SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).The best part of the experience was actually being able to meet Bill. My wife, who is also prone to acidic observations about this pathologic hobby, likes to point out that audiophiles are isolatio... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Glad you enjoyed it. I did.I think a lot of it may come down to even versus odd order harmonics along with speaker voicing and source material quality. I am intrigued by what DSD holds in s... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJust when you thought it couldn't get any sweeter. Congrats.... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, longevity of a system is a sign of wisdom and maturity. I have made impulsive decisions in the past that only led to audio purgatory (the kind that keeps Audiogon busy). One of the smartes... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
as good as i'll ever need!!Calloway, I have had multiple seasoned philes and manufacturers alike provide that counsel to me. I am not certain of the physics involved, but it makes some intuitive sense with potential disrupti... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Grannyring the evangelist. Good stuff. Thanks to Bill, I have Duelands going into my Dude. You guys can also consider mechanical grounding of xovers and transformers with Starsound audiopoi... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
as good as i'll ever need!!Calloway, great system. Those amps look enticing. Room treatments? I know people go back and forth about room issues, but what do you think about having that big, honking piece of furniture between... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Booboo's DenExactly Doug. The ASR Emitter I Blue Exclusive is an arc welder based on specs (doubles all the way down to 700 watts at 1 ohm) but could not make my speakers sing. I was mildly skeptical that the ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, I am actually in transition. Had the ASR on Fried Ref speakers. Got rid of those and have my old ones back. The ASR, as good as it is and was, did not synergize with my Gamma Summits. Thus... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Philip, the Dude's behavior can be altered markedly by changing the output capacitors along with tube selection. Paul is now using Dueland cast caps in the current generation of Dude's with spectac... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Booboo's DenBuconero117, I have been told leather is good to have in a sound room and was actually preferable to other materials such as microfiber. Also, nearfield listening, whether dictated by choice or roo... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftHow ideal to have such a space in that setting. More pics of the actual listening room! posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemYou can find threads here where people found the Dart stuff lacking in various areas (body, dynamics, etc). Obviously, it is a matter of system matching much like the ASR. posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemThe Emitter is an interesting beast. Gregm, you definitely put it through its paces. That was wise and Spirit, you should obviously do the same if you can. As you know, Gary "Glory" Ander... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemOkay. Fair enough. I am putting a unit added for my dedicated room, and I have heard others describe what a profound effect it can have. Happy listening. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemThe transformer itself has its own dedicated ground rod - the ground rod has a copper exterior, 2" in diameter with a ceramic center fill. The 11 foot long rod ground hole i... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemStellar system. Can you comment on the sonic contribution of the ionic grounding unit? posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
OLD SYSTEM: A musical journey & lovehi Kevin. I think you are right about the isolation clips. From what Cascade Audio told me, they primarily isolate but also improve in-room bass response.Our basement was unfinished, so sym... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, I did not realize the MMs utilized a series xover. After having experienced a series 1st order xover in my current speaker, there is nothing I like more. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSpirit, agree 100% on the power issue. I also "hear" what you are saying about the Zus. A lot of audiophile speakers suffer from old man dynamics and cannot replicate live music faithfull... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSpirit, single driver-based speakers have their strengths and weaknesses just like anything else. The idea that a traditional x-over is inherently parasitic is not necessarily true. Is there measur... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDynamic or "ambient energy" is one of my main system objectives. Without it, things don't sound real. Do the MM7s have more of that (even without a state of the art room)? posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
OLD SYSTEM: A musical journey & loveHoly crap Kevin. You put a lot of energy and time into your room. Bravo. My wife and I are finishing the basement, and thus I too have a room in the works. Other than sound proofing, what sonic ben... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
2011-2012 - Tony's 2 channel systemSo Tony, my curiosity has been stirred by your Burson experience. Which model did you order, and which adapter did you get from Digikey? I presume no soldering was involved? posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Major DowngradeBravo. Hilarious and wise posted over 13 years ago | View comment |