sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Nolas are sold. I was fortunate to find a great deal on the Sound Labs and to have amps that are up to the challenge. For those with the room for tall electrostatics and amps to drive them, I haven...

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MY Place sbayne

Scott, I have enjoyed battery psu with Macs in the past, and have read details about Vinny's dongle for the mR, but thought that is only targeted towards LIO owners. For the best sound from mR...

posted over 9 years ago

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MY Place sbayne

Glad to hear the improvements. One more suggestion for you, when you are ready to improve your digital further, check out the Sonore microRendu as a replacement option for your Mac. It works w...

posted almost 10 years ago

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My System

Cool rig, Kacz! The Schiit's the sh*t. Enjoy.

posted almost 10 years ago

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Kenny's System

Kenny, Great system. I always loved the Raven tables especially. Looks like we have very similar ideas on how to build a DIY maple/brass rack! Enjoy,Spencer

posted almost 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Thanks, Jeff. I've heard the Lamm phono stage and agree with your comment. Maybe someday... :-)

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Jeff's All New System

Wow, great looking system and room. Really makes you want to get comfy and listen for hours. As another Lamm hybrid amp owner, I'd love to hear it. Keep on spinnin'!

posted almost 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Added handmade BBC style QRD wood diffusors at the back corners of the room where the walls meet the ceiling.

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MY Place sbayne

When I found the same, I replaced the coffee table with a small table that could go on either side of the seating position. In practice, I basically just needed a spot for a beverage and a remote. ...

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WATT-Puppy-Joule Therapy

Great looking system, I'm sure you are getting the most out of the 160s, which I have been a longtime fan of. Really nice balance of gear and maximizing your space with effective room treatment; no...

posted almost 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Added Ecco Audio custom linear power supply by Vince DiNenna to power the Sonore microRendu. It is taking performance to an obscenely high level, especially in terms of value for price. Digital sou...

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Apogee Mania

Florian,Wow, your room looks amazing. It's nice to see those amazing Apogees get such nice complementary gear. I bet it sounds wonderful. Hang on to that Studer! Cheers,Spencer

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MY Place sbayne

Very cool system. Love how you made a wide variety of brands all visually blend by emphasizing the wood finishes.Here's a dumb question: Since you mention soundstage etc. being important to yo...

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rocketiii's System

Beautiful system. I've heard the Duos sound really great and as a former Atma-Sphere owner I'm sure the S30 is a great match. One suggestion, have you played much with speaker placement? It lo...

posted about 10 years ago

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TAD • Atma-sphere• TTWeights• Soundsmith

Very beautiful and interesting system. Although I've enjoyed both Atma & TAD gear, never heard them together. When I owned MA1 mk2 amps, such a fine speaker never made it home with me. Enjoy! C...

posted about 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Sound Lab A3 Electrostatic Loudspeakers up and running. They really are amazing in many ways. I feel fortunate to have them. IMO, the key to getting good sound with large panels is plenty of ...

posted about 10 years ago

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pgibby's System

Now you're talking. Go Phils!

posted about 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Adding Sound Lab A3 Electrostatic Loudspeakers en route to me shortly. Expecting plenty of setup tweaking will be needed to get the most out of them. Excited to to give them a try, as I've always b...

posted about 10 years ago

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Rives designed

Listening to Sister Morphine on the reissue LP on this system was best goosebump maker I can recall in a long while. Suggestion to add a closeup pic of your Jagger mugshot, that is an awesome ...

posted about 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Adding Sonore microRendu streamer/renderer and a custom linear power supply to replace MacMini running Audirvana+. Will use DLNA output mode and run Lumin as control point app on my iPads and Bubbl...

posted about 10 years ago

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Cal's System

All the best sub systems I've heard have been either JL or REL. There are quite a variety of each. Cheers,Spencer

posted about 10 years ago

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Cal's System

HC, Beautifully matched system. One suggestion, before changing speakers, have you tried borrowing a subwoofer from a friend or dealer? You might be better able to dial in to your sized/shaped...

posted about 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Added a Synology DS415+ NAS drive with a pair of 4TB Western Digital Red drive units. Wiring with Blue Jean Cable CAT6A to both router and Mac. Will make the new NAS primary digital library locatio...

posted over 10 years ago

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sbank's Austin City Within Limits

Ddriveman,Thank you. Why don't you listen to the LA300ME first, share your thoughts and then I'll tell you what I thought were the stengths/weaknesses of the LA150. Would hate to bias your exp...

posted over 10 years ago

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Ozzy System

Hi Ozzy,Your dog is the coolest thing I've seen on Agon in a while. Has the best ears too! Cheers,Spencer

posted over 10 years ago

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