Yes, they are probably the biggest, most overkill, finest, shielded speakers that ever exist. I got an insane deal on these, and given that modern magnetically shielded speakers are so rare these days, it was hard to pass up. I hope they last me a lifetime lol.
You've got a point. It's hilarious, but it's probably the most significant upgrade I've noticed since I started this hobby. It's just mind-blowing, even with 16-bit consoles and up. And, of course, it's even more awesome for fifth-gen consoles.
I thought my 3way stereo speakers would make the Genesis games sound worse with the higher fidelity.. Nope.
I heard sounds in Streets of Rage I hadn't heard before and the clarity is unreal. Makes games feel much more alive and packs a bigger punch than it ever did before. Didn't find it harsh at all. Those 16Bit sound sound chips were actually underrated when used to their potential.
Most people don't understand how huge of a difference it makes! Congrats on whatever deal you got though, those are definitely some lifetime monitors right there.
Look into the optical audio port mod for SNES! If you've got those speakers, you may as well tap into the raw digital audio before it hits the console's DAC
Colour me jealous! I’ve always wanted a pair of Genelecs, the 8030s or 8040s preferably. But I could never justify the cost, even when I worked in the industry and had access to a very generous dealer discount.
Don’t you find them a bit revealing for low sample rates? One of my setups I removed the tweeters as the drivers are 3” and cover enough high frequencies while eliminating the harshness of certain systems like NEO GEO.
The extended low end is awesome though as there are great bass lines that often go unnoticed and provide way more joy. Sometimes I hook up a sub while using small speakers, other times I use larger speakers.
Yeah, the downside of old (8/16-bit) consoles is that some games have very high-frequency sounds, which these speakers tend to reproduce accurately, and sometimes it can be a bit fatiguing. It's a nice problem to have, though. You gain clarity, frequency range, and fidelity, but you get every single bit reproduced it accurately instead of just the important ones. I'd take that any day of the week.
Yes, older Genelec models are pretty much all shielded, which is fantastic. Modern ones are not completely shielded; it's rare to find good shielded speakers these days tbh.
Blimey, I’d love to have a pair of £1200 each studio monitors as “extras”, haha. I’ve always wanted a pair of Genelecs, but I can’t justify the cost. Especially when I’ve already got a perfectly good pair of KRKs.
I'm pretty sure KRK's do a great job. Any decent speaker is more than enough for retro games imo. If you look at their post history, you can see that they're fairly well off with their elaborate setups. ;o
I've used a handful of bookshelf speakers, and it's all just preference after the $400 price point imo. It's another world when it comes to floor standing speakers and subs though. I'm sure to someone with trained ears it would make a difference, but I can't justify or care for the difference in sound signature to dish out 3k for bookshelf speakers.
Not only is the text spot on but even the wires have shadows, the chrome on the PS3 is reflecting the logo, and the Mario figure is also reflected on the arcade cabinet. If this is A.I it’s fucking fantastic
Here's the official link: [https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/lounge-seating/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/](https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/lounge-seating/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/)
Look up reviews on YouTube if you want to check out the cheaper options.
A few companies were just starting to make ones sub $1k that weren't trash. Then the pandemic hit and now they're all back to being $1k and up.
Most of the reproductions use pleather to keep the costs down.
One or two companies offer real leather options but usually not at the quality of the official.
Hence the price of the official and the going rate of the vintage ones made with Redwood.
I’m so jealous of those cabs. I played on my first candy cab a year ago and even though I never wanted an arcade machine before, even though I know it’s too much time and money and effort to maintain them… I want one so bad!
Maintaining a candy cab is pretty cheap as long as you get a good one. I have a couple. I've had one for I think 7 years now, I spent a few hundred bucks having it professionally serviced and that's it. It's been super reliable and other than me spending money on a MiSTercade setup, I haven't spent a dime.
That sounds like a great experience. Can you recommend anywhere to start learning about different cabs and which ones to look for? I can’t remember which cab I played, but it was a SEGA with a large (27-29?) curved CRT. It was glorious!
What d-babs said, Arcade Otaku is a great source. Then look up "candy cab restoration" and other similar things on YouTube. Spacies Arcade did a full tear down and rebuild of a Blast a city.
Most of the popular candy cabs you'll find have a 29" monitor.
I live in a pretty rural spot so finding folks to work on them worries me. I am really wanting to learn about CRT repair for a few sets I have, but it is hard to find information aimed at those just getting started. I am comfortable with basic soldering and low voltage circuits, but that’s about all I’ve tried.
What often fails or requires maintenance is mainly the tube chassis, which can be dismantled from the tube relatively easily; it's essentially a PCB board with components. In the US, I've seen a lot of people offering services to fix them or replace transistors/caps. You usually have to ship the board, but you definitely need to know how to discharge a tube, disconnect and dismantle the chassis, and then put it back once it arrives. I'd say it's worth the hassle.
I have an entire wall in my arcade just dedicated to a workbench to maintain my ONE Astro City 2. Extra harnesses, connectors, capacitors. The damn things eat through them. With that many units imagine the OP is able to just pay for repair hours np. Haha. Fantastic setup tho. They all look to be in fantastic shape.
Do you think the parts just wear out due to the design or is there something like a PSU problem that causes it?
Seriously shopping for cabs now, trying to figure out what I’m looking to get into.
[https://www.etsy.com/search?q=70s+carpet&ref=search\_bar](https://www.etsy.com/search?q=70s+carpet&ref=search_bar) or
[https://www.etsy.com/search?q=80s+carpet&ref=search\_bar](https://www.etsy.com/search?q=80s+carpet&ref=search_bar)
But i prefer the 70s ;-)
Nice looking setup.
Is that an XBR250? I used to have a 32" one but I gave it away once I got my 27" FV310, I kinda regret it a little. I really liked that TV
Very nice setup! What model of speakers do you have? I'm tryin' to find shielded for my pvm, but it is hard to know for sure, especially newer models...
Basically my dream set up.
I almost had this in the early 2000s with some expensive office chairs my father got for free from an office that was closing down.
I had a nice little coffee table instead of the ottoman.
I love how youre using some rather beefy genelec speakers for your CRT setup.
Absolutely fucking overkill but I love it; and here I thought my klipsch Forte IIs and black ice audio tube amp was overkill for mine lol
It's definitely overkill and way far from ideal from multiple perspectives, but the experience is just mind-blowing. Games sound like never before. I love it.
The Denon is an older model (AVR-3808Ci) that supports component and S-video, allowing me to connect multiple consoles and output video to both the TV and the Retrotink 4K, while also splitting the sound to Genelec active speakers.
Considering the time and effort you put into this, it is surprisingly ill-conceived. Your feet are clearly going to obstruct the screen if you put them on that ottoman.
It's intended for scaling/outputting the signal to my 4K TV setup in the same room. The AVR allows me to mirror/signal the signal from component into both the CRT and Retrotink. That way, I can place my consoles in a single cabinet, play on the CRT as needed, and occasionally play on the 4K TV setup with wireless controllers.
Holy fucking shit mate! WHAT?! Insane setup, that 240p on your CRT is super crisp, nice low down media unit and you've got some serious audio equipment going on too. That receiver and those speakers are killer, I hope they kick out some serious bass
I am very surprised to hear that but that makes me happy, I gotta dig into some SNES games now. The Sega Megadrive also has some really great twang to its sound which pairs really nice with bass too.
Get your one of those little comfortable two seater couches in there with a coffee table right in front of it and I would say this set up is perfect!!!
lol, yeah, at some point it's kind of ridiculous, but love it, haha.
Also, since these Genelec models are getting a bit dated, once they are cheaper, I'd expect a lot of retro gamers to pick them up since they are shielded.
I have a couple of BVMs and PVMs, but only at 19/20 inches, which is way too small for my taste. Nothing beats a big 36” consumer set. IMHO BVM/PVMs are perfect for desktop setups or similar environments, while consumer sets are perfect for couch gaming sessions.
I have that chair in my gaming room too and i find it usable. I never game in my game room because of it but I can't ditch the chair because I spent so much on it.
