albertporterAll-TubesI just noticed your system and I'm impressed all to heck with the design and appearance of it and the Acoustic Zen Crescendo Speaker.I located the Acoustic Zen website, appears they are $16... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemKS Park of Allnic Audio arrived in Dallas and we welcomed him to our usual Tuesday night music session. We began Tuesday morning at 9:00 AM with others joining us during the day, then a bre... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemLloydelee21If you ever do listen to Gryphon's bigger amps, do let us know what you think. IMHO, the closest I can think of is something with the solidity, linearity and absol... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemJwmAlbert have you heard the new Stahl Tek Ariaa DACI had the top model Stahl Tek in my system a couple of years ago and still cannot get that out of my ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, when are you planning on doing the amps evaluation. Would be great to hear each one and evaluate with a final decisionI did that with preamps, ca... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPeterAlbert, Are you considering any SS amps? I'd think that with the Allnic gear, you might already have plenty of tubes in the signal.Pass Labs or Gryp... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemC2300mc275,The Siegfrieds will be very special indeed - I think that would be my choice (if I had the $$$$$ :). Not sure whether you ever heard the higher end Vitus with foca... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDev,Wow that sure was a bonus with the umbilical cord Far more than I would have ever imagined. I'm happy Purist was open to design and build a pair. I g... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDev,What are the main difference's that stand out between your Atlas and Air Tight.The Atlas is "cooler" tonal balance, speedy and incisive. Th... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDevHi Albert, I see you been having fun in general and dealing with the taunting speaker break-in which appears to be coming along. It's amazing how much the... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemUnoearHey DJ from Downunder,Munchies...the dennesen is always spot-on, no slippage or variation; it is a tried and true superior solution to the others. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemSirlordcomicDoes the Oyaide mat screw with azimuth? Is the stylus subtly riding downhill?I think this issue is possibly made worse with a unipivot ar... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemDrajreynoldsFor those who alter VTA for each LP I would encourage you to conduct a little experiment. Using a single point triangulated protractor (e.g. Dennesen Soundtractor... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPeter,Sometimes, especially when testing to be fair to the turntable mat in question (as above).For normal playback I don't do it so much. My way to change VTA on the V-12 is count ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThanks Albert, how did the 1 degree incline system work?Honestly I don't know how one would test that unless you had two identical Oyaide mats. One with ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI've done extensive testing of turntable mats and that includes the Oyaide MJ-12 mat and matching center weight, the Oyaide MTB-HW.Like all mats this one has a signature, it's brighter and ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert, how would you compare the two arms. I know you upgraded the 312s to a v12This is one of those situations where you are so pleased with per... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemSystem edited: Added KLAudio to my system. Added image of KLAudio and Audio Desk together. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemSystem edited: Added wide view of MK3 and Studer, replaces previous image. Added good close up of my black Allnic H5000 DHT. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBabybear,Thanks again for driving down to visit me and I am glad you enjoyed what you heard. I had a great time meeting you and I look forward to hearing your system very... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemElescherHi Albert,Regarding the Ammara/Audivarna/JRiver preference; .... bought the Bryston music player...I prefered the sound of Amarra. ...the sound quality with B... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI agree what's already in there may be best but we will never know unless we listen. The RCA I bought are so cheap it's worth having and I plan on trying them and a couple of 300B type to s... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
adventure continues!!Love the software collection, the heart of any high end system. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI spoke to David on this same topic and got the same data. I already have a pair of Kron 300B tubes on order and will try them when they arrive.If they provide no performance upgrade I can ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemCharles1dadAlbert, The HF CTI-1Ultimate is genuinely superb and I'd be surprised if you aren't smitten by it. I use it as my digital cable and find it stunningly &quo... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment |