Lak's Second System 2014

Montana EPX? Good speakers for the workout room, what do they weigh? About 200 pounds each? That's a workout! LOL! I see they are less sensitive than the DB-99's, at 91 dB they are more in line...

posted over 11 years ago

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Set the Stage

02-14-13: Harri009System edited: Also added Grover Huffman cables for a big improvement Very nice system, congrats! If you don't mind me asking, the ...

posted over 11 years ago

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Lak's Second System 2014

A really nice tube integrated amp is a great way to simply your system, and your life. That is one of the reasons I'm considering heading back in that direction. I'd love to try out a SET tube inte...

posted over 11 years ago

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Lak's Second System 2014

Cool looking rig Larry!! How do you like the Allinic T-1500? That integrated looks very tempting to me. Does it run hot? I've been thinking of going back to an integrated amp again. I'm fai...

posted over 11 years ago

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SteVe's Vs

Awesome looking system and room, congrats! Legacy and Coda takes me back to the 90's. :)I got my first Legacy speakers in 1987, when Bill D. was still building them out of his garage. I rem...

posted over 12 years ago

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Good old fashioned house rocker

Congrats on the rebuild rig, it looks like you have a lot of bang for the buck here. I've now been bitten by the economy too and I'm looking to downsize. I am considering a Motif MC-7 preamp and wa...

posted over 13 years ago

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the new

Nice rig you have there Joe, congrats! I agree with the big plasma and Blu-ray, I have them and they are awesome. However, I'd put them in another room if you could. That empty rack that your tv is...

posted over 16 years ago

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Dedicated Room No, Dedicated Wife Yes

Nice system! I have but four questions.1) Where are the tubes?2) Where is the vinyl?3) Did you already sell your K-S Emotion speaker cables?4) Where are the photos of your GREAT WIF...

posted over 17 years ago

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Time for updating

Hevac1, I know, I wound up buying a ARC Ref 3 about a year ago, great preamp indeed.

posted over 17 years ago

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The Sound of Music

Nice system Krisjan. I agree with you that the Marantz is an improvement over the Cary 306. Did you happen to hear the older SA-11S1 version? If so, how does the newer one compare to it?FWI...

posted almost 18 years ago

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Time for updating

Looks like it should sound fabulous. I also have Verity Audio speakers and a Basis turntable, and the ARC Ref 3 is on my list of preamps to audition.John

posted over 18 years ago

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Big Room

Nice Rig!! Hard to belive there have been no responses in almost a year! I also am a big fan of the ZYX UNIverse S-SB (0.24mV) and the Woo Audio 3 head amp, I still use them both as my reference. <...

posted about 19 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane,That's a shame. My BAT dealer is awesome! I can't say enough about him. The dealer really does mean everything.He has me considering a VK-75SE amp. Could be fun!!!John

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane,After some initial dissapointment, I'm now very happy. Right out of the box, the BAT was not much of an improvement over my VK-P5 phono stage. Then someone recommended the Granite Aud...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane, well, my BAT VK-P10SE w/ Super-Pak is on order. My dealer says about a week to 10 day wait.I had to tell you that I traded my Shunyata Anaconda Alpha power cord to a gent for a Nordost V...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Raquel, I have a lot of respect for the Jena's, as I had them up against many challengers, and they really stood out. They are very musical, warm, sweet, engaging, but with superior imaging and def...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane, I've considered the Valhalla, but it's a bit too pricey for me at this point. I just sold my Strauss, and I'm debating on whether to spend the money on cables or a new phono preamp. ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Raquel, I had both in my room. First of all the Mahlers list for $9800 and the Strauss for $6595, both in the Rosewood finish, meaning the Mahlers are 49% more, not as close to twice the price as y...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Are you just getting RCA's on one end, or both of the Valhalla?I'm currently overloaded with interconnects, I gotta sell some. Currently I have, in no particular order, Jena Labs Symphony, ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane,I guess the biggest factor was midrange palpability and micro-dynamics. What this means to me is basically that they imaged better, I'm better able to localize the players within the ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

I've always thought that the Mahlers/Strauss sounded best with a powerful SS amp. I was running a BAT VK-600SE on my Strauss with very good results.I say 'was', because I've moved on. I hav...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Musical Joy - Money Pit

Shane, I love your system, it looks fantastic. I'll bet it sounds great. I'm a fellow Vienna Acoustics owner, Strauss, the Mahlers had too much bass for my room, but too often I see folks mating VA...

posted about 20 years ago

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Welcome to the Pond

It's been 2 months, did you get your DB-99's yet?What do you think of them?Cheers,John

posted over 20 years ago

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My Therapy!

Maybe you should sell the VAC then:-)John

posted over 20 years ago

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My current system

I concur with your fondness of the Discovery Essence interconnect. I replaced my Transparent Audio Reference MC Phono ($1295) for the Essence about 6 months ago and was was amazed at the improvemen...

posted over 21 years ago

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