Well, the listening(cigar & drinking)room is done and the collection of gear actually sounds better than I thought it would. Very detailed sound with a decent sound stage. The sound is fairly warm, especially with female vocalists like Joni Mitchell. I also enjoy acoustic cd's as well, Dave Mathews & Tim Robbins at Luther College, Unplugged, you get the idea. If I can just keep the cigar smoke down so I don't have to turn on the exhaust fan, then turn up the music to drown out the fan...

scarr25 January 26, 2004 20:21

Webnick, You are correct about the Sony, it only has a toslink. To the extent that my system is thrown together in the corner of the living room until I get the basement finished...it sounds pretty good. I do have the Adcom set up for passive. I toggeled back and forth and that is the way to go. I'll update the thread, probably in 2 months when I can really let loose with it. Thanks for your interest. Steve

scarr25 May 20, 2003 19:05

Congrats on your first system. Two things have piqued my interest. First, did your Sony not have a digital output? Or was it that the Sony only had a toslink output? Second, how satisfied are you with the Adcom? Using it in passive mode only?

webnick April 22, 2003 18:40

System edited: I upgraded some IC's. Went from a silver Ixos to a Cardas Lightning 15 .5 meter digital cable and from the factory i2s connecting the P-1A to the P-3A a Revelation Audio Labs 'Prpophecy' i2s. I believe I heard a more noticible improvement with the Cardas than when I upgraded the i2s. More detail and smoother sound. The real test will be when I get the basement finished. Actually started last weekend...

scarr25 December 10, 2002 01:57

Thanks. I like some old rock (Tom Petty,Doors,Pink Floyd etc), female vocalists, acoustic guitar, jazz and some classic (nothing that's going to put me to sleep), I'm just not that sophisticated...

scarr25 October 28, 2002 21:00

Nice system. What's your taste in music?

onhwy61 October 24, 2002 04:09

System edited:

scarr25 October 24, 2002 00:15