Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Good news the piano movers arived today just two days after I received my two big wood crates. Two guys moved them into position, uncrated them and placed them in my room. Wow do they look stunning...

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles is right the Carmen CD is wonderful. If you want to hear what a live natural all analog XRCD sounds like this is it. I have not heard a better recording especially in the digital recording ...

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles, thanks for the great evening last night. Your AVVT 32 SL tubes are wonderful. They have such a beautiful tone and weight in the lower mids upper bass that are wonderful. I feel the TS 300B...

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

I think the beginning of June for Absolare

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Bob you read it here first. The Altair's should be shipped out tomorrow. I am excited, but I need a moving company to put them in my room over 500 pounds a piece.

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Albert Porter's System

I will be getting the Rockport Altairs which will replace my ESP Harps (similar to Sean's Concert Grands). Albert you can check out my system at Jwm. The best Jeff

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Albert Porter's System

Albert, beautiful system. Still waiting for updates but I guess you work like the rest of us. I wish you many years of musical bliss with your new babies. I'm getting new speakers as well end of Ma...

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

brf, enjoy, I know how much better charles1dad speakers improved with these caps. I think you will also notice that it will improve with a couple hundred hours on them.

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Isochronism your my man you are very funny indeed. Come on over I'll leave a light on

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Jfrech's system

John, I talked to Andy today and he said my speakers should ship last Monday of May. I asked him about the differences between the Altair and the Arakis. Andy said both speakers have the same tonal...

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Jfrech's system

John, the new Altair has a new tweeter. Both are made by the same company scanspeak the new one is beryllium and the old one was a soft dome.

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Jfrech, thanks I live in Michigan. I have the Esoteric Speaker Products (ESP) Harps. I really like these speakers as they have a beautiful tonality that is very natural like live instruments. I am ...

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Charles was just here and we compared his records with the same cd's and it was pretty close. I thought the vinyl was a touch more dynamic on the leading edges and maybe the outlines of the instrum...

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Isochronism, very funny.

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles, a good friend has a beautiful tuner and a wonderful local PBS FM station that plays classical during days and jazz at night. In his other house he had it hooked up to a YAGI rooftop and li...

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Jfrech's system

Yes, I meant Altair's. By the way how do the Arrakis sound in comparison to the Altair's.

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Thanks Devilboy, the sound is very lovely. I am just hoping the new Rockports have that same lovely tone, but with more resolution.

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Jfrech's system

John, Jeff Congrads. on your new speakers. I am also in line for new Avatar's. Andy emailed me and said mine should arrive in a few weeks. Like Charles above said the Rockports had the best sound a...

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

This is what Kevin said, I don't know why those 12AU7 should do anything if they are indeed part of the tape input output loop.

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

I'm taking donations.

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Thanks Fplanner2000

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Thanks Charles

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Jeff's 2 channel listening room

Knghifi, the ESP's have that automatic angle in their design. I don't tilt the speakers at all. Shawn from ESP wants the sound to cross in front of you. He use to be part of the team that designed ...

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Dev, you are right the MBL passed the five year period by spades. I never heard them with tube electronics only solid state. It would be nice to see what they can do with tubes.

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Fplanner2000, Knghifi, Dev check out my system under Jwm

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