Albert Porter's System

Eldartford,The Dali appears to have all drivers enclosed but this is not the case. The ribbon operates from about 800 HZ to 22K and is outside the box with wood trim designed to make it loo...

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Albert Porter's System

Justin,I have all the music you listed except the Al Dimeola. When are we listening together?

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Gunbei's Messy Listening Room

I miss the (old) frequent posts of Gunbei and Jax2. Audiogon needs a little humor, and both of these guys always had something fun or clever to post. Marco frequently made me laugh out loud...

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Music Sweet Music!!!!

Ray, are you referring to cigarettes? If so, congratulations! That's a tough habit to quit.

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Music Sweet Music!!!!

Ray, are you referring to cigarettes? If so, congratulations! That's a tough habit to quit.

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What do I need to upgrade now???

Nate would like to thank.........Nate's famous burgers, fries and shakes which made it possible to purchase the main pieces of equipment. Nate would like to thank.........The St...

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What do I need to upgrade now???

Nate would like to thank.........Nate's famous burgers, fries and shakes which made it possible to purchase the main pieces of equipment. Nate would like to thank.........The St...

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Albert Porter's System

Different animals. The Dynaudio is rich and heavy in the mid bass (at least with the ARC REF 600) and great highs with that signature sound of the Dynaudio soft dome tweeter (which I like)....

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Albert Porter's System

Justin, Sorry to take so long to reply, I bought a new computer and have been setting it up and fixing files from the transfer from the old machine.The Dynaudio Temptation is one of my all ...

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24 Square Feet of Electrostatic Goodness

Looks good to me, how about I stop by for a listen :^).Acoustats have always intrigued me, having been a long time Sound-Lab owner. Thanks for the photo's.

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Albert Porter's System

Not quite that much Nrostov. Four stands with the upgraded APEX Composite footers is 7K, meaning $1750 apiece. Many audiophiles have stereo amps, in which case only one stand would be requi...

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TWL's System

Tom, you finally supplied a photo of Magnum! What a dog!By the way, a lady from FiFi's Poodle Parlor called and was asking about Mr. Magnum. Seems he got one of the girls in a 'moth...

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You Enjoy Mystuff

I have a Technics RS 1520 open reel machine, and love it. That being said, I am having an Ampex 351 rebuilt right now in an effort to push the sound to even better state than what I already...

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big horns

Herman, your system looks excellent, except for one thing...........the built in shelves with the LP's are WAY too overcrowded.Being the upstanding citizen that I am, I'm willing to travel ...

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Albert Porter's System

System edited: Images added of Grand Prix Monaco amplifier stands and APEX composite footers that now support the VTL 750 amps. This stand represented an upgrade equal to a component change. Huge i...

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Albert Porter's System

Thank you Bart. The tube crossover I had custom built made a great improvement, wish you could hear it.

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Dutch student

Congratulations, a mighty fine rig for 19 years old. Way better than what I had at that age. I hope you have (or will find) a beautiful Dutch girl that appreciates your hard work and will s...

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Albert Porter's System

Zaikes, I am doing product photography for Grand Prix. They have a new turntable and I will be photographing it as well as other products. If I like the stands I will burn up my photo "credit&...

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Albert Porter's System

Got notice today that my 4 Grand Prix Audio Amplifier stands ($4,800.00) are on the way.http://www.grandprixaudio.com...

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Albert Porter's System

I received the final invoice ($1750.00) for full restoration of my Ampex 351. I hope AD ships it this week. Cool part is it will have two head blocks, one is quarter track play and half tra...

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Albert Porter's System

Racing cars, I'm surprised your engineering / driving time is a low as 1:1 - I have a bunch of friends who like to build cars and it is more like 200:1 engineering / driving, so ...

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Albert Porter's System

Sorry to hear your tale of woe, does this leave you with a problem bi-amping at the moment, or can you bypass part of the curcuit?It definitely leaves me...

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Albert Porter's System

The guy that has my amp now is lead tech of an audio shop that has been in business since 1947. They are the largest in the city and were my main competitor when I had my store in Ft. Worth.

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Albert Porter's System

Eldartford, I think the same part in the power supply board that failed last time. I had it repaired by a different tech that should have been qualified, but maybe he was not. It will be in...

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Albert Porter's System

Dmurfet, One of my VTL 750's recently failed. After calculating the expense and risk of shipping 215 pounds to the factory in California, I opted for local service. If factory repai...

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