- Joined
- Apr 12, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I bought a new pair of speakers which makes the 3rd stereo system I have installed in the house. Since I'm the only occupant of the house most of the time, I'm free to do whatever I like. The system I chose is the exact opposite of the complex system I have downstairs in the bunker listening area. This system is incredibly simple, and consists of just a pair of speakers and a laptop.
The speakers are Kii Three bookshelf monitors. They are made in Germany, and for their size they pack an incredible punch. I have made them sound about twice as good by using a lot of TFT which I have applied to the underside of the speakers, so it's hidden. I also improved the sound a lot by fully painting the power cables with a graphene/mica/pva mixture. That's why the cables look a little bit stiff. You can't plug huge thick power cables into the Kii speakers, they just won't fit. Finally I am using 3 large magnets on the power outlets, which are visible under the wooden sideboard.
The speakers are unusual because they are designed to cancel out reflections from the rear and side walls. And they really do.
I only play digital files of course. Mostly it's the thousands of FLAC files I made myself on the big system. But I also have Spotify running, which is surprisingly great quality. I was just playing ? & The Mysterians second LP, and the Rolling Stones London Singles, and the amazing sound quality motivated me to make this post. The system is very expensive by any normal standards, but not if you consider there is no need to buy any amplifiers or digital converters because they are already built into the speakers. Each has 3,000 watts of power amps inside, plus all the digital gear is built into the speaker boxes as well. After hearing how this system competes with my main system downstairs (in several ways it is as good or better), I don't think I would recommend anything else to anyone who wanted my advice on the best value for money available right now. The whole thing cost less than the cables alone in the big system. But beware it's still expensive.
The painting was done by my father's best friend David Marshall, and shows the two of them sailing outside Sydney Heads on David's yacht which he built himself (the small one, not the big one).
The speakers are Kii Three bookshelf monitors. They are made in Germany, and for their size they pack an incredible punch. I have made them sound about twice as good by using a lot of TFT which I have applied to the underside of the speakers, so it's hidden. I also improved the sound a lot by fully painting the power cables with a graphene/mica/pva mixture. That's why the cables look a little bit stiff. You can't plug huge thick power cables into the Kii speakers, they just won't fit. Finally I am using 3 large magnets on the power outlets, which are visible under the wooden sideboard.
The speakers are unusual because they are designed to cancel out reflections from the rear and side walls. And they really do.
I only play digital files of course. Mostly it's the thousands of FLAC files I made myself on the big system. But I also have Spotify running, which is surprisingly great quality. I was just playing ? & The Mysterians second LP, and the Rolling Stones London Singles, and the amazing sound quality motivated me to make this post. The system is very expensive by any normal standards, but not if you consider there is no need to buy any amplifiers or digital converters because they are already built into the speakers. Each has 3,000 watts of power amps inside, plus all the digital gear is built into the speaker boxes as well. After hearing how this system competes with my main system downstairs (in several ways it is as good or better), I don't think I would recommend anything else to anyone who wanted my advice on the best value for money available right now. The whole thing cost less than the cables alone in the big system. But beware it's still expensive.
The painting was done by my father's best friend David Marshall, and shows the two of them sailing outside Sydney Heads on David's yacht which he built himself (the small one, not the big one).
