And now for something completely different---Cymbop, Thanks so much! The system is capable of pure bliss, but I have not quite gotten things totally right just yet. I have found the Super Victories to be no small challenge in terms of gett... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---bdp, the paint is a custom color I had made at Sherwin Williams. Look at my post below from Oct 3, 2015. If you take that formula for an S-W store they can produce the exact color. posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---bdp, Thanks. I really like this color for the room. I like the way it looks during the day, and I also like the dark color at night when I typically listen with very low lighting. I've got two ... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Judomaniak, Sorry, I did not see your post. With respect to the ModWright gear, I had the Sony 5400ES sacd player for a year before I sent it for modification. When it came back, I was just stun... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Al, Really cool system and room. I'd love to have a chance to audition the Daedalus speakers. As others have stated, your expertise and willingness to help others is a tremendous asset to us all. T... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles, the only way up for you is the PRE, in my estimation. The acutron tweeter is special. I have not heard the Total Victorys, but based on my experience with the SVIIs so far, I don't think t... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles,A preliminary comment on the ribbons based on not having the speaker positioning dialed in, as judged by my 62 year old ears. I would say that the coincident ribbons do not match the wo... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles, I think my TEIIs use the Scanspeak soft dome, and yes, the ribbon in the Super Victory II is different from both the scanspeak and also from the wonderful ribbons in my Magnepan 3.7s. The ... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles, Everytime I try to dial in the speaker positioning I get drawn into the music and just listen. That is a good thing, but it is frustrating when I loose my focus for 45 minutes and have... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---I have received the additional Canadian Westinghouse VU 71 (5U4G) tubes, and now have them in my Coincident Frankensteins and both ModWright power supplies. These are wonderful rectifiers, but near... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoAbedivrov, let your ears always be the final judge. You didn't build your system for another person's bias. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoCharles, the Franks have 1.5 A fuses. My 1000WPC Cary SS amps had 8 amp fuses. The difference in current demand is huge. Some of the guys who have big pure Class A SS amps have to take out a second... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoAbedirov, I have my Coincident Frankensteins plugged into a PS Audio P10 conditioner. The P10 tells me that the quality of AC coming in through my dedicated 20 A circuits is pretty good, and it als... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Bdp, as promised, the paint recipe.Colorant.........OZ..32..64..128B1 black..........--....45...--.......1G2 new green.--......5....--.......1N1 raw umber.--....21...1.......1 posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Al, right, front wall is what I meant. Retirement tip. Watch out for volunteer work. It is a temporal black hole. It has been a hard day. At any rate, I will chew on the info you provided. I do hav... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Timrhu, thanks so much! I am shocked I got my wife to move, but the house is much nicer and she decided she liked eastern Tennessee, (plus she got to retire early) so the pot was sweet enough that ... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Brf and Al, The polarity is correct on my speakers. No issues there. Thanks for the tip on the sliders. Why didn't I think of that? I got by ok with a piece of plywood under the speakers, but I wil... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles, tonality on both speakers is dead on. Differences are in the area of speed, resolution, and coherence. There may also be differences in staging, but I am going to need a lot more time to t... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Al, Charles, Mapman and all. I got a couple of hours of listening in with the woofers pointed out instead of in. I listened to a couple of tracks from Appalachian Journey, including a track where A... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Mapman, I assume you are alluding to the potential for vibrations resulting from the inward firing woofers. I certainly agree with your observation. I did not get my Mapleshade rack down here until... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Al, the front baffle is flat in the right to left plane. So there is nothing preventing the outward facing arrangement from being a viable option. I have moved the speakers, but it will be later in... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Erndog and Charles, improved coherence would be welcome. In their current position, the SEIIs do not share the uncanny coherence I have enjoyed from the TEIIs. I should be able to get some boards u... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---The speakers reside in the exact location my son and I first positioned them before he returned to school in August. They are 125 lbs each, and have spikes, so I will have to get them up on somethi... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Charles, thanks. Once I get the positioning dialed in, I will do some more extensive writing on the TEIIs vs the SVIIs. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---AL, indeed and I have had the same thought. I need to get the speakers up on a piece of plywood so I can slide them around. So far, I haven't noticed any microphonics, but the current positioning i... posted about 9 years ago | View comment |