Surrounded Sand

reeltrouble1
reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
edited January 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
Wolcott Presence 220 EL-34 monoblocks

Antique Sound Lab Hurricane KT-88 monoblocks

Marsh Monster Amplifier

Surrounded outgunned outmatched and outplayed the Marsh just cant handle the heat...but a big thanks Dawgfish for letting me use her.

Tubes Rule....RT1

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited January 2011
    Damn, he posted a picture. :eek:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    in full tubiness......waaaaaaaaa

    RT1
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2011
    Now if he can just take a picture in focus, Ted, why are you such a mess?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    cheap cell camera.....spent my dough on stuff that goes or is going to go fast and does hi-fi, wasted the rest of it.....well, that and a recent ****-gasket failure....

    RT1
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Next time post a little bigger pic, OK? Thst was only a six-clicker...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    hehehe....well, when I finally went big....man o man...hey they looked in focus when they were little...

    RT1
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    the pic was clear its that sand amp that is messing things up.....

    RT1
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    the pic was clear its that sand amp that is messing things up.....

    RT1

    I'm calling BS.


    I guy with Glock 9mm could have some fun in that room.Lots of clear little targets.:tongue:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited January 2011
    Ouch. Those words just made me cringe. Don't do that!
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    Marsh's failure was getting involved with Monster Cable....and epic failure of collaboration from my perspective.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    The Sound Lab shut that Sand down in about five minutes at 85db.....if I cross the monster and use it mono I can play one speaker....mono marsh...not what I had in mind...

    I am sure though someone has a speaker for it....not my thing, but still cool of Dawgfish to let me use it and give it a go. I suppose in fairness a B&K ST just totally flopped...no stage, no image, totally flat with these speakers.

    RT1
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited January 2011
    Pic sandblasted in a sand storm....
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited January 2011
    Where's the sand in the picture? The bright blurry and grainy Tube pic blinds my eyes...

    Not to mention the sounds...hehehe
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Marsh's failure was getting involved with Monster Cable....and epic failure of collaboration from my perspective.
    I'd watch it,Noel might slap you with a frivolous lawsuit for your disparaging remarks.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited January 2011
    The Marsh couldn't run Ricardo's MMG's so this is absolutely no surprise.

    I bet and X250.5 0r X350.5 would give it a go! The X250 sure makes Ricardo's MMG's sing. It would be fun to find out, that's for sure.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    The Marsh couldn't run Ricardo's MMG's so this is absolutely no surprise.

    I bet and X250.5 0r X350.5 would give it a go! The X250 sure makes Ricardo's MMG's sing. It would be fun to find out, that's for sure.

    H9

    Absolutely, Pass nerd.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2011
    Those Wolcott's are bitchin' to say the least. Ted, you really should just hand the camera over to one of the kids.:biggrin:
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Absolutely, Pass nerd.

    the Pass boys are welcome to hop in their bus, visit Ga, and we can discuss...

    I do try SS with these from time to time...have not found a SS yet that can match the tubes....the Sanders would be nice to try....Ayre is used but those top-line blocks are too much coin for me. Pass are few and far between here so no have not tried their big boy play toys. If richie has and had good results a nice indicator.

    The ASL Hurricanes are quite suprising....excellent bandwidth, great imaging, fast enough, they do use output transformer however the circuit can deliver the damping and voltage swings needed by the impedance demands of this panel. And even better they can be had real world prices somebody can actually afford.

    I am now seeing gear over five figures being called mid-line...I would say out of control as far as price points but that is another topic...

    Once Again Tubes Rule the Rabibit Hole...the Sand never got off the beach.

    RT1
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited January 2011
    Ted, that would be a fun trip to head to Georgia with Rich and his Sanders amp and swing by and pick up Ricardo and a hand cart to load the Pass X250 and make a weekend of it.

    Perhaps when the weather gets better, the birds are chirping and there is some green on the branches around here a road trip is in order.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited January 2011
    What's the use with rubbing sand on the skin. If you wanna know, you got to go deep.

    Or else, burn baby burn.
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the kind words Ted. Just for the record I never thought that the Marsh could compete with the Wolcott monoblocks, not in a nanosecond. I was just letting Ted borrow it while his Wolcotts were being serviced. I let him borrow a B&K ST 202+ that does an awesome job of pushing my SDA-1Cs, but is not so great with the Sound Labs. Those are some hard speakers to drive for sure, but once you find something that can properly push them like Ted's Wolcotts, they are pure magic! No problem at all Ted. I hope to get over your way soon.

    Steve
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited January 2011
    Maybe, just maybe, if all of the planets align in all the right ways the resident vampire can personally deliver his sand amp. Root beer is a must and plan on staying up late...like 'till dawn.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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