John you are an inspiration...really...that's where the amp stand came from. That's not entirely true, as we had discussed some time ago, I have had my own plans on building various bits and pieces.
I still have yet to commence on my equipment rack though. I have all the raw materials [luckily since metals prices have sky-rocketed], but just never get around to it. My garage is a mess right now, so embarking on a Stainless Steel/Brass/Maple project that involves drilling, tapping, cutting, planning, polishing, waxing, welding Its just not in the cards real soon.
Looking back at the date of my last post, you are right, I did have the Whispers back then.
I have cryod all my cables too, but not double cryod. I have been using Fountainhead. Conveniently, they are not too far away, one day of cheap shipping. Their price per cable is reasonable too.
Id like to try the Audio Tekne ICs. Ill send you an email.
Long time no talk. Where do you get the Audio Tekne cables? I know you sent me a link some time ago but I cannot find it. Didn't you also like the BPT cables too? I have been meaning to try those for a long time...I thought based upon your recommendation.
I am now curious about the Foundation Research stuff since I am on that PC search at the moment.
Soooo... your getting some Focus HDs. I had some Focus 20/20s before getting the Whisper System. When I tried the NuForce amps you loaned me I had them. Feed them current and they'll reward you in spades. I know the new HDs use different drivers, but I would suspect many of the characteristics are similar. I hope you enjoy them.
John I know you like the NuForce amps a lot, but have you been able to compare them with other high end amps in the same system? I am curious about the "buzz" around NuForce, and how'd they stack up to the likes of Levinson, McIntosh, Krell and so forth. Demoing might be tough if they require a long break-in period. I currently use a Krell FPB-300C and a Theta Dreadnaught.
Yes John, I can understand your position on my thread. After posting I did some more research and found really ugly threads on similar topics. I am just intrigued and that made me a bit naive I guess. Too bad I can't delete the thread altogether.
Let us know what you think of the APL 3910. Everyone seems to rave about it. Does your machine still do video and multichannel music? Alexs price has gone up quite a bit since he first started doing the 3910s. At that price, I couldn't buy it blind or even on reputation alone. Id have to hear it for myself before committing to it, but Id still like to hear what you have to say about it.
I also agree it is real ugly. Cant he whip up some sort of replacement faceplate?
John, thanks for the response. You have great analogies too.
I do not mean to push anything, nor do I intend to be confrontational. I sincerely consider myself an eager student of these thoughts/theories. I do not claim to understand all about vibrations and resonances as well as damping for that matter. Personally, I have not experimented enough to make any sure-footed comments either way. In the end though, the sound is all that really matters. Often I find a logical argument leading to poor sound. I think this is usually because some variable has not been accounted for.
The one element many seem to overlook is the horizontal/lateral portion of vibration of any sort. Are cones effective for this dimension of resonance? I would expect air-born vibrations to be 3-D so it would have horizontal/lateral elements to it no?
Your product(s) are clearly artful (which is a high priority to me, second only to performance). If they actually do perform well too, then you have hit a home run in my book! - Congratulations. I have always said you have to look good which has lead me to building rather nice little do-dads that no one ever sees. Nevertheless, I take my own pride in the workmanship. Besides, no one else in my household even listens the way I do. A boom-box is more than adequate for them. :-)
I think I will begin a thread to see if others would like to participate in a general discussion like this without forcing you to participate. Lets not forget, this is your system thread after all.