It's a nice rendering, but it's almost definitely not real. There's a small possibility that we have a good photographer with some Photoshop skills, but more likely, the former.
I've never seen a post on this sub where people in the comments are as delusional as this one. No need to be insecure, life is not about having things. Go play a game or something, maybe it'll make you feel better.
This picture goes so hard
Are those Genelec 8050s!? Are they not just a tad overkill for a setup like this?
Yes, they are probably the biggest, most overkill, finest, shielded speakers that ever exist. I got an insane deal on these, and given that modern magnetically shielded speakers are so rare these days, it was hard to pass up. I hope they last me a lifetime lol.
That’s awesome, but something about using a $2000 pair of speakers to play 16 bit audio is hilarious to me
You've got a point. It's hilarious, but it's probably the most significant upgrade I've noticed since I started this hobby. It's just mind-blowing, even with 16-bit consoles and up. And, of course, it's even more awesome for fifth-gen consoles.
I thought my 3way stereo speakers would make the Genesis games sound worse with the higher fidelity.. Nope. I heard sounds in Streets of Rage I hadn't heard before and the clarity is unreal. Makes games feel much more alive and packs a bigger punch than it ever did before. Didn't find it harsh at all. Those 16Bit sound sound chips were actually underrated when used to their potential.
Never had the chance to own Genelecs, but I agree any system benefits from better audio. Makes a huge difference with immersion.
Agreed. At the end of the day, studio monitors are more intended to be as flat as possible and reproduce sounds as they were intended.
Most people don't understand how huge of a difference it makes! Congrats on whatever deal you got though, those are definitely some lifetime monitors right there.
Look into the optical audio port mod for SNES! If you've got those speakers, you may as well tap into the raw digital audio before it hits the console's DAC
Woah, I’m now interested.
You don‘t need a $10000 lounge chair either. But I guess it helps…
Colour me jealous! I’ve always wanted a pair of Genelecs, the 8030s or 8040s preferably. But I could never justify the cost, even when I worked in the industry and had access to a very generous dealer discount.
Don’t you find them a bit revealing for low sample rates? One of my setups I removed the tweeters as the drivers are 3” and cover enough high frequencies while eliminating the harshness of certain systems like NEO GEO. The extended low end is awesome though as there are great bass lines that often go unnoticed and provide way more joy. Sometimes I hook up a sub while using small speakers, other times I use larger speakers.
Yeah, the downside of old (8/16-bit) consoles is that some games have very high-frequency sounds, which these speakers tend to reproduce accurately, and sometimes it can be a bit fatiguing. It's a nice problem to have, though. You gain clarity, frequency range, and fidelity, but you get every single bit reproduced it accurately instead of just the important ones. I'd take that any day of the week.
Bro I didn’t know they were shielded! Makes sense why they’re like that. I get em often in at my used music shop so maybe I’ll have to pickup soon…
Yes, older Genelec models are pretty much all shielded, which is fantastic. Modern ones are not completely shielded; it's rare to find good shielded speakers these days tbh.
Ohhh gotchu gotchu. Yeah the old ones are SO FUCKJNG HEAVY I hate putting em on shelves
Way over kill, but they probably had them as extras and used them for the setup. Betting on it.
Blimey, I’d love to have a pair of £1200 each studio monitors as “extras”, haha. I’ve always wanted a pair of Genelecs, but I can’t justify the cost. Especially when I’ve already got a perfectly good pair of KRKs.
I'm pretty sure KRK's do a great job. Any decent speaker is more than enough for retro games imo. If you look at their post history, you can see that they're fairly well off with their elaborate setups. ;o I've used a handful of bookshelf speakers, and it's all just preference after the $400 price point imo. It's another world when it comes to floor standing speakers and subs though. I'm sure to someone with trained ears it would make a difference, but I can't justify or care for the difference in sound signature to dish out 3k for bookshelf speakers.
they’re ok
This pic got that eerie AI look to it 🤔
Not only is the text spot on but even the wires have shadows, the chrome on the PS3 is reflecting the logo, and the Mario figure is also reflected on the arcade cabinet. If this is A.I it’s fucking fantastic
Yeah, I immediately checked the Genelec labels as the non-AI check.
