Modified dualdrive turntable ends search

hi pedrillo, i was more interested in how your soundproofing experiment went. like you, i'm considering adding 2# mass loaded vinyl to my suspended wood flooring to reduce bass transmission to my d...

posted almost 3 years ago

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mglik system

what speaker cables are you using? great looking system btw

posted almost 3 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

updates for the destination reached

posted over 5 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: swapped boulder 1060 for ARC Ref 150. really just got tired of duration required to get Boulder hot (ie sounding good) whereas Ref 150 is up to its peak in ~ 30min. and its peak is v...

posted about 10 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: updated to reflect latest gear. a few things left i'd like to hear, but no hurry.

posted about 10 years ago

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The European Perspective

those are big changes. can you please contrast the Sashas and the S5s? Also, what speaker cables have you tried w/ your sashas? any thoughts to Audioquest?

posted about 11 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: have just reconfigured my layout to position main equipment racks (which were 2 shelves tall, as seen in the 'before' pic) from between the speakers to stage left, and maybe another ...

posted about 11 years ago

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Rockport/Boulder - Turn it UP!

spiegsamazing rig, i love my rockports w/ my 1060. very similar rigs we have! but i'm in a smaller room---who set up your speakers? i ask b/c i have mine set up wider, but with more toe in....

posted over 11 years ago

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You Enjoy Mystuff

for a phishphan from a phishphan:fave shows: Apr 2-5/98 (all are must own)logos, japancolorado 88 also, really loved the 2nd set of the 12/30/09 show at MIA, but i was there so may ...

posted almost 12 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: have replaced mac 501s with boulder 1060 on my rockports. lower specified power than macs, but clearly specs matter not..boulder has total control and ease, with rockports quite begu...

posted over 12 years ago

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CHECKMATE

thoughts on the boulder? any preamps you've tried with it?(my 1060 arrives in 2 days)bestrc

posted over 12 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

resolution is almost a push, maybe the CDSA is slightly better. MW has better dynamics and bass. CDSA is far more plug & play, whereas MW requires more work to coax out good sound (tubes, power cor...

posted over 12 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

had pass XA.5 series in while i owned diff speakers, excellent amps, sweet up top and very natural tonally, but got the impression i'd have to go to 100.5s or higher to get enough current to contro...

posted about 13 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

thx lloyd. and you're right, the Merak is the last model to use the monocoque chassis until the Altairs, @ $90k. while the driver materials are a bit dated, they still have awesome motor assemblies...

posted about 13 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

thanks. most expensive thing i've ever bought that didn't have a roof or a gas tank, but strike me as a good exit point to speaker hunting.there is no music the rockports are not capable of...

posted over 13 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: added Rockport Merak / Sheritan v2. i have bought my last speakers.

posted over 13 years ago

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My best effort so far

awesome. rockports. (i've got a set of merak / sheritan v2s coming in next week).karan match up well w/ the aquilas? i know andy is partial to high current amps w/ low output impeda...

posted over 13 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

i've always felt i'd rather have good gear in a great room than great gear in a bad room. room treatments aren't sexy, but they collectively have done more for sonics than any electronics c...

posted over 13 years ago

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Wilson, Audio Research, Classe Ayre

how far were you from the maxx 2s, and how far are you now? i'm nearfield myself, < 9' away from my WP6s, and always wonder how big of speakers i can go w/ nearfieldthanks

posted over 13 years ago

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Jazz it UP!

just by the looks, you've great gear, but your sonics are held back by the room. seriously, next $2k wont be better spent than on ASC tube traps and some front wall diffusors.best

posted almost 14 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: added Audioquest Redwood speaker cable, which bested my prior KS Emotion (which are great cables). similar in tonality to KS, but more extended top end and much more muscular and art...

posted almost 14 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: couple recent changes to further things along: 1) replaced a 2" bass panel on front wall w/ diffusors...greatly enhanced imaging and better tonality 2) replaced love seat w/ Zero Gra...

posted almost 14 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

System edited: added a section for my AC tweaks; i suspect i've done more for AC purity & room treatment than most audiophiles have. I cannot stress their importance enough...before buying another ...

posted about 14 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

190# transformer? what is it, 10kva +?thx for sharing your pursuit of clean power.

posted about 14 years ago

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The Rhyno's Den

15* 11 * 8

posted about 14 years ago

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