Small Room Small SystemHey Seikosha,I noticed on "my" SET thread that you owned a Decware amp and that you also have considered the Coincident Dynamo. Can you shed any light on the Decware vs. Coincident ch... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I heard Wynton many years ago at Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center in NYC. He played the Haydn B-flat Trumpet Concerto, which is a war horse of the trumpet repertoire that - as a former player - I kn... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).I am still coming to understand the various terms like DHT and pentode. If I wanted to go DHT SET I could build the Bottlehead Paramount mono blocks for around $1700, or if I get enough for my Manl... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles,As the resident SET guru and in my never-ending quest to make myself nuts choosing a SET amp, let me ask you a question...Do you know anything about Wright Audio in Oregon? They hav... posted about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenFrozentundra,Hi. Sorry for the delay.... didn't see your post until now.I lived with Ohm's for about 18 months. During that time I determined that I didn't really enjoy their pseudo-omni pr... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenZenblaster,I have thought about subs in the past but have never taken the plunge. My room is multi-purpose and I don't think I can fit any more stereo gear into it! I also have a hunch that the... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenSystem edited: I recently upgraded the tweeters in the De Capo's to the latest, beryllium tweets from Reference 3A. Still breaking in but so far they sound a bit more transparent and smoother at hi... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenZenblaster,What a nice, generous post! Thanks for all the recommendations!Peace! posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenThanks, Jeff225. I am very pleased with it. I think it'd sound even better if I could tame some more of the slap echo in the room, but there's only so much "redecorating" my significant o... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenApdoc,Yes, I had the Dulcet before I upgraded, and you are correct: they are extremely special, little speakers. I absolutely loved them.I would say that the De Capo brings the following ad... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Gettin' closeWonderful! posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Gettin' closeShakey,Great looking system! Enjoy! Wish I could hear it! :-) posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenMapman,Yeah, for the foreseeable future, I'm truly done speaker hunting. The De Capo's continue to get better - more open and musical - as they break in. I'll play a track that I haven't listen... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenSystem edited: Updated my system and speaker photos to reflect the addition of the heavenly Reference 3A MM De Capo iA. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenTbromgard,Sorry for the tardy response to your post; I just saw it today for the first time. I've generally been quite happy with the cartridge, although I've never had the opportunity to reall... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenKnownothing,Nice to hear from you, and sorry for the tardy response. I switched to the Supra cable back when I had the Merlin monitors, because Bobby at Merlin recommended a stranded, litz type... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenRyriken,Okay, this is really dumb! In the picture, what I have under the Dulcet's is a sheet of paper towel on each stand. The reason is that they have this gorgeous, shiny "piano blac... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenMapman,Thanks for posting again. Yes, I think you nailed it. There really is something to be said, I think, for the "crossover-less" approach that Reference 3a takes. That, along ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenThe Merlins are terrific speakers oodles of detail and resolution. Plus,you get time and attention from Bobby P, who is surely one of the finest people in the audio business. But (usual d... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenOh, also need to add: finally got area rug on the floor to tame some of the echo in that room! posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenSystem edited: A long overdue update to my system pics and description. Added Musical Fidelity M1 DAC and V-Link to the digital side. CD player's never sounded better and I can also play files thro... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of Heavenwww.sjofnhifi.comI use the XL Spades, even though the smaller ones might work. posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenRyriken,No, I didn't have Merlin fill the holes; they just didn't show up well in the photos. I listen with the grill covers off, but use the grills for protection of the drivers when, for ... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenMapman,Yeah, especially with the lights off! :-) posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Little Slice of HeavenSystem edited: Added Supra Classic 6.0 speaker cable. posted about 15 years ago | View comment |