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greyeyezz61: How about these speakers (EDIT: they got a 60-day money-back guarantee): Equator D5 Coaxial Studio Monitors for Home or Studio. Active Nearfield Monitors. I had the first revision and they were quite decent for the price/size. Also, coaxial driver arrangement is beneficial when...

How big is your room? How close will you be to the speakers? How much are you prepared to invest in this setup? I don't just mean money -- e.g. are you willing to acoustically treat your room? Will you spend time to research how to do it?

I'm glad I didn't see that sale. Craziest impulse buy was $300+ on Audo-technica A900LTD way back when I just started getting into audio.

* OLED panel with resolved blue subpixel issues and adjustable screen curvature * 4096 x 2560 (16:10) @ 150 ppi, so a bit over 30" * VESA mount (!!) * semi-glossy coating * "native" mode that engages at the native res and completely bypasses the scaler, for <10ms lag * capable scaler with all...

I am strangely excited about this EDIT: the RTS crowd will probably eat this up?

16:10 seems like a nice compromise to me. At this point though, with large-sized panels being so ubiquitous (meaning they'll be wide enough to fill my field of vision), I could go back to a 4:3 or maybe 3:2 in e.g. 30-35" size with 3072p resolution. EDIT: If I had a dedicated gaming rig, I'd...

The only recent 3:2 screen that I can think of is the one on the Chromebook Pixel, but that's under 13" (and an LCD). I think you are out of luck.

Or, you could have bought real monitor pads for $5 more - the ones that actually absorb vibrations and improve the sound a bit. For example: http://www.equatoraudio.com/Vibration-Resistant-Pads-Pr-for-the-D5-Monitors-p/dpd.htm DIY is great, and there is nothing wrong with just enjoying it for...

Thanks Art! Good to hear :) EDIT: Anandtech review of EA244UHD is up: http://anandtech.com/show/8335/nec-ea244uhd-review

It's also flicker-free, nice.

Art - according to this source: http://cinescopophilia.com/nec-4k-24-inch-multisync-lcd-ea244uhd-bk-monitor/ (apparently a translated Japanese press release), the backlight flicker frequency of the EA244UHD is 23 kHz. Do you know if that's true for the American version as well?

Gotcha, thanks. I got an unhealthy obsession with any software displaying lots of charts and tables :)

kagan2009 - what software are you running?

icor1031 - that stock is a beaut

These ultrawides would probably benefit from a curved screen (unlike living room TVs where it's more of a weird gimmick).

Admittedly it was low - I had quite a bit of wine yesterday. Red flags such as quoting obviously untrustworthy sources (advertising brochures, basically) like Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. If you want to communicate the benefits of controlled directivity to someone DIY/measurement...

Hmm. If that's the case, and he was being cheeky about the "cheap" source, then I withdraw the snarky comments. Does not change my stance that 95% of "professional" audio reviewers are a bunch of undereducated clowns and/or shills.

B00nie: "Professional audio reviewers" are mostly full of shit. And there are better ways to support your point than to quote some buffoon who says "Of course, no one noticed from listening. No one ever does.". Yeah, except him. He is Neo, the Golden Ears. Preaching to the herd who...

It's strange that LG doesn't offer the A-TW polarizer option for all their panels. How hard can it be to cut up film in different sizes?

Happy Hopping: congrats, glad you like them. I still have not seen them in the flesh, lol. Using the Equator D5 myself -- coaxial speakers work quite well in a desktop setup IMO.

Lenovo is also making a similar monitor at $800 pricepoint: http://anandtech.com/show/7635/lenovo-at-ces-2014-thinkvision-pro2830m-28-inch-4k-professional-display I think our choices right now are expensive "pro" IPS panels and cheap TN panels, nothing in between. I hope I'm wrong and it's a...

http://www.ultrahdtv.net/lg-launching-31-inch-real-4k-monitor-at-ces-2014-31mu95/ did not see it posted on [H] yet.

That really sux man, but the main thing is that nobody got hurt. Hope the asshole(s) get caught and you get your stuff back.

First ever 4K TN, you heard it here first.:p

WTF lol good luck NCX.

Just put an A-TW polarizer on it, and I'll start saving up.

I don't have any personal stake in this argument (don't own any Ascends although they will be in consideration when I upgrade my living room speakers), but you found one review by a dude who didn't like the Sierras, and he was accustomed to the B&W sound. If you are reaching for anecdotal...

Ascend Sierra-1 speakers would probably fit your size requirements and are getting good reviews: http://ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/SRM1/srm1.html

wumbo - I got some PMs about the desk so I'll just copy-paste the answer It's a Biomorph XO2 CR: http://www.biomorphdesk.com/products...djustable-desk I went to the biomorph showroom in Manhattan and bought it there, but obviously you can order it on their website. A word of caution: they...

Slightly off-topic, but still relevant to everyone in this thread - over-under method of cable wrapping: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=over+under+method+of+cord+wrapping

But they don't go obsolete within 2 years like computers :p An Embody chair is certainly a better purchase than e.g. a GeForce Titan. ocbaud - welcome to the club!

I really hope it's not edge-lit like the Sharp is. Such corner-cutting does not belong on a $4K+ monitor IMO.

jamiee I like your style :) great setup

Clearly your OCD is not as bad as mine - the non-centered keyboard would drive me mad.

Well, it depends. Placement options are usually limited, unless you can afford a dedicated room. Some room issues cannot be solved by EQ (e.g. cancellations); also EQ affects phase. At the same time, looking at the price of some room treatments I can only say WTF. DIY seems to be the way to go.

Interesting, thanks.

dragonhawke, how did you manage to get that? They don't actually sell them with the ribbon tweeters. Custom order?

Happy Hopping: I have no opinion :) I never heard the m-audios (nobody did except for reporters listening to pre-production samples at audio shows). I went to the New York audio show just recently and saw the audioengine speakers, but did not really listen to them attentively. On paper, I...

Today is the day I learned about jerk-off booths. Oh my ruined innocence :o

Oops, my bad. In that case I'd lurk on audiogon and try to get a couple bookshelves in a decent condition in your price range. Since you are getting rid of the sub, I wouldn't go smaller than a 6" woofer. Good luck!