I'm guessing Jeff Rowland. And yes I frequently read your system posts.
Also, didn't I notice your Tylers for sale. What are you replacing them with?

timrhu June 30, 2012 22:02

I like your comment above about the personal diary. Also with you on the experience of buying equipment without hearing it before hand. My system though has settled in and I am not changing things much any more as I like what I hear.
As for the music servers, for me it's not about the sound as much as it is about the convenience. A year ago I looked into it and ended up with a Mac Mini string my cds. After some tweaking I got the sound to be very good but not quite as good as my cdp. But the convenience, wow, so much easier to browse through the music and listen to whatever I want.
I still have the cds on the shelf and when in the mood for critical listening go for the cd. Also, I have yet to download music as, like you, I'd rather own it in hand.
If you use an ipod, making the next step is fairly simple once you get started.

timrhu October 23, 2011 10:50

That's an excellent review. You really should post it in the Audiogon review category for maximum exposure. I think there would be a lot of interest in this.

timrhu May 02, 2011 01:16

The title of your system page is perfectly apt. Those are some beautiful new amps. and the additional pics are great.
Seeing your room I would like to make a suggestion.
Get a low-back chair for your listening position and check the difference. I had a similar chair, although it was leather, and when I got a low-back chair the difference was very noticeable. It was an improvement. You could use any chair as a temporary experiment to see if it works for you.

timrhu April 30, 2011 10:26

Thanks for the update. One would expect the Ayon to best the Arcam pretty handily considering the price differential. It's nice to have your son help out with the experiment.

timrhu March 04, 2011 00:58

This probably sounds crazy but I would be very interested in your opinion on the difference between the Arcam and the Ayon when playing HDCDs. I'm assuming the Ayon does not decode HDCD.

timrhu February 28, 2011 01:29

I'd be curious to hear your opinion of the Arcam with HDCD encoded cds. Assuming DVD-88 decodes HDCD.

timrhu February 27, 2011 22:22

Major changes there. You are running the Ayon directly into the Pass amp. Very interesting.

timrhu May 09, 2010 14:46

Nice system and it's nice to see the progression to current status. I recently put a Bel Canto 500s in my system. It has a much better presentation than the 300 series.

timrhu February 18, 2010 01:56