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Good Evening.... Infidel
Well well, bit of a saga...
When I bought my television, I didn't have anywhere to put it. I hatched a plan, however, to extend Tonne Control, with an additional section, which would allow the television to perch on top, above the S300.
So I drew the design, and sent it off to the welding shop. Fast forward eight weeks or so, and it's ready. Great. Bring it home, take the television off its table, move table out of the way, and set the new piece into place.
First problem. Tolerances are way off, and although the front uprights match, the rears are dangling an inch out behind the existing rack. I botch a solution, to put the piece in place while I think of a more permanent solution. I put the granite on, but don't trust my botch to take the weight of the television, so I leave it like that.
Then I came home the next day, with a permanent solution to allow the piece to fit properly. Before I do so, however, I discover problem number 2. The S300 is extremely hot, as is the piece of granite above it. My numbers weren't too far off, and there's over 3" of clear air above it, but there's clearly not enough airflow. Not satisfactory.
I finish the permanent solution anyway, and test it. I set the television up on top. Problem number 3 is averted, as the granite shelving is a good magnetic shield, and the H-field from the S300's transformers has no effect on the television. However, problem number 4 presents itself at this point. Given a film of any significant length, I'm going to get a crick in my neck... the television is simply too high up.
But then I realised... The solution to all of these problems is oh so simple. A quick rearrangement of a few bits, and....
The new section (which needs painting) becomes a dedicated amp table. The argos granite slab, which the DAC had occupied, goes under the amp with the small dimension to the front, leaving clear space below the heatsink fins. The television now occupies the amplifier's old resting place.
When I bought my television, I didn't have anywhere to put it. I hatched a plan, however, to extend Tonne Control, with an additional section, which would allow the television to perch on top, above the S300.
So I drew the design, and sent it off to the welding shop. Fast forward eight weeks or so, and it's ready. Great. Bring it home, take the television off its table, move table out of the way, and set the new piece into place.
First problem. Tolerances are way off, and although the front uprights match, the rears are dangling an inch out behind the existing rack. I botch a solution, to put the piece in place while I think of a more permanent solution. I put the granite on, but don't trust my botch to take the weight of the television, so I leave it like that.
Then I came home the next day, with a permanent solution to allow the piece to fit properly. Before I do so, however, I discover problem number 2. The S300 is extremely hot, as is the piece of granite above it. My numbers weren't too far off, and there's over 3" of clear air above it, but there's clearly not enough airflow. Not satisfactory.
I finish the permanent solution anyway, and test it. I set the television up on top. Problem number 3 is averted, as the granite shelving is a good magnetic shield, and the H-field from the S300's transformers has no effect on the television. However, problem number 4 presents itself at this point. Given a film of any significant length, I'm going to get a crick in my neck... the television is simply too high up.
But then I realised... The solution to all of these problems is oh so simple. A quick rearrangement of a few bits, and....
The new section (which needs painting) becomes a dedicated amp table. The argos granite slab, which the DAC had occupied, goes under the amp with the small dimension to the front, leaving clear space below the heatsink fins. The television now occupies the amplifier's old resting place.
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Good luck though - lurid colours are the way forward (the house me and my housemate rent is pretty lurid - in a good way!).
