Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIWhile I wait for my Rogue amps, I dusted off a Bryston B-60 integrated as a backup. Amazing how good this little piece sounds. Overall warmth, with a big, bold colorful midrange. It's lacking some ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
ClarityNice pics! posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIISystem edited: I've decided to trade in the BAT VK-250 for Rogue M-180 tube monoblocks (on their way). I think I'll also keep the Neko DAC and sell the Cambridge, and am also considering replacing ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Decisions, decisions...The 6.2s were designed to be tube friendly, so your tube idea sounds like a good one to me.Each generation of DACs seems less "digital" than the last. The Neko DAC I've had home f... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIWoohoo! Just got my Neko D100 DAC. This is the 1 volt version, and I have it hooked up directly to my VK-250 amp (input sensitivity: 1.5V). This allows the digital volume control of the Squ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIII also ordered a pair of Genelex Gold Lion 6922s. So altogether I have:2 Genelex Gold Lion 69224 Amperex A-frame 6DJ84 Electro-Harmonix 6922 (the brand used by BAT)2 JJ 6V6-S (o... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIOops, the new 6V6 tubes are the Sylvania VT-107-A, not 102A. http://tctubes.com/Sylvania-6V6GT-VT107... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIII've spent a couple days listening to the Amperex 6DJ8s. They are these guys:http://tctubes.com/images/products/display/534_6DJ8_AMP_PR2_800.1.jpg"Orange globe label, A-frame, ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIII'm currently burning in some Pope 6V6GT tubes in the BAT 3iX. Compared to the stock JJ 6V6 tubes, the Popes seem a little dry on top and a little lacking in bass, but they do seem to lift some of ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIITried the Calypso. In some ways more refined than the 3iX, more extended highs (at least not closed in) and more neutral midrange. The 3iX has a plumper midbass, giving it a more dramatic presentat... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIIf the Benchmark sounded good with the Bryston, it sounds fabulous going direct to the BAT VK-250SE. The dryness and leanness are ameliorated somewhat, and this amp is at a higher level in terms of... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIII passed on Endler attenuators for now because I decided to try some active gear first. So far I've had home the following SS pre-amps, mostly tested with the BAT VK-250SE amp:BAT VK-42SE posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIJust for sheets and giggles, I hooked the output of the DAC directly to the amp, using the digital volume of the Squeezebox to control volume. I'm really amazed at the difference. The soundstage is... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIWell, that's all I'm using right now, the Monoprice "premium" XLR cables. I have borrowed some expensive XLR cables from Stereo Unlimited, and I'm sure they'd let me take home any others ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
My De-Compression ChamberI've never thought much of the look of the 5s before, but I have to say they do look very attractive in piano black. posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIBack to fooling with the tilt. I think I've got it right this time.As I've described before, my thick carpet makes it hard to readjust the tilt of the Quatros whenever the speakers are move... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Used, free, and cheap combo!I imagine this system already sounds pretty good?The most important areas to treat are the first first reflection points on the wall behind the speakers and the wall directly behind your li... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIEmbarrassingly, the sonic problems I alluded to earlier seem to have been a speaker wire connection problem. When I replaced my homemade double bi-wire cables with some Canare wire I had lying arou... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIThanks. I rarely use that lamp except when I'm messing with the turntable or checking the condition of a record. I should probably switch to an LED lamp for this.The main sonic problem I'm ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIA few days after buying the amp above I got a call from my bank. They thought the charge must be fraudulent. The lady read out the amount charged by the stereo store with a rather incredulous tone.... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIBought a BAT VK-250 today after a 2 day home audition. This model has the BAT-PAK. And according to the guys at the shop this one is very special. No, not this model, this particular amp that they ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIII've found that the Bryston amp, with an input impedance of only 10K Ohm/phase is a poor match for the BAT pre. I was going by BAT's stated minimum input impedance, but apparently that leaves the b... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIIPlease ignore the posts about using the laser level to find the right tilt. The slope of the top of the speaker does not seem to correspond to the tilt needed per the chart in the manual. I was try... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro SystemVery nice. What are those things you are using as feet for the Quatros? posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room: Dunlavy SC-IIISorry I didn't see your question until now.I think you're right about the bass, but I'd still suggest getting both subwoofers for the Xd system. It would make it easier to smooth out the in... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment |