What now ???I will have my Hales in 2 days (Friday). They will have taken 6 weeks to get properly repaired, matched and tested. They were not too bad considering their age. I am very excited to get them back u... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???It took a year and a half to completely upgrade my entire system. The Hales Transcendence 5’s remain as do my PS Audio Perfectwave transport and my Magnum Dynalab md106t tuner. The transport works ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???Apparently the Hales Transcendence 5 speakers needed some work being 21 years old. I should have them back tweaked and tightened and repaired in a couple of weeks. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???My Hales have been fully tested and measured and they are in excellent condition. The technician recommended against new crossovers parts confirming that the crossovers were rebuilt properly 18 yea... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I wait on my Hales to be returned from their tune up. They were measured and they measured very well. I will probably end up with the same crossovers but with a couple of Mundorf caps in place of w... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???It looks like my Hales will down a month or more but I am confident I will get a spectacular speaker in return for the repair. I think my crossovers were off a little all along since the first cros... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???As I have been waiting for my LCD4 headphones to return from Audeze repair I have been using a new pair of 2021 LCDX headphones which although are nice I look forward to getting my LCD4 headphones ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I should have my Hales speakers back in 2 or 3 weeks completely redone and repaired and I should have my Keces power transformer end of June or early July. I am most excited about my Hales. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I am getting the crossovers in my Hales rebuilt with Mundorf caps. The speakers will also be rewired and fully tested. I had kept the original crossovers so they will be used for reference. I truly... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???My Hales T5’s speakers have sounded a little different from each other for years but today I finally sent them in to be turned up, balanced and tightened so they should sound the same as each other... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???The last piece of my system I wait on is the Keces BP-5000 power transformer. My system is complete and sounds good. The only original component in my system are my 21 year old Hales Transcendence ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???Bybee speaker tails make a big difference. I removed them from my speakers to hear the difference they made and my system sounds much better with the Bybee speaker tails installed. They make enough... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???The picture below is a crossover from my Hales speakers. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
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What now ???My system sounds good. I wait on a Keces BP-5000 to replace my Shunyata Hydra2 and Hydra6. I will give it a try but will hang onto the Hydras in case I prefer them. The Hydras sound good but don’t ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???With just over a weeks play the X250.8 is sounding very good. The XP-32 is beautiful and I am very lucky to have found a new one with just a few months use for sale. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I received my Lazuli Nirvana cable today and they are very nice new out of the box with my LCD-XC’s. They will greatly improve with play. My system sounds good with my new amp now beginning to open... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I now have my retirement audio system. The only original component are my Hales T5 speakers but I am in no rush to change them. Good headphone cables have been an eye opener. Everything counts espe... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I got the X250.5 amp and it’s nice!!!I am getting a Lazuli Nirvana cable for my LCD4. I blame it on COVID. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???The Lazuli Reference cables keep sounding better with play. I expect my new Pass X250.8 amp in 4 days. The Pass XP-32 preamp is sweet. posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???The Danacable Lazuli Reference cables are scary good. I’m getting a third one for my LCD’s. Next week I get my new Pass X250.8 amp. I use this forum as a diary for my audio equipment journey. I’ve ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I’ve decided to recable my Audeze LCD4 and Focal Utopia headphones with Danacable Lazuli Reference cables. Should be a nice upgrade over what I was using. I find my LCD-XC phones work well with my ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???Glorious! I have my dream system. In a week or two I will be getting my new X250.8 amp and in a month or two I will getting a Keces BP5000 power transformer. It will actually be the new model which... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???My MD106T tuner never sound better. It likes to be isolated from the rest of my gear. The new preamp is beautiful. I should soon get my new X250.8 amp and I will be trying a Keces BP5000 isolation ... posted over 4 years ago | View comment | |
What now ???I should have my new Pass X250.8 amp in a couple of weeks. Very exciting. The XP-32 preamp has me listening to my music in a new and exciting way. posted almost 5 years ago | View comment |