And now for something, well, different.
System on the bottom:
-DIY towers of my own (ported) design and make.
-DIY sealed subwoofer (sealed and not finished yet because it's still being tested as we speak)
-Towers and sub are powered by the vintage Yamaha DSP a 1000 (modified by me so it works in pure stereo for powering the towers, plus the LFE channel redirected to the second internal amp which was originally made for the center channel)
-DIY power cable for the amp
-DIY wooden sides for the amp
-DIY power strip
-Sommer cable "NYFAZ" 4mm square cross section for the towers and the sub (great value for not much money)
-NOT DIY smart HDTV as the source, yes, the source
-Chinese generic 3.5mm into RCA single ended, shielded cable with gold plated connectors (as good as any other I borrowed and tried) for sending the signal from HDTV into Yamaha DSP's internal preamp
-DIY poor man's acoustic suspension to decouple everything from the floor and one another
-Mostly DIY painter's easel repurposed to provide all in one solution for placing everything and hiding the bulk of cables for all the aux. stuff you see.
-All of the DIY stuff is made mostly from reused, different than conventional materials, and wide variety of ones, not because I'm a cheapskate, but because I like being resourceful and see what can be achieved, blood sweat and tears not an issue.
System on top (previously used as a desktop nearfield):
-DIY speaker stands
-Eltax symphony mini, ported bookshelves, bought from new on sale many years ago
-Vintage Sony TA-ve 150 5.1 channel receiver (25w/ch)
- great combination if you like ear piercing brightness and a lot of hiss, receiver fan noise too.
- Why is it on top of main system? Well, it was used in this position for some psychoacoustic experiments of my own which are done and forgotten. Sadly "psycho" and not "acoustic" was not forgotten and if I remove it I get a feeling that something's missing visually
Before you start judging me for not seeing a single drop of "snake oil"
All is done this way for, other than sound quality, convenience, versatility and ease of use as well. All in one solution for music and movies. Again, not so much for being a cheapskate but because I love to learn and a DIY, hands on approach. And the priceless satisfaction when I finally do it right.
In the end, the room, of course...
Family room, rectangular approx. 6,7x4x2,8 meters (around 75 cubic meters). Listening position about 3 meters away on the 3 seat sofa next to the real wall (and adjacent to the left wall), because there's no other way with all the other things occupying the room (kitchen, cabinets, dining table with 6 chairs, coffee table with 2 armchairs, study table with a desktop PC, two of the large cupboards, 2 more chest of drawers for kitchen utensils, large windows, door to the living room, door to the storage, door to the balcony... enough, you get the picture.
Yet, I still made it, and I love my system to bits. It sounds better than anything I ever heard, and I'm done for the time being, at least until I have a chance for having a dedicated listening room (hopefully when I'm not too old to even care)
So, tell me what you guys think, but please don't mind the bad photography (I'm hopeless, I know...)