Lampizator, Doshi, Joule, Teres, Audio PhysicOutlier,Love your system. I'm listening to a friends' Supratek Chenin right now, as an experiment in system. I also have an Airy 3, and love it. The 255 is one of my favorite tables, great both... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsDavid,I agree that room treatments can make a huge improvement. I first tried some Roomtunes products, but they did little in this room. Chances are that I didn't have enough coverage of surfac... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: A couple of minor tweaks added to system description...comments, suggestions welcomed. Cheers, Spencer posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsMark,Thanks. I like you system a lot, too. I had Quad 63s prior to getting my Merlins. In fact, the midrange of the Quads were Bobby's starting point when he designed the Merlins. The Supra... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsJoe, thanks for the kind words.Larry, I'll check out the rollerblocks. right now I'm using the DH ceramic cones under the Berning. Others have recommended Stillpoints. All these details add... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Steve,It's 23.5x16x9'. I haven't tried anything under the rug. Have you experimented with that? You might not have seen them in the photos, but I do have two absorptive ceiling panels on... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsGlenn & John,Thanks for your comments. Glenn, you will be amazed at how much better things sound than in the other room. Come on over anytime; I've got my Clash records ready to cue up!... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just moved to a new larger room, and spent the last month working out the kinks. Custom room treatments, designed by Bryan Pape of Sensible Sound Solutions, were the key to taming hu... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsLarry,Wow, a pair of ZH-270s will be awesome. You should post you whole system when you get a chance. I've read plenty about your tonearm ;-) posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHey Larry,Just saw your note. The Extreme SST lives up to the hype in my opinion. I've only had it on through about 12 hours of listening, about 6 each analog and digital. I've not yet treated ... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just upgraded my Merlin BAM to Super-BAM. The improvements are immediate and well worth the modest cost. I'm continuously amazed at how far the VSM-MX has allowed me to take my syste... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just treated my system with Walker Audio Extreme SST. Will post comments after a few hours break-in time. Also placed Gingko Audio Mini Clouds under the cdp, a small but obvious impr... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHoward,Brass hardware: www.master.com Call them & ask them to look up my(Spencer Bank/Brandywine Creamery) invoices for the model numbers to get. We used a shelf from Salamander as a template(s... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Larry,I went with the silver coils and silver base, per Mehran's recommendation. I've only got about 10 hours on it so far, but it sounds very good already. The whole setup is very quiet, ex... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Analog upgrade completed. Very happy with the new gear, it sounds better every day! Cheers, Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Art,I find the Berning sounds much better with an active preamp, be it the CAT or Joule. Direct is still good, with plenty of details, but the sound is much fuller with the preamps. The Joul... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just sold my 12ft. Virtual Dynamics Power 3 cable, as I needed a shorter cable to accomodate recent moving of dedicated circuits. Bought a 6ft. ESP Essence, which was recommended by ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Eddie,My vinyl is in a series of inexpensive cubes that I bought at Target on sale for $9 each. I put a nice metal knob from Lowe's on the door for the enclosed cube. These are stackable and... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsLarry,Still working on that. If I spend my $$$ on a Universe to mount on it, it's gonna have to be a close-n-play. Best,Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just sold my Nottingham Spacedeck and Shelter 501II, along with the Neuance shelf that supported the Spacedeck. The good news is that I sold all of them to good friends, so I can go ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsKen,Thanks for your kind words.Yes, that is an original pressing of Very Tall. Found it at big garage sale fund raiser. Cost me about $1. Not too many finds like that for me. Cheers, posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently put NOS cryoed output tubes from Allan Bhagan into the Berning amp, and new tubes from Ken Stevens into the CAT. Added Herbie's tube dampers on the appropriate 4 6922s in th... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Finished construction of new DIY rack, with help of Slipknot1. We used Perfectplank Maple, solid brass rods & hardware, threaded Audiopoints. Routed the boards to 1/4round edges and ... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just ordered a ZYZ Airy3 cartridge to replace the Shelter 501II. A turntable upgrade will hopefully be in the near future. Slipknot1 is going to put my Shelter on his Scoutmaster. posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Heading to CES, what should I be sure to listen to? Thanks, Spencer posted almost 20 years ago | View comment |