laynes's System

Love your system and room. Volti Rivals are at the top of my list if I ever move on. I heard PL Evo 300 with Cornwalls and thought the sound was divine. PrimaLuna and horn speakers are a very good ...

posted over 1 year ago

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Thaluza’s System

jafant - I use the digital coaxial outputs into my dac. Audio only.

posted about 2 years ago

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Thaluza’s System

Thank you jafant for your kind comments. I use the BPT because I wasn't ready to run 5 meter power cords from my analog rig to the Furman. It was a cost saving measure. It was supposed to be a temp...

posted over 2 years ago

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Thaluza’s System

System updated.

posted over 5 years ago

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Thaluza’s System

Thank you grannyring! I love the Mystique V3! Looking forward to you impressions. k4rstar - I wasn't planning on selling my Lenco but Steve Dobbins had my dream t...

posted over 5 years ago

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Thaluza’s System

Thank you k4rstar. Much appreciated! My Lenco turntable is a table that Jean Nantais took on "tour" to demonstrate the sound of the Lenco idler drive and his heav...

posted over 6 years ago

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Thaluza’s System

Charles,Thank you! It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding putting this system together. I read a lot of your posts, including most of your system thread, when I was decidin...

posted over 9 years ago

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And now for something completely different---

Congratulations on your new listening room. It looks great! I am a step behind you, with a new listening room under construction as I type.I am looking forward to reading your impressions o...

posted almost 10 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Thank you Charles. I am looking forward to reading your opinion on the Elrog 300b's as they continue to break in.

posted over 10 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Roxy54,I received my Black Treasures 2.5 months ago, along with my new monoblocks. It seems that the sound of my system has just recently ripened and matured, with more weight and a more na...

posted over 10 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Hi Charles,Thank you for the compliment regarding my amplifiers. You are a true gentleman. I am really enjoying switching back and forth between the Franks and my OTL amp. The Canar...

posted over 10 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Rebbi,There might be somewhat of a speaker mismatch, but it could also be that your amp is still breaking in. My speakers are from Coincident, with 93db sensitivity and 10 ohms nomi...

posted over 10 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles,Thank you for the comparison. It is very timely and interesting for me, as I ordered a pair of Frankensteins and should be getting them in 3 weeks. I am really looking forward to he...

posted almost 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles and Shawbros3,Thank you for the kind words. As noted above, there is a lot of "meat to the bones" with the Joule OTL. That is why I am curious about the Frankensteins, because it se...

posted almost 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles,Funny thing you asked about the Joule OTL. I had been in discussions with a gentleman about selling the Joule amp to him. Out of the blue, he offered to send his Coincident Statemen...

posted almost 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Regarding the Mullard GZ34's, Salvatore has the black based ones for sale. It seems he would have tried them with the Franks, and that he would have kept them if he liked them.BTW, my Line ...

posted almost 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles,I have only had my CLS for 3 days and I'm still trying to get a handle on it. I bought it used to demo for a few months, and if I like it I will go ahead and order a new one. After ...

posted about 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Thank you Charles. I just joined the Coincident family. Thank you for all of your informative posts.

posted about 11 years ago

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SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).

Charles,Do you have to mute your preamp for 10 minutes, like Brownsfan described doing, with your Western Electric Replicas?

posted about 11 years ago

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Vinyl Lounge Colorado

I'm a Merlin owner, too. I love your setup! I really like the recessed area as a solution for placing your gear. I might do something similar when I get my new music room.I would not associ...

posted about 11 years ago

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