Music TranscendentHello Pradeep! You found me. Thank you again for the advice on the Etna cartridge. It's got about 60 hrs on it - tonal balance is stabliziing but the soundstage is still opening up a little more. ... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Like others, I wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I read all your posts and have learned much from you. Beautiful system. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Sunnyboy in 2012Pradeep: Beautiful house and beautiful system. I must get back, and will, to Delhi now that I am retired. People are really wonderful and culture and history is more than amazing. This is much ... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
VPN's System - Totaldac, CH Precision, Taiko, DunlavyHello VPN! Wow those Duelunds are big. Very nice job on the crossover. I see you have cooked the parts - they never would have broken in without that extra step. Oh, when you like the final speaker... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentBeen busy with various upgrades. Downloaded and used Room EQ Wizard to add filters that flattened frequency improved response and time domain waterfall plots even more. Running DSP ONLY on the subs... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThought I saw you had a Lyra Etna you planned to try. I would really be interested in knowing your thoughts about it if so. If you haven't tried Alan Kafton's Audio Dharma cable cooker you should c... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert: It's a real treat to read how much fun you're having with your latest equipment changes. Bill Thalmann's the absolute the best. He's did a terrific job on one of my custom power amp... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentTube rolling and matching with the Amplitrex AT1000 has taken much of my time of late. The Ref 40 takes 10 6H30-Ps and a pair of 6550Cs in the power supply. The 2 NP220 Counterpoints take 6SL7 vari... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentI personally preferred the ARC Ref40 preamp with tubes by a wide margin over the Pass XP20 in my system. While the XP20 had great bass, was detailed with very low noise and sounded terrific at low ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentAs is 10 x 10" subwoofers weren't enough I added a Rhythmik F15HP subwoofer at the very back of the room the same distance away from the listening position as the front towers covering the fre... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
All-TubesWhat a system. Love the speakers. I bet it sounds great. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
VPN's System - Totaldac, CH Precision, Taiko, DunlavyVPN. From playing around with this I'd say that parts in series, in the signal path, are most important and the parts in parallel much less so. I'd try to leave the DCR of the inductors the same as... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentVPN sorry for the late response. I absolutely love the AZ Absolute Copper and they are a steal for the money. High frequencies are beautiful. They have a little more leading edge definition than th... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
VPN's System - Totaldac, CH Precision, Taiko, DunlavyIf you don't like the sound of the silver Mundorf, I'd use 4 strands of 20-24 guage Neotech copper. Room mode nulls are difficult to treat as you can not compensate for them by raising the system g... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentSystem edited: Just recently tried the new AZ Absolute Copper ICs. The transparency, immediacy, and naturalness is stunning. It's the invisible cable. I had thought my CD player was a trifle bass-s... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
VPN's System - Totaldac, CH Precision, Taiko, DunlavyLooks like you having fun!! How's the Duelund XO coming? You can burn it in with the cable cooker (although NOT connected to the speakers!!!!!).If you are using the XVR-1-3way you must try ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentYou'll have a blast with the Pass - lots of options and you'll have even better luck getting good results if you can measure. posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
VPN's System - Totaldac, CH Precision, Taiko, DunlavyGreat system! Never heard the SC-VI's only the IVs and was quite taken by them. I too am interested in your results with DIRAC. On the XO see my post but I wasn't able to completely burn in the big... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentI also owned a beautiful 1956 2door Chevy BelAir when I was 18. Dropped a Vette 350/350 horse small block in it. Had a 4.11 rear. Used to break speedometer cables. Got about 11/mi/gallon when I got... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentI'm old enough but don't remember that one. Do still dream of the 426 Chrysler Hemi's and always wanted a Charger. If you can find a used REF 150, I'd go for it. Pricing appears to be aroun... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentThe ARC Ref 40 was love at first sight & listen. My wife thought I was crazy spending so much but I didn't care. I had no idea what a treat I was in store for. Never heard anything like it. I HAD T... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentSystem edited: Place for bass! Finally got around to adding a great subwoofer amp - a Krell Evo S2250e of course with 500watts/ch. Also got a Rythmik Audio 15" powered sub I placed at the back of t... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sean's Time MachineThe Pass is terrific. You can set it by ear and forget it. You won't obtain the best results that way. I couldn't get it sounding exactly the way I wanted. I found with any crossover it's helpful t... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sean's Time MachineSean Great system. The car too. I had a friend who owned a 1965 with a 389 and "trips", the 3-2 barrel carb option back in the day. Bring back memories. I'm interested in your opi... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentSystem edited: I've been very busy! Since the start of 2013 have added another Platinum + Counterpoint NP-220, this time for the 3.6 bass panels replacing modded Aleph 2s. Countless hours of measur... posted about 11 years ago | View comment |