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My first "system" started with a Sony reel to reel with a bi-directional head. My dad bought it for me and I thought it was the coolest piece of gear ever. I was 10. It still may be! Dad and I built a pair of Bose 901's. They sounded like crap but were very cool - 9 drivers in each cabinet. I'm pretty sure we broke all the cabinet building rules. Very sure.

Truth is I'm still on the "merry go round". I need a preamp. A good one. There is still an amazing amount of magic here going direct to amp!
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    • Oppo BDP-95
    Oppo magic
    • VPI Industries Scoutmaster
    It has the periphery clamp, a must IMO.
    • VPI Industries JMW Memorial
    ANyone want to tell me what model this is? I bought it used from a dealer.
    • Dynavector XXV MKII
    Musical yet disects the music. But since it's only been recently since I was reborn into vinyl, my opinion doesn't count.
    • PS Audio GCPH
    It's got a gain control and I don't own a preamp.
    • Tyler Acoustics Decade D1's
    170lb floorstanders custom built by Ty. Outboard crossovers. Provision for tri-amping. Black Cherry finish. Seas's drivers, Janzten Superior Z caps, erse inductors, DH-Labs wiring. Dannie Richie crossover design. Seemless integration and transparency, detailed yet smooth and still breaking in.
    • Harmonic Technology Magic Link II
    Robert Levi loves them. They compete with my DIY and are at least as good in balanced config than my single ended DIY'ers.
    • Synergistic Research Tesla
    A popular choice for speaker cables with active shielding.
    • Synergistic Research Teslaplex
    Wall outlet. Depending on system, I will see where the magic lies between this and a Furutech outlet that is at least as good.
    • Adona 45
    Nice looking stand totally modular. Company is extremely slow to deliver. Makes you want to slit your wrists while your junk sits on the floor...

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I don't have the Valhalla wire set. Would like to know the difference as I'm a bit of a wire freak.

I'm gearing up for a Decade review. Due to the fact that there are few reviews on Tylers lineup so I wish to be as accurate as I can just in case someone actually cares what about my 2 cents worth.

Srwooten - ya, I've looked at your page for years. Stellar setup. I want to hear it!

Islandman. You know too much. I was looking at your cross overs. I think the most overlooked component in anyone's system. I'm looking for help with mine.

Still playing with setup now that I have the Allnic in place. Generally it sounds unreal but there is a nagging issue and I think it relates to the speaker driver(s).

Vocals sometimes seem to have a hard edges quality to them. I tamed it mostly by changing a 1 ohm resistor to a 2 ohm restor between the inductor and tweeter, but to be honest, I have no idea what I'm doing... It did seem to help marginally but after the Allnic was inserted, I went back to the original 1 ohm resistor. Again, most music is to die for but generaly speaking, There's a spotlit bit of personality I wish to tame that's not related to front end or power cables. Possibly interconnects but I hadn't heard this nuance in the past with various speaker systems.

That being said these speakers are accurate, tuneful and a pleasure to look at. Most of what I hear now is the best I've ever heard. The Allnic linestage is the real deal.

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