996cupracer's SystemNice to see another MC152 owner! I love this amplifier. Your room looks great too! posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicMy latest amp is the new McIntosh MC152. On my speakers, it was clear that my past MC452 was not successful in properly establishing the "first watt" of power. It just sounded disjointed. But th... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Carboncopy's systemI'm surprised you are able to get great sound with the Nanos that far apart. Neither mine, nor my friend's, work well if there is more than 9 feet between their inner corners. I would suggest you... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicLooking back through the long list of equipment I've had, there are some notable standouts that were clearly a big step up in performance when I got them. Here are the ones I will never forget buy... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Jet, I'd love to hear your amp! I have always been curious about the WE91A implementation after talking to Min at Tube Audio Lab a few years ago. I am helping one of my best friends build a ve... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI have been modifying the operating points of all my amplifiers in the last year and have made some interesting discoveries. I'm finding that nearly all designers are strictly choosing the o... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi PaulNo I haven't heard the new Avantgardes. I will look into the Dirac software - sounds very interesting and worth trying. Modifying time and fre... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi PaulGreat to hear from you! I remember our past discussions. I would love to hear your system but I likely won't have time to go from the south of France to Amsterdam on th... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicMy parents' 20-year-old Yamaha receiver bit the dust so I bought them a Marantz PM6004 stereo integrated largely due to winning Amplifier of the Year at WhatHifi. They were not wrong in lauding th... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Andy, I just retubed, recapped, and rebiased a Galaxy Reference the other day and thought of you. I tested it out in my stereo when I was finished to make sure all was well and was as impressed... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHowever, there is one thing I have to warn you about. The bias on the Galaxy is critical for its performance, and it is not an easy thing to get done just right. I have done it on several of them n... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI feel the Galaxy would have no problem with them. It has a very low output impedance because of the power tubes used in that circuit. As a result, it has quite a bit of drive and has some of the m... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicYou're so trashy, and finally you admit it. I knew you couldn't hold out.One of my buddies has a Pass Labs XA30.5. He is in Denmark for the summer so I requested it while he's gone. I have ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI can't take all the credit for the photos. Most of them were taken by my partner - but I'll accept the compliments, even Andy's backhanded one.As for the seat, it's an Ekornes Pegasus. The... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicThank you Andy for the thoughtful introduction. It's guaranteed to have them appreciating my pearls of wisdom to their fullest. Hey Joe, I went with one subwoofer just to try it out first, ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: I updated my room pics. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicIndeed I am, but it's really between three of them. The new capacitors in the 2A3 have allowed it to regain its competitive edge versus the F138. They actually have very different characters: The 2... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI have recapped the 2A3 with Sprague Atom electrolytics, the latest Nichicon low-ESR OSCONS, and Mundorf Supreme coupling capacitors. Similarly recapping the S2 made such a profound difference, and... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI'm referring to the Finale Audio F138 FFX. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: I got this amplifier custom made and received it a couple weeks ago. I have been letting it run in before I say anything here about it. It uses one single-ended EL84 tube per channel... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI'm still getting to know it but I'm enjoying it a whole lot. I actually prefer it over the MC452! Although the McIntosh was more detailed, it wasn't able to sound as coherent as the AW60, or have ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicSystem edited: Giving solid-state another try, this time a 60W amp from Norway. It is very revealing and exposes the different recording styles in a very clear way. The highs aren't quite as develo... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
All for the Love of MusicGreat system! A buddy of mine has the Legacy Signature SE and they are very impressive speakers for the money and I have recommended them to others in that price range. He lusts after the Aeris. An... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Simply BeautifulHi Joe, lovely room and slick system! Very tidy and clean, unlike my sprawling collection. I design switching power supplies for a living but have yet to get switching amps in my system. My tube am... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi JoeI had considered the Rythmik 15" sealed subwoofer too. A friend of mine has one and it is impressive for the money. But another friend had this Velodyne and I remembered seeing t... posted over 10 years ago | View comment |