System edited: Just got started on the new remodel project. Will take 8- 9 months to finish. I have a dedicated 2ch/ht room included in the plans.

streetdaddy July 21, 2007 17:36

Ha Ha Elberoth! Thanks. I have since made her my wife. Along with being beautiful she puts up with all my Audio craziness. I am in the early stages of remodeling my house and am building a dedicated room. I really like what you've done with yours and also am looking at those cary monoblocks. Still deciding if i want to hire a pro or just get the dimensions right and put up absorption/diffusion/base traps myself. What do you think?

streetdaddy February 13, 2007 03:07

System edited: stretch pic added.

streetdaddy January 17, 2006 01:14

System edited: Added a picture of my other "toy"

streetdaddy November 06, 2005 19:19

System edited: Moved tv out from between the speakers. A lot less distracting!

streetdaddy September 23, 2005 23:53

Eoyola,
You're right. We just got back last weekend. That is in North beach looking west. Very perceptive.

streetdaddy July 28, 2005 01:50

Just added a pic of me and my wife.

streetdaddy July 24, 2005 15:52

Ic's are audience au24's. I am using a cheap Sonic horizen "daybreak" powercord. I may ask for some kind of powercord for xmas.

streetdaddy October 17, 2004 22:56

Tvad,
I've had it for 2 weeks now. It really sounds good and is a good match with the Rowland. I am totally satisfied and am officially off the merry-go-round.

streetdaddy October 17, 2004 19:49

System edited: System has been in flux for last few years. I am finally to the point where i'm done obsessing over gear and can finally relax. Can't see myself changing anything but maybe cables, just to be doing. Promised wife i was done switching gear. She gets pissed having to move furniture/ pick stuff up for me etc....

streetdaddy October 17, 2004 18:30

Thanks Eyeballman!
Well, i couldn't leave well enough alone.... I recently sold the Belles and am awaiting the new Rowland Concerto integrated. It should be here in a few weeks.

streetdaddy July 09, 2004 23:47

Hi Mijknarf,
Thanks for the compliments. I moved out of a large house in the subarbs to move closer to town for my work. I lost a great room and seperate system, but this works pretty well for now.
The cd players i have had so far include:
Sony 9000es- my first higher end piece. Just getting into the hobby so nothing to really compare it too. Hard to beat for $600, though.

Resolution audio cd 50- my first dedicated high end cd player. had a analog volume control, sounded nice, non fatiguing sound. Had problems readind reg redbook. The guys at resolution gave me a nice credit for a new opus 21.

Opus 21- really nice player, great dynamics. Perfect for rock type music.Not the most "warm" player though. I had a first gen player with an annoying buzz sound from the transport.Had to go. Akward shape, kinda ugly{to me}

Electrocompaniet emc 1- Prolly my favorite of the bunch. Had a certain rightness to the sound. Excellant build quality. Big,though. Barely fit in my rack. If you already have a preamp i would look seriously at these.

Audio aero prima- Good balanced player. Does jazz and vocals very well. I like the front loader, much more versatile. Build quality is average. Doesn't have the feel of quality of the electrocompaniet. No faults sonically.

Philips 963sa- I needed a new dvd player and am using this for audio. Not a bad little player. Sacd is awesome. Video performance is excellent. I'm sure i will upgrade in the future.

streetdaddy March 21, 2004 16:42

System edited: pics of old system added

streetdaddy March 20, 2004 23:19

System edited: system update

streetdaddy March 20, 2004 23:02

system updated.

streetdaddy March 20, 2004 22:19

System edited: Pics updated. I took down the xmas stuff and things look alot less "cluttered". Sold Audio aero prima, and picked up a philips dvd/cd/sacd player. I have my Belles up for sale currently. A great piece but here's my plan: Get a used Rowland 302 and a Audio aero Capitole 2 and use it as a preamp for my dvd and sattelite signals. Then i'llmove this system over to the "I'm Done" section!

streetdaddy March 20, 2004 22:19

new pics added

streetdaddy December 21, 2003 18:34

Hey Marco,
Thanks for kind words. Sounds like your a "tube Man" but actually this is the tube system for a solid state man. The cd player has small tubes and the integrated is a hybrid with tubes in the preamp section.
I did it this way because i wanted to simplify and didn't want a lot of heat buildup. It works really well

streetdaddy October 15, 2003 16:22