Kamiraas Condo Setup (Fun Read)
 

It all started with this . . .

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yes it knocked the exit sign off its hinge :rofl:

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So I started loading up the rack so myself. On a fun note its 85" tall, and this power conditioner weighs 72lbs. This wasn't fun, but I got to practice my overhead squat.

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Initial layout was not working to fit everything but I learned how the enclosure responded thermally

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I guess this is a good place to talk about the components going in the rack. . .

Rack Components:
NetGear Pro 24 Port Gigabit Switch
Lighting Control
Temperature Readout
Power Control for the rack fans (two 3u on the top to push hot air out, 2 1u throughout the rack to suck air in)
Furman F1500-UPS Sine Wave UPS / Power Conditioner for anything with a Hard Drive
Panamax M7500Pro Power Conditioner
Sonos Connect Running Optical to the Pre-Amp
Sonos Connect Amps for the distributed Audio
ReadyNas Ultra for my media
Oppo BDP-95 Blu-Ray Player
Microsoft Xbox One
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Marantz AV8802A Pre-Amp capable of doing 13.2 on XLR
Marantz MM8077 - 7 channel amplifier for my initial setup
Marantz MM8077 - 7 channel amplifier for my second expansion
Home built HTPC running Windows Media Center

Display / Audio:
Elite Pro70X5FD - full array flagship display running 720hz refresh rate
Bowers & Wilkins CM9s for Front Channel
Bowers & Wilkins CMC2 for Center Channel
Bowers & Wilkins CM5s for Rear Channels
SVS SB13Ultra for Subwoofer
Marantz TT15 Turn Table with Carbon Arm

Working on the layout some more and wiring began:

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I needed to place a giant order after measuring out the distances of everything, so Audioquest Water 72V DBS for my analog XLRs, Audioquest Carbon HDMIs, Cat6A for all my networking since I wanted to ensure everything was shielded.

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This is a good start, flexing the big XLRs is a pain. I got slightly longer just in case so I could reuse them for other projects later.

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After a new long nights:
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Getting cleaned up:

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Now with the rack all wired up. it's a good time to run a powered test on everything and ensure it all works, temperature is good, lighting works, etc.

It all checked out great!

Time to begin cabling . . .

I decided to do bi-wiring on everything, the front left and right will get bi-amp'd. 12 gauge cooper, Audioquest silver spade ends at the speaker, Audioquest silver bananas at the amp.

But I need it to look clean so here is some nice overbraid:

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Then lets get building cables . . .

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All done, time to check for resistance to ensure I crimped everything properly and didn't kinky anything. Less than 0.5ohm for 15-30 foot runs . . not bad . .

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All bundled ready to be installed into the rack and moved.
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Time to make all the pass through cable passages. The pre-amp and this rack will power 3 areas, the main living room, my bedroom, and the hallwall tv. So cables need to go everywhere . . . :eek:

To save the day is my buddy who came out to help me a weekend and knock it out !

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Upgraded Hospital grade outlets , it holds onto the cable like a death grip.

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While we were at it, I started on the bedroom stack:

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Clearing the way for the rack move, it will sit in this little area.

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Stringing out the cables and off it goes . . .

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Finished Installation!

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Bonus picture of the bedroom setup:

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Then I ran Audyssey Pro on it all to calibrate the various rooms. The sub-woofer has flatline response down to 15hz , the speakers turned out near perfect also!

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Bonus bar, turn table pics, and one of the control stations :

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Awesome work! Can't wait for the next installment on this.

wow...wayyyy too much fun! thanks for all the pics.

Is that Control4 on the ipad?