VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Jeff-Nice system! posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Jwm-Congrats on the Altairs. They have always been on my "short list". posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Although my APL NWO-M is an engineering masterpeice and sounds terrific, the Esoteric combo is a better fit for the direction I see myself heading in for the future. In addition, the transport in t... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Hey Dev-All I can say is that September is 9 months from last January, as far as the VAC piece is concerned. Audio months are much longer than normal months, as most audiophiles know, especiall... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Its not that Kevin doesn't believe in KT120's - he just won't put them in his gear and has a pretty detailed explanation of why not on the VAC website, which makes sense to me, altho I'm in no way ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Hi Bob-I'm pretty sure there will be some decent gains with the sub cables for 2-channel, becoming even more apparent for movies. I know this since I have already used these cables to replace o... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Hi Lloyd-"great" for my system would be something like the new VAC Statement Line Stage, for example. There are several others I am aware of that are also allegedly "great" ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?After considerable thought and input from others, the Esoteric purchase may be put on hold for a while. It makes more economic sense to upgrade my preamp from very good to great, if I can find &quo... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Contemplating a few changes over the next several months.Upgrading my SR bi-wire APEX speaker cables and Galileo Speaker cells to Hi Fidelity either CT-1 Ultimate or CT-1 Ultimate Reference... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?I have now had the CT-1 Ultimate ics for about a month between my CD player and preamp. The transparency and realism is amazing. They are apparently just starting to seriously break in at about 200... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?System edited: I just added this PMR Premium #2 to my system. Jerry from Audio Magic brought it over and after 1/2 hour of listening, it was staying. A bit of background - for the past several mont... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?System edited: HD 3 xlr is KILLING the cables they replaced - SR's Prec Ref, in every category. Prec Ref has thousands of hours on them; the 3 xlrs have ONLY 15 HOURS ON THEM!! posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?I ran a simple experiment this am. With the help of a friend, we moved the 70" TV into another room. It had been between the speakers on a platform table. Immediately my soundstage gained widt... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Looks like I'll not be "trading up" anytime soon...That's OK - my VAC gear is barely broken in yet... :-) posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?HNY to you as well!I think these pieces are going to be a bit pricey and not sure how much audible difference this auto-biasing will generate, if any. Makes me glad I addressed system power noi... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Cyrus- I agree with Dev here - there is no reliable way to actually compare conditioner/regenerators, etc. since there are way too many variables that are different between our systems. For instanc... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?K-For now, I'm just going to catch my breath. I will not change my ics from CD to preamp - they are High Fidelity CT-1E and are fantastic in my system. Same with my SR Apex bi-wired spkr cables... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?This afternoon I added 4 HiDiamond P-4 power cords to my system, replacing a P-3 from wall to 1 amp, as well as 3 SR Hologram-As. The SR's were going from both PS Audio P-10s to my amps, which are ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Dev- I'm sure your dealer could always get a Statement piece for you through an authorized VAC Statement dealer. I also wasn't suggesting anybody was or wasn't reputable, but I do know that... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Dev-You raise some interesting points - Limiting Statement sales to dealers who have made both the economic and training investment seems like a good thing to do. As a fellow Statement(s) owner... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Dev-Sounds like the P-10s may work out for you. They are REALLY working well for me and protecting my system as well, which I am very happy about. Another thing you can easily do with the scree... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Looks like I will have HiDiamond P-4 pcs from wall to P-10s and P-10s to amps, as well as from P-10 to CD/SACD by next weekend. Needless to say, I have found they make a substantial positive differ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
2nd System at my OfficeI put Hi Diamond p-3 power cords everywhere and it took system performance up a few notches, quite audibly. Imaging is just ridiculous - speakers are efficient and fit the system perfectly. Wouldn'... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?Dev-Thanks for the suggestions. I have already thought of these and a dozen other permutations, but until I decide to put the TV on the wall, none will be happening. Also, my pics aren't totall... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?K-I will be trying a P-3 on 1 of my amps later this week. A possible scenario soon could be P-4's from the wall to the P-10's, p-3's from the P-10 to the amps, and a P-4 on the CD player. My ea... posted about 13 years ago | View comment |