Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceI heard the K2 years ago with a small ViVa integrated and a vinyl source- it was, at least on the source material used, absolutely entrancing. I would seriously consider the Everest as a step up fr... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert is one of the most generous in terms of his time and effort on this forum- he puts his money where his mouth is, is not afraid to try stuff, recognizes that not everything in audioland is pe... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsI've been spending far more time focusing on records than on gear (though I have refreshed the cartridge very recently and gotten a few more RCMs to play with). Here's a shot of a bunch of Vertigo ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Yeah, baby. Love it all. The horns look like the ones Vlad was demo'ing with some time ago. Some pretty heavy weight turntables to boot. What more could one want? :) Piles and piles of minty or... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAh, tubes. Can't shoot 'em, can't live without 'em. :) posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Voice Of Living PresenceSo far, so good. Took me a little while to get the hang of it, I'm using the Monks fluid and a lab water rinse; only a couple of records needed the so-called mold-buster step first, which I let soa... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Voice Of Living PresenceSyn- with a Monks en route to me now, and still the owner of an ultrasonic (albeit the Audio Desk, not the KL), what does the ultrasonic add after 'monking'? Are you able to get the rims fully dry ... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
To see and feel the musicAball- I heard a small Viva integrated amp driving a pair of JBL K2s years ago, with a good vinyl rig at the front, and it was sublime. Your new room looks very 'clean,' i.e. no clutter and spare, ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Voice Of Living PresenceSyn: I have come to a similar conclusion, and use a similar approach: essentially pre-cleaning, using AIVS No. 15, letting it soak, agitating, vacuuming (VPI, though that Odyssey is beautiful), the... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert and Rockitman: have you guys met in person*? I think you'd be dangerous together :)____*I almost typed 'prison' but that's a different story. posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Myles B. Astor Reference SystemWhoa, Myles! Good to see you here. posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Babybear's SystemGuys: FWIW, at least on the H-3000, I found a Mullard fat base first series and have stuck with that over several other NOS rectifiers. I know the guitar amp guys consider these to be holy grail re... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI found that the need to change VTA more or less frequently was also cartridge dependent- when I ran the Lyra Titan i a number of years ago, it seemed extremely sensitive (and receptive) to small c... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert- both Mark and Vytas are really nice guys and strike the right balance on the business and engineering fronts between a small company that is personal, but not micky mouse and a more sophist... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemFunny, I was bugging Albert a few weeks ago about cameras too!Albert, is the Veloce the original one or the current (Lithio) model? I heard both in my system, and there was a pretty big gulf be... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsHi, Hal. The room is a decent size, but not huge (i don't have the exact measurements to hand, but could supply if needed). The listening area is at a remove from where the front end gear is, so th... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
From Electrostats to Horns -More StepsHey, Jwm! Dunno. Once I move to Austin, my hope is to do a separate building which will function as listening space/office. I have all kinds of plans in the back of my mind for how to configure it,... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDid Elvis leave the building? Mike hasn't posted here in quite a while...Carry on. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemStill in NY, trying to get this house sold. Will be back in Austin, whether or not sold in NY, by January. Missing the hell out of central Tx.Will keep in your loop, Albert. And, I promised the... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemIf your experience with the DHT is anything like the H3000, it should keep getting better over time, as you well know. Do you think rectifier tube rolling in the power supply of the DHT would yield... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, what tubes are on the main chassis of the DHT? They look like 300's. Vintage? posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPS. Fred: here's a link to a description of the steps to reagent water- deionization is just one step. I think you are using reagent water which is of a higher purity than simply deionized water. <... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI can give it a try Fred, but how would you dry the rinsed record? Going back to a vacuum type cleaner for that seems to defeat the purpose of using the AD. (But yes, I still have the VPI).As t... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPS to Fred- I would hesitate to add photoflow to the AD mix, if only because it could void your warranty. regards, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFunny, when I spoke to the folks at Ultra Audio, they insisted I just use plain old supermarket distilled water. Those come in gallons, not 4.5 litres, as originally specified by the Audio Desk man... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment |