The Listening Library

I have two other main music rooms so I set this up to see how little money could sound great. It's mainly a headphone rig with sat/sub for ambient sound. The Sennheiser and ASL headphone amp are pe...

posted over 8 years ago

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City Loft

I finally have where I want it. The equipment disappears and only the music remains. It a magic trick when everything is just right.

posted over 8 years ago

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Just saw this. Thanks very much. I especially like the room in the fall when the colors change.

posted about 9 years ago

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System edited: Continues to evolve.....

posted about 9 years ago

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City Loft

System edited: Continuing to evolve.

posted about 9 years ago

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City Loft

System edited: Finally getting this downtown city loft system finalized. The tubed preamplifier plus the Tripath amplifier are a great combination. The ASL tubed headphone amplifier and AKG K712 wo...

posted over 9 years ago

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System edited: Restored to its previous glory

posted over 9 years ago

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System edited: Moved the Asgard back to the Library.

posted over 11 years ago

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System edited: Finally done!

posted over 11 years ago

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System edited: Added the self-assembled Bottlehead Crack headphone amplifier. It's a perfect match for the 600s.

posted over 12 years ago

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Ah...had to bring the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb back, it was just better than the DacMagic and Apple AE. Sold the AV123 and when I got the VSA 150 surrounds moved the VR-1s back into this room. It is now like...

posted over 14 years ago

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Slight change. Moved the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb to the main system along with the VR-1s (as surround speakers). Brought the Oppo 980 in feeding the Dac Magic. The AV123 EL T525M monitors are in the bookshe...

posted over 14 years ago

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System edited: I have added the CA DAC Magic for conversion of the 16/44 optical signal from the Airport Express to the Creek. It is a very noticable and enjoyable change. Now I can stream excellen...

posted over 14 years ago

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There is a local cabinet maker/furniture maker who took the measurements and custom made them. My wife let me put the speakers and electronics into "her" room. The wood of the VR-1s match...

posted over 15 years ago

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VR-4 Jr/Benchmark/Alesis/Emotiva

Senna74,I wanted to stabilize the speakers and raise them slightly. I tried outriggers on the front and back and settled on the front only. I kept the stock spikes in back. This tips them b...

posted about 16 years ago

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VR-4 Jr/Benchmark/Alesis/Emotiva

Senna74, I have enjoyed reading the evolution of your system. What caught my eye was the similarity between our systems. I also love the VR-4JRs and the anti-cables. I have heard the Odyssey amps a...

posted about 16 years ago

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(Archived) One Red Paper Clip

Pre-amps run the gamut from cheap to ridiculous. I use a Modwright and am happy. A passive pre-amp may work, like the Promethius. I like the tubed gain of mine. Good luck!

posted almost 17 years ago

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(Archived) One Red Paper Clip

I enjoyed reading the posts about your evolution. I am not familiar with the Thiels. The Mac find was once in a blue moon. Like finding an old vintage Porsche in a field that the widow wants to sel...

posted almost 17 years ago

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