Lovely room. Looks most conducive for relaxation and enjoying the music!

mapman May 22, 2008 19:15

I am thinking of trying one the Emotive audio preamps. Do you still use this model?

baranyi May 22, 2008 07:28

Wow very nice decoration....Looks very misterious (like the temple in the Indiana Jones movie). I like it very much!!!

[email protected] January 28, 2007 04:32

I gotta tell you. Your room, equipment, aesthetics, take the cake. You have surpassed anything room/setup I've seen on Audiogon. Really, by far. You my friend, have taken this experience to another realm. . . the realm of religous experience, which is where music belongs.
The bar of my immagination looks like your room. I hope someday to have drink or 2 or 3 in a place like that.

No kidding, Vince

vagust January 27, 2007 15:33

Nice budda, Dude. I just added one. Will report on how it sounds. :)

whart June 05, 2006 00:37

Beautiful. I saved the pictures, hope you don't mind.

What kind of wood is lining the walls and how is it treated?

More pictures!

kublakhan June 04, 2006 22:19

You have real style and sound! Way to go! Happy listening.

glenfihi May 30, 2006 17:22

How about taking a pic with the lights so we can really see the set-up? I don't mind the candles and the retro-Rock-Hudson atmosphere, but let us SEE the gear!

[email protected] May 28, 2006 15:29

That must be heaven - good wine good music and, no doubt, una bella ragazza!
Bravo Linkoping!

shadorne May 20, 2006 06:11

System edited: The Mastersound is gone. Replaced by Art Audio Jota Mono blocks. I'm in heaven :)

linkoping April 29, 2006 02:15

Finally, the hum is gone. I install another dedicate power line and the whole system is dead quiet now. Thanks for all the positive comments. Happy Listening!

linkoping November 17, 2005 02:14

I'm thinking that I'd like to sit at one of your café tables, have a nice wine, maybe hope for some good eats, and simply enjoy whatever music you might throw my way. Ambience ... should be a great experience. "Bravo!" to you and your vision!

arkprof November 15, 2005 19:50

Are you a Sade fan too? Very cool room!Good luck with the hum ,i had to play around with the grounding wire a bit to get rid of hum,does it go away when you touch anything on your TT?Peace,Ray

raytheprinter November 15, 2005 11:20

System edited: Alright, there's been some upgrade/downgrade lately. For front end, the ML37 is gone and replaced by Theta Carmen II since I also setup a projector as well. For analog, the Unify arm was replaced by Tangent Linear Tracking arm (no ground connect???) from Clearaudio and phono was replaced by Tom Evans Groove. I currently expirience loud hum with the phono and still trying to tweak around. Any advise and recommend to fix this problem will be greatly appreciate. I'm not sure if the hum problem was caused by arm or phono preamp??...

linkoping October 06, 2005 02:19

Hi Scott,
Thanks for the comments. It's a great place to hang out and relax after works. I see you enjoy ski as well... how about surfing?
I'm in Southern California, about 1hr drive from Los Angeles. BTW, that's not my lady, I just have ladies come to hang out sometimes.
Cheers!

linkoping August 04, 2005 22:16

Hello Linkoping-

Again, very nice system, room and atmosphere. It just looks like a great place to enjoy listening to music. Are you located in the United States? Does your lady enjoy the music, too?

scott

skushino August 04, 2005 08:21

Also, just added the projector from Studio Expirience. Wonderful picture quality. Great!

linkoping August 04, 2005 03:42

System edited: I sold the VAC Renessance Signature 70 and replaced with the Mastersound Reference. This amp has better match in my system since it's a single ended design. It's a beautiful amp produce 40w/chanel using 845 tubes.

linkoping August 03, 2005 01:50

A friend of mine sent me a pair of modified Anthony Gallo Ref 3 to listen to. I have had them for about a week now and really really amazed with them. No crossover boomyness with these and great upper and mid range. I wonder why SAP didn't choose a small woofer or better one? I am sure you and i aren't the only ones hearing it. Actually a friend said they are making some modifications to the bass but didn't know what. However he believed that i would not be able to "upgrade" mine. I would have to buy a whole new pair. Oh well.
Any changes to your system?
did you design your room because your are buddhist or do you just like the decor?

best
ivan :)

kudra July 21, 2005 17:26

Thanks for the response, Kudra. In fact, I listened to the Quarettes at the CES 2005 and was disapointed at the sound as well. The mid and high are good, but the bass are boomy. The J2001 are much better though.
What speakers are you going to try next?

linkoping July 15, 2005 20:15

Hello, just got your message from last year in Nov. asking about my SAP Quarettes.....sorry.
I have a love/unsure relationship with them. I have had them for almost 2 years and i think that they may be going out of my reference system. I love the highs and mids (especially) coming out of them, but the lower end is very boomy and mushy. tried different positions, different cables, etc. I think that SAP could use a different driver or crossover. i believe they are actually looking to change it if they already haven't. Regardless of that, i have enjoyed them and think they are lovely to look at.
Great picts of your room.....i'm jealous!

cheers

kudra July 14, 2005 09:27

System edited: pictures updated [with me :)]

linkoping June 25, 2005 02:08

Thanks for all the comments. As mentioned, the main purpose of the room is "relax". Once the mind relax, the music will sound much better.

Raytheprinter,
The speakers are handcraft in Italy. They are not very popular here in the US. These are horn hybrid, with bullet tweeter and 12" woofer.
They are "amazing". With 97db, most tube amp will drive them properly. For the sound matter, I used to own couple different speakers (Kharma 2.2, JM Lab, Merlin.. etc.) but none of them come close the SAP J2001 mkII.

linkoping June 08, 2005 00:17

Talk about a sanctuary. A nice substitute for prozac anyway.

Rob

robm321 June 04, 2005 01:14

I love this room! Looks like the perfect place to relax for hours of listening pleasure. The plants, lamps, and walls of records lend a very comfortable atmosphere to your room. Great job!

skushino June 03, 2005 22:41