MY Place sbayneHi, I have a F2A Cortese as well so that is what I'm currently using for an amp. I'm just trying to raise some money to perhaps go into a pair of Shindo speakers or Shindo turntable. Scott posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneThanks Ken. I have not tried the bass busters although I probably will at some point in time. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneThink of this way: they shoot across the width of the room not the length - so they shoot across a 15' distance. What you see in the pictures is an enclove where my equipment and albums sit which t... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneMine shoot into a room thats about 35' long and 15' wide with 10' ceilings. The speakers sit out about 5' from the front wall. I sit just in front of the back wall which puts me about 9'-10' away f... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneThe Harbeths are excellent speakers. I could have lived with them much longer if I had not found these Valencias locally and given them a try. Its fairly obvious Ken Shindo uses speakers like Altec... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneSystem edited: OK, I did it - I bought a Shindo SET amp. I found locally a primo pair of Altec Valencia 846A speakers so I just had to try a Shindo SET. The overall tone and balance of the sound is... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneBnrlaw: Just to add a couple more thoughts on your question. The top end on the Sinhonias is very refined - much like a good SET amp. However, you can drive pretty much any speaker you want with th... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneYou wanted to know where I stand on the high eff/low power debate. Personally, I think its hard to get the lower midrange and bass right without sufficient watts which usually means push/pull desig... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneBnrlaw: the Sinhonia monos work well with many speakers as long as the load remains relatively stable. In my system, for instance, they have no trouble driving the 40.1 which are rated at 85db into... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneDoc_stereo: how do the Shakti Hallographs "work" is a question I can't answer. The manufacturer claims they contour the frequency, amplitude and time coefficients of the reflections you h... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneAll the kind words are truly appreciated. thanks. posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneAs you have probably read the bass with the 40.1s is the hardest thing to get right. I've spent a lot of time on positioning the speakers and adjusting the Shakti Hallographs. At this level of perf... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneSystem edited: Major update to system. Went to Shindo amps to match my preamp. The Harbeths go very well with the Shindo equipment. Best tone, attack, decay, resolution and overall musicality I hav... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneLapierre, moving-up the Shindo line of preamps has been my best decision. I have built my system around that preamp by adding the very Shindo-like turntable/cartridge combo and Au23 Homage step-up.... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI recently added Hi-Fi Tuning Silver fuses to the amps and broke them in with over 48 hours of music playback. The improvement in the sound was substantial. So I decided to add another 48 hours of ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneMacdadtexas, I did a lot of tube rolling in the Havana as well. The Russian 6N3P that has gotten so much talk on the boards is very good and depending on your taste may be a little better than the ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneSystem edited: Major changes to the system over the last few months. I added the Auditorium 23 Homage T1 step-up which took the analog playback to yet another level - truly remarkable. The Havana D... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo MagicI've heard Shindo and Devore together a number of times and it was always very musical. Report back once you get the Super 8s dialed-in. Scott posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneAgreed on the amp. Just have to save my pennies. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneHi Mike, the Shindo Mr. T makes a noticeable improvement through out my system, even on the non-Shindo gear. Just can't beat those Shindo transformers! It does concern me a little that there is no ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Future is in the Past...Absolutely awesome system! Any updates since 2006? posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo MagicHi, how do you like the Harbeths with the Shindo gear? Did you ever try the Devores as you mentioned? posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneSystem edited: Complete overhaul of the system. This is the most musical yet. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneUpdated system with a Wavelength Crimson USB DAC - the sound is actually getting close to analog! posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneHi, I've been messing around with the Keces USB DAC which costs about $250 and I assume is made in China. After about 50 hours the sound settled down. It also responded positively to a Black Sand V... posted about 18 years ago | View comment |