Stef Mesman's Setup - 17-08-10
The project:
When i first started building this setup the things that i wanted where
no clutter, functionality, design and most of all, a space saving and open look since i have a small room. I posted this here to help you do what i did. and inspire you to get an awesome setup and/or give you ideas of your own to improve yours.
thread about my setup:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=10865034&posted=1#post10865034
I started with re-doing my room with a neutral color, dark grey, which i accentuated with my glossy white furniture (home made). started in February 2010. and this is the outcome.
(a clock i ordered will come on the chimney)
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The Desk:
This was probably the most time consuming build i did. Got myself some MDF board. and started sawing. base coating and painting. it can hold my own weight. The audio controller is build into the desk, i needed some precision power tools to get a hole in it that would fit this device perfectly, and besides that. all the cables of the audio controller run through the wood of the desk. (as you see them coming out of the side of the desk) it runs on FW400 but since the late 2009 imac only has FW800 i put in a 400 to 800 cable to make it work.
cables from left to right:
Microphone XLR
L/R Line In (extended to side of desk)
Balanced Audio out L/R to monitors
Head phones out (extended to side of desk)
Firewire cable to iMac (400 to 800)
Power cable (not necessarily needed. since it also powers on FW)
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On the front of the desk theres a retractable shelf which has my keyboard on it. (it does not provide much space for your legs but u can still sit comfortable)
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behind this board is a compartment which has all the cables of the entire setup. Also a ethernet cable runs down to the bottom of the desk. (100Mb/ps connection)
back compartment of desk: a 10 port USB hub, slave power switch (everything turns on at the switch of my mac) and a lot of cables.
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side of desk: for this i bought a 7 port usb hub wich had the card reader included. looked just like a black box witch ports and nothing else. again used precision tools to get a hole in the side and glue it in. (running the cable through the wood of the desk to the back compartment)
3 power sockets where installed on the side. with a hole behind them to lead a cable with a plug to the back compartment. the L/R audio in port come from the audio controller. i just used an extension cable, drilled a hole in te side. and glued it into it. the same thing counts for the headphones output.
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The Green board:
the green board behind the iMac is there for 2 reasons.
1: i have plastered walls. no way to mount anything on that
2: to hide cables to the speakers and imac
the big green board was attached to the wooden poles in between the plaster. this allowed me to mount my equipment anywhere on the green board with no limitation. it also gives a nice touch to the whole.
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Mounting the beast:
why mounting? it gives an more open look and creates space. The mount i used is one by ''Vogels'' called the EFW6225. probably one of the only mounts that supports up to 35kg that has a VESA attachment. since the imac is only 15kg it is more then enough to support it. attaching apples VESA adapter is a hassle. but u do need one if u want to mount an iMac. After that i put some IKEA dioders on the back (the pure white ones). these give it a ''modern'' look instead of the colored ones.
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Sound mounting:
For my monitor speakers i used a lighter speaker mount by ''Vogels'', the VLB200. These mounts can hold up to 15kg per mount. Getting them on there was quite easy. be sure to level them out exactly. The speakers are connected with balanced TRS plugs. and they run behind the green board.
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equipment:
27'' iMac i7, 8gb (late 2009 model)
KRK Rokit powered limited edition Classic (silver woofer)
Western digital Desktop elements 2TB
T.C. Electronic Desktop konnekt 6
apple wired keyboard with numpad - will be replaced by wireless keyboard
apple magic mouse
E-MU x-board 61
HP C4780 printer
shots where taken with the Sony alpha 300 and Sony Cybershot DSC H55
