System 954System edited: Replaced the picture of the Metrik Studio 'Redwall' with one that doesn't have my stereo components in front of it. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Daniel,Yes, I live in downtown Toronto.Thanks for the compliment, I will pass it along to the designer. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954As for the super tweeters...I much preferred the Audio Note AN-E loudspeakers on their own, without the super tweeters. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Mribob,I went to a dealer's last weekend to demo a pair of Elac super tweeters. I noticed the place was filled with all these boxes from Sweden and I asked my dealer what these were. I had neve... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: Added a ground box for my components and some discs for under the speaker stands. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Thank you.The room is actually 2 rooms: a living area and a kitchen, divided by an island.It is 14' deep (I listen about 12' from the speaker plane)and, in total, it's about 25' wide. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954I don't have pics of all the components yet, just the 5 with the word "pic" beside them. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: new room treatment and some new pictures added. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954I meant to write: "I'm NOT sure that it does very much for the sound...."The red wall also does a nice job of hiding my TV. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: New cartridge added: London Decca Reference. (Removed: Kondo KSL-SFz MC Step-Up Transformer; ZYX Yatra; and Kondo IO-M cartridges) posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: System picture replaced. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954I'm sure that it does very much for the sound. It's there mostly just to look nice. The room treatments that I'm speaking about are simply the Stein Music products. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954The room treatments have the following effects:1. 3D imaging and room-filling energy.2. the music has more harmonic complexity -- it sounds more nuanced.3. a sense of ease t... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Hello All,Yes, I had a Kondo IO-M before and still have it. It may need a re-build after 7 years. Right now I'm liking the immediacy of the Decca cartridge.I haven't heard the Thore... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Noromance,Do you happen to have John Wright's email address? posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Noromance,I'm wondering if my next cartridge move should be the Paratrace re-tip or moving up the line to a Jubilee or Reference? posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: Added a London Decca Super Gold cartridge. This cartridge replaces the ZYX R100 Yatra which replaced a Kondo IO-M. Everything you might read about the dynamics and immediacy of this ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: Added Emission Labs 45 (solid plates) for my amplifier. I had been going back and forth between a pair of NOS globe-shape RCAs and a pair of ST-shape National Unions. The globes has ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954The Thoress 845 are thin so postitioning them wouldn't be a probelm.I use bi-wire speaker cables.I sit near the rear wall of the room about 12' from the speaker plane. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Lapierre,Thank you very much for the compliment.I'm curious, why do you think the Thoress 845 be a challenge fitting in with my other components? posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: added a ZYX cartridge and started a thread on it called "ZYX R100 Yatra" posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Isochronism,Thank you for the compliments. I'm thinking of trying Thomas Mayer's four chassis preamp and 211 monoblocks (or the Thoresss 845 monoblocks) so things may be becoming a little m... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Bob,The unshielded PC cost me $7.24 CDN. For you in the US it can be had for 5 bucks. It was recommended to me by two dealers whose ears I trust so I took a chance. But I thought the same t... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Thanks. I had the speakers out into the room then. They have since been pushed back into the corners where they were designed to be placed. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
System 954System edited: Power cords and AC conditioner changed. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment |