A few updated pictures of the new system, its night and I couldn't get good lighting to get a whole system shot, but its around the corner. Overall I am very pleased with this system its a huge downgrade from where I've been and its lower resolution allows me to forget about being an audiophile and enjoy music. While I have no complaints I have little doubt I will be playing with the big boys again in the not so distant future. I am planning on moving with in 2 years and at that time I will search for a better listening environment in my home and build a more SOTA system. At this time I just like the flexibility this system offers, it does everything good and has no real weakness, I feel all the components represent tremendous value, which is why they were chosen.
System edited: Well we are now at MKIII I had not planned on this change. The new amps sound fantastic- I am very surprised and pleased they are as good as they are. I've been letting the system play all day trying to get the amps broken in- from what I am told they sound bright for the first 2 months, I am already pleased with there performance so I am looking forward to hearing them sound even better. I've ordered new jena labs power cords for the amps as well and will make further updates when they arrive- I am not done with the crossover's yet, but when I feel I am done I will post pictures. When the crossover mods are finished this will move to the Done for know catagory, but in the mean time opinions please?
System edited: I got another audio aero capitol mk II to hold me over until the emm labs gear arrives. When I get some ambition I will take pictures of the new crossovers and other work that has been performed to the speakers- these upgrades transformed the performance of these speakers much more then I was expecting. The other changes I am considering are; moving up the jena labs line with interconnects to the valkyre's and of course trying some power cords when the new front end shows up. I also planned on trying a few more things with crossover's cryo treating coils, trying silver coils and different combonations of caps.- all of this is fairly simple just takes time. But in the mean time I am VERY pleased with the sound and its time to start tweaking!
Ok gotcha ;) I missed the "ac cables" in your original post, I just saw "cables"- oops!
Right now I have some Jena Labs power cords, which are very good, however I would like to push the envelope a little bit more. I plan on trying the new Elrod Statements, Shunyata Anaconda vX, and Silent Source. I see no point in spending a lot of time listening to power cords till the new digital shows up, it will probably change everything. From reports I have heard the Nueance shelves are second to none, so I think that's a safe investment. I would be open to any other power cord suggestions, in particular from DAC6e users. If I am not blown away by any of the other power cords I will happily stick with my jena labs that I have right now.
Mitchb- The jena labs symphony is the interconnect its a 1 meter pair of XLR cables between the source(in this case the DCC2) and my amp. The speaker cables are the Jena Labs Valkyre which of course go from amp to the passive crossovers on the speakers.
Thanks for the comments guys :o) WHEN the meitner actually shows I will update all of the pictures, and sometime soon I will get pictures of the modified speakers.
And Frank, I am no longer using those bose subs, after I got them back from when you borrowed them, they haven't worked?? Maybe those kharma's needed to steal some real bass performance from a real power house sub:) lol or you just worked your magic as the ultimate beta-tester :^)
Huh? You call that MK-II????? Where the heck is the Bose subwoofer? Without the Bose, it's MK-1.5 at best. Besides, we BOTH know there will be MK-III and MK-IV versions when the Kharmas and Tenors arrive. Resistance is futile young warrior, you will succumb!!
So how do you like that crappy Meitner garbage anyway? Don't ya just HATE it when the music has more clarity, better resolution, less grain, better dynamics, more articulate bass, less "digititis," gobs more air and transparency and is just plain more natural? Yeah, me too!
