So it has been a month since my last post. Man how the time flies when you have a family and work that takes you away from the things that you enjoy. For the past thirty days I have been settling in with the new Klipsch HD 500 speaker system. To date I have installed the front left, center, front right and subwoofer speakers. I am still waiting on how to best position and use rear sounding speakers.
I lived with the speakers in their natural form with no Audyssey room correction in place for about 3 weeks. After that I ran the Audyssey room correction and have been listening to that setup for about 1 week. I can say that the bass and mid-range are in more control now. The natural out of the box presentation was very sharp and quick. Now the sound is much more muted and consistent across the entire frequency range. I can say that I think I will bump up the subwoofer db reduction as it is too soft for my liking.
As I progress through my research on the next phase of my system upgrade I think I will go with the Clean Power and Surge Protection I have outlined previously. The start will be an A/C receptacle that is built with audio considerations in mind. This will be either Shunyata SR-Z1 or the PS Audio Power Port Classic.
Once that decision is made the receptacle has been installed in will come down to what Surge Protection option do I want to go with. Various reviews and articles talk about the pros and cons of Surge Protection and Power Line Conditioners. Specifically people seem to like to throw the "snake oil" and "marketing" and "voodoo" words around with these products. Since most of these products come with a money back guarantee period and people also say they experience a positive return on these investments, I think they are worth considering.
For now I am not sold on whether I want a component style Surge Protector or a Strip style. I can see the advantages to both and right now I think I want to use a component style. This will help me see a clean updated look to my equipment rack.
Also on the table right now is an equipment rack cooling system. We are entering the Summer months and the ambient temperature will rise so I want to make sure that I keep my components within a safe operating range. I will be looking to have a system that will be controlled by a thermostat and also display the temperature within the cabinet.
Hopefully before the month is out I will post some new pictures of the setup. This will show the new Klisch HD 500 speakers. That is all for now.
Cheers!
