mdalton's MBR system

@jond sorry you missed, a lot of good rooms (IMO, of course).  But no, I was talking about the Vu, not AN, rooms.  Last year his room featured some awful sp...

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@jond Thanks!  Were you at CAF this year?  Vu’s room was quite good (much better than last year, not sure what happened there).  Other faves included Cessar...

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@stereosanctity Thanks.  Yes, am very pleased with the Rotel.  Was considering an NAD C368 all-in-one streaming amp for convenience, but would have bricked ...

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mdalton's big rig

@islandmandan Thanks Dan.  Yes, it’s really gratifying to have something that sounds good and looks so pretty.  Speaking of which, I love your custom Tannoy...

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mdalton's big rig

@drubin it was a PS Audio disk.  and thanks for the compliment.  I still want to upgrade my step-up, but I’m very pleased with the system’s overall synergy....

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mdalton's big rig

@mikeyaya I just wasn’t willing to  completely torque our furniture arrangement around for the speakers. It’s a cool room where we’ve always spent a lot of ...

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mdalton's family room system

@jeffrey125 Have you checked out my vintage system?  Think you’d like my TD-124.

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@jeffrey125 Wow. I’m not worthy.  Really beautiful.

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@jeffrey125 Thanks!  Checked out your system(s).  Very cool.  Who did your plinth for the Thorens?

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mdalton's vintage system

@lalitk you are very kind, thank you.  (you have a stunning system, btw!)

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mdalton's family room system

@linnie01  Thanks!  You have alot of cool stuff.  I’ve only had one Linn piece - it was a blue Linn Classik.  I paired it in our MBR system with Quad 11Ls in pia...

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@mjcmt  Thanks!  Zoom in closely on my Vintage system and there you’ll see I have a little switch box that allows me to toggle between two-channel with the Leben...

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@jond Thank you!  Yes, I really love this system.  I found the ceiling material initially based on looks, but it turned out to be an acoustic...

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Deja Vu all over again!

Hmmmm.  Sounds like Vu has not gotten around to fixing the 2A3?  My breakup with him was over a trade - I gave him a very nice antique persian rug which he used in his club space for 3+ years.  He ...

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Deja Vu all over again!

Just saw your system.  Very nice.  And lots of choices, particularly amps.  Do you switch them up much? What do you think of the Synthesis vs. the Deja Vu stuff?

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mdalton's family room system

@milpai Lol, thanks!  Yeah, I never really get rid of my stuff, I tend to repurpose it.  Over 20 years ago, before we had a sunroom, the fami...

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@jond  Thanks!  Actually it’s my 3rd system; check out my vintage system, which is the latest one I’ve put together for our recently renovated basement.  Still, ...

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@jond Thanks!  I don’t think Vu typically does custom crossovers for AN - AN would likely have a problem with that.  But in my case I got a deal on a pair o...

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@milpai nope, still love their sound.  they’ve been paired with an Audio Refinement Complete integrated (the old YBA budget line).  I use a Raspberry Pi str...

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@milpai btw, am a huge fan of ProAcs - I’ve often seen them paired with Leben amps - and I’ve heard great things about Backert Labs (and btw,...

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mdalton's vintage system

@subterranean6 Interesting.  I’m considering a Swissonnor SUT with HM-7s.  And btw, I love your system - a lot of really cool pieces.  Definitely not cookie...

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@subterranean6 Thanks!  And yes, I really love the SPU on the TD124 in that system.  I was a little surprised how good the combo sounded rela...

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@milpai Thanks!  And yes, I can see who he is (and isn’t).  Pathetic, but no worries.  The anonymity of the internet brings out the worst in ...

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@inkyyuki thanks.  re the AN-Es in poplar burl, my wife was not initially a huge fan of the look cuz they’re the only wood furniture we have ...

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@linnie01 yes, had already checked out your spaces - nice, and I’ve always liked the linn aesthetic.  So clean. 

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