Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Oneobgyn,Could you tell us what was the system you heard at the Tape Project studio? Audiophiles are really curious ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, I see you use a Micro Seiki Gunmetal on your SP10. As far as I know it is very heavy (almost 2kg, please correct me if I am wrong). Aren't you afraid of damaging the bearing with this e... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThe image of your new beautiful plinth left me envious and guilty - my SP10 chassis has been resting for years in a closet. Did you compare the MK2 and MK3 in similar conditions? Congratula... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpI run the burn-in sequence for about 200 hours using the Purist Audio System enhancer (many thanks are due to Albert Porter). There was a big difference after this burn-in - mainly fluidity and the... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpI also got the tip from Herve. However to fasten burn-in of all inputs and outputs of the preamp the following procedure was adopted: I bought several RCA Y adapters and using cheap cables inje... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI have tried several preamplifiers with the NHB108B - when I got it the NH18NS was still under development. Even with ballanced preamplifiers, such as the Audio Research Ref3, I preferred the u... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJust before I wrote this message I have been listening to Bartok Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 on the Dartzeel combo. To answer your question I just cut and pasted Mtkhl567 opinion - "extre... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Studio reference systemDear Ecclectique,Do you know of any one using Dartzeel electronics with Tannoy Westminster Royal HE? Looking at specifications they seem to match perfectly, but I never heard of anyone usin... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpSince you are in Europe I would advise you to look for a cheap CD of Harmonia Mundi - la Folia of Gregorio Paniagua - it costs around euro10 in the Musique d´Abord series , including the HM catalog... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpTwo wonderful CDs from Mapleshade catalogue: Afterglow - Kendra Shank and Masters from different worlds - Clifford Jordan and Ran Blake. In Afterglow the changes in the decay and attack of Kend... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Alexandria SoundI live in Portugal. For some months I played with a Nagra CDP - a very detailed CD player, with more information than the CD7. The very low bass definition was better than that of the Audio Res... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Alexandria SoundBigpond,Great system. Curiously, although we live almost in the antipodes we share some common points in our systems mainly the room size (3.9 x 9.3 x 2.4m, 13 x 31 x 8´ for our friends using... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveSince you are referring Shunyata products, have you tried their Orion and Antares cables? I have them and they sound great with Audio Research electronics.BTW, can I ask you what type of acoust... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAlthough, as you say, everything has been so crazy for the last few weeks, the room is still the thing! Can I ask why you are choosing the RPG skylines and not the Diffractal or QRD 734? posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Hi Oneobgyn, A tricky question - what would be a better system :lamm 2.1 + wilson x2 or lamm 3 + wilson maxx2?kind regards posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAre you referring to the great orchestral conductor Andrew Litton? I can imagine that someone used to row zero can find hifi systems quite lifeless! posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, Did you have the opportunity to try a conrad johnson preamplifier - ART or ACT2 - with your VTL750s? I am seriously considering a used pair of VTL MB750 reference available for a nice p... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveAs I have posted elsewhere, I currently own a Nagra CDP and an Audio Research CD7. Both are excellent CD players, the Nagra is more detailed and stereoscopic, the Audio Research is more musical and... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5I will surely trust you - my experience was also with the Watch Dog Wilson subwoofer. I could not use in balanced mode (input impedance is 2x 4k ohm ) but happily unbalanced impedance was 56 k ohm. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5I am successfuly driving two single ended inputs with my ARC Ref3 avoiding running them in parallel I connect one to the RCA input and the other to the inverted phase using a custom XLR -RCA adap... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, you suggested that I pull the Megalines 5-6 feet from the wall. However my room is 13 feet wide - I used to put the A1s 1-2 feet from the wall. Or are you referring the distance from the ba... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemYes, the RPGs are covering the wall at the back of the speakers. The four 48x24 abffusors are from RPG and are used to tame side reflection - they are not fixed as I am not sure I will need them wh... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, you have a large experience with the Dali Megalines and I am sure than many Megaline owners visit this excellent page the best place for a difficult question. Do you think that the Megal... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5Oneobgyn,For a long time I have enjoyed this thread about your fantastic system and would like to have your advice on two matters. I also own an Audio Research Ref3, that has higher noise i... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert, Although I could read you preferred tube amplifiers with the Dali Megaliness, have you heard them with the conrad johnson Premier 350 (although it is a solid state design, it shares... posted about 17 years ago | View comment |