analogue and diamondsSystem edited: Bought a new source component , reel to reel , good stuff posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sublime Soundcongrats on your turntable , straight to the top i reckon. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsSystem edited: New system pic, Had a good deal on the krells and traded them in after having had them for over 2 year , fantastic amplifiers . Haven t had much expirience with Boulder ,... 1060. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsThe nagra is long sold , i have a cat now .It doesnt give a sound when plugged straight into the zanden 7000 , gain issue probably , it does need a MM stage. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsThanks , i m gonna look into that , i cannot say they will be my final destination, who knows But it does a lot of things superbly well . Making music is one of them and that cannot be said... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsThanks i read a great deal of it already .Well whenever the sophia RP runs out of steam , i might buy the takatsuki although its 1800 retail here in europe .Are there other cheaper places t... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsI want to add that i am in the proces of making a "flagship" model.A modular construction with 11 and 13 inch high efficiency very stiff woofers in the bassmodule And a MTM module... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsThe speakers driven by the zanden are of 90,5 db efficiency , with a maximum impedance drop of around 10 Ohms , very easy to drive with any amp .I also design a 3 way which has 91 db efficiency... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsWell its time for a zanden review , the review is based on the zanden alone not with the cat driving it, it is used with the sophia electric royal princess tube 1000 euro pair considered one off th... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsSystem edited: Update/pics : i bought another power amp (with vol control), to see what 8 watts can do as i dont really need the power . The krells are fantastic especially with the cat , but zande... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Rockitman's Systemnice set up /room posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsYes it became quit an obsession over the years , but i got it right in the end Time to let go and enjoy .I am sitting front row with not even that large amount of $$$ spent . posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemYes , i would swap the nagra for a CAT Legend, i m not sure on the low mc gain issue but with a mm it should work for sure posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Always learningHello glai , what i actually ment by cabinet diffraction was the diffraction around the tweeter and mid .As you have much expirience with avalons ( a brand i like ), you must have listened with... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsWell ,i have been playing now for 3 or 4 weeks with a 3 mm layer of natural woolfelt around the tweeter and midrange covering the whole top 1 / 3 of the speaker .Impressions: it robbes the musi... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHello mike thanks for writing down your expiriences.Not everything is measurable either .greetings h-j posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondswell i have some nice pics to show , but i cant get into my system page , i ll post them sometime later on the " other forum " I bought a new stand alone audio analyzer from kirchner ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Always learningexcellent descriptions of your system , very technical and open minded , nice to read and informative .What are youre thoughts on felt to reduce cabinet diffraction or off axis absorption as yo... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike congatulations on the new cartridge .I have some questions though:What are youre thoughts on cabinet difraction , you have had many speakers ,some had felt , some rounded edges som... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhello mike i follow your thread always with pleasure .I have a question though or actually 2 :First what do you think of felt or other absorbant materials around the tweeter and or mids / w... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsFunny thing was that we listened to the new nagra 300 B amp as well on the blumenhofers.When we changed to the 250 watt octave monos we could hear a improvement of sound and authority /control ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsI listened today to Hornspeakers .Blumenhofer speakers (50000)driven by the top zanden dac , zanden pre and octave jubilee monos .And also a expensive analogue front .Nice sound , i... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Back To BlackVery nice system , congratulations on having bought a piece of audiohistory posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Upgrading again.hai i still like the levinsons a lot , i doubt i would ever need another amp if i had a 432 .It has control warmth /dynamics .I will probably be left out by the majority of the high end com... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
analogue and diamondsMe too i cannot get into my systempage .Audiogon has put an end to the reckless gearchanging business, its over. (lol) posted almost 13 years ago | View comment |