Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Replaced my Transfiguration Temper cartridge with a Lyra Kleos. I still need to tweak the setup a bit, but first impressions are more detail, more bass, more dynamic but perhaps miss... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseThe big room was indeed large, with the speakers well into the room and away from the walls. 4 rows of chairs, the first row being at least 10 feet from the speakers. The Stella/Naim room w... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert - I finally got to hear the big Focals at the NY show this past weekend, driven by top of the line VAC gear. We came back from dinner Friday night and the Focal room was empty, so we got to ... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsI just put two new .1uF Jupiter Coppers as bypasses in my Duetta Sig crossover, one bypassing a 15uF section and one bypassing a 10uF section, each containing Sonicaps. They replaced some Russian t... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsIt soulds like the new Jupiters are coming to market imminently. Would love to know how they might compare to the Rikes. Their prototypes already have the hype of being 99% of what the Dueland's de... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsActually, my Duetta Sig's have 7 x 10uF caps in parallel = 70uF in one section. Then there's another section with 15uF and another with 20uF. All for the tweeter.The woofer section has anot... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsThe Apogees have something more along the lines of 70uF. Just not possible to use Duelands in there. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsI really have no experience to know exactly what is inside a Dueland. But I did see an article somewhere where someone was trying to copy a Dueland by taking a fairly decent cap and inserting it in... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsThe Rike, or the new forthcoming Jupiters.As for break in on dueland's - 50-100 hours isn't even close. More like 400-700 hours. Painfully slow break-in by all accounts. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL ampsYeah, I am waiting for those new Jupiters to arrive in the marketplace. I'm hoping for an introductory price discount. Do you know who is expected to carry them (maybe Partsconnexion)? posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseDecided to try repositioning the speakers this weekend. Moved them 6" closer to me and they were indeed too forward sounding and unnatural. Pushed them back 2" (so they are now 4" fo... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Added a picture of my quartz crystal tweak to the phono cartridge. Yes, it really does work to add a bit of dimentionality, space, presence to your vinyl playback. posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Updated pictures posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: I was one of the "beta testers" for the Triode Wire Labs "American Speaker Cable", using a 6' bi-wire. A very nice improvement over my Jon Risch 89259 cross connect bi-wire that I ha... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Just picked up the new VPI ceramic platter and bearing. it's basically a smooth sided VPI aluminum Classic platter with a ceramic coating on it. Nice improvement in pace and dynamics. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
My Transporter RoomIt will likely come back better than ever. Well, at least newer than before. It is a good thing that the speakers are in Nevada getting upgraded. Much drier there! posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HousePlease let me know if you know anyone who might want to purchase a pair of Apogee Calipers. Mine are available since I upgraded to the Duetta Sig's.Thanks,Bob posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseA TWL 7 gauge. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Upgraded my Apogee Caliper speakers for a mint pair of Duetta Signatures. They are pretty much the same look, but stand about a foot taller than the Calipers. That extra leng... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseAnti-skate on the DP6 is progressive, the way it should be set up. Meaning it changes as the arm moves over the record to compensate for the varying degree of pull on the arm for the different radi... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesThat is some restoration job on your Apogees. Braver than I am. I have Calipers that I have pseudo rebuilt (cabinet refinish and crossover parts replacement). I could get new tweeter ribbon... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: System updated: clarified what is current and removed the old stuff posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseSystem edited: Picked up a beat up pair of Apogee Calipers a few weeks ago. The panels were in good shape so it was worth the effort to restore them. So I revamped the crossover with new boutique p... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseThe .1uF Teflons are bypasses run parallel to the main output coupling caps. They significantly opened up the sound, making the soundstage wider and deeper and more transparent.By doind thi... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Apogees in the HouseNope (you had to ask, right). I have put Russian teflon .1uF caps as bypasses or the outpout coupling caps. I've also replaced those coupling caps with Multicap RTX's, and also replaced the couplin... posted over 14 years ago | View comment |