Silvanik's System_2nd upgrade

That is a very well crafted system.  It is the second system I see that is based with just one digital front end but with a DNA-2 at the heart of the system.  The other person had a pair of Wilson ...

posted about 6 years ago

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My Simple Setup

I am so glad to see someone who appreciated the Energy Connoiseur Reference 22s. It must be mid 80s to late 80s vintage. I still remember hearing that loudspeaker being driven with Sumo Andromeda I...

posted over 11 years ago

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Fieldcoil Fullrange System

I like the description or the basis of your system. All Lowther, all the way to fieldcoil. I believe that this is the work of a German outfit that recones, remagnetizes Lowthers as they hawk their ...

posted over 15 years ago

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Ever-Evolving with Budget in Mind

Hi. Bob uses a BSC, I would not call them a crossover, but they are electric components in the path.What he will add to the BSC is an Lpad in order for me to dial in how much bass I...

posted over 15 years ago

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Ever-Evolving with Budget in Mind

Hi, thanks for the wishes of the trip. It actually ended in Summer of 2004. It was a wonderful experience that opened my eyes up to the real Japan and not all that stereotypical stuff that most are...

posted over 15 years ago

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Ever-Evolving with Budget in Mind

I like your mix of equipment and how you have dedicated a lot of your resources to the reproduction of vinyl.I will also be getting my custom Brines speaker, like yours but with a high freq...

posted over 15 years ago

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Single Ended Journey

Are all the cabs your personal build? I am asking because I have a pair of Altec 604-8K with supercrossovers from Iconic and I have been pondering what cabs to do with them.BTW, you have pu...

posted about 17 years ago

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The Flemish Touch

Was once in Flanders about 6 years ago, great food and excellent trapist beer....Supposedly excellent, albeit unknown hi end manufacturers in Belgium...is it a coincidence that there seems to be a ...

posted over 18 years ago

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Downstairs Lab System

How did the mods on the Forte change the character of its sound? I have one and I am curious at what it can be done to take it a notch higher.

posted over 18 years ago

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Beta Testing

Gosh, you must have bought a whole damn old factory floor. Those K9s as well as those massive Carvers will really test the factory walls to their specs.PS: Remember to issue a helmet for al...

posted over 18 years ago

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Passed Out

Gosh, you must have bought a whole damn old factory floor. Those K9s as well as those massive Carvers will really test the factory walls to their specs.PS: Remember to issue a helmet for al...

posted over 18 years ago

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Beta Testing

Hi Mitch, I we were discussing Kappa 9 powering issues in a different post and now, you have the Pass 600s. Do they do a credible job driving these beasts, in contrast to the Silver 7 s biamps? Ple...

posted over 18 years ago

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Passed Out

Hi Mitch, I we were discussing Kappa 9 powering issues in a different post and now, you have the Pass 600s. Do they do a credible job driving these beasts, in contrast to the Silver 7 s biamps? Ple...

posted over 18 years ago

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BURMESTER TOP LINE

Do you have enough power to drive the Epsilons with the Conrad 350? Infinities from that time (1985~1992) are famous for being very difficult to drive. Of course, their sound is fantastic in compar...

posted over 18 years ago

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Op Chips and Full Range Single Driver

Hi Ray, thanks for the compliment of the preamp. I will attempt to describe how it sounds.The system has a "robust" signature. I mean, hearty sound, taut, slamming bass that it ha...

posted almost 19 years ago

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Sophia's Choice and Coup Devilles

Michael, I should have read the thread more carefully, as someone already made a comment about the compromises of a all in one preamplification+digital source, as the Wadia provides. What d...

posted almost 19 years ago

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Sophia's Choice and Coup Devilles

Wow, I guess history repeats itself, the pattern in the handles of the vases makes it reminiscent to the vases from those earlier dynasties. In any case, they are a stunning addition to the room an...

posted almost 19 years ago

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Sophia's Choice and Coup Devilles

Awesome and simple system Micheal. But more than the system itself, I am impressed with the ancient either Shang or Zhou dynasty vase that you have next to the system. Is it authentic or a reproduc...

posted almost 19 years ago

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Op Chips and Full Range Single Driver

Thanks for the reply Ghm, the FTAs are the best speakers I have heard to date. The only unfortunate part of it is that it is not well known to most, as it should be the case with speakers built by ...

posted almost 19 years ago

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DIY T-amp and Full range drivers

I believe that you need at least 200hours or more of play time to determine whether the midrange hump is part of the driver's idiocyncracy or something else. If it is the earlier, perhaps some driv...

posted almost 19 years ago

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The Stereo (aka The Golden Road)

I have seen those Lowther speakers in BR cabs before? How do you like the sound? I feel that most of the Lowther designs are usually B horn loaded and I wonder what was the difference in sound, esp...

posted about 19 years ago

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The Stereo (aka The Golden Road)

I have seen those Lowther speakers in BR cabs before? How do you like the sound? I feel that most of the Lowther designs are usually B horn loaded and I wonder what was the difference in sound, esp...

posted about 19 years ago

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Sphinx + GamuT+ProAc System

Nao, eu moro na nova iorque. Mas, meu portugueis e muito basico. Eu morei no Sao Paulo ate que eu tinha 8 anos. Voce ten que disculpar meu mau gramatica, e mais espanol que portugueis.

posted about 19 years ago

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Sphinx + GamuT+ProAc System

Nao, eu moro na nova iorque. Mas, meu portugueis e muito basico. Eu morei no Sao Paulo ate que eu tinha 8 anos. Voce ten que disculpar meu mau gramatica

posted about 19 years ago

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Sphinx + GamuT+ProAc System

Super legal!

posted about 19 years ago

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