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In Reply to: Re: Big time - the Mugmaster gets horny posted by CH Chang on March 24, 2001 at 15:34:03:
I believe the saying is "I spent my money on wine, women and song, the rest I just wasted".I'm planning sort of what you are. I have two spare adjoining rooms 16x11 and 12x11 that have a 6' wide arch separating them. I think my listening chair could go roughly in the arch position, so I could just rotate the chair to hear either system. I too want to try a smallish tube and horn system out of curiosity. Some people suggest that now is a good time to buy used gear, so maybe that system will happen much sooner than I was planning.
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The only thing I'm concerned about is how am I going to have decent sources for both systems if I have them in two different rooms (without spending more money). I may end up with both pairs speakers in the same room, but on opposite sides. I guess it depends on whether I end up keeping both.Chia-Hao
when setting up the first room. Practicality/reality/common sense reared their ugly heads. If you have adjoining rooms too... The rack is now under the arch between the two rooms (in the "middle"), so that sources can be shared. Speakers will be on opposite sides of the dividing wall. I'll just have to move my chair (it's light) between rooms when the second system is established.
> > Practicality/reality/common sense reared their ugly heads. < <It makes sense, you can cut down on components, I'll probably do something similar. Use the same CD player, same pre-amp, just have two different amps and speaker cables to the speakers.
I don't have the house yet, but the floorplans of the houses I've looked at don't have anything like that. I think I'll use two adjacent rooms and feed a pair of interconnects through the wall.
Chia-Hao
it might not be a bad idea to discuss it with your builder. Off the top of my head, a "not too ugly" method might be to have "dummy" outlet boxes installed, near the floor like outlets, on both sides of the dividing wall, exactly opposite each other, very near where you want to put your rack. So you can feed cables through. Cover with suitable plastic plates for neatness, or for when you move. Also, a handy real outlet on a separate breaker for your gear. If you're at the right stage, these things should cost almost nothing extra, but of course can always be done later if you're handy.
nt
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