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Kosh Naranek

Uno, Accuphase & Roland	From the computer chair	From the drum throne
Room plan	Electronics	The drum kit

Kosh Naranek

  Accuphase A-45 Amplifier
  Accuphase C-2410 Preamplifier
  Accuphase DP-600 CD Player
  Accuphase DG-38 Equalizer
  Avantgarde Acoustic Uno G2 Speaker
  Kemp Elektroniks Power Source, Speaker Cables, Mains

Kosh Naranek
We moved to a new home about five months ago and my music/study room is almost finished (still need to cover up with some fabric the DIY panels).

I had installed a dedicated line and also added some acoustic panels as the room was quite lively. However, the biggest improvement was by far the addition of the DG-38 Accuphase voicing equalizer. Dialing in the room-correction function of the DG-38 voicing equalizer was not straightforward but it has improved significantly the stereo image and the bass. I have this Accuphase-Focal-Stentor combo for a bit more than two years now, and all this time I was extremely happy with its sound, but the DG-38 unit has elevated its sound to a whole new level.

About me ... I am 35 year old physicist leaving in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with a wonderful and understanding wife, a 1.5 years old daughter and a cat. I listen music all day every day (iTunes+AKG K271 at work and KOSH at home). Since I have discovered it, about two years ago, my favorite music is Loreena Mckennitt's music, but I enjoy any genre as long as it is good music (from jazz and classical to pop, rock, and metal). My other hobby is drumming, though I do not play as much as I used to (half an hour per day every 2nd/3rd day or so).

Regarding my Hi-Fi believes, I am very found of Accuphase electronics, a firm believer in subwoofers, and do not believe all the hype about cables. With speakers it is more difficult... I am in a long term relationship with the MicroBes-Stentor combo but recently I was briefly in love with the Dynaudio C1 monitors. Also, I often fantasize about Avantgarde Uno speakers. For more details about my past hi-fi adventures check the link below to my old systems:

[url=http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vdone&1263852837]My previous systems[/url]

Finally, in case you wonder, I have named the system after ambassador Kosh Naranek (the vorlon in the Babylon 5 series) - a "metaphor" for the elusiveness, beauty and frustrations found in this hobby.

Thanks for stopping by and do not be shy, let me know your honest opinion about my system and hi-fi ideas.

Happy listening,
Paul

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12-28-11

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12-29-11 Room looks awesome paul. congrats. got to say paul i would ... Lapierre

12-29-11 Does your drum kit, especially the cymbals, make noise when ... Tpreaves

12-29-11 hi pierre, i will answer here also the questions you've as ... Nvp

12-29-11 Hi tpreaves, the drums are roland electronic drums not acou ... Nvp

12-29-11 Appreciate the response paul. will have to remember tracks ... Lapierre

12-30-11 Hi pierre, crossover settings for the stentor: 30 hz (i.e. ... Nvp

02-21-12 Hi paul, thanks for sharing your setup. i also have an accu ... T0tor0

02-22-12 hi t0tor0, indeed the accuphase manual is extremely brief ... Nvp

02-23-12 Hi paul, thanks for the response. i used voicing c (compen ... T0tor0

02-28-12 hi t0tor0, sorry for the late reply. the "recall&qu ... Nvp

03-11-12 Dear paul, thanks for the response. i tried voicing b again ... T0tor0

04-02-12 Dear t0tor0, i hope you will read this :). somehow i screw ... Nvp

04-05-12 Hi paul, i did played around a few times with the dg-38 but ... T0tor0

04-19-12: Nvp
Hi T0tor0,

Thanks for the reply. Things have got back to normal here, i.e. the DG-38 is doing again a wonderful job. It was the equalize setting that was screwing up the sound. Once I have set the equalizer curve to flat and then SAVE this change everything went back to normal.

I am sorry to hear you still do not get good results with your unit. When comparing the measurements for the left and right speakers, how large are the differences? In my case they are rather small. Also, how does the frequency spectrum look, any significant ups or downs? The measurements shown now on my system page are not relevant anymore as I have changed the lay out of the room. The speakers fire now perpendicular on the long wall. This gave me a much better bass response. I will upload this week-end some pics with the results of the new measurements I have performed (it seems I am again able to update the system page). Maybe this will give you some reference point.

My previous experience with a Lyngdorf room correction system taught me to not rely completely on the room correction function. That is, before "altering" the sound using the DG-38, I have optimized my set-up as good as possible. Without the DG-38 on I have very good stereo image and bass response. Consequently, DG-38 does very little, but with very significant results. Firstly it clears up the bass notes even further, viz. adding the REL gave me beside more bass a better resolution in the bass notes clearly distinguishing one form another. The DG-38 improves that further. Secondly, the DG-38 also improves significantly the stereo image. Without the DG-38 I can easily localize the position of the singer's head. With the DG-38 I can localized the singer's mouth.

Best regards,
Paul
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04-22-12 System edited: i have added two pictures of my system. more ... Nvp

04-22-12 Wow that is a much more shorter listening position. Lapierre

04-22-12 hey pierre, nice to hear from you. how is your room comin ... Nvp

05-02-12 Hi paul, i tried again yesterday and this time with good re ... T0tor0

05-06-12 Hi t0tor0, i am glad to hear that eventually everything wor ... Nvp

10-17-12 System edited: i've bought a pair of dynaudio c1 mk1 speaker ... Nvp

10-21-12 Nice pickup paul. but curious why the change to dynaudio? Lapierre

11-09-12 Hi pierre, i have always liked dynaudio speakers, but every ... Nvp

11-09-12 System edited: big upgrade on the electronics side: the ac ... Nvp

01-01-13 Nice setup with your hifi and drum kit.i too am a drummer an ... Cwby8115

01-01-13 Nice setup with your hifi and drum kit.i too am a drummer an ... Cwby8115

01-23-13 Thanks for stoping by cwby8115. i look forward to see some p ... Nvp

01-23-13 System edited: the focal micro be - rel stentor 3 combo ha ... Nvp

02-03-13 System edited: a few pics of the new system. Nvp

04-24-13 Hey paul, what's your experience with inter-connectors? fro ... T0tor0

05-03-13 Hi t0tor0, sorry for the late reply. i did not experiment mu ... Nvp