Now here's a system for you...

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
edited February 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
I hope this is interesting to members:
http://www.burwenaudio.com/Sound_System.html
Enjoy, Ken
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited February 2013
    Plus an engineer to play it and a small bank loan for the electric bill. Very nice though.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited February 2013
    Don't forget the three disco balls! Gotta have those!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited February 2013
    I seriously need a powerball win.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited February 2013
    Not interested. Too many doodads in the signal path.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2013
    Look, he has three balls! Fun toys though.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited February 2013
    Nice photographs too!
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited February 2013
    decal wrote: »
    Not interested. Too many doodads in the signal path.

    I agree.

    really cool to look at, and surely a labor of love by the owner.

    But it kind of looks like "the massive spastic application of technology".
    Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited February 2013
    Timothy Smith wrote: »

    really cool to look at, and surely a labor of love by the owner.

    But it kind of looks like "the massive spastic application of technology".

    I agree, not to mention powering the horns with pro amps. Where's the tubes?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited February 2013
    He even has a shortwave receiver in the mix
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited February 2013
    I guess I should expand on my lottery winning comment...
    I need to win the powerball because then I would have the money to do this the right way.
    I agree with you, F1...WAY too much money spent and not enough tubes in the mix. Especially considering the vintage nature of a lot of his equipment leading up to the Pro amps...
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited February 2013
    WOW sure would like to hear it though
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited February 2013
    Overkill, killed over and over again.

    I'll laugh if when he finally, FINALLY gets it done, it pulls a "Griswold Christmas Lights" on him.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2013
    I wouldn't want to be in that room when his old amplifiers made their "pop". Ouch! Very cool though.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited February 2013
    I can see it now...
    He's sitting there listening to a live recording of the 1812 Overture and one of the cannons fire right at the same time...

    *POP*

    *bladder empties
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited February 2013
    Thanks for sharing, Ken. Perhaps the world's biggest horns?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited February 2013
    Mr. Burwin is probably best known for developing the Burwin Noise Reduction system, many of which are still being used by recording studios and acoustic labs.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2013
    Pretty impressive! Obviously a guy who lived and worked a lifetime in audio.

    On a completely different "note", he looks a little like Ross Perot's brother.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited February 2013
    That is without a doubt the finest audio system I have ever seen.:cool:
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited February 2013
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    I can see it now...
    He's sitting there listening to a live recording of the 1812 Overture and one of the cannons fire right at the same time...

    *POP*

    *bladder empties

    Haaaaa, thats what im hoping for, a system that moves me
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited February 2013
    Kenneth Swauger wrote: »
    Mr. Burwin is probably best known for developing the Burwin Noise Reduction system, many of which are still being used by recording studios and acoustic labs.

    Hello and good morning to you, Mr. Swauger. That is interesting as I would imagine the noise floor in that room is rather high. I think it would be fair to say that this man has a passion for audio and truly loves the hobby. With that said, he lost a little bit of respect when I read that his choice of tweeters for this massive system were Cerwin Vegas. He lost multiple times more when I read that Dick spent a year tweaking its frequency response so that a recording of his son, Russell, playing drums in the front center horn, became difficult to distinguish from the real drums. Now if you can't tell a reproduction of drums from the real thing, that just leads me to one conclusion. You can't hear.

    One more thing. 30 year old electronics are due for an overhaul. Electrical components (some) have a shelf life and a useful life. A question was raised whether this system was outdated. I would without reserve say, "yes". Not only have some of the electrolytics reached or will soon be reaching the end of their [optimum] useful life, technology has come a long way from 30 years ago as well.

    Tom
    ~ 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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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited February 2013
    Richard S. Burwin actually penned the article describing his system and his ideas on fine tuning and tweeking his system. It's in pdf format and worth a read.

    http://www.burwenaudio.com/images/Audio_April_1995.pdf
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2013
    Overkill of a system and I agree that is is probably not optimized for sound quality/purity, but I'd love to hear the system simply for the shear force and presents of the sound.
    Jake
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