New Studio Desk!

[Webmaestro]

WEWT!

My Argosy Halo desk just arrived... in 7 separate boxes. I'll post more pics once I actually get it assembled (hopefully this weekend) and all my gear, monitors, etc. mounted \m/

 

[schwiz]

Jealous as f. Very happy new gear day to you!

 

[arthexcalibur]

sounds cool, post pics please

 

[Steinmetzify]

Love these things....If I had the space I'd snag one in a heartbeat. Stoked to see yours together and loaded up, throw up some pics!

 

[Webmaestro]

Okay, got 'er all set up...

Before

Not a bad setup--served me well for many years. Quite the mess of cables though, and getting to anything in back is a total pain:

After

You'd never guess from looking, but there's a whole mess of cables in back, neatly managed and outta sight (unless you go around back, of course). The empty 4U space on the right is where my PC will eventually go, once I transfer the guts to a rackmount case:

I keep setup supplies, picks, etc. in the 2 drawers in the middle. There's also a pull-out keyboard/mouse tray that you can't really see here:

 

[techjsteele]

I love how clean that desk looks. Congrats on the desk and great job with the setup!

 

[IGC]

Tight!

 

[KingAenarion]

Nice and tidy.

But...

pro tip,

HS80Ms are not designed to be on their sides. You actually muck with your stereo field and your ideal sitting position when you do that.

 

[Webmaestro]

Nice and tidy.

But...

pro tip,

HS80Ms are not designed to be on their sides. You actually muck with your stereo field and your ideal sitting position when you do that.

I was wondering about that. I did it because when they're upright the tweeters are way above my ears, rather than level with my ears (as the manual says they should be).

Luckily, I have 6 degrees of tilt available via the stands, so I'll put 'em upright and experiment with tilting them downward a bit.

 

[schwiz]

if you cant get enough tilt, you can put a piece or two of foam under the back of the speaker. I have the stands you have in your first picture and they are just a bit too tall with my Rokit 8's, so I added foam underneath the back and they are now perfect!

 

[Guitarmiester]

All kinds of jelly. That's such a clean and inviting setup. I was on a desk hunt a few months ago that I stopped for no reason. You sparked my "need" again.

 

[Nialzzz]

Well shit, that looks incredible!

 

[Webmaestro]

Okay, I've re-oriented the monitors, which required me to move them inward a bit as well as tilt them downward 6 degrees. This should work nicely...

 

[JohnIce]

I don't know why, but something about getting an Argosy desk with a Focusrite Scarlett is just extremely punk to me Neat setup! I'd love to have a concave workspace like that, it's just a more ergonomic way to work than a regular rectangular desk.

 

[Drew]

That looks absolutely slick.