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 over 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 over 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 over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added photos of new amps, stands, and reconfigured room. posted almost 19 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 almost 19 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 almost 19 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 almost 19 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 about 19 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 about 19 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 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added some photos. Awaiting arrival of recently purchased amps & preamp. It's quiet here for a change :-( posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Lampizator, Doshi, Joule, Teres, Audio PhysicYes, the Universe is something else. The Jan Allaerts carts are the others that tempt me.I've heard the Virgos many times, and yes they image quite well. Side firing woofers have never been... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsOzzy,That, my friend, is the $64,000 question. The K&K is very good, and killer at its price point. Any DIYers out there would be crazy not to consider it; the kit option makes it an even b... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just made a major change to my system. Sold the Berning amp, Joule pre and Cardas Golden interconnects. Will be moving to Atma-Sphere MA1 monoblocks and MP3 preamp/phono. Will run ev... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Lampizator, Doshi, Joule, Teres, Audio PhysicOutlier,Congrats on the Universe. Perhaps some lucky day I will join you in making the same change.Are you saying that the upgrade is making as dramatic an improvement as changing from the ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsCello,Not that brand, but I have tried other similar products. They didn't do much here. Thanks for the suggestion. Best,Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsThanks, Ozzy. Your numerous posts on the K&K definitely helped me as I searched for a tube phono stage that would overcome the radio tower 1000ft. from my listening room. Cheers,Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Trying a K&K phono stage to attempt to conquer amazing RFI problem that has vexed me for months. Only limited listening thus far, but knock-on-wood, this could be the ticket! Cheers,... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsRay & Aronsss,Thanks. The Red Wine dac is a pretty interesting piece. I've not spent that much time w/it yet, but my initial impression is that it is very quiet, with a relaxed character. Perha... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nrchy,Things are looking awesome! One question for you, did you ever consider the Klyne phono stage when you were looking for one? When I saw you had the Klyne linestage, I might have guess... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
What do I need to upgrade now???Nrchy,Things are looking awesome! One question for you, did you ever consider the Klyne phono stage when you were looking for one? When I saw you had the Klyne linestage, I might have guess... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Bought a Pioneer Elite DV45a universal player to use as a transport, and just settled on trying out the Red Wine Audio Monica 2 dac. The combination of battery power and non-O/S have... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just sold my Metronome CD2V Signature. I'll be buying an inexpensive non-oversampling DAC and a DVD transport. Motivation is desire to help me finance an amp purchase of Joule Electr... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
TWL's SystemHi Tom,Always happy to see a posting with your moniker! Hopefully, we'll see you getting in on the many analog discussions of late. Plenty of hoo-ha that could use your straightening out. I... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsDavid, Whichever one best meets at the crossroads of "I Dream of" Ave. and "I can barely afford it" St. My eyes are open and fingers crossed...Cheers,Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment |