To see and feel the musicSystem edited: Continuing the buying spreeAball, I think you have a problem..... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsagear, you asking me to post my whole "audio biography" here :) I will post soon ....just the summary. :) more or less I guess. I love Maggies ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsGD, since you are the panel maven, what steered you to where you are speaker wise? I don't own panels but have always been a fan. My choice of box speaker was partly predicated on finding something... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsMy view is this. I have always been pleasantly surprised by vibration dampening effect on sound quality. Potted inductors, weight added to components and stands etc. I think some... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsGD, I have been to Dallas a few times in the last few years for conferences (I am in medicine). If I do make it there again, expect a call. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsAgear, thank you for the kind words. I know you got a Dude. But am curious what is your rest of the system.If you are in Texas, let me know and we will arrange a listenin... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SteVe's VsIf you can swing GT200s, go that way. If not, Samsons.... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SteVe's VsSo you finally broke down and got a Dude? Sound? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsWelcome back. Awesome system, particularly those amp monstrosities. Got to luv Paul Weitzel from TRL. God bless him... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note - Simple EleganceIt's very difficult to squeeze good sound from a small, untreated space. Congrats. Once again, access to a knowledgable dealer is a dream that bypasses a lot of trial and error and pain..... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My Transporter RoomLissnr, computer audio is far more tweaky (and honestly irritating) than running a CDP transport, so I don't fault your sentiments. That is one reason why I went with a highly modded WiFi unit. Unl... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My NYC apartment hifiLatin, I heard a very similar setup of Jeff's at Axpona in Atlanta in 2011. It was a oasis of fatigue free music which is rare at trade shows. I think there is a lot to be said for allowing someone... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My Transporter RoomHmmm. What specific formats are you comparing? 24/96, 24/192, DSD....? Hearing clear differences in recordings is a byproduct of increased resolution and is a good thing. You don't want the sound h... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My Transporter RoomLissnr, any comments on the Lampi USB converter? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My NYC apartment hifiBeautiful system. I see High Water Sound's fingerprints ....??? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My Transporter Roomsuperb system. Congrats.... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, what happened to that halogen lamp? I miss it's searing ambiance. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
The $ Drain in the BasementAbruce, nice looking system in a cozy midwestern basement. Update your system pics! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Strapper211s all out effort at NirvanaI think the room shape helps you indeed. It is not always necessary to have the lunatic fringe room if the room shape and acoustics are friendly. Enjoy, enjoy..... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Purity NowNicely done with the videos. Extended but not brittle. Piano is hard to render well. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Tbg has a Troy signature and changing out the stock points to Starsound 1.5s had a surprising impact.... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, have you thought about popping the Troy on an Apprentice stand? posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Voice Of Living PresenceSyntax, your cynicism about audio is well articulated and accurate. However, my joke still holds a degree of truth. The road of excess still leads to....excess...:)Congratulations again on ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Voice Of Living Presence'The Road of excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom'....So Syntax, do you think that line will work on the wife after my next audio purchase? posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicI have thought about OTLs as well. I lusted after the Joule Rites of Passage but was afraid of the heat. I did try the 140W Atmaspheres. They did some things very well and I can understand why peop... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment |