Mainly AnalogueAt this point, the KB's are in many areas a rather distinct improvement over the JC-1's: much more energy in the midrange and lower treble, a richer more complex tonal palette with greater texture ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe KB's have been on continuously since Fridat at noon and as Neli suggested, this has positively affected the sound. Stage width is again dictated solely by the recording and bass has more impact... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI have spoken at length with Neli about power cords for the amps. They like the Elrods and also the Acrolink Mexcel equally, but feel that they do different things well. Beyond that, I believe that... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI will try to answer your questions one at a time: 1)the importer is Audio Federation in Boulder so they have used their pair of KB's with a multitude of different systems/speakers. The most common... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnaloguePerhaps, it would have been more accurate to say that the amps will continue to improve up to 1000 hours. I do not have enough experience at this point to speculate with respect to where they will ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe KB's are now at 50 hours and continuing to change. This is particularly evident with respect to image width. They went through a period over the weekend when the stage was limited to the inside... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe amps have now reached about 15 hours. Although the breakin is fairly linear, I was able to discern a nice cumulative change at 10 hours. The midrange and lower treble are very natural, particul... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAs of last night the KB's were installed and playing without any smoke or explosions. Cold, straight out of the box, they were somewhat underwhelming; however, during the course of the next four ho... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe Audionote Balanced Kegons arrived while I was out of town at RMAF. As it turned out the shipper actually delivered two crates of GE aircraft parts which were meant for Irvine, CA. Fortunately, ... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueBelow are my comments to Constantine Soo's further thoughts on Brian Ackerman's Triolon system in this month's Dagogo issue (www.dagoggo.com)Spotlight #4.It has been a while since Dagogo p... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI was able to finally repeat your experience using the Acoustic Revive and did find that it enhanced the effect significantly. On a separate front, I am very interested in your TT trials. I... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI just spent a delightful and insightful weekend with Raul Iregas as my house guest. Raul is making a circuit that will take him through Dallas (Albert Porter) to Boise, then Los Angelos and then b... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSave yourself, some time effort and money and speak with Albert Porter about TT recommendations. I think that you will find him to be an excellent and unbiased source of information. posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI am envious of your new cartridge! Maybe, later after a preamp. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueExlibris,The same could certainly be said for your system. I would add that your aesthetic sensabilities seem congruent with mine. The new amps should arrive in early August as promised and... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSystem edited: I am using the Halcyonics currently under my Esoteric sited on the Finite Element Pagode Reference. Prior to this the X01 was sitting on the same shelf on Cerabases. Unfortunately, t... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnaloguePeter tries to use the original Western Electric 300B's in these amps whenever possible, but I am unsure with respect to what he will be using in mine. I do know that the balanced Kegons use a circ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueMea culpa! You are absolutely right in your assumption with respect to fore-depth. Had I been more precise, I would have said that during a performance, the performers appear to line up behind or e... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueUnfortunately, Houston is not exactly the Meca of high end audio. Dallas is generally better but New York is the best. I make it a point to visit stores when I travel and to attend the RMAF and CES... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThanks for your comment. I have always been fascinated by the Ohm Walsh drivers, but been somewhat put off by the difficulty of mating them seamlessly with a conventional woofer. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRe: The Tourmaline De-IonizerWhy is it that it is so easy to discount tweaks and equipment that offer a high ratio of value to cost? Case in point, the Tourmaline De-Ionizer praised by Mike... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe balanced Kegons should arrive in early August. According to Mike and Neli they are a different beast than the Ongaku. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI only wish that I could say that my purchases over the past two years had been revenue neutral, but between the Triolons and the new Audio Note balanced Kegons, this just has not been the case. No... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThanks for clarifying your comment. The Triolons are capable of moving a rather large quantity of air as the horns couple extremely well with most rooms from about 170 hz up. I think that this may ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueIs that a good thing or a bad thing? I have had that reaction to the 21" Cabasse Saturn A-55 subs on certain source material with very low frequency information, but never with the Tri... posted over 16 years ago | View comment |