Small Room, Big SoundSo after six months with my new room I'm moving! Onwards and upwards to a bigger room (6m x 8m appx) which I can learn from the one I just had built -- lots of good lessons, and particularly the pr... posted about 5 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundAfter over a year I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel. I have a two car detached garage that we are planning to convert to an audio room and with luck the work should be completed by e... posted almost 6 years ago | View comment | |
Jazdoc's "Not Off The Rack" SystemCongrats on the Tosca! I had mine installed for just a few hours before I had to break my system down for my relocation. Even so the first impressions were astounding, it’s a great arm and a pleasu... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHi Mike -- with my system now in storage for a year I'll have to live vicariously through yours. Agree on the Tosca, I had mine up and working for all of an hour and even with t... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundSystem is now boxed up and ready to be shipped off to the UK -- sad to see the room back to bare walls ready for its next owner (who may be planning to make it a home theater so at least the effort... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundJust added discussion and pictures of PPT The Gate installed in my system. An intriguing and positive improvement that brings a new feel and even tonality that I’ve not seen delivered by any other ... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundContinued adjustment -- moving to the latest Synergistic Galileo SX cables for the dCS stack and continuing to tweak the Taiko upgrades by adding more grounding blocks and working on the power cord... posted about 7 years ago | View comment | |
My Latest SetupGood choice of racks :-) However upgrading to Apex footers under the amp stands as well will pay clear and immediate benefits -- and of course using the SiNi balls as wellI woul... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundYes, Brian is my dealer who supplied the VTL. He also sold me the power amps and my table all while he worked with his dad, and hooked me up with the DCS Vivaldi at a price that worked for me as we... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundA couple of pretty big updates -- new speakers (Magico M3) and pre-amplifier (VTL TL-7.5III). Detailed notes on these changes are found in the system description but in a nutshell the M3s are much ... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
The Final CutI’m sure Taiko could do 240V no problem. And all the work to convert for the new PSU is trivial, simply taking off the base plate and unscrewing the old PSU, a half hour at max, so no need for you ... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
The Final CutHenry. Not sure if you’ve had a chance to check out the Taiko Audio Power Supply upgrade for the Herzan? Really high quality work and great people to work with plus the improvement in sound is very... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundI recently purchased Richard Mak's AnalogMagik setup software and discs. OK so it is expensive (and I needed to buy a laptop and sound card as well) but for those among us who are constantly worryi... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundUpdated photos and posted some details on the Taiko mods which continue to astound posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundThanks for your posts @shadorne and @bdp24 Regarding the questions you posted. I've not actually compared... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundSo finally got my phono stage back after working through some battery/power supply issues.Now I can listen to the effect of the Taiko upgrades to the Herzan -- wow it's like a t... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundThanks @lak -- much appreciatedUpdates today include the Taiko powe... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundSome major system updates and changes1) Upgraded from SR Galileo LE to UEF speaker cable -- this is a much more relaxed and open sounding cable, can seem bass shy but is actuall... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
The Final CutThe mod will be done in person here in Oregon when one of their reps is in the US, the same guy that worked on Mike Lavigne’s system. The alternative approach if you are not able to arrange a visit... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
The Final CutHalcro - not sure if you’re aware of the Taiko Tana Herzan mods, I’ve got some on order having already experienced how upgrading the power cord on my TS-150 improved things despite my not expectati... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
ViVid SystemFurther to my comments on cabling you might also want to explore an external 10MHz master clock for the Scarlatti -- they're not that expensive and the effect is very positive -- more details on my... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundQuick update on recent changes - added the Mutec Ref-10 clock (review her... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundThanks for the comment @sa312 I’m originally from the UK so this would be considered a medium to large room by EU standards and the type of s... posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundActually @kebsch substantially the same system used to be in a much larger room as you can see posted about 8 years ago | View comment | |
Small Room, Big SoundThanks @jond while there is some $ invested in this room I’d argue that I’ve learned more from taking the time to optimize what I have rather than simply spendin... posted about 8 years ago | View comment |