SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Oh no. The Green Mill is a dive bar, apparently in her neighborhood. Very informal, dark, cheap drinks, bring your own food if you want, etc. It does not get any more intimate than that. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Patricia Barber plays Monday nights at the Green Mill. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreCharlesMy current issue is dwindling storage for a large and growing CD collection. Computer audio would not solve that problem since CDs should be kept for back-up ... except for what will... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreGadmanrdh: Thanks for your comments. It sounds great and looks great, too.Tboooe: Not really. Actually, I think that adding a music server will increase the complexity (but that is my own p... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Hi Sensitivity BlissGorgeous set-up. Simply stunning. posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreNot sure. Perhaps nothing. I am pretty satisfied. My initial plan was to do this "once," do it right, amd have the system fit visually and fill the house with music. For the most part I h... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Hi Sensitivity BlissGorgeous set-up. Simply stunning. posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Thanks for the tip about the Carmen McCrae XRCD disc. Really, really good! I have other XRCDs. The Oistrakh recording of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy is also worthwhile.Gary posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles: any difference between the new vs old Takatsukis? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreThe bass is spectacular - flat to 14Hz. The best that I have ever had in my space.I listen to all sorts of music. For example, with Bach's organ music, the bass is tight and visceral. . . . just li... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles - In this you and I disagree. Unless someone tells me that EML mesh is better than the Takatsuki, I have no interest in experimenting. However, I do have a couple of jazz recommendations fo... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreThank you, as do you. I have a secondary system in my (small) bedroom that is more modest: Celestion SL-700s and Audio Refinement electronics. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreThe speaker cables go through the walls behind the cabinetry, down into cellar, across to the opposite side, and up behind the speakers. They are bulk cables. My intent was to have conduit that wou... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I agree with Charles. I was thrilled with the RP. . . until I tried the Takatsuki. Since then, the RP have sat in the closet; and I bought a back-up pair of Takatsuki. But it is twice the price of ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Without going into detail, the RP are way superior to the BT in every way. No contest, really. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Onemug: It has been too long since I have listened to the EML 2a3 to be able to answer your question. posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I used the EML 2a3 and found it to be excellent. (As I remember, it was the solid plate.) However, like Charles, I now use the Takatsuki 300b; I was fortunate to discover and buy them before the pr... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreThanks. No, I am in our nation's capitol. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreAncient Audio used to make a stereo 300b power amp (called Integra), but it was discontinued. It had a volume control. Jarek resurrected the basic design, but upgraded the components, simplified th... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreThanks. The Ancient Audio CDP has a built-in pre-amp; it is designed to go directly into a power amp without a pre-amp. There is a second analogue input; and volume is controlled using a remote. Th... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreSystem edited: Done for now (again). Upgraded from Zu Definition MK 2 to MK 4. The Def 4s are not merely upgraded Def 2s, but a totally new speaker. Only the aesthetics have been preserved. Everyth... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreDevilboy: Zu actually recommends a wide spread. I was fortunate to have Ron Williams from Zu Audio visit last winter to optimize the speaker position. He picked the same spread, but reduced the toe... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreSystem edited: I asked Jarek Waszczyszyn of Ancient Audio to make one last Integra 300b SET to match my Lektor Prime CDP, but eliminate the volume control from the amplifier since the Lektor Prime ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftWould love to see more photos of your space. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreNot that many, actually. I went back and forth between EAR 859 and Yamamoto A-08s. I also considered a James Burgess 2a3/45 SET and a couple of other Deja Vu amplifiers. posted about 15 years ago | View comment |