sbank's Austin City Within LimitsBoth sound good as long as accompanied by a nice chianti. Let's skip the Fine Young Cannibals jokes... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsScott, thanks. I love the album cover on your system page! Is that really your mom? Albert, that is pretty funny. :-) That makes the player an alleged killer. Perhaps we can make a tweak ou... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsThanks, Ray. Glad to see your Supratek is still doing the job. I've had many fun hours over the years listening to one in Slipknot's rig. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsEbm,Thanks for the kind words. Is your system posted, & under what name? Looks like system threads don't appear nowadays when you click on a userid and look at their threads. Cheers,Spencer posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added pic with new setup on short wall. Deeper soundstage and better LF. Worth the effort! posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Updated a bunch of cable changes and tweaks posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Updated with pics of Aqvox & custom amp stands. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Laser's Edge reference systemKen,Congrats on the new table! Looking forward to hearing it sometime. Cheers,Spence posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added an Oppo BDP-105 to use mostly as DAC fed by Mac Mini, connected to my 2 TB network drive. Trying it initially with Audirvana Plus software. Setup was easier than expected.... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsBigamp,Thanks, I'm having a lot of fun listening on it. Just got my van Den Hul Colibri back today from the Netherlands, as A.J. does a free tune up after 300 hours of use. So now t... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Updated Pics in my 110 year old listening room. Listening to the new Jimi Hendrix release while pics were taken. He never ceases to amaze! posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Lamm M2,1s & Nola Viper Reference IIIs...Here we go! Cheers, Spencer posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsBill,Sorry for slow reply, not much Agon time lately.No problems with 2" planks from perfect plank. Later did amp stands with 2 7/8" perfectplank. 5 coats of tung oil, that's ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Adding a Van den hul Colibri XGP to replace the ZYX. Very excited. Thanks to all those who helped me choose, including Rauliruegas, Slipknot1 and Mike@VPI. Cheers, Spencer posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: My ZYX cartridge is no more. A panel fell off the wall hit the tonearm, and the stylus got trashed. Contemplating alternatives now, including new, used and a Soundsmith retip. Thanks... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: New amps and preamp, new room, new balanced cables, things are happening. New stuff will be up and running in the next week or so... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Dave,My departure from the MA-1s weren't due to any problems with them. I had to downsize my system economically, and that led me to sell my Merlins. Once I found the Alon Vs, the questi... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Samhar, Sorry haven't checked this thread and didn't see your questions until now. I am hearing them in different rooms so it's tough to say for sure. They both have the famed Dy... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added 3 LessLoss DFPC power cables and sold the JPS AC+. Also updated system description to reflect changes in my listening space. Photos to come one of these days... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsThanks, Mitch. I hope you are enjoying your new Proacs, and look forward to seeing & reading more updates on your system. Regards,Spence posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Speakers are now going to Silverline LaFolias. I have just moved into an 1890s era factory converted to modern apartments.No more dedicated room, but plenty of angled walls, exposed ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
OLD SYSTEM: A musical journey & loveHi Kevin,Glad to see that you've really jumped in regarding treating your room. You have clearly learned what many refuse to believe; that it makes a huge difference. Nice work,dude! Cheers... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Mac,All the brass parts for my rack came from McMaster-Carr. One of my posts further back in this thread, a couple of years ago, has a detailed parts list with part#, etc. from McMaster-... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Dfhaleycko,Interesting question you pose. I'm not sure that I regret any of the changes I've made, but it would have been fun to hear the Avalon Radians with the Atma-Sphere MA1 amps. I ... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added a Squeezebox 3 wireless music server, which I'm feeding into the TriVista21 dac. Fun and convenient. Surprising good sound at a modest cost. With a couple of 1TB drives for sto... posted over 15 years ago | View comment |