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Been building this system slowly over the last 5 yrs. I have finaly received my new Totem winds and model 1 signature center. The winds are absolutely exquisite and look fabulous. Just made my final upgrade with Bryston 4B sst square and Bp26 with dac. Guess i can say now that i really love canadian products :)

Just added my dream plasma to system. Pro-151fd Elite 60". Picture is to die for!
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    • pioneer bdp-95
    black
    • Anthem avm-30
    black
    • Anthem mca-50
    black
    • Totem Acoustics wind
    maple
    • Totem Acoustics model 1 signature centre
    maple
    • paradigm studio adp
    black
    • Velodyne VA-810
    black
    • monster cable z-1
    black
    • Sim Audio Equinox
    black
    • Bryston 4B sst square
    17 inch plate with handles
    • Bryston Bp 26 with DAC
    17 inch plate,black with power supply and Dac
    • Richard Gray 400 RGPC pro
    Power cleaner
    • Pioneer Elite pro-151 fd
    Best Plasma periode.

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Been a while since iv updated my profile. I will be upoading new pictures soon as i have updated the winds and center chanel recently. I'm in the process of upgrading some of my wiring any suggestions when it comes to RCA?

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Well its up now and all i can say is Wow !! "I'm rediscovering all my movies................amazing."

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Damn,i just got the tv yesterday this thing F#%@%! Huge lol.

Set up is fri night, lets hope all goes well and in order. Post up some pictures when its done. :)))

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System edited: Been looking for the last six mths for a 60"elite pioneer plasma, and by total fluke i found one still in a box not even open. My wait was re-warded big time!

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Off to Montreal for Son and Image show. Looking fwd to see whats new out there. See you audiophyles out there.

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I haven't yet but i will this wknd

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System edited: Just added a Richard Gray 400 pro and what a difference it made ! Details are much more revealing and takes that muddy sound you can get at times from lack of cleanness from current buzz.

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Thanks Effula, the byston square is more liquidy in sound not as brutal on the highs but smoother. I would eventualy like to try a AR tube amp but just got married so for now going to stick with Bryston. There is no ht bypass on the bp26. I have a avm 30 so for the moment i just unplug my banana plugs from my Anthem Mca 50 to my Bryston 4b sst square which is actualy not much of a big deal because of my set up. I will upload a pic of set up shortly.

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Good luck Foster im sure you love the Bryston. Does exactly what it was built to do for the price. Nothing less.

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My dealer is the one that set up my tv height. I could lower it about 4inches, but for the moment i like the height as it is. It looks more like a pic frame more then a tv. But your right it could be lowered a bit.

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Bryston 4b sst2 finaly in .........all i can say is wow!!

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Yea i got a wicked deal through a guy on audiogon for some transparent speaker wires power cord and interconect new as a package deal. Should get them tomorow.

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Thanks had never really thought about that. Thanks for the idea Mimberman.

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System edited: Well after 4 mths of long agonizing pain i have come to add to my system another pre and power amp to drive my winds like the should be driven. I was going to go tube amp way but there is no way i have enough power to drive these with a tube amp after looking at many options. My Winds are very hard and ineffecient to drive at 87db so i decided to add some good old die hard Bryston to my set-up and i love the sound that comes out of it.

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System edited: iv added my latest digital player from simaudio.. Atoll is for sale on canuckaudiomart

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thanks velocityofhue for the compliments. I heard lots of great things about Ayre i'm hoping to get a chance to hear it some day.

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I love my atoll. Infact i made the mistake of buying a simaudio equinox, and put my atoll up for sale on canuckaudio. After listening to the sim it doesnt sound nearly as detailed as the simaudio. The only reason i bought the simaudio was because i thought it would be close to what the Atoll would be giving me or even better ....(WRONG) . I bought the Sim only because it was black and wanted to match the rest of my system. Now im stuck with 2 players.

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No i dont. I already have 265W into 4 ohms right now and its lacking. I just bought a Bryston 4b sst that will be comming shortly that should fill the void perfectly. Im looking for good 2 chanel preamp right now. Debating between the dodd audio and the Redwine Isabella which is more money.

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The Rwa isabella pre amp does seem very nice though and i will take a closer at it if i can find a dealer near by. Thanks for the request Mrjstark

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Atoll amp is not powerful enough for the winds. They need quite a bit of juice to make them happy. Thanks for the recomendation though guys.

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Well brought the bryston back after much listening to. Will be going Mcintosh in the spring.

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Well plugged my Bryston 4B sst tonight, first impressions well left me a little dissapointed. I sat down for many hrs going back and forth between my Anthem amp and the bryston. Changed my playbacks many times and then finaly things started to pop out. At first glance was not very evident. Will do some more listening tomorow and will decide on Sunday if i keep the amp or if it goes back to the dealer.

maverick_spd

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System edited: Felt the need to add more power to my winds. Therefore decided to add Bryston 4b sst for the moment.

maverick_spd

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Actualy went on Monday and he made me a deal the Bryston 4b sst at 2800 plus tax, i have a feeling i could twist him into giving it to me for 3000 tax in. Pricing on the 252 solid state was 4300 plus tax. So i told him if i trade in less then a yr i want to be able to trade up for the Mac. So for the moment im still thinking about it for the wknd. I might ask if i can borrow the amp over the wknd to test it out and see if there is a huge difference between my amp and the bryston also.

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Thanks for your response Lapierre. Im goin to see my dealer tonight and goin to compare a few things. He also offered me a Bryston 4b sst at a lower cost but did recomend the Mcintosh over the Bryston. I might just go with the Mcintosh 252 for now and upgrade next yr to a 501.

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Yes i absolutely love them in maple. No regrets whats so ever and not planning on upgrading those speakers anytime soon. I appreciate your imput on the Parasounds i will keep that in mind when i look into upgrading my amp next yr. Thx for the comments Audiobroke.

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Thanks Haimoc, would like your suggestion on a power amp when you get a chance, since i see you listen to totem as well. thanks again for your comment.

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Thanks for the compliment Linnie been working very long at building it properly. I will post some other pictures of the rest of my set-up shortly.
thanks again for your comments guys

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I listen to all sorts of music but lately i have been more and more interested into some Jazz. (miles davis) to be more precise. I also bought some 2 albums from Peter Gabriel today which sounds really good also. I also love trance music. Like i said my collection of albums are quite varried.

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My Winds are about a foot and a half from the wall. Still working on setting them properly and experiencing on the placement. Sorry for the slow response i dont get ant notices when people write. And yes they are absolutely georgeous and reproduce music to perfection. Thanks for your comment Mordante

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