Sunnyboy in 2012Hi Pradeep...congrats...sounds great. As for the knock, I do occasionally have that...but generally it is the tube. if I switch the tube out, I am all set. Believe it or not, I can actually... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert,I took your name in vain yesterday. I was walking thru our neighbhorhood and was introduced to Gerard Chretien, CEO? of Focal, by the owner of our local dealership. My wife and I ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemHey Arnie,Congrats...how much are the ABsolare bullets? CAn they be used with any speaker cable? posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sunnyboy in 2012Congrats on the GAT Sunnyboy! When you've settled in, Turntable, Myles Astor and I all agree that adding isolation feet and dampers on top of the GAT make a very nice and relatively inexpensive imp... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Hi FPlanner,Got it! Wow, that is quite a lot of isolation...great stuff. It would be interesting to play around with isolation between the modules of the X1 but obviously that is impossible... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Congrats Fplanner! Did you replace the Ultra 5s with the Audio Tracks? I use the Ultra 5s under my X1s and think they have been a great upgrade. Can you post a photo? Very curious! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sunnyboy in 2012Hey Sunnyboy,That is great news. Talk to Mihalis about 833s if you haven't already. He is very responsive, even prolific on his own thread...This is Not a System...and he owned the 833s for... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Strapper211s all out effort at NirvanaGood luck Strapper211! Look forward to your thoughts after listening to the ML3s for some time with your system. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Strapper211s all out effort at NirvanaStrapper211,Fantastic system...your utter commitment to the best has really paid off. As for Lamms, speak with Oneobgyn...who also founded whatsbestforum. he uses the ML3 with his X2s...mor... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemActually, i will make one more audio note, Albert...which is that on the same tracks...the soundstage was much more sweeping than the XLF. I suspect that is a characteristic that will not disappear... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemMribob...i think Maxx 3 and many Wilsons for many generations have the Focal inverted titanium tweeter? Rockport and Focal both use Beryllium. Apparently the metal has different properties with hig... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert,The Focals in the same room with the same Metronome Kalista as the XLFs (and also TA cabling) but with Krell Evo 900s instead of D'Agostino monos...sounded like its bass was much ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemCongrats Albert. Your commitment to uber quality in audio shows in the length of this one thread...very much looking forward to reading all about the Grandes. I have recently heard them but the dea... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemJfrech,Enjoying reading all about your great new speakers...speaking of tweeters...can you make a few comparisons between Maxx3 treble and Altair 2 treble? Thanks! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Wow! Big news...look forward to reading about them vs other digital you've heard as you start to listen to the them! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Sunnyboy in 2012I can tell you why (for me) i did not go for them...hard to hear them. I was tossing a coin between Gryphon and Wavac...speakers have good sensitivity and fairly benign load...but could always use ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDespite its absurdly rising costs, Lagavulin is still one of the best whiskys period and certainly ranks up there as best value for money at the same time. I think you'd up to 2.5x the price of a b... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemCongrats, Albert...i have just heard them for the first time at my local dealer's...one big sounding speaker, and extremely capable in all aspects from the little time i spent with them. Great stuf... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
A Slice Of Heaven...Thesaint519 - are you at TA Ref MM2 right now? Just curious as to what generation cable you are using at the moment. My upgrade comments are based on moving from 13 year old TA Ref (the XL generati... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
A Slice Of Heaven...Hi TheSaint519,Good luck with both. Have you spoken with Steve Williams (Oneobgyn) who is here and also founder of Whatsbestforum.com? He is both a serious audiophile and has a dealer's lic... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemThanks Jfrech! Very kind words indeed! I just PM'd you. Meanwhile, i spoke with an engineer who worked with Arnie Nudell and Paul McGowan of Genesis Speakers back in the '90s. He is a serious audio... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemI have Wilson X1/Grand Slamms. Got them in a good deal and love them. But Rockport is one name i would consider an upgrade...and nearly sprung for Rockport Arrakis that came up on AGon...but it sti... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemHi Thesaint519...a very old model. Merak Sheritan IIs...for the money this speaker was incredible. Using the same expensive resin mould technology used in the Arrakis and Altair...the last one to u... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
A Slice Of Heaven...Thesaint519Actually, quite a bit fortuantely...all second hand or just about. Finally, after 5 years of using a $60 DVD player or an Oppo (after the dvd player broke) as my transport to my ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemThesaint519,I will wait for Jfrech's answer since he is the star of this show...however, i will post afterwards my own 2 cents being a Wilson owner (X1/Grand Slamms) who considers the X1s o... posted over 11 years ago | View comment |