VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

Had lunch w/ Kevin and Brent in Sarasota yesterday. Very close to ordering a pair of Statement 450's. :-)

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Had lunch w/ Kevin and Brent in Sarasota yesterday. Very close to ordering a pair of Statement 450's. :-)

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

Jeff - ThAnks for the kind words. I recently, very reluctantly, traded my DNA to another a'gon member for a bunch of high- end cables. He got a great deal. If you find 1, you won't be disappointed!...

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Jeff - ThAnks for the kind words. I recently, very reluctantly, traded my DNA to another a'gon member for a bunch of high- end cables. He got a great deal. If you find 1, you won't be disappointed!...

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

Are you asking about the Speaker cells?

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Are you asking about the Speaker cells?

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

Hi Bob P - Congrats on your VAC. There are tons of places to get tubes - I have always gotten mine from Brent Jessee at audiotubes.com. Phone is 847-496-4546. Its very easy to get overwhelmed w...

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Hi Bob P - Congrats on your VAC. There are tons of places to get tubes - I have always gotten mine from Brent Jessee at audiotubes.com. Phone is 847-496-4546. Its very easy to get overwhelmed w...

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Newest meaningful change - replaced SR Apex 1m ic between Esoteric source and VAC preamp with SR CTS ic (copper-tungsten-silver), gray bullets. WOW.Sound stage immediately got wider and dee...

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Newest meaningful change - replaced SR Apex 1m ic between Esoteric source and VAC preamp with SR CTS ic (copper-tungsten-silver), gray bullets. WOW.Sound stage immediately got wider and dee...

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

OTOH, those Seimens 7308's continue to improve with more hours on them - probably the best "bang for the buck" I've ever done to my system, by FAR... :-)

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OTOH, those Seimens 7308's continue to improve with more hours on them - probably the best "bang for the buck" I've ever done to my system, by FAR... :-)

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Oh well - another bright idea bites the dust. What looked promising on paper didn't pan out as well as expected - at least now I know....

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Oh well - another bright idea bites the dust. What looked promising on paper didn't pan out as well as expected - at least now I know....

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

McCormack not hooked up yet (tomorrow?). I have the signal from each 300.1 amp going through a Galileo Speaker Cell and into the upper module only of each speaker. Mids and highs are as effortless ...

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McCormack not hooked up yet (tomorrow?). I have the signal from each 300.1 amp going through a Galileo Speaker Cell and into the upper module only of each speaker. Mids and highs are as effortless ...

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Correction - McCormack is AB, not A. Additional cables are on their way - hope to get the re-arrangement of my system done Sunday.. :-) BTW, the 7308s continue to improve in the Ren SIg IIa...

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Correction - McCormack is AB, not A. Additional cables are on their way - hope to get the re-arrangement of my system done Sunday.. :-) BTW, the 7308s continue to improve in the Ren SIg IIa...

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Correction - my friend's name is Duayne.

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Correction - my friend's name is Duayne.

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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

Lots of changes, for the much better, about to happen. First, replaced failing Golden Dragon 6Dj8's in preamp with Siemens 7308's NOS from the mid-1970's. Much better, with more air, better imaging...

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Lots of changes, for the much better, about to happen. First, replaced failing Golden Dragon 6Dj8's in preamp with Siemens 7308's NOS from the mid-1970's. Much better, with more air, better imaging...

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Wow - that's the first I've heard about the 12au7. I specifically asked Brent at VAC about those - he said it didn't matter since they weren't in the line stage(As I recall). From a "keeping myself...

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VAC & FOCAL : 2-Channel w/Vinyl 2 com?

Wow - that's the first I've heard about the 12au7. I specifically asked Brent at VAC about those - he said it didn't matter since they weren't in the line stage(As I recall). From a "keeping myself...

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Kevin- Thank you for the compliments. Your system, especially the room treatments, is amazing. I wish I could do more with my room like you have, or even a fraction of wht you've done. However this...

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