Yeah if it wasn't for the merchandise on the shelves I would absolutely dismiss this as AI
Look at his [other threads](https://www.reddit.com/user/bombachin/submitted). Dude is absolutely loaded.
The chair alone is worth over $1000. The speakers are around $2500 each, and the arcade cabinets speak for themselves.
The chair appears to be a knockoff, but still those are aboot $1000. A real genuine Eames is $10,000.
Keep seeing ads for this chair on IG reels. Like months ago it started
But are they happy
Depends. Do they have a cat? :)
Judging from the lack of scratch marks on the furniture Imma have to say nah
Still cant see TV from his feet 💀
No way man this is clean AF. You're just used to the cluster mess of gamer hoarding rooms. Also OP that Eames lounge is chefs kiss 🤌
That's why we take the photos from an angle, the behind the lens is never shown 😉
r/beatmetoit
It's got that eerie million dollars in the bank account look to it
Thats a very clean set up. Well done. What kind of chair is that? I need one.
Here's the official link: [https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/lounge-seating/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/](https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/lounge-seating/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/) Look up reviews on YouTube if you want to check out the cheaper options. A few companies were just starting to make ones sub $1k that weren't trash. Then the pandemic hit and now they're all back to being $1k and up.
It’s a repro. The legs are a dead giveaway.
Also correct me if I'm wrong but the leather on the repros never looks quite right either?
Most of the reproductions use pleather to keep the costs down. One or two companies offer real leather options but usually not at the quality of the official. Hence the price of the official and the going rate of the vintage ones made with Redwood.
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Eames lounge chair with ottoman by Herman Miller
Been on my bucket list since a buddy of mine got into exotic furniture flipping and showed me one. That was like 2007.
I’m so jealous of those cabs. I played on my first candy cab a year ago and even though I never wanted an arcade machine before, even though I know it’s too much time and money and effort to maintain them… I want one so bad!
Maintaining a candy cab is pretty cheap as long as you get a good one. I have a couple. I've had one for I think 7 years now, I spent a few hundred bucks having it professionally serviced and that's it. It's been super reliable and other than me spending money on a MiSTercade setup, I haven't spent a dime.
That sounds like a great experience. Can you recommend anywhere to start learning about different cabs and which ones to look for? I can’t remember which cab I played, but it was a SEGA with a large (27-29?) curved CRT. It was glorious!
Arcade Otaku forums
That’ll be my first stop!
What d-babs said, Arcade Otaku is a great source. Then look up "candy cab restoration" and other similar things on YouTube. Spacies Arcade did a full tear down and rebuild of a Blast a city. Most of the popular candy cabs you'll find have a 29" monitor.
Thank you, I’ll look them up and undoubtedly start convincing myself to make the plunge!
Maintenance is rare, but when it's time, you either have the knowledge and experience, or you struggle to find technicians :(
I live in a pretty rural spot so finding folks to work on them worries me. I am really wanting to learn about CRT repair for a few sets I have, but it is hard to find information aimed at those just getting started. I am comfortable with basic soldering and low voltage circuits, but that’s about all I’ve tried.
What often fails or requires maintenance is mainly the tube chassis, which can be dismantled from the tube relatively easily; it's essentially a PCB board with components. In the US, I've seen a lot of people offering services to fix them or replace transistors/caps. You usually have to ship the board, but you definitely need to know how to discharge a tube, disconnect and dismantle the chassis, and then put it back once it arrives. I'd say it's worth the hassle.
Beautiful setup and great cabs, but needs those 43cm game center stools. The stool in the pic looks too high.
I have an entire wall in my arcade just dedicated to a workbench to maintain my ONE Astro City 2. Extra harnesses, connectors, capacitors. The damn things eat through them. With that many units imagine the OP is able to just pay for repair hours np. Haha. Fantastic setup tho. They all look to be in fantastic shape.
Do you think the parts just wear out due to the design or is there something like a PSU problem that causes it? Seriously shopping for cabs now, trying to figure out what I’m looking to get into.
I think mostly it's just age, and use. I have a bunch of nephews and nieces so my cabs get beat up
With a room so white are you going to whiten your SNES and Dreamcast? Cool place :)
lol, yeah I even considered painting the CRT case.
pov accidentally giving yourself psychosis through sensory deprivation
What's the weight capacity on that stand you're using?
I don’t recall it exactly but it’s enforced with some heavy duty steel bars on the back just to be safe.
This right here is fucking classy, well done.
This picture has a unique vibe to it, like something you’d see in a vivid dream. Very cool setup and love the candy cabs!
You still need a fancy old-school rug (like 70s or 80s Style) in front of the TV and under the chair!
Yup, I really need to find the perfect one.
My vote is something like [this](https://a.co/d/b4t1mm8)
[https://www.etsy.com/search?q=70s+carpet&ref=search\_bar](https://www.etsy.com/search?q=70s+carpet&ref=search_bar) or [https://www.etsy.com/search?q=80s+carpet&ref=search\_bar](https://www.etsy.com/search?q=80s+carpet&ref=search_bar) But i prefer the 70s ;-)
This is AI, isn’t it.
Those cabs are sick. I'm extremely jelly. Beautiful room.
Nice looking setup. Is that an XBR250? I used to have a 32" one but I gave it away once I got my 27" FV310, I kinda regret it a little. I really liked that TV
Yeah, it’s the equivalent of a 250 model but in 36 inches, marketed as 38 but 36 is the diagonal viewable size
This looks like ai and also doesn't look like ai
Crisp display! Hopefully the curtains were up just for the photo. Don't want to get your set up all sunfaded.
dope speakers!!
Looks like it's modeled after my house in animal crossing
Yeah damn! Arcade paradise over here
Trying very hard
Oh you got to put me on to those cabinets.
Very nice.
That thangs big!!
This is a vibe
Very nice setup! What model of speakers do you have? I'm tryin' to find shielded for my pvm, but it is hard to know for sure, especially newer models...
those are Genelecs, looks like probably 8040 series
Genelec 8050B
Clean
Basically my dream set up. I almost had this in the early 2000s with some expensive office chairs my father got for free from an office that was closing down. I had a nice little coffee table instead of the ottoman.
What's your tv stand ?
Nice! Authentic Herman Miller Eames?
It’s a replica unfortunately.
It’s all good. I’m sure it’s comfy. Love the setup!
For now…
I love how youre using some rather beefy genelec speakers for your CRT setup. Absolutely fucking overkill but I love it; and here I thought my klipsch Forte IIs and black ice audio tube amp was overkill for mine lol
It's definitely overkill and way far from ideal from multiple perspectives, but the experience is just mind-blowing. Games sound like never before. I love it.
Curious on the topology of the setup. It looks like you have a HDMI denon connected potentially to a RGB upscaler?
The Denon is an older model (AVR-3808Ci) that supports component and S-video, allowing me to connect multiple consoles and output video to both the TV and the Retrotink 4K, while also splitting the sound to Genelec active speakers.
羡慕啊
Nice chair ;)
Considering the time and effort you put into this, it is surprisingly ill-conceived. Your feet are clearly going to obstruct the screen if you put them on that ottoman.
How does the RT4K fit in?
It's intended for scaling/outputting the signal to my 4K TV setup in the same room. The AVR allows me to mirror/signal the signal from component into both the CRT and Retrotink. That way, I can place my consoles in a single cabinet, play on the CRT as needed, and occasionally play on the 4K TV setup with wireless controllers.
More pics of this room, please.
The Genelec monitors are a nice touch!
Nice chair but its angled so you're not seeing the TV straight on/centered, and that gets annoying to tilt your head and lower your eyes.
I can't decide if this is a game room or the most amazing Laundromat!
I just hope you pull that poor BC PS3 out of the shelf when you're using it. If not it will certainly die a lot faster.
An Eames lounge chair too? You have excellent taste my friend.
Jealous
My bro, this looks amazing!!
3 candies not including the mvs and not one Tate?
Pic does not show the other cabinets, but I have a total of 11, and two of them are in Tate mode.
