The Concert HallBarry, Stan and Gary, thank you for your comments.Stan, the side wall acoustic treatments are broadband Helmholtz resonators. Of all the acoustic treatments, they seemed to make the most dr... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallAaron, thank you! The overall dimensions of the new room are 23' x 16' x 10'.I think the biggest impact the engineered room has had on the sound of this system is a significantly enhanced s... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallPeepoy, thanks very much for your comments. For AC power conditioning, I am still using an MGE Topaz isolation transformer. In fact, I am using two separate 7.5kVA transformers - each fed with its ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallSystem edited: Well, the new listening room is now 100% complete, and I have posted some pictures. The quality of the pictures leaves something to be desired, but this is what I have for now. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Bedroom SystemSystem edited: New Audience Adept Response aR6 six-outlet power conditioner added to the system to clean up the AC power and provide surge protection. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemAt this point, I have had an opportunity to listen a bit to both of the new pairs of 300B output tubes. Both the Sophia Carbon Plates and the Western Electric tubes have some nice added bass weight... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThe big passive diffuser was installed in the new listening room today. So the acoustic treatments in the room are now completely finished. There are a couple of trim details that need to be finish... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallStan, thank you. That means a lot to me. I'm sure I have enjoyed our dialogue at least as much as you. Here's to keeping in touch in the future. Warm regards, Bob posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallHenry, the XV-1s cartridge replaced the Van den Hul Frog in my system. I found that, right out of the box, the XV-1s handily beat the performance of the van den Hul cartridge. By comparison, the Fr... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemThe new Promitheus Signature TVC is a considerable upgrade in performance from the excellent Reference Dual-Box unit I was previously running in this system. (Of course, it should be better given t... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallWell, the construction of the new listening room has been proceeding, slow but sure. At this point, the room is finished with the exception of the installation of the big passive resonator on the f... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemSystem edited: I received the new Promitheus Audio Signature TVC and installed it in this system today. I am looking forward to taking an initial measure of the new TVC this weekend. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Bedroom SystemThis system is now fully assembled. I am currently breaking in the cables and speakers. The synergy of the various components is excellent. The sound is very full-bodied and well extended at the fr... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemSystem edited: Pictures posted. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallBob, thanks for your post! The pictures I have posted here are of the system when it still resided in the living room. About a week ago, I moved the system into a newly constructed listening room. ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallClew84, thanks for your comments. Due to the lack of high end shops in the near vicinity, I have bought most of my components from various out-of-town dealers. When I get to big cities, I do what I... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemI received the new Doge CD player this week. It turns out that the manufacturer has updated the design of the CD player to the Doge 6.1. The changes include the addition of a third set of RCA outpu... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThe construction of the new listening room is now far enough along that I have moved this system into the new room. There are numerous details yet to be completed in order to fully implement the Ri... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallChad, congrats on your new room! Will you have the opportunity to design some acoustic treatment into the room before you move in? Or do you intend to let your system live in its new space for a wh... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThe listening room construction project is now in the final stages. The wood floors were finished this week, so all that remains is the construction and installation of the acoustic treatments (woo... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemSystem edited: I received the Doge 6 CD player from Pacific Valve about a week ago. After running it in 24/7 for the better part of a week, I did some critical listening to the CDP this weekend. I ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallOanhu,Thanks for your comments. In response to your question, the darTZeel preamp is definitely superior to the excellent line stage in the DCC2-SE. You will get greater transparency and be... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallThanks for your comments, Henry.What is your perspective on the MM-Threes? Have you done comparative listening to the Twos and the Threes in a system that you know well?I have been ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallProgress update on the new listening room...The drywall work is finished, and the wood flooring is in. Next steps:1. Installation of the interior doors that lead to the "old&qu... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Living Room SET SystemStephen -Based on a recent e-mail exchange with Mike Morrow, I understand that Audio Nirvana has recently modified/upgraded the drivers that Mike uses in his Ambient 1 speakers. I think you... posted over 18 years ago | View comment |