Love your system.. (Especially Your Choice of Speakers)I bet it sounds great..

Cheers,

Chris

the_kid September 23, 2006 13:56

System edited: New Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage. They are the best speaker I have ever heard and I have been an audiophile for over 25 years! With the Rowland and the CAT, the Guarneri's come to life!

daveyf September 03, 2006 04:45

System edited: Will add pics of the Guarneri's soon. They are IMHO some of the most beautiful sounding and looking speakers I have ever heard. I bought these brand new and they are still breaking in. With the Rowland amp and CAT pre-amp they are magnificent.

daveyf September 03, 2006 03:14

Daveyf,

What are the Microscan plates?

dgad June 12, 2006 03:45

Dgad,
My X-over is stock, however, Paul changed the x-over connectors and the tweets towards the end of the run of the Sig 2's. Mine are a very late pair with all the later changes. The tweets are still MB Quart but are round and are apparently slightly more efficient than the previous version. The connectors on the speakers and the x-overs were also changed to copper Cardas models.
The foam that was originally on the ealier units was also built into the grilles.

daveyf March 14, 2006 07:05

I have a pair of Sig IIs & a Muse matching sub w. personality card in storage in my garage. A little damaged on the cabinet. I loved them & owned them for a long time. Traded them w. a friend who eventually got out of audio. Did you modify the crossover? If so what did you do? Also did you modify the tweeter. Mine has a square plate & is the dual magnet MB Quart II. I used to blow my tweeter all the time & have a few spares in a closet. I used a Krell 600 with them when I had them.

dgad December 25, 2005 01:34

I had limited (but not zero) listening experience, with the Hales. They seemed like a very good speaker, with a somewhat laid back sound, although not overly so. They SORT OF put me in mind of the Aerial line, but that may be off base, and people with more experience may strongly disagree. At any rate, it's very sad that such a fine company went out of business. I really hate to see that happen.

mdhoover December 14, 2005 14:49

Thanks guys,
The Hales displaced a pair of very modded Acoustat 3's. Like all speakers though, as soon as the manufacturer went out of business, the speakers plummeted in value.
So, like Jsujo says, I feel that in the used market today they are simply a steal. Oddly, while I once in the while get the upgrade itch, I have not really heard any speakers that are that much better that I have to have them. Although the Kharma's came pretty close.

daveyf November 11, 2005 03:52

I think its a well thought out system,,Having the Hales must be a good start for anyone, given how good they are and their prices on Audiogon...I am glas that you are using a tube preamp as well..

Cool system!

jsujo October 22, 2005 14:37

Hey buddy, great system!

I once listened to a Hales Revelation3 and a Transcandent 8 which i still have in memory. It was the first speaker that impressed me. I heard a Wilson Watt Puppy and some big Meridians that day, but the Transcandent 8 and R3's got stuck in my mind. One of the same experiences i had with all Apogees i heard till now.

Great system!

-Flo

florianw October 15, 2005 03:26

Any opinions?

daveyf January 10, 2003 04:56

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daveyf January 03, 2003 07:41

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daveyf January 03, 2003 07:09