Audiophile Heaven AntwerpI've had a few auditioners in recently, and each was amazed by the system sound as a whole and said only my room is a limiting factor. And these are people in the high-end biz for decades... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpThanks Microstrip for sharing that elaborate burn-in sequence you've applied there. I asked herve before and he told me burning in inputs on the Dart pre is only important for the XLR and phono con... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallNo, I haven't got any personal experience with them. If I would have stayed with my Levinson 33H's then I would have got a set ... but I moved to DartZeel, and since I got the GPA tt it just made s... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallBob, have you come to any conclusion about your favorite PD interconnect? Your Jena Labs RCA vs the Zeel cable?Nice SRA stuff you have there, did you consider other isolation options? If so... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's System...and divorced, but I guess they don't want pictures of that !!! Or maybe a new market to create Albert, you gotta be creative in these times...:-)))I like your new cart, t... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
This is not a System! But getting there.Now that its out there including a CDP and their own set of cables, you've got to include Soulution on your auditioning short-list. I'd sum it up as musical like Dartzeel and powerful like Boulder. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpDartZeel burn-in tip of the month:You can dramatically improve the sound by burning-in the outputs (if the pre-amp seems to be still not fully "opened"):1) Connect the preamp ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEMert, for stability, try some cone coasters with anti-slip stick on's, at least on the back two spikes of each speaker, that should help. Or you get speakers like mine at 300Kg a piece :-) posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpNo, I was never going to the RMAF, need to read up on the event though. Instead I went to the VAD Show in Eindhoven The Netherlands. That was interesting, talked a bit with Alon Wolf about ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, I really need to take you up on that invitation some time :-)Recently on a show I heard a Studer playing on some small active speakers, albeit in the CD/LP sales room (so lots of rumo... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATEAs long as the young one keeps rocking the speaker, the red tape should stay IMHO...:-)) posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
My OfficeNikki, that's difficult to do if you don't hear it in the same room/equipment. I would say the V3 is no doubt a top notch speaker, very natural sounding, maybe a touch on the warm side. The MM2 or ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
My OfficeI heard the new Utopia's this weekend, nice sound, the Magico V3 was better though, but neither can touch the Evolution Acoustics MM3's ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo, maybe you want to wait for the DartZeel NHB-458 monoblock's to come out next year ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHi Tuboo, yes I too remember Mr Fremers remarks about the Dart combo sounding too "warm" for his taste. I personally have a different ear and experience from Mr Fremer. Mellow to me in his systems ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpMicrostrip, thx for your suggestions. FNAC is certainly a source of CDs for me.On your last point, sure they can ... mainly because of the closed woofer design and woofer adjustability, you... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Beauty and the Beasts! (deceased)Hi Tommy, maybe you should consider the top Stax headphone set... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, that's probably considered a violation of the Patriot Act, I'd end up on some godforsaken island off Cuba. Alternatively you can come this way, and taste tour the Cognac region.My p... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI can dig that, my particular weakness is a Napoleon Cognac (40+ years aged in the barrel, small local producer ofcource!). I'll make an effort to bump into you at CES. Looking forward to meeting t... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, what part of your system would you say benefits the most from your scotch :-)) I mean, I had no idea how thirsty those 108 tubes could get ... :-)) Or could that explain the... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpThanks Microstrip, that's a great recommendation. Do you have any other recording labels at this audiophile level to share? posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpThose are two excellent recording examples. The Offering CD just made me listen specifically to the cymbal sound and decay between the Emm and PD. The second CD I listened to was Norris Turney's Al... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpHere's a recommendation: try the Mapleshade label recordings ... absolutely fantastic 16/44.1 recordings, jazz, blues I could recommend you some specific titles if you'd like to... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Audiophile Heaven AntwerpLapierre, I'm surprised by my own shallow loyalty to Emmabls, but hey a personal choice is a personal choice. That's what happens in digital!But I don't think a software upgrade to the CDSA... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
My OfficeNikki, congrats on your PD and how its working out for you. Btw, nice setup you have there. Talking about leap of faith with JT, look at my system and multiply your leap by several ... OK, ... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment |