I too have been an audiophile since the early 60s and my hearing has deteriorated to the point that I now wear 2 hearing aids. My set-up still sounds OK but common sense tells me that no matter what equipment I buy, the sound really depends on the hearing aid circuitry which was never designed for music. There must be thousands of audiophiles
( and equipment reviewers) with hearing problems. I have yet to find any article.s on this problem. Did you make any modifications in your system to accomodate your hearing loss? I would appreciate any information you could send me

davidedgar March 16, 2005 16:55

Thanks for the invitation, if I am in the Washington D.C. area
I will be shure to stop in and check it out. I just finished posting my system so have a look and tell me what you think. I
live in Carmel Indiana and you are more than welcome to come and have a listen as well if you are ever in the area. Enjoy your music. Thanks
Greg

gregmacknass2 March 07, 2005 19:16

Ramy,
you have beautiful set ups both sonically and to the eye.
living in tokyo and san francisco, i am envious of all that space you have!
congratulations.
mehran

sorasound March 07, 2005 17:19

I believe the flexibility you have with the meridian processor with their diverse algorithm selection for surround sound cannot be met with emm alone.Using the emm integrated sacd in combination with the 861 me provide an improvement over dp-85 accuphase sacd player. The approach I am contemplating is to add the accuphase dg-38 equalizer especialy in combination to the dp-85. With the 861 I have listened to mono recordings in 5 channel reproduction.I still find the Reimyo cdp - 777 playback in combination with the 861 to be by far superior to sacd or dvd-a playback.
On another not Greg, if you are in the washington dc area you are welcome to listen to the system.

ramy February 27, 2005 22:04

Hi Rami
Any thoughts on emm labs digital front end and preamp compared to your gear?

nreddy February 25, 2005 02:31

Hi Phatboy,
When you listened to 5 channel were the speakers omnis? or where the set up off the side and center channel of the same "quality" as the mains.Was the demonstration using Meridian speakers they are not the best in my opinion.I find stereo ie two channel to be lacking in ambience.every one who listens to my system prefer the 5 channel for most music.I also have a bedroom system of 5 channel HT with an meridian 861 and JM Utopia speakers,again the 5 channel is superior to 2 channels.
ramy

ramy February 06, 2005 16:46

Hi Remy,

And thanks for your last response, interesting. I was surprised indeed to here what Cinematic_systems had to say about your always listening in surround. I have heard quite a few demos. of trifield in a number of environments and have always and unfailingly prefered the 2-CH versions. I wonder, do you think that the other systems were poorly set up or perhaps it is just a matter of taste? I would like to hear your thoughts on the subject. Thanks again and happy listening.

phatboy February 06, 2005 07:03

Congratulations Ramy, your experience in the industry is a revelation to all people who appreciate music!

My father runs an Audio Capitole CD player with it's preamp straight to a pair of YBA mono's into a pair of Martin Logan Statement 2 speakers for a 2 channel system. He uses Nordost Valhalla cables with Shunyata Powerconditioning throughout. Results are outstanding! Like you, he never went on to look for a turntable after what he heard in his home.

Happy listening ... and like the other reviewer said, "buy your wife some flowers" and spend as much time with her as possible. Congratulations to you both.

Remy

amperidian February 02, 2005 18:37

First hand experience;

Ramy's system sounds better than it looks, its ability to fill a large 3 story space effortlessly could easily be taken for granted. It is amazing how quickly the impressive aesthetics of the system become a forgettable garnish to the sound of the system. With the trifield adjustments we made each experience takes on a lifelike performance.

Ramy's taste in music is probably better than his taste in equipment (if that's possible) and is one of a few audiophiles that I know who has built a system that lives up to any expectations anyone might have which is no small task.

I guess the only thing that may come as shock is the system is never played in 2 channel. And if you could hear the surround versus the 2 channel you'd understand why.

This kind of system is the reason why we can get passionate about hifi.

cinematic_systems January 29, 2005 04:47

I considered the emm,however with the meridian 861 preamp/processor I am better of feeding the sacd through the two channel inputs and have the trifield algorithm manage the multichannel.Should I use the 5 channel inputs I am stuck with the recorded multichannel which tend to be very limiting. The dp 85 is quite good in this configuration,I am also planning to augment the system with accuphase dg-38 equalizer which is much more effective with the accuphase sacd source. On most recordings I find the Reimyo cdp777 to provide the BEST playback,

ramy January 27, 2005 00:49

Hi Ramy,

Ver y nice system--I am a big fan of omnis, I own MBLs. I was wondering, however, if you'd thought about the EMM Labs SACD gear before going with the Accuphase? I have heard both and bought the EMM. In any case, nice work and keep it up.

phatboy January 23, 2005 19:03

System edited: just updated equipment and configuration. The system is getting close to optimum.

ramy January 23, 2005 15:10

System edited: Just upgraded my sacd playback from the sony xa9000es to the accuphase dp-85,huge difference in sacd playback.

ramy January 23, 2005 15:01

Simply awesome!

calvinf October 18, 2004 22:05

I have just started a new Audio/Video store in Covina, Ca.
I am seriously considering bringing the YBA Line in my store.
What are your experiences with the Company ?
I have the YBA Integre DT integrated amp now & it sounds great...

smer319 October 01, 2004 17:33

If it sounds even half as good as it looks, it is worth it. Thanks for sharing.

aduvvur September 26, 2004 04:13

The center channel speaker looks like it would block the plasma screen when in a sitting position ?

wtam September 22, 2004 15:34

Your cabinet is especially nice! Very understated but modern. Where did you obtain it?

wrluckey September 20, 2004 22:20

System edited: The new redbook cd player by Reimyo made a huge improvment over the meridian 800 for playback of redbook.

ramy September 20, 2004 13:16

It's a shame you can't hear these Virtual systems.

Wow, what a Super'b set-up!

How do you get yourself to leave this room for work, or bedtime???

audiobugged September 07, 2004 22:52

I made couple of changes to the main system,unfortunatly I have not figured out how to edit the system description.I replaced the bryston 14bsst which powered the center speaker with Accoustic Reality amp,and replaced the classe 201 with another Accoustic Reality amp.Excellent results these small amps are sweet sounding with excellent bass.

ramy September 04, 2004 01:29

Prior to the german physics I have owned mARTIN lOGAN PRODIGIES in a 5 channel configuration,martin logan monolith,dayron wright mk.10electrostatics.I still have pair of quad 57 in my office,and a full home theatre system of JM lab Utopias in my bedroom.(36x40x10 ft).Although the JM labs are very good speakers they are not at level of the german Physics.

ramy September 04, 2004 01:23

Hi Ramy,
I'm interested in what loudspeakers you owned and heard before arriving at the German Physics. I too arrived at an omni or quasi omni after about 25 years in the hobby. My list included Magneplanars and Soundlab electrostats. Your system is mighty impressive.

holzhauer September 03, 2004 01:51

i wouldl ike to order the main systems.

mcquamiee August 28, 2004 10:46

Buy your wife flowers. She deserves it.

hammy August 24, 2004 18:37