S

Love the wood work!

pardales · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 Jun 2009, 11:56 pm »

Sweet!

Do tell us about the casing....

marklivia · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 12:49 am »

Thanks guys. Made them myself. All maple, with Mapleshade brass feet. Made the rack too. Got the brass all-thread at MacMaster-Carr. The amp has 2 100 AH Oddessey batteries, the transport and Ack! dac each have one 18AH Oddessey.
The 2 big boxes on the floor are the 100 AH's and the boxes to the left of the dac and below the Transport are the 18AH's.

Mariusz · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 12:54 am »

Quote from: marklivia on 17 Jun 2009, 12:49 am

Thanks guys. Made them myself. All maple, with Mapleshade brass feet. Made the rack too. Got the brass all-thread at MacMaster-Carr. The amp has 2 100 AH Oddessey batteries, the transport and Ack! dac each have one 18AH Oddessey.

Great job..... admire your taste.

Mariusz

marklivia · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 12:54 am »

Couple more pics.

prokennex · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 01:29 am »

What type of finish did you use on the maple, satin or high gloss, lacquor or polyurthane?

Anycase, some of best looking maple that I have seen.

Ray

marklivia · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 01:31 am »

Actually, it's an oil finish. All natural, breathes, etc. Easy to apply too.

Mariusz · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 01:40 am »

Quote from: marklivia on 17 Jun 2009, 01:31 am

Actually, it's an oil finish. All natural, breathes, etc. Easy to apply too.

Watco is also nice to work with. (works from inside out)
Just a thought.

Mariusz

mca · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 02:12 am »

That's got to be one of the coolest rigs I've ever seen

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 02:33 am »

Hi Mark,

Wow - very nice work! Now that is a system to be proud about

So how many trees did you have to kill to get off the grid, marklivia style?

100Ah SLA batteries - now that is some SERIOUS current and you can play for weeks!

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the transport and Ack! dac each have one 18AH Oddessey.

I thought you need two SLAs for the Ack Dack (it runs on +/- 12V)?

Thanks for sharing!

Vinnie

marklivia · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Jun 2009, 02:56 am »

Dang, Vinnie, you're right! There are 2 18AH batts on the Ack! dac. BTW, the Dueland output caps on the dac transformed the great bang for your buck Ack! into a world class, better than anything under $5K killer dac. Don't ask me how but they did. The Dueland's ain't cheap but worth EVERY penny.