sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Updated system description, and added recent tweaks. New photos to come shortly. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchNice amp upgrade, Pedrillo! I'm sure you'll love it. For your next move, have you thought about upgrading your Merlins to something more recent? They've improved quite a bunch since that ve... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Well, big changes now almost completed. Picked up a Musical Fidelity TriVista 21 DAC and Stereovox XV2 digital cable, which I'll try with both the modded Sony and the Pioneer Elite a... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsGoldeneraguy,Thanks for your comments. Yes, the Aries 845G is a beautiful sounding amp. You'd think it is much more powerful than 30w, and it drives the Merlins well, even in my large room.... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsAlfa,Sorry, I haven't responded to your question until now. Although I like the Belles amps, haven't heard his preamps. As for the Dodd, it continues to impress greatly. Just the quietest b... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just added Dehavilland Aries 845G monoblock amps to the system. At first listen, they are very impressive, and sound great with the Merlins. Unfortunately, I have to sell the Merlins... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsAlfa,So far, I am very impressed w/the Dodd preamp. It's the quietest tube pre I've ever heard. Jet black backgrounds, and not subject to the EMI/RFI hash that plagues many others in my env... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added some new photos... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Gary,The Dodd & Herron are very similar in nature, they both pretty much disappear. I don't have very many hours of listening yet on the Dodd, so take my comments w/grain of salt, but so... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsMark,Thanks for your comments and suggestion. I will be happy to try some Nordost if I get a chance. I agree that the Valhalla took quite some time to break in and did sound bright at first... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Full Steam AheadCool system! You've got all the stuff I've been curious to hear and haven't yet: Doshi, Doshi and the DPS arm. I've never been a tt dustcover fan, but yours looks elegant in your photo! Nice job, posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just picked up a Dodd Battery-Powered preamp and sold my Herron VTSP1/166a. After all the RFI/EMI noise issues here, the opportunity to use a battery preamp has much appeal. Upon ini... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsPantherdude,I did get mine from McMaster-Carr. Seems like brass pricing has increased significantly lately. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Posting updated system soon!Peter, congrats on your new Doshi. I'm sure it's letting you hear even more of what your ScoutMaster & Dyna can do. I like the way you've displayed your gear without sacrificing attention t... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
My first two channel. Whad'ya think?Peter, congrats on your new Doshi. I'm sure it's letting you hear even more of what your ScoutMaster & Dyna can do. I like the way you've displayed your gear without sacrificing attention t... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added two sets of Symposium Rollerblock 2 isolation devices for use under the Vendetta phono stage and the Herron line stage. Thanks to member, Cello for turning me on to these! They... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just upgraded to a JMW 12.7 tonearm w/Valhalla wiring and adjustable fluid damping. I'm wondering if I should expect a break-in period for the wiring. It sounds great right out of th... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just picked up an Audience Power Cable to try on the Herron line stage in place of the VH Flavor 2. Initial listening (CD only) reveals a very lively, dynamic sound with perhaps more... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Sdatch,It's pretty impressive. While it's looks are sort of, um...plain, and nothing sexy about it, the sound is hard to knock. It calls little attention to itself. In fact, I have a... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently received my Vendetta phono stage back from John Curl after updating to latest version including teflon caps. Had to sell the Atma-Sphere MP3, as I couldn't afford to keep ev... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Mitch,I'm listening to the Herron VTSP-1A/166 and the Vendetta Research phono stage. The Monbrison looks very interesting; I've read much about it, but never got a chance to hear any of the ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsHi Ozzy,Well, the K&K did manage to avoid the RFI troubles that I've been fighting. OTOH, it wasn't that great a fit with the rest of the system, so I sold it(quite easily!). For all the positi... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added a VH Flavor 2 w/gold Furutechs to try w/my preamp. We'll see how it sounds... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsStltrains,Thanks, I built that rack with parts from McMaster-Carr, Audiopoints and maple from perfectplank.com. One of the posts above has the whole parts list. If you pursue and have any quest... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Happiness is a warm glowVery cool, Carl. Nice looking pair of '57s! Cheers,Spencer posted about 19 years ago | View comment |