Raggy I haven't settled on anything for speakers yet. I have no idea where I will end up for speakers. I'd still like to find a pair of Perregrin X with the right stands, but...

nrchy June 18, 2005 14:10

Nate, you didn't tell me about the Talons--how are they? Have you settled on these for a monitor? (hauntingly familiar speakers in that one pic btw--my, you must have good taste ;)

dirtyragamuffin June 18, 2005 07:52

Yeah, virtually everyone is on a budget. Some just arent as tight, and I'm fairly certain that if I had a $90,000.00 cap it would still be a budget (or a house for poor little me). Good Logic

slyle May 27, 2005 16:17

When I started it was a budget system. See what happens when a poor fool finds AudiogoN! I guess if I have the stuff though it must have fit into my budget?!?

nrchy May 26, 2005 21:11

Hi Nrchy - It is hilarious that your system is listed in the "budget" category. I hate to think what it might look like when you get really serious. Good luck on pulling everything together. It sounds like you are in the midst of many changes. Remember, in this hobby it has to be about the journey rather than the destination.

skushino May 26, 2005 20:42

...and just what about this system is "budget minded"?...or perhaps you work for the pentagon?

strassman May 12, 2005 12:49

Wow, NICE bike!
Nice system as well!
The best of both worlds.
Lanny

daltonlanny May 03, 2005 03:47

So far I'm not sure how the Omicron compares to the FPB 700cx. There have been so many changes, and right now I'm not real happy with the sound. I need more time, I guess.

nrchy April 16, 2005 02:36

If I am not mistaken you had a Krell amp in the past. How does the Omicron compare to Krells?

spraglow April 15, 2005 23:32

Nate: I know you're running completely different speakers now making direct comparisons pretty difficult, but how do you think the Classe' compares to the Krell amps that you've had in the past? Sean
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sean April 14, 2005 05:57

I don't know which Wilson speaker you're asking about, and I have never heard the CE2.2 so I'm not going to be able to help you much. The Kharma's are more refined than the older Wilson Watt/puppies. When you compare the newer WP to the Kharma's it's personal preference. Both companies make a very good product.

How big is your room?

nrchy April 13, 2005 13:43

Hello Nrchy,i'm interested in getting a pair of used Kharma CE2.2,can you please tell me the significant different between 2.2 & Wilson's speaker ?

Thnaks.

mark@cello April 13, 2005 06:21

System edited: I don't know how it started, but it seems like I'm trying to put together the heaviest system on AudiogoN

nrchy April 11, 2005 21:05

I have wanted to build my own speakers for a while so this is the best of both all possibilities. Someone else has put together a great design and I get to do some woodworking.

GR Research no longer offers the Alpha line source. They have one pair left, or they did over a week ago, but they are going to two newer models. One a little smaller and one a little(?) larger than the Alpha. Drivers prototypes are currently being finalized with kits available (hopefully) in about two months.

Watch for details... those who are too bored to be content with their own lives anyway?!?! : )

nrchy March 26, 2005 22:00

nrchy, I guess the cat's out of the bag! I noticed they no longer offer cabinets for the Alpha and I was unable to figure out through links at their site if someone else does. Will you be building your own? It sounds like a lot of fun.

Albert, I took a look at your system, congrats, it is truly a reference.

mthieme March 26, 2005 16:23

No, that fast.

albertporter March 25, 2005 23:36

Am I that slow????????????????????????????????????

nrchy March 25, 2005 21:47

TOO LATE,

If your buying them, everyone already knows they are good.

albertporter March 25, 2005 18:52

Albert, shut up! I don't want people to find out about these speakers before I get my pair!!!

nrchy March 25, 2005 12:51

I am the one that directed Nrchy to GR Research. Nate and I were speaking on the phone a few weeks ago and I told him how much I liked Danny's designs.

Danny (GR Research) brought a book shelf speaker to my home last Saturday and we gave it a good run. It was an unfinished test model, a prototype that when finished will retail for a very low price. Based on what I heard, it was an strong first showing.

I've heard the large Alpha Line speakers on multiple occasions, twice at friends homes here in Dallas and last year at the Denver Audio Festival. Of the two homes with the large Alpha, one was Gary Dodd (Dodd Audio-amps) and the other is a friend in my audio group that bought the speaker after I suggested it to him.

Danny has two new models that will be much better than what is currently shown on his web site. There is also plans for a super speaker, the prototype will visit me before it goes into production, and I can hardly wait to hear it.

I'm getting the same impression of Danny Ritchie as I got from Jim Aud of Purist Audio when I met him in 1986 (only one cable in his inventory) and Jim White before he got Aesthetix going and still having to be paged at Theta Digital where he had solid employment.

Danny WILL be very important to the high end industry. More so than he is already. His speakers have been garnering praise but he is low profile. That will not always be the case. He will be very famous and successful, I would bet on it.

albertporter March 25, 2005 00:09

Nrchy, have you heard any of the GR's? They look promising.

mthieme March 24, 2005 19:58

Sean you are right on both counts. I spent some time talking to Danny Richie from GR Research. They have two new models coming out in a few months. I'm planning to build the smaller of the two. They're only 5'-8" as opposed to well over six feet tall.

nrchy March 24, 2005 16:40

Nate: Are you still going to go with a Line Array from GR Research when the time comes? What are you using for speakers right now? If i remember correctly, you sold your Kharma's a while back, right? Sean
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sean March 24, 2005 08:48

System edited: I guess I will need speakers soon enough. I just can't get them now.

nrchy March 23, 2005 17:45

Nate: I hope that both your financial and system problems are a very temporary setback and minute in nature. In the grander scheme of things, "audio" really is a very small, insignificant part of life. I wish you all the best, both in your personal and audio endeavors. Sean
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sean November 20, 2004 05:10