Hi Jim, you have inspired me to seek out and purchase a couple of pairs of “vintage” Wharfedale speakers from the early seventies. I have paired them with a Mission Cyrus One from the mid/late eighties and I am really enjoying the sound of a low wattage system; it is very relaxed and relaxing.
Many thanks
I have a couple pairs of Yamaha NS1000M’s stashed away that I must revisit with too.
Glad to see you got rid of the coat hangers 
@Jim_F
Lucky! They should be used.
I just made this with four 28" X 7.5" leftover insulation slabs. Heading out now to get some black fabric. Also, just added the lava lamp. Everything sounds better as a result. I never knew a lava lamp could make so much difference. 
I broke one of my DIY speaker stands sitting on it while doing some speaker wire house keeping. It didn’t actually break, but some screws pulled lose. I just upgraded both stands by putting an additional 8 longer screws in both top and bottom of each stand. I think I could use them as jack stands for my car now.
I also added a couple foam tape squares to each stand to keep the back of the speakers from touching the wood.
I am pleased with the final result, including SQ and aesthetics. Now, I would like a better listening chair. I have one in mind for maybe January. Maybe.
In the spirit of OCD, I just recovered my bass traps with a more appropriate fabric from ATS Acoustics. I used their Guilford of Maine Sona Acoustical Fabric. I had previously used some generic fabric from Joann Fabric because they were out of speaker fabric.
We just had to replace both of our 24 year old HVAC systems (downstairs and upstairs). I think maybe a new listening chair may be out of the question for a while.
What happened to the man with one pair of headphones and a laptop
You will soon have to re-name yourself again 
1 x NUC
1 x Headphone Amp
1 x Pair Headphones
Now that’s minimalist 
I’ll see you…
1 x Macmini
1 x Airpods Pro 2
tho I could just use the speaker in the macmini in a pinch
BUT is that really all you have ?
Well it’s often as minimal as I can travel with or laptop instead of mini.
I do of course have other stuff as indeed does @Jim_F iirc.
I’m a minimalist in most facets of life. However, Roon is my one and only hobby now and I do have a few listening alternatives, none very elaborate:
Three servers include Nucleus, Mac Mini (late 2014), and Dell XPS 15 with three lifetime subscriptions.
Nucleus feeds three at home listening alternatives plus Roon ARC. Mac Mini is backup to Nucleus but also tends my Nucleus using Splashtop when I’m away from home to keep Roon ARC active. The Dell is my main control device at home and server when away from home.
At home, I use Focal Clear headphones with RPi4 and Chord Mojo 2, Bose Soundtouch 300 with Oppo 203, and Pioneer HPM-60 speakers with RPi4, Meridian Prime, and Denon AVR-2805. Away from home, its Focal Clear headphones, RPi4, and Chord Mojo 2 using Verizon Wireless cellular data from iPhone and two iPads (plus wife’s iPhone when needed).
I bought my second Roon lifetime subscription to keep Roon ARC active on Nucleus when away from home using my Dell server. The third lifetime subscription came about just for ease of use keeping all three servers active and in sync at all times.
I stream from Tidal and Qobuz with no local files. And, I have a pair of Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones for walking Lucy. I use an Audio Quest Dragonfly Cobalt DAC or FiiO KA1. Headphone cables are Moon Audio Black Dragon for Focal Clear and Silver Dragon for Sony.
I also have an Apple Music subscription provided for free by Verizon Wireless as well as a Sirius XM subscription, mostly for my wife and long trips. I use Soundiz to keep Apple Music in sync with Tidal and Qobuz.
I’ve spent around $7,000 on Roon not counting on-going subscriptions to Tidal (US$120), Qobuz (US$130), Soundiz (US$36 ), and Splashtop (US$17). I already owned some of the equipment such as Dell XPS 15, Oppo 203 and Bose system and a neighbor gave me the Denon AVR.
You forgot about the lava lamp 
Seriously scraping by on a whim and a prayer 
I was JOKING !!, we all have mountains of stuff , e.g. when I add a new pair of headphones I keep the old ones etc. All hidden in drawers to maintain the WAF
I am even minimizing my library , I bought a 5TB USB HDD and moved “Non Core” albums to it. Over the years I bought “everything” some artists produced whereas these days I listen the real goody albums only so I keep the rest segregated . I have also removed many duplicate (Classical) recordings to that drive where say a big box purchase duplicated an already included album.
It keeps the main Roon Library quicker in my mind and if I need something it’s normally in Tidal
I keep that drive attached to the NUC but disabled , it can be “turned on” in literally 2 minutes via Settings>Storage Roon has already analyzed etc before disabling
The KISS principal
I just ordered an RPi 7 inch screen and made this little “box” to put it in. If I did the math, measuring, and cutting correctly, there will be a .35 inch reveal of the wood on all 4 sides of the screen. It’s hard doing precise cutting with a circular saw, but probably close enough for my purposes.
Which location looks best?
EDIT: I had to increase the height when I realized I was using the wrong diagram to calculate my measurements. Hopefully it will fit when and if the screen ever arrives.
EDIT: Running “naked” to make sure the RPi4 doesn’t overheat before putting it in the DIY box. I have some heat sinks I can add once I’m sure it’s not going back in the Flirc case. Still waiting on the screen to arrive. Not due until late September.
EDIT: Holding steady at 55 C. That should be fine.
Lucy: “I like Daddy’s music, but sometimes it just puts me to sleep.”
Still waiting for the 7 inch screen. It’s due to arrive 9/27. At least it’s on the way now.
Got home this afternoon from another 2 weeks in NC at my MIL’s house. My RPi screen arrived so I got it installed and working.
If you have issues getting the screen, I have one that I do not need and would let it go cheap. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
I moved Abbey Road over to the left, centered on my desk to make room for this. I’m just waiting for a frame to arrive from Amazon. It’s somewhat of an odd size. Too bad it’s not an original as one sold for $275,000.
It’s less minimalistic every time I look 
What’s next I wonder? Indoor plumbing?
Someday, maybe…replica from CurverK. Other priorities right now. Most of my money is in after-tax/tax-free investments. I’m not using any of that to buy “stuff.” If I can’t buy it from my normal “cash flow,” it won’t get bought.
EDIT: My daughter-in-law works for Herman Miller and can get me an Eames for 1/2 price. But, even at that, I would never spend that much for a chair.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow’s a mystery
I can’t find someday on the calendar
Of course I don’t have my Stressless recliner either 
Just bought last week a new original one.
