sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added two sets of Symposium Rollerblock 2 isolation devices for use under the Vendetta phono stage and the Herron line stage. Thanks to member, Cello for turning me on to these! They... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just upgraded to a JMW 12.7 tonearm w/Valhalla wiring and adjustable fluid damping. I'm wondering if I should expect a break-in period for the wiring. It sounds great right out of th... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just picked up an Audience Power Cable to try on the Herron line stage in place of the VH Flavor 2. Initial listening (CD only) reveals a very lively, dynamic sound with perhaps more... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Sdatch,It's pretty impressive. While it's looks are sort of, um...plain, and nothing sexy about it, the sound is hard to knock. It calls little attention to itself. In fact, I have a... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently received my Vendetta phono stage back from John Curl after updating to latest version including teflon caps. Had to sell the Atma-Sphere MP3, as I couldn't afford to keep ev... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Mitch,I'm listening to the Herron VTSP-1A/166 and the Vendetta Research phono stage. The Monbrison looks very interesting; I've read much about it, but never got a chance to hear any of the ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Ozzy,Well, the K&K did manage to avoid the RFI troubles that I've been fighting. OTOH, it wasn't that great a fit with the rest of the system, so I sold it(quite easily!). For all the positi... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added a VH Flavor 2 w/gold Furutechs to try w/my preamp. We'll see how it sounds... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsStltrains,Thanks, I built that rack with parts from McMaster-Carr, Audiopoints and maple from perfectplank.com. One of the posts above has the whole parts list. If you pursue and have any quest... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Happiness is a warm glowVery cool, Carl. Nice looking pair of '57s! Cheers,Spencer posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Larry,Bobby sent the woofers to me and I installed them with help from my pal, Badboss429. They will take a significant amount of play time to break in, and I'm less than halfway there, ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently upgraded to lead-free MXe woofers in my Merlins. Breaking them in now. Also deleted my now dead Omega Mikro power cable. Too expensive to repair, a waste of money IMO. A pat... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Matt's SystemHey Matt, great looking system. Do you run both tonearms on the table at the same time? How do the tonearms compare? And yes, the Essential is a pretty amazing preamp. I heard it in three s... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
OLD SYSTEM: A musical journey & loveBefore you do anything drastic, treating the room is a great idea. Check out the acoustics asylum, realtraps.com and rives.com for basic info. I got a great deal on custom made stuff from Sensible ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
OLD SYSTEM: A musical journey & loveKevin,Nice job on the room! It's amazing how few give it the attention it deserves. This is your most important component, and yours is a beauty. So what's the next move going to be? Cheers... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsLobnik,Thanks. You system and room are pretty amazing. You obviously have given great thought to room interaction, and taken some well thought-out steps to get the most from your excellent comp... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Chad,The ring clamp is worthwhile sonically. Is it worth ~$600, I dunno. It eliminates warped records as an issue entirely. As a used record hunter, that's nice. Sonically, it helps mostly w... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
The hampster wheel...Hi Chad,Nice system. Interesting story re: grounding. That stuff is tough to figure out sometimes.Enjoyed hearing your Tom Waits selections on Saturday. Cheers,Spencer posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added photos of new amps, stands, and reconfigured room. posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added a pair of custom made tiger maple amp stands from Timbernation. Also, been rolling tubes in the Atma preamp. Settled on best of what I've heard so far; KenRad 6SN7 drivers... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSwampwalker,Thanks. They are pretty amazing. It's nice to be able to have the room for the monoblocks. Lately, I've been rolling tubes in the Atma preamp, and finding that it dramatically a... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Closer StillHi Nick,Corners are really bad spots for racks, especially turntables because low refrequencies tend to resonate there. This is why one of the most common room treatments is bass traps in the c... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Larry,The decision on the ZYX was based on conversations w/Mehran, John Bent at Bent Audio and some audio friends here & elsewhere. Basically, I wanted to avoid adding a stepup tranny, a... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Sticking with the Atma-Sphere MP3; sold the K&K phono stage. Possibly of interest to anyone who's heard my tale of RFI woe, the combination of all balanced cabling and the Atma gear ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added two Silent Source power cables to use w/the MA1s. Still need to decide on what power cable to try with the MP-3. posted over 18 years ago | View comment |