almargAl's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Invictus, thanks very much for the nice words.Regarding your question, while I certainly believe that cables can make a significant difference (and I have said so in many prior threads), I ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Dan, thanks very much for your comment. I always enjoy reading your invariably gracious, sincere, and informative comments.Bruce, glad the problem seems to be on the road to recovery now. I... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Thanks for your comments, gentlemen (and other) :-)Windfall66, thanks. Youre comment drew some chuckles from me and my wife. As you may have noticed, the Wassily chairs and the Eames chair... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!System edited: Replaced Stax SRM-1 Mk2 solid state headphone amplifier and Stax ED-1 Diffuse Field Equalizer with Stax SRM-T1 tube headphone amplifier. Quick initial impressions are that it's an ex... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Hi Pradeep,Actually my wife and I almost never roll up the wooden blinds. We "open" them by moving the slats to the horizontal position, which is done by turning the thin wooden h... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Pradeep, thanks very much for your kind comment. And speaking of impressive and well thought out systems, I can only say "wow" when it comes to yours! Enjoy.Best regards,-- Al posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Sunnyboy in 2012Pradeep, all I can say is wow! A truly magnificent system, and a truly beautiful and tasteful room and setup. Enjoy, as I'm sure you do!Best regards,-- Al posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Hi Mapman,I don't use the Tandberg cassette deck too often, but it's something that I definitely appreciate having in my system, and I use every now and then. I just have about 100 cassette... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
The SummitHi Dan,I enjoyed reading about the development of your system. Quite a labor of love, which I'm sure has yielded wonderful results.About 20 years ago I had two different pairs of vi... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Grindstaff, I continue to be very happy with the VAC amplifier. I have not tried any SET amps.At this point the weakest link seems to be room acoustics, although on most recordings the issu... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Also, Halcro, although it's not possible to tell from the photos, the cane chairs are not Breuer cantilevers. They are similar to the Prague chair designed by Josef Hoffman in 1925, except without ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Hi Halcro,Thanks for your comment. I recall that you are an architect, so it's interesting to get your perspective. The main explanation would be a practical one -- we purchased the furnitu... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Mapman, thank you most kindly!I enjoyed reading the Stereophile writeups on the show, and the posts by you and others in the thread about it.Once or twice a year my wife and I take ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Dover, thanks very much! I hadn't considered the possibility of attempting to fix the line stage module. Although after a bit of research I see some potential issues. I believe that module ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Thanks so much for the kind comments, which are much appreciated.A couple of updates. I had previously mentioned that a matched quad of Sophia Electric 6SN7's I had purchased caused objecti... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentWhat an extraordinary long-term labor of love the development of your system has been! I'm sure the results are spectacular. Enjoy!Best regards,-- Al posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
The Musical "Quest"Very nicely done! And it's interesting to read how the system has evolved over the past few years. I see that much of the discussion has focused on acoustical matters. Perhaps at this point the way... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).DrDavid, I second the comment by Brett (Isochronism). That that must be a spectacular setup indeed! A question: How are you matching the gains of the two amps?Brett, if you are thinking of ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Salectric, thanks very much for your kind comment.Pierre, I'm pretty happy with the system as it stands now, and I don't envision any major changes in the near term (assuming no problems de... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
North Florida OfficeGreat equipment, Pierre, and very thoughtfully set up.It's not without reason that the various incarnations of the MC275 have been around for more than 50 years. I had a pair of vintage MC3... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemWow indeed!! Your development of that system was obviously a labor of love, and I'm sure the results are a treasure. Enjoy!Best regards,-- Al posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
SmilingVery nicely done, Rusty. It's remarkable how quickly you've developed a quality system, after starting from scratch. That obviously reflects a lot of carefully and intelligently done "homework... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Serenity Now... (latest revision)Very nicely done, Paul! Hope you enjoy the Daedalus/VAC combination as much as I do.Best regards,-- Al posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!System edited: Replaced the Sophia Electric 6SN7s I had been using in my VAC amplifier with 1950's Sylvania 6SN7GTBs, a matched pair of "chrome domes," and a matched pair of "chrome tops." A slight... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Jazdoc's "Not Off The Rack" SystemSimply fabulous in every respect, including the writeup!I hadn't previously heard of Experience Music, but based on your comments and Jeffrey's website, his components certainly seem intrig... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment |