Bryston meets JBLHi Dave, sorry for the late reply.IMO all big brands are highly overprices and consequently none is keeping its values very well. Going for demo models (like me) or for local brands (like y... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Bryston meets JBLHi Dave,regarding what you wrote me in Classact's thread about C-2820 vs. C-3800 Accuphase preamps:Paul you really know your Accuphase. As for me, I'm moving ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekSystem edited: A few pics of the new system. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Bryston meets JBLHi Dave, I have just seen your virtual system and I see that like me you are also into the "Done for now" thing ... How on earth can that be with all these Accuphase purchase ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekSystem edited: The Focal Micro Be - Rel Stentor 3 combo has been replaced by a pair of Avantgarde Uno G2 speakers. The move was very unexpected. I made an appointment with a local dealer to... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekThanks for stoping by Cwby8115. I look forward to see some pic of your hi-fi and drums rigs. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicHi Arthur,I hope you can give me some tips for optimizing the sound of a pair of Avantgarde UNO G2. I have just started a new thread on this topic where I have given more details about my r... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekSystem edited: Big upgrade on the electronics side: the Accuphase E-550 integrated was replaced by an A-45 power amp and a C-2410 pre-amplfiers, and the DP-500 CD player was replaced by a DP-600 SA... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi Pierre,I have always liked Dynaudio speakers, but every time I was buying new speakers I have ended up buying something else (most often because it was cheaper and/or it looked better an... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekSystem edited: I've bought a pair of Dynaudio C1 mk1 speakers. Now the scheme showing the room configuration as it is now is 100% authentic. Real pics will follow soon. posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemHi Maxen,Sorry for the late reply, I was traveling the last two weeks. Thanks for the advise regarding the DG-38, I will give it a try and let you know how things went.On a diff... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi T0tor0,I am glad to hear that eventually everything worked out fine. The set-up procedure can be an exercise in frustration as the Accuphase manual is not very useful. However, when set-... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemHi Maxen,Thanks for the prompt reply. The problem was the equalizer curve which had variation of +/- 10-15 dB in the midrange. (I really have no idea how/when I have ended up saving... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
nvp's previous systemsHey Gerardo,Nice to hear from you!The E-560 should work very very well with your MicroBes. It should also have a very very good headphones amp. (I had a Musical Fidelity x-can V3 he... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHey Pierre,Nice to hear from you. How is your room coming around?Maybe I should tell you first about my new hybrid acoustic treatments. Because I did not have time to go and... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekSystem edited: I have added two pictures of my system. More will follow. posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi T0tor0,Thanks for the reply. Things have got back to normal here, i.e. the DG-38 is doing again a wonderful job. It was the equalize setting that was screwing up the sound. Once I have s... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemHi Maxen,Somehow I have succeeded to screw up the settings of my DG-38 unit. So far I did not figure out how to fix this problem. I hope you would not mind reading my last post on my system... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekDear T0tor0,I hope you will read this :).Somehow I screw up the setting of my DG-38 and I do not seem to get anywhere anymore. (It might have been my toddler daughter who did this. ... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
nvp's previous systemsDev, I am not the only one here (both on the "mbl - is there a problem?" thread and on audiogon) who does not appreciate your bully attitude. Other contributors to the "mbl - is ther... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi T0tor0,Sorry for the late reply. The "Recall" button lets you load in the "active" memory of the DG-38 a measurement you have performed at a previous time... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Kosh NaranekHi T0tor0,Indeed the Accuphase manual is extremely brief and gives no explanations what so ever on what the units is actually doing. So far I have tried only the first and second room s... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemWhile I did not compared the Scala and the 1038Be models I corroborate Mike60 opinion/experience, viz. in the past I have compared a few times Focal speakers from the Utopia and Electra lines and t... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemYou have tried quite a few great speakers over the years :). All of them with the current electronics?Next time the upgrade-bug bits me I will make sure to listen to the Elac 607 CE spe... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
batos SystemHi Maxen,Thanks for the response. I am not surprised to hear that Elac speakers outperform more expensive speakers of the competition. In the Netherlands many shops sell Elac speakers and I... posted over 12 years ago | View comment |