Article: Putting Together An Audio System With Mytek, Sonus Faber, and AudioQuest

[DigiPete]

Nice setup, Chris!
Share & enjoy!!!

I fully appreciate the down-sizing effort, as I just went through almost the same.
Planning to spend extended time on my boat, a decent setup was needed.
So I cut as hard as a Genelec fanboy can: smallest balanced monitors (8010 in white) and smallest sub available (7040). 
A Motu M4 sporting the ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC to feed it all beautifully.
No DSP (perhaps in SW), HD - Mac - soundcard - sub - monitors only. 

Conclusion:
Good sound all the way down to 30hz
Low energy consumption, as all class D
Small - fits the space
"Cheap" = €1411 / USD 1662 

Not a monster high end surround Genelec rig, but the music still keeps me happy, if not dancing.
All in a "coke can" tiny house that sails and powered by solar. 😊
I might throw in a Kali Audio MV-BT / ifi ZEN Blue or similar to add bluetooth if the gf moves on board for longer, but that's gotta be it.

Peace 

[DigiPete]

2 hours ago, Rexp said:

Ugly

Thanks for the feedback.

I beg to differ or at least expand the perspective.

Genelecs have been designed exclusively according to function: to give the best sound for the size and money spent.
You may have them in black, white or raw aluminium, but that's it. Period!

Shape, topology and materials are dictated by physics and available production techniques.
Much like a large bridge, where you can follow the flow of forces in the construction.

I'm from the Nordics, and our design language appreciates the stylistically simple and that shape follows function.
Thus I often find bridges beautiful, love Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim NY and also the design of Genelecs.

Some may prefer Disney castles, log cabins or 1950's mahogany lunges, who are we to judge preferences?

 

[DigiPete]

38 minutes ago, firedog said:

Welcome back, DigiPete.

Thanks

I see everything is mostly as I left it 😂

Except DSP room compensation seems to be slightly more accepted. 😉

Oh, and ESS Sabre lost its hump - yay. 
(Thus Motu M4 for me . . )

And Lisa Ekdahl is playing "Stranger On Earth"
 

 

[DigiPete]

22 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I used to live down the block from a FLW house in Minneapolis. Such an amazing design. 
 

http://www.thewilleyhouse.com/

 

What a beautiful home, and so way ahead of time (1934).
I'm sure FLW's influence has been felt around the world, and heavily influenced Scandinavian furniture and architecture design.

I grew up in a similar house in the 1970's, except we had all white walls with art.
I'm sure it shaped my appreciation for simplicity 😃