SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hey Charles, good luck with Troy. As you know I've gone down the Entreq Silver Tellus route, which has more similarities than differences to Troy I'm sure, but at a fraction of the cost.It's be... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Gopher's Latest and GreatestGopher, getting GREAT results with my Def 4s on Symposium Acoustics "half" Rollerblock Modules RMK w/HDSE ball bearings on Svelte Shelves.Good luck lifting the 4s onto the Sistrums! H... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemB'bear, like Lloyd I'm still gobsmacked by the effects of Entreq. It's just totally enhancing the listening experience. I'm detecting so much dimensionality, and air around instruments, with a real... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHey Mike, I would have appreciated an acknowledgement of my apology posted 8-6-13. Even if you didn't accept it. Maybe we've fallen out more than I thought. posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemHi Bear, when I ran my previous carts (Transfiguration Orpheus, and ESCCo modded Zu Denon 103) thru my Tom Evans Groove Plus SRX phono stage, I found that running an Apollo ic from the phono to the... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemCharles, it's a totally superb product. I went into the demo with my system in the greatest arms folded/'convince me' skepticism...and 3 songs in was a total convert. A fraction of the cost of Trip... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Charles, I'm totally in the SET way now. Talk about getting a whole layer closer to involvement with the music. Spooky!Just a couple of thoughts re the increasingly acrimonious set of posts ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, I wanted to take time out to apologise if my comments on another forum re active isolation crossed the line into overly pointed criticism of you (and Christian). This was not my intention. I ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemYes J. After a few years of fruitless searching re supports, chanced upon Symposium. I have an Isis rack under my main components, and beyond anything else I've tried it makes a positive difference... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, just a word to thank you for guiding me thru the stressful lead up to auditioning SETs, much appreciated. You can mark me down as a total convert, the cheque's nearly written.Decided n... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemHey J, the Koda's look to die for. I've just taken the plunge to go all-SET, Audion Black Shadows, with my tube Hovland HP200 pre. Other than a couple of caveats, it's really floating my audio boat... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, I'm trying to reconcile what appears to be theoretically disparate end results - a change in the centre of gravity of the sound to a more bass propulsive presentation that I noticed with m... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemJ, when I make my next upgrade, poss SET amps, I'm going to post on the systems pages here.Presently running a Trans Fi Audio Salvation direct rim drive tt/Terminator T3Pro air bearing linear t... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, the big countdown to my SET shoot out has started. Week after next, Audion Black Shadows, followed a week later by NAT SE2 SEs. Then, back to my humble Hovlands.I'd put money on SETs w... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemHi J, there is an affordable alternative to Tripoint - I've just installed an Entreq Silver Tellus grounding box, with Apollo Eartha interconnects, c$4500, a more reasonable cost I'm sure you'd agr... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, I know we've batted comments back and forth robustly on another forum re active isolation (like a bad game at Wimbledon! Ps c'mon Andy!), and I've declared my overarching need to be convinced... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles, I've just received the Duelund VSF Black Cu cap network upgrade kit for my Zu Def4s. Think I'm going to hold back on installing them until I complete my NAT/Audion SETs v existing Hovland ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemJ, in case you're intersted I'm running two analog threads, on this cart, and my Trans Fi Audio Salvation tt. Pretty much at my destination re analog. Check them out if you have the time. The only ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemHa ha, J, no not a dealer. There are many out there to offer us our audio fix!Totally bowled over by the SG, just as a listener. I've been striving to find a cart that has the tone of the Parna... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPlease, no, LOL! Divorce, split the assets-who knows, but the Bose Wave: NO, I SAY!Just an interesting thought experiment.You've got me seriously thinking about a Herzan for my tt. It's dir... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, what do you think about placing Herzan TS-300's under your spkrs? It would be hellishly expensive with 4 needed, but relative to $200k, maybe not out of proportion. Size and weight tolerance ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemSure J. I'm not familiar with the Atlas, but I loved my time with the Parnassus in the mid 00's. I've heard the Titan, but feel the Parnassus had the edge.Personally, I find the Straingauge is ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Jfrech's systemJ, it would be nice to have my comment on the Straingauge at least acknowledged, even if you have no interest in it. I do find many on these boards set on a particular direction, with not much inte... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, an excellent analysis of the differences. Although I'm not sure that the age of items is necessarily that relevant. For instance, in the area of supercars even though material science has imp... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI'm intrigued as to where the combination of NVS/Telos/Herzan stands in comparison with your previous reference Rockport. It seems that with the addition of the Herzan you have substituted the fina... posted over 11 years ago | View comment |