2010 Audio Resolutions

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Bob in St. Louis

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2010 Audio Resolutions
« on: 26 Dec 2009, 03:15 pm »
Last years thread < about the promises we make to ourselves was interesting for me to reread today.
Here's a copy and paste of mine with strike through.
How bout yours?

- Build bass traps.
- Get wife's PC on the network so she has access to my music.
- Get Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 online. (not technically "audio", but they're in my equipment rack therefore it counts).
- Build new open baffles for left, center, right and two surrounds.
- Run dedicated AC lines to rack from dedicated breakers (instead of my current 'rig job'). 
- Build ALL new power cables.
- Build ALL new innerconnect cables.
- Buy new fabric material for projection screen. (painted actually)
- Finish trim work in listening/HT room. (That I started 6 years ago)  still haven't done that  :duh:
- Finish building listening/HT room bathroom. ahhhh it's better than 50% complete  :roll:
- Build sound isolation box for noisy PC and external music server/harddrive.
- Dampen/quite the noisy refrigerator in listening/HT room. 
- Plot FR graphs of room to see what areas I need to work on.
- Buy more music, DVD's, Blue-Ray content (of course).
- Increase bass output. (Actually did that this past weekend, so I'm off to a good start).

I suppose I did alright for a years worth of work.  :lol:

I don't think I'm going to add to the list for 2010, this is still more than enough for this coming year without adding more.

Bob

sts9fan

Re: 2010 Audio Resolutions
« Reply #1 on: 26 Dec 2009, 03:47 pm »
Double my vinyl collection and finish room for second system.

JackD201

Re: 2010 Audio Resolutions
« Reply #2 on: 26 Dec 2009, 04:06 pm »
No "early adopter" syndrome  :thumb:

MaxCast

Re: 2010 Audio Resolutions
« Reply #3 on: 26 Dec 2009, 04:37 pm »
audition, buy, find, beg, borrow or steal a new preamp.

Plus half the things on BinSL's list.

Scott F.

Re: 2010 Audio Resolutions
« Reply #4 on: 26 Dec 2009, 05:09 pm »
Well...I got absolutely nowhere  :duh:

This one is mine from last year...

- finish my Epiphany external crossovers
- finish the restoration of my HH Scott 299 - ...well, I got a little farther on this one
- finish building my tubed phono stage
- build new bass cabinets for my 15" Altec 416s
- build new power cords for my system - I did buy some of Occam's PCs  :thumb:
- build a new stand/equipment rack for my 65" Mits/Integra 9.8/Oppo/DTV
- build my DIY balanced power conditioner with extra filtering for my HT
- Build and install my remote volume control for my pre's (2)
- stop working so damned much so I can actually enjoy all my toys

I really need to make that last one my top priority  :green:

funkmonkey

Re: 2010 Audio Resolutions
« Reply #5 on: 27 Dec 2009, 03:21 am »
  • Build custom power cords for everything (popular item, and left over from last years (mental) list for me too)
     [or at least get some that are more appropriate length.]
  • make or buy some surrounds (for movies)
  • make or buy a sub woofer  (for movies)
  • Build or buy balanced interconnects (switch 2 channel side over to XLR/balanced)
  • get some banana plugs
  • try "black treasures" in Transporter
  • Get into a better room!
  • Build some treatments for that room