Correct, every additional electronic kept away 
The 34 step shunt is quiet cool, yes old school, but the best volume control in the world
Not just the LED, also they very cheap plastic feets and front/back panel… but I dont care, because had soooo many gear in the house with 3cm shiny-high-gloss alu
Big thanks to @dB_Cooper , @NickMimi , and @Camus ! You guys gave me speaker placement advice at the beginning of the year and I basically spent half the year moving and experimenting placing furniture in my room lol.
I had to really think long and hard on what to sacrifice. I do want a new house for an actual dedicated listening room, but housing market suck in the city unless I commute basically an hour or 2 and move to the countryside. So, I’m just working with what I got now.
Started working out in the gym to build some muscle since I’m going to be doing a lot of independent physical labor and the con is now I’m addicted to caffeine energy drinks. I hope I don’t die on a heart attack before achieving my dream listening room, so I cut down to once a week or if I really need it.
To the actual placement, I listen to db_Cooper advice on clearing the center stage. Center imaging is a lot better and I feel like the stage got much deeper to me and I really like that.
For NickMimi advice, get rid of the TV. That part is really hard for me because watching media on the Platimon is really awesome. I did try listening to the Platimon with no TV and my computer setup and it sounds much clearer when I did that. I feel like the TV and even the computer monitor smudge the clarity. I got a portable desk and just remove the computer system outside the room when listening to the 2 channel and stage left clarity gotten a lot better. Not quite the clarity of when I completely toe in the Platimon and listen to it really close. I sometimes completely toe in the Platimon to use that as reference to know how much clarity the clarity the Platimon can actual produce in my system and move some furniture to try to achieve it. I don’t toe in the Platimon because it mess with imaging is what I learn. The center of the Platimon VC 1 speaker was built to have the Platimon VC 1 speaker to be symmetrical to each other, so toeing in will mess up the imaging. I feel like the bass ports also was built to have the Platimon to be symmetrical to each other, so it’s best to not toe in the a Platimon VC 1 speaker for its masterful imaging and side soundstage.
Getting back to the setup, I can’t remove the TV even though the setup sounds much better without it. I only remove the computer monitor, but no TV. Camus mentioned it months ago about putting a blanket over the TV. I google good type of blankets for home studio and basically just bought a moving blanket which people have said this particular moving blanket is a sound absorber. I feel like it makes a little difference, but it honestly there to just put me at ease honestly.
You might notice the wood speaker stands. I ask my pops for some advice and he just told me how to build the frame and the enclosure. It’s pretty ugly up close since I made it, but it only cost me about I think $80 bucks as a whole and an entire Saturday. It works and that’s what really matter. The whole point of raising the height is to get the tweeter to my ear level. I got a taller listening seat and the Platimon is not as detail as before. So I raise the height so the tweeter is to ear level and I got my massive detail speaker back.
I finally was able to buy some acoustic panel absorbers from GIK. After trying my hands on DIY with the wooden box, I think I rather just buy the panels lol. Too bad I’m hosting some family to stay over for the rest of next week. Imma be too busy hosting and smoking up some meat for them since I recently got into the wood smoker hobby. I might get a session in maybe tomorrow to see how the new sounds panels affect the room. I’m hoping more improve clarity (and closer to toe in clarity) and a wider soundstage.
Next step should be easy which is back room treatment, corner bass traps, and 2nd reflection. Those next step should be easy since I got a plan now on where to place them, but they are also pretty pricey vs the normal acoustic panels. After that is probably a better power strip like the PSM156 and go from there.
Working with what I have now, I say I really like what I’m hearing already. I can’t wait for the end result. I also need to stop wasting the hobby fund on random used goods. I needed the close back headphone because I can’t listen to speakers at night for an entire week since I want to be a good host. I do want to show them the power of 45 tubes when they get here though.
My current setup:
ROON Rock - Intel NUC 7i7 > EMM Labs NS1 > [Silver Sonic D-110 AES] Mojo Audio Mystique EVO B4B 21 > [Anticables 6.2 RCA] Custom Supratek Cabernet DHT > [Allnic Mu-7R XLR] Orchard Audio Starkrimson Stereo Ultra 2.0 power amp > [NRG The 6:6 Custom Speaker Cable] Mon Acoustics Platimon VC One
Current Tubes Used In Custom Supratek Cabernet DHT Preamp: (2) Psvane Horizon 2A3-AT Tube, (2) Melz 1578 Tube, (2) RCA 6L6GC Tube, and (1) Wathen Cryotone 5U4G-WC Tube
I only using the 2A3 tubes for now to see if I still like them 250 hours later. I will probably go back 45 tubes near the end of the year.
Thanks again to everyone that gave me advice on speakers placement. Slowly, but surely I will get to the finish line I hope.
Add on: Also excuse my cable management. I know it’s horrible, I just gotta keep working on that.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with acknowledging your limitations! LOL I’m so happy for you man, and yo realize how much a part of speaker placement and the room can improve a 2-CH system.
Yep, big lesson for sure from all this experience is that speaker placement and room treatment can make or break the entire speaker chain. No matter how much money is pump to the equipment, if nothing is done to the room and if I never gotten my “sweet spot” of a speaker placement, I don’t think I would have understand how magical a 2 channel system can really be.
Add On: Toe In and very up close was nice, but that soundstage plus really good clarity is so magical to me right now.
You hava come a long, long way. 
and absolutely doing best you can with the space and resources you have available, damned ADMIRABLE! 
You are welcome dude, keep on exploring your two-channel setup. It will never be done, only constantly evolving.
Just ask @dB_Cooper amd @NickMimi 
My favorite grados, ps500 and ps1000e I lent
If I had gh2 I would be king of the grados
I tried hp1/hp2 flagship, and theyre not that godlike anymore with other grados being very advanced
My rack is filled w/all my favorite things tonight, tubes and VU meters galore all to my delight 
At some point i’m gonna have a matched set of Mono-blocks and a pre-amp built, adorned w/ tubes and VU meters 
Always weird to say “Nice rack” to a guy! LOL!!!
A Bliss owner! Would love to hear your thoughts.
Really nice but you need a black carpet LOL!! This one is taking away from the look of the Audioquest !!
Tasteful
Oh, Hi Puppy!
Living in a pupster’s paradise
@Camus The Atalantes are great. I wish more people could hear them cause I think they’re currently a gem for speakers at $5k. I have the stock stands that go with them and added some Gaia feet on the bottom.
@driftingbunnies what lights are those?
Pretty sweet ones
Thank you, they look gorgeous and imagine they sound as great!
I was trying to locate a dealer yet came up with only their distributor Tone Imports. On my list to reach out to them in the near future.
You should be able to email tone imports and they’ll tell you the closest dealer. Tone is just the distributor and they won’t sell directly.
