Rethm Saadhana Haniwa VPI BricastiYour experience makes absolute sense to me. As good as the Bricasti M1 is, it was still markedly hampered by the transport being the limiting factor. I've seen this scenario before. People feel any... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Rethm Saadhana Haniwa VPI BricastiAgree, the quality of the transport can't be overestimated. So much emphasis is placed on the DAC with the transport treated as an afterthought by some. IMO this is the wrong approach, the transpor... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Bill,I'm looking forward to seeing what you've been up to. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Jet,Thanks for your comments. I sure hope that the gremlins can be kept away this time around. Jet I enjoy reading about your system explorations and discoveries regarding various modificati... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Bill,It makes me feel good to know that you're steadily getting settled down in your Tennessee home and able to enjoy your excellent system again. I am always interested in reading opinions ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).System edited: Well, I'm glad I was able to get my system page description/pictures posted again. Hopefully they won't disappear again. Charles, posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Thrill HillHi Art,As I've written before I really like your system configuration, it must sound fantastic. How does your Line Magnetic with its 845 tubes vary found your Shindo amp driving the Westmister?... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonHi Jet,You are correct, it's worthwhile to put money into transformers and the power supply quality. This is what separates one SET amplifier from another. This is the last area I'd cut corners... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonRob, Based on my experience with this type of output transformer in my amplifier(Japanese double C core) you are making a very wise and cost effective decision. You'll have no regrets. Char... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Rethm Saadhana Haniwa VPI BricastiWell it seems your move towards different speakers (high efficiency) and amplifier (low power DHT SET) has been a very successful one. I'm sure there must have been some level of apprehension with ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonYazaki certainly is an advocate of the "natural musical" sound faction. I wonder what power cable he finds that fits into this highly desirable genre.Charles, posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonBill,Yes, that Arizona capacitor will be quite an interesting comparison against your current "gold standard" Jupiter copper foil. This should be much fun as well as enlightening. I'm... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemActually it is Stickman451 building the custom home/dedicated room in Colorado. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Lak's Music Room 2014Thanks Zephyr. The Avatar Afterburner 8 seems a high value proposition given the proximity of performance to the GTX D gold. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Lak's Music Room 2014Bill,I'm glad acquiring the DAC has been such a success for you. It seems you're as impressed with it as I am. 5 years of joy so far and I haven't a thought of replacing it. So effectively it c... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Lak's Music Room 2014Zephyr24069,Thanks very much for that information, I really do appreciate it. I'm curious about the afterburner outlet that you mentioned, how close is it in performance to the GTX D in... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Lak's Music Room 2014Lak,I'm Interested in the Furutech GTX to use as a wall AC outlet running directly into my balanced transformer (BPT) which all components are plugged into. Do you find the GTX to be natural an... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Lak's Music Room 2014Hi Lak,Congratulations on obtaining the Yamamoto DAC. I'm confident you'll thoroughly enjoy this wonderful Japanese music conveyer for a long time. The standard output coupling capacitors are a... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonJet,I certainly trust your listening impressions and you have an exceptionally fine system. I would be very interested to read your comparisons of the low-cost wire versus the highly regarded s... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonJet,It sure seems that buying these premium grade Transformers was a very wise and fruitful decision. I believe you and Joe and imagine your system must sound simply terrific and oh so natural ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Cyrus,I had roughly 160 -175 hours on them. The warranty is 6 months.Charles, posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Rethm Saadhana Haniwa VPI BricastiSynergy will always matter. Some say the Canary amplifier is terrific, others would disagree. You can significantly alter the sound by simply changing the driver and output tubes. Some brands are m... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Chris, It is really interesting how a given brand of 300b tube can provide different results/impressions depending on the particular amplifier. The EML XLS is an ideal match with the Frankenste... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Regarding my system page individual descriptions and pictures, one day they just vanished. I notified audiogon but never received a response. I've been unable to reestablish them.Charles, posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Chris,At one time I was very curious regarding the First Watt SIT 1 and 2 amplifiers given their designer and very simple circuit implementation. I came to the conclusion that they're likely ex... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment |