Mainly AnalogueBased on some of the lessons learned during my earlier listening session with the Lindeman, I once again borrowed my friend's balanced Jorma Prime interconnects to do some futher listening. Again I... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueFor those of you following the breakin of the Audio Note Balanced Kegons, you may want to check out my review atwww.dagogo.com/AudioNoteKeganBal. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueWhat was your friend using to drive his Triolons? posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueMy full review of the balanced Kegons with pictures will appear in the March 1 issue of Dagogo (http://www.dagogo.com/main.html). I had an interesting listening session over the weekend involving S... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemWith respect to the rooms at CES/The Show, it is hard given what they have to work with (hotel room, small, bad dimensions and extremely bad AC), it is a wonder that anyone gets great sound but non... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI had the opportunity to hear a friend's Lindemann SACD player over the weekend in my system side-by-side with my Esoteric X01-D2. The two units were each excellent. Which was better depended in la... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 ProjectI have used the Einstein phonostage for about two years and have very similar feelings to those which Albert expressed. The active circuitry is very sensitive to hum, particularly if the outboard p... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI spoke at length with Andy and looked at CAD drawings of the Sirius 5. His current plan is to build the prototype by the end of this year and at that point determine the price. The date could well... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSystem edited: System edited: Parasound JC-1's replaced by Audio Note balanced Kegons; Synergistic research ART room treatment added. posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe amps are now at 600+ hours and it is hard to imagine that they could improve dramatically. I have been able to answer several lingering questions: 1) yes, they have more than enough power to dr... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemLook forward to seeing you at the CES. posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueFunny, but Saturday is often the night that friends come over to listen. Tonight, an acquaintance was kind enough to bring ten or twelve CD's over so that we could listen to a few outstanding/chall... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAlexee,I have tried the ground conditioner and find it indispensable on digital. I have also tried the resonance generator(?) and like much of what it does. You may also want to consider trying... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueStrangely enough the initial inclination to try horns was driven in part by the desire to have a speaker that would allow me to use a low wattage tube amp. Unfortunately, it has taken a rather long... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAcoustato,In my exerience, the types of noise that you are talking about are typically not related to the choice of a mat or clamp but the result of either speed inaccuracies (read motor, s... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI am now at about 400 hours and the sound seems to have stabilized or at a minimum, changes have slowed down. Last night, I did something that I had planned to do for several months. I inserted thr... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemMore than anyone else that I know, Albert is a consummate tweaker. He often seems slow to offer comments about new equipment which he has acquired; however, the reason for any delay is that he refu... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAjahu, Given that you say that your system is dynamic with a natural sound which is non-fatiquing, "wonderful, close to live music, while lacking of coloration of so many high-endish produ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnaloguePlease check my review of the Triolon Excaliburs at http://www.dagogo.com/AcapellaTriolonExcalibur.html. It represents the evolution of my understanding of this speaker and is a good attempt at des... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe amps are at about 360 hours of breakin which I suspect to represent about halfway there. They change less each listening session; however the changes are often in critical areas. The last 60 ho... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThanks for your comments, particularly the identification of the small clave. Although I enjoy listening to music, I am unfortunately not as sophisticated as I would like. Thanks also for the sugge... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemWhile I feel that Albert is the right person to speak to your questions, I can say that the Walker is gone and that a table from downunder does not appear to be in Albert's future. On a related not... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI am in Dalllas for the Thanksgiving holidays to visit my dughter and her family. Albert was kind enough to pick me up at he airport yesterday so that I could have dinner at Matt's mexican Cafe and... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe KB's are now past 200 hours and although they continue to show the effects of breakin, the swings are more moderate and almost always in a positive direction. The bass seems to slowly but consi... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueWho would have thought that changing a single piece of equipment in my system could have made so much difference? Although the KB's are at 175 hours still a work in progress or should I say breakin... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment |