albertporterVivid MusicBmwmcabAlbert,Your system is very impressive! I could imagine the depth of image your speakers can create. Which model of Vivids did you help Philip set up? posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Vivid MusicJoecaseyDo you mean Jeff Buckley?Yes, I frequently do that, having been a fan of Tim Buckley (Jeff's father). Nothing short of amazing, the e... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Vivid MusicI'm always impressed with the sound of Vivid speakers at shows. This last show at Newport I spent a good amount of time helping Philip O'Hanlon with the Vivid room (He is "On a Higher Note&quo... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAnd the Krebs upgradeÂ…We listened to a master tape on your Studer reel to reel, with natural pace and dynamics and then played vinyl on the Technics SP-10 MK3 with the Krebs upda... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,I need to hear your system again, it's been too long. Maybe the blonde is still serving Pizza at that place under the bridge ?I'm pleased you are enjoying your system, miss rea... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDdrivemanOk Albert, please let us know how good the updated Richard Krebs mods are. I hope Richard trains Bill Thalmann on the updates soon so that my new Sp10mk3 can get the... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBifwynneHi Albert, How are your Ref 250s doing? Still breaking in? Are you loving em? My Ref 150 is magical. Waiting for ARC to bless the KT-150 tubes. I understand t... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPhilb7777Have a great time tonight and keep us posted on how your ARC Ref 250's evolve for you! Gonna be fun tonight I bet.We had a wonderful night, ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemRichard Krebs is here. I picked him up at the airport late last night. He is performing an update on my Technics MK3 which are newly developed mods that improve performance. While he's here... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThis mirrors my experience. A good analogy is a multivalue 4 cylinder vs a V8 ... even at low speed, you can feel the control, torque and power of the V8. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System07-24-14: BifwynneOk Albert next we're going to work on time and phase coherence. If your Grandes are configured like the Utopias, your tweeter and mid drivers may be wir... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmDidn't Nelson Pass say the most important thing is what you do with the first watt makes sense to me.That first watt is certainly making great mu... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System07-24-14: Charles1dadAlbert,Your speakers are 95 db sensitive and an eight ohm load. I'm not surprised that the power meter barely moves even at loud volumes. Often times... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System07-23-14: Bifwynne...you might do well with the 4 ohm tap. The Ref 250's output impedance off the 4 ohm taps is lower than the 8 ohm tap. So you might have tighter and more exten... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPhilb7777Albert, these ARC Ref 250's are going to amaze you. One hour in and great - just wait until hour 100, 200, and 400. ARC says 600 hours and based... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert,Can you PM me photos of your D5000. I have an information summary to post on some other forums and actual photographs would be helpful.All... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmAlbert, I don't know about you, but I always like taking the cover off new products and taking pictures. If you do I would like to see them.We ran... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmI'm happy for you. It's a good sign when you like it right out of the box as it will only get better. No doubt. This morning I listened again and ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThe Audio Research REF 250s arrived about 5:30 PM in good order, (thank you FedEx).Being Tuesday night we always meet for music at my home, so the front end equipment and VTL 750 had been r... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System07-21-14: JafoxI was cheering on the side lines for Albert to return to SoundLabs. Jafox, that brought an instant smile to my face. I have de... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System07-20-14: CipherjurisAlbert, I thought I saw a post from you on the Plasmatron, but today when I looked I could not find it or any reference to it in your system. Have you he... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmAlbert I bet you will find that the Audio Research will sound more musical, instruments will have better tonal density, and the top end will be much more refined, and the ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Booboo's DenMany of my friends that are discriminating audiophiles say they have never heard the Nova Utopia BE sound so beautiful. I am probably not telling you anything you don't already k... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPhilb7777 now that you called my attention to it I can see the difference. I've heard many good reports on SRA but never auditioned. I agree on Billy Bags, their work was beautiful.... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmAlbert I have one Tungsol 6550 original tube. You are welcome to it if you want to experiment just let me know.What a kind offer, seriously ! ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment |