marbrink's system

One of the most aesthetically pleasing and simple systems I have ever seen. I love the wood look throughout. Never heard of the speakers, I will have to check them out.

posted over 19 years ago

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Main Setup

Not to shabby, I'm in the same situation as you are, being a student on a budget. I am a grad student though, so I've had about 6 years of amassing equiptment. Check out my system if you want. Let ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Main Setup

Not to shabby, I'm in the same situation as you are, being a student on a budget. I am a grad student though, so I've had about 6 years of amassing equiptment. Check out my system if you want. Let ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

Go to pitstool.com and search for "surface plate", and several matches will come up for granite surface plates. Mine is the 9x12 version which weighs in at about 35 pounds and only costs ...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

System edited: just added a few pics, check them out

posted almost 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

I did compare the A.Z. to the gaincard and they are very very similar. The gaincard is slightly more airy, while the AMP-1 has more authority in the bass department. Also the build quality on the A...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

System edited: My system has been going through some major changes in the last couple of months. The components in the pictures just weren't doing it for me. Firstly, I had to sell my REL subwoofer...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

I live in about a 150 year old place in Boston, so I can imagine the wiring is not up to par. I did recently get an Audio magic stealth mini power conditioner (I've been meaning to update my online...

posted almost 20 years ago

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Twin Killing

hey viggen, what happened to your pictures?has your system evolved to a new one once again?

posted almost 20 years ago

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Twin Killing

just curious about what kind of DAC you are using. maybe I am missing something, but I didn't see one mentioned in your system description (just the fact that it is rewired with OTA)

posted about 20 years ago

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Twin Killing

yeah, i think they are all pumice. I just picked up a trio at the local drug store. They aren't nearly as brittle as I thought. They are pretty decent sized cubes. I just put some felt feet and blu...

posted about 20 years ago

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Twin Killing

Thanks for all the info. I was experimenting with granite under both my cd player and amp. I was thinking of coupling the components to the granite with something else , i.e. feet, cones etc. So i´...

posted about 20 years ago

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Twin Killing

I would think that the granite platforms would provide significantly better isolation than a neuance shelf. Do you plan on using them in conjunction with the granite? Or are you going to replace th...

posted about 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

I would definately look into the Tylers, they are a great bargain especially if you buy a used pair directly from Ty. I picked this pair up for $1700 with stands and lots of options.

posted over 20 years ago

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Monolithic Minimalism

The SETs were just way to bright for my taste, almost shrill. I had a Decware Zen Select and a pair of Hornshoppe Horns. The lack of bass wasn't really an issue though since I was using the Horns i...

posted over 20 years ago

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