The best thing I can say right now is that since I put this preamp into my system I have been listening to the music and not the gear for the first time in a while.
I will write more about my thoughts on the Rhumba tonight after work.
I hear ya man, we Italians have family issues every day. Hope nothing too serious. Family trumps everything, take care of business first, and get to it when ya get to it.
HT SYSTEM-2 channel
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
The best thing I can say right now is that since I put this preamp into my system I have been listening to the music and not the gear for the first time in a while.
I will write more about my thoughts on the Rhumba tonight after work.
That was my impression also. Being somewhat of an audio nerd, it definitely made you forget about picking it apart and simply let you enjoy the music. A notable characteristic of a good piece.
HT SYSTEM-2 channel
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Was the $5K preamp comment about us?
Rhumba 1.1 - $2,995 ! (admittedly that is an introductory price but it will be maintained til the end of '16)
Also we hope that some of these great comments will be reflected in the "review" thread as well!
It could go like this:
Gets from Washington state to Indiana by this Friday. Then it would leave Indiana for your neck of the woods on the next Friday, March 18. And maybe arrive at your doorstep on Tuesday March 22.
Yeah, it's expensive..........worth it for a demo, but I was surprised as well. With insurance it was $64 for me to ship. It's getting crazy what they charge for shipping. The still have a huge fuel surcharge even though the cost of fuel has gone way down........just like the airlines.
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 Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S-Tubes add soul!
$64...... I would have killed for that!!! With insurance and delivery by Friday UPS charged $205. For Tuesday delivery it would have been $135. I guess that's the price you pay to have your sack blown back as Tony would say.
At least I know indyhawg will have a nice weekend of listening coming up and that the package will not be bouncing around in a truck across the country.
I need to find someone with a business account with a carrier!
Whoa... that's expensive. We use Fed Ex but I know the prices are not very different. I am sorry to hear it was that much! We have to figure out how to reimburse you for part of that.
I live at the west end of the Columbia River Gorge and 70 miles from the ocean. Does that count?
Sounds like a nice unit.
I'm offended...
HT/Main- Panny 50" G10 Plasma, Pioneer SC-1222k AVR, Panny DMP-BD60 BDP, Polk LS90 mains, CS350LS center, LS/fx side surrounds, LS50 surround backs, SVS 25-31PC+ sub, Harmony One
Just yankin' your chain.....let us know when you know....what you know.
I unpacked it and set it up. Great packaging. I took pictures so I can remember how it all goes back together. LOL. Everything works as it should. So it survived UPS and the long trek from Colorado. Unit sounds great, very detailed. I did not want to get up out of my listening chair. I have a busy weekend with the Scouts, so I probably will not get a lot of listening done the next few days. But I am looking forward to spending some quality time over the next week with this preamp in my system.
Like you Tony, the first tune I listened to was from Dire Straits and Wow was my first thought. I will get a detailed review out next week.
When we gonna get together with some folks to put our ears on this puppy
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
I should have gotten on the list for this baby. I could have picked it up from Hawg and shipped it on.
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. -Albert Einstein
Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
Thorens TD320
Modified Carver C-1
Carver TFM 42 and 45 Amplifiers
Polk RTA15TL Speakers w/Decato mods
White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects
Comments
I will write more about my thoughts on the Rhumba tonight after work.
Hope nothing more serious than having to explain 5 k for a preamp
Saying that it's "too hard" to pursue your dreams is no different than admitting to yourself that you are too lazy to achieve them.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
That was my impression also. Being somewhat of an audio nerd, it definitely made you forget about picking it apart and simply let you enjoy the music. A notable characteristic of a good piece.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
Parasound HCA1500, Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Oppo BDP93, "upgraded" Polk SDA 2B.
Was that you asking....or your wallet ? lol
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
Rhumba 1.1 - $2,995 ! (admittedly that is an introductory price but it will be maintained til the end of '16)
Also we hope that some of these great comments will be reflected in the "review" thread as well!
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
Andy,
What's an approximate ETA for me?
Thanks,
Phil
Exercise Room, Wadia 171 iPod Dock, PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC, AQ Sky XLRs, Perreaux SM6 Preamp, AQ King Cobra RCAs, Perreaux PMF3150 Amp, Dreadnought, Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables, SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers).
Synology 713+ NAS on Gigabit LAN serving PW MkII DAC & DirectStream DAC.
Gets from Washington state to Indiana by this Friday. Then it would leave Indiana for your neck of the woods on the next Friday, March 18. And maybe arrive at your doorstep on Tuesday March 22.
Or, there could be delays of up to a few days?
My daughter the violinist will be here that weekend, and she has a very good pair of ears!
Looking forward to it!
Exercise Room, Wadia 171 iPod Dock, PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC, AQ Sky XLRs, Perreaux SM6 Preamp, AQ King Cobra RCAs, Perreaux PMF3150 Amp, Dreadnought, Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables, SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers).
Synology 713+ NAS on Gigabit LAN serving PW MkII DAC & DirectStream DAC.
Enjoy indyhawg!
H9
Pass Aleph 30 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Plus DAC | MIT Shotgun S3 | MIT Z P/C's | updated SDA 1C| SQ Box Touch/Welbourne Labs P/S- Tubes add soul!
At least I know indyhawg will have a nice weekend of listening coming up and that the package will not be bouncing around in a truck across the country.
I need to find someone with a business account with a carrier!
Where do you live....at the bottom of the Grand Canyon ?? lol
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
I'm offended...
Office Rig- Marantz 2252B, Denon 2910, Kenwood KD2070 TT, Polk RTA 12B's/ RTA8t
I'd say so....
Beautiful place pal.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
What ??......and no review yet ? lol
Just yankin' your chain.....let us know when you know....what you know.
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Dynaudio Audience 72
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cary xciter dac
Cullen modded Sonos
Joule la-100 pre
B&k Ref 4420 amp
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Analysis plus crystal oval ic's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
B&k 1430
Tad 803 speakers
I unpacked it and set it up. Great packaging. I took pictures so I can remember how it all goes back together. LOL. Everything works as it should. So it survived UPS and the long trek from Colorado. Unit sounds great, very detailed. I did not want to get up out of my listening chair. I have a busy weekend with the Scouts, so I probably will not get a lot of listening done the next few days. But I am looking forward to spending some quality time over the next week with this preamp in my system.
Like you Tony, the first tune I listened to was from Dire Straits and Wow was my first thought. I will get a detailed review out next week.
When we gonna get together with some folks to put our ears on this puppy
Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
Thorens TD320
Modified Carver C-1
Carver TFM 42 and 45 Amplifiers
Polk RTA15TL Speakers w/Decato mods
White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects