More than welcome to come for a listen anytime you find yourself on Long Island! The LM's are really really great speakers. Surprised they don't get more press.

bnrlaw February 12, 2014 23:47

System edited: Added photo of the LM 755i speaker.

bnrlaw February 10, 2014 02:34

Doug,
On Ebay, do an advanced search by seller.

His ebay name is Mast_mutter

All of his items will come up this way.

bnrlaw February 10, 2014 02:27

Thanks Charles. The Shindo gear shines with the Altecs and the Line Magnetics, albeit differently. The Line Magnetic speakers are just phenomenally musical. Haven't heard anything like them. You would not know you are listening to a single driver speaker. The play every genre of music very very well. Full immersion every time I have them on. Don't really think Art Dudley's write up of them did them anywhere near complete justice.
Btw, love your system for many of the reasons I like my own. Main focus on one designer's vision, simplicity, tubes, etc.

bnrlaw February 09, 2014 22:22

Samac - thank you. Your system looks great, as well!

Viggen - jabo crossovers make the Altecs more coherent sounding than the regular crossover. Treble and bass are much more of a piece and speakers play much more like a single driver system. Also, treble is smoother, any harshness is gone so system can be played louder without pain or fatigue. The regular crossover is pretty good, too, but Jabo's bring speaker firmly up a notch.

bnrlaw February 09, 2014 01:32

Thanks for your kind comments.
The Garrard tt is a beast and compares very favorably witha brand new tt.
My other tt is an Origin Live Resolution with an Encounter tonearm and a ZYX Airy 3X cartridge and in many ways, the Garrard is the better tt. Especially for jazz and rock music. More drive and oomph to the sound.
The Altecs are great great speakers but they don't do what the Line Magnetic 755's do. They don't have the finesse or sheer listenability of the Line Magnetics, but they do portray the weight, heft and dynamics of music superbly well.

bnrlaw February 07, 2014 20:29

System edited: Added photo of the upgraded crossover.

bnrlaw January 21, 2014 22:30

The Garrard is a really nice condition grease bearing model in a Woodsong Audio plinth.
The Altecs are about seven feet apart. The shelves that they sit in front of are two feet deep, so, no, they are not against a wall. The key to the Altecs are the upgraded crossovers that Werner Jagusch makes and sells under the name Mast Mutter on Ebay. They transformed the already great sound into something else entirely. I'd put these speakers up against any high efficiency speaker made nowadays. Super sensitive, detailed, coherent, the whole shebang.

bnrlaw January 21, 2014 02:05

Thanks! Really loving the system. The Jabo Labs crossovers make a huge difference in the sound of the Altecs. Smoother and more coherent. Great at every volume now.
Room is approx. 16 x 25, give or take, with a 15' cathedral ceiling. It also opens up into kitchen and dining areas. It is an acoustically very nice room. Lot of fabrics, cushions, rugs, but not overly so. Altecs sound great in them and fill the room very well.

bnrlaw January 19, 2014 16:14