That looks really cool, sadly since I have a small monitor (display) in front (below main monitor) having sources placed like that would be inconvenient since the smaller monitor would block most of them.
They quoted me around 10 usd for the acrylic board (25x10x1cm). I believe I want one in 27x10x1cm since I the pillars would be in 10mm diameter and 65mm height, The Asgard 3 that it needs to cover is 23cm in width and with the pillars that would be 25 cm in width so I gave them a bit of an extra headroom in width. Not sure if this slightly bigger board is still 10 usd and I dunno the price of the 4 pillars at that size.
I have the same below my center monitor - one screen is my touch control and another is my drawing tablet which doubles as an additional screen.
What I did is mount them into the shelf so they sit flush to the shelf with an extender arm magnetically attached to their cases at the back so I can pull them out closer. I gained so much real estate with using the top shelf and the rack units that I could sacrifice that space and now I have portable SSD cases, USB hubs, HDMI matrix, SBCs (essentially anything I don’t need to touch often) connected behind so it’s all hidden.
I did something a little similar to this design of a 3u rack so your roughly 16cm up from the desk - I cut a hole in the desk so the units have access from under the desk at the back to fit into my cable management system.
100% make sure you have good clearance as the acrylic stuff doesn’t take well to flexing when your using standoffs and top weight. I broke some I made for a weird cabinet display for fuckboy overpriced figurines I seem to get gifted. Not a great experience.
The wood you showed won’t be strong enough and also it’s shit for heat - will develop burn marks. Your better off going to like a big box diy store - they will cut it all for you and honestly will be cheaper. Your in the land of amazing cheap wood options.
Yeah get some feet for devices for heat if your concerned but for the rack - I’d just use furniture pads instead of those as they will be more secure and also a little isolating - otherwise AliExpress was a wonderful line in weird audiophile isolating feet spike things (I actually use them on my sub isolation board so I shouldn’t laugh)
I think with the standoff size you indicated should be fine. How long & wide is the shelf going to be?
I don’t think it should be a problem unless the amp is next level hot - I mean I can bend acrylic sheets with a hot air gun - but if that’s happening I would be more concerned about leaving the amp on for long periods unattended more than the shelf. But also worst case there are sprays you can buy to help the thermals on the acrylic but then you will need more heat clearance - we talking very small amounts here so I really wouldn’t worry about it as you can fix it with new feet and pads.
Overthinking it 100% - but does anything good ever come from less attention to detail… Better to have and not need than need and not have.
Also, just in case your not aware, your local big box DIY store or some dedicated hardware/wood places will sell acrylic sheets which can be cut to size as well as any craft stores which should also have the standoffs - just in case you cannot get the sizing correct from Aliexpress or simply can’t wait for CNY + delivery.
At this type of size you should look at/speak to the guys who manufacture single unit display shelving - they will have the holes pre cut for the standoffs so you can secure it properly vs using solely glue.
Came inside a box thats inside another box packaged with some nice protection.
Heavy af, the enclosure is VERY nice and sturdy. Package was stated to be 7,1kg, I assume the speakers are close to that since the box is lightweight, these 2 satellites are heavier than the whole M10 Plus kit which has a sub!
I feel this might be the place for my question otherwise please direct me
I just recently ordered some earbuds just to get a grip on the format, when it comes to IEMs i almost never have fit issues but buds is a bit trickier at least as a novice.
I got the niceHCK ebs2 pro and they fit so and so with foams and not at all with the rubber ring, KBears stellar was fine with foam and yincrow same.
my problem with those is that it kind of gives chafe from the foam, is there like premium foams that has nicer texture that i can order or do i just need to harden my ears for this new thing?
Yes it certainly does seem that way. (and probably a big factor for why most companies have moved to iems especially in the mainstream market.)
Bell shaped, comfort is usually good with these but not so much for fit.
I assume you mean the Yincrow X6? They have the same MX500 shell.
My ears also hurts from MX500 after a while, so its not really the foam (I assume its the stock foams?) unless you have those ultra low density foams (aka, body scrubber foam). I suggest trying the qian39, that should fit you better than the mx500 and more comfortable than the bell shapes.
thank you so much for the quick and very informative answer!
I got the stock foams, not those fishnet looking ones so i gues i need to build some resilience and build a little new skin on the contact areas then! I was looking at the qian but got confused by all the versions, the was 69 and 38 and more if i dont mix them up with something.
Perhaps you know what version of the monks is considered the benchmark and worth trying?
Nah thats just an mx500 issue. If you didnt feel that way with the eb2s pro.
aa, I meant the Qian39. Thats the one everyone usually refers to when we say “qian”.
Just to note, my Rikubuds gen 3 uses a custom shell based off that shell, so if you like that fit/comfort you know where to go next.
None. I tried the budget ones and they frankly either sucked hard or was a hard meh, from what I heard though their higher end stuff is at least good though.
The Yincrow X6, Qian39 are the default budget recs.
Those are indeed the correct banana plugs, you just J-J-J-JAM IT IN! (leave the clear caps for the terminals on as well, as in the 1st and 3rd pics). They are design to be tight as the spring tension in the plug maintains good contact on the terminal.
I placed an order from AE now so ill get back to you when i know about fit!