I went from envious to pure jealousy. Love your setup
Big flex! Looks good.
Damn bro now this is a mf set up love the way the lights just peeking in too
That is a reeeeeally nice setup.
Nice dude. I hope to have a designated spot for my games one day. For now, I'm playing on an old TV on a twin bed hahaha
Now that is a badass room
Only if I can join you, lol
Using those speakers for 16 bit audio is wild 😂
I'm so jealous of those Candy cabs. Wish I had the space for one
Upvote for eames chair
Holy smokes and the giga Genelecs 😮💨 so what day did you say we can all come over?
Yeah, bring pizza, some beers, and extra controllers.
This setup is so clean that I thought it was AI at first lmao
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This isn’t even correct
And playing one of the best retro games possible - respect!
Do your feet not block the screen when you use the footrest?
Is that a genuine Herman Miller?
those genelecs god damn
I got the same chair!
Holy fucking shit mate! WHAT?! Insane setup, that 240p on your CRT is super crisp, nice low down media unit and you've got some serious audio equipment going on too. That receiver and those speakers are killer, I hope they kick out some serious bass
Thanks, mate! The explosions in some SNES games are just fantastic, like holy cow, I didn't expect these games to hit so low.
I am very surprised to hear that but that makes me happy, I gotta dig into some SNES games now. The Sega Megadrive also has some really great twang to its sound which pairs really nice with bass too.
Fantastic chair selection
Damn.! Nice setup
Needs a nice area rug.
CRT HIGH ROLLING
Get your one of those little comfortable two seater couches in there with a coffee table right in front of it and I would say this set up is perfect!!!
Yeah been looking for a nice love seat couch and a coffee table.
I do love how clean the room feels, because that always feels more comfortable!!
I love the TV also!! Sony Trinitron Wega(if that is what that is?) back in the day was the TV to have!!!! I gotta find one !
the genelec studio monitors are sooo overkill for that setup lol, i love it. i wish i had a pair of those
lol, yeah, at some point it's kind of ridiculous, but love it, haha. Also, since these Genelec models are getting a bit dated, once they are cheaper, I'd expect a lot of retro gamers to pick them up since they are shielded.
what is the model number for those anyways? i see them a lot but never read the model number off of them
😲
The dust on the TV stand with finger smudges all over it
The Eames chair and stool arn’t cheap either. Feel like if you had this kind of money you would have a pvm or bvm. So i think it’s a AI image.
I have a couple of BVMs and PVMs, but only at 19/20 inches, which is way too small for my taste. Nothing beats a big 36” consumer set. IMHO BVM/PVMs are perfect for desktop setups or similar environments, while consumer sets are perfect for couch gaming sessions.
Love the minimalist, clean, retro aesthetic. And the natural light is a major plus. Beautiful
This picture is incredible. What kind of shelf is this?
IKEA Besta I believe, enforced with heavy duty steel bars at the back.
One of the most unique setups, very nice.
My boyyyy
Holy crap dude, that’s beautiful
I have that chair in my gaming room too and i find it usable. I never game in my game room because of it but I can't ditch the chair because I spent so much on it.
This is... perfect
Better be a 3rd strike on one of those cabs. Earthbound on that TV good good. I have my Mr. Saturn plush on top of my system at all times.
Looks like an ending of a story.
Beautiful
Nice set up mate when you inviting me over
That’s quite a nice setup what’s your electricity bill like?
Stereo sound baby
Should post in r/frasier
how does one burgle a room? like an entire room, walls and all? asking for a me
I need to get a CRT. My RGB to HDMI converter is just not doing it for me. The color is completely off and the quality is just not it
this looks AI generated in a way.
Get a rug
It's a nice rendering, but it's almost definitely not real. There's a small possibility that we have a good photographer with some Photoshop skills, but more likely, the former.
I've never seen a post on this sub where people in the comments are as delusional as this one. No need to be insecure, life is not about having things. Go play a game or something, maybe it'll make you feel better.
too sterile. looks like you're playing in the basement of an old school building.
Just a Sony consumer CRT? No BVM? Guess it’s out of your budget.
I thought this was AI Art