My Rockport Aviors have arrived

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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    I spent an entire 2 weeks off on Xmas getting my focals positioned, I had to tape the floor just in case. And to be honest after fiddling with cables, a new pre, room treatments, and way too much money on tubes, I've got it sounding really, really good. Played some black keys the other night for a friend after some crown and cokes. All he said was... Whoa... And tomorrow comes another upgrade for the long weekend. I'm happy with the way it sounds right now but I can't stop. This hobby is more expensive than drugs! (I think). For me it is a drug, and I love it!
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Mikey

    For me, it's ALSO a drug.

    And I love it
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    While you're getting those sliders, will you please, for the LOVE OF GOD, get some real speaker cables!
    Nothing wrong with radio shack's finest lamp cord or Monoprice-NimbusTM-2-Conductor-CMP-Rated-Speaker if you want to get fancy. :)

    After all the gear the good doctor has gone through, you'd think he can tell the differences in how they sound using what he's been using throughout his audio journey. Not trying to stir the pot, different strokes for different folks.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited March 2016
    That set up is looking really nice. The acoustic treatments will make a big difference.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Yeah cables and speaker wire will be the icing on the cake. Beginning to look. A little embarassed of the lamp cord. But hey whatever ahahaha
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,553
    Now those look like speakers!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Got the emm hooked up now.. A/b vs Cary.dpsu1lv6lu8f.jpeg
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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,014
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    Are you going to setup some little blocks of wood on carpet sliders to make it easier to ease placement?

    Yes... Need some sliders

    Why?

    Make Emma move them for you...

    She is against me nowadays.

    She tried to poke them with a stick

    No longer a trusty compadre

    And she licked the Boulder dang it

    She licked it only because she saw you hugging and kissing it... sheesh cut the young girl some slack.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    They look good! Don't they make shoes? I think I have some Rockport shoes sitting next to the Echo pair in the closet.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Looks very professional. I like the way all the pieces "match" (in color). Pretty sharp!
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,701
    That is one hell of a setup. Im very interested in how it sounds. Get it dialed in and invite us over.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    tratliff wrote: »
    That is one hell of a setup. Im very interested in how it sounds. Get it dialed in and invite us over.

    Will invite once it is set. I've been so busy I couldn't even hang up the panels... Sheesh.

    I need to get the sound to where I like it first before the invites go out
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    How are you going to do that?
    Didn't you just post the Rockports on Audiogon with a Boulder amp... :D
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • StevieB
    StevieB Posts: 256
    Joey_V wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    Wait, I'm confused. What's the Plinius pairing with if you already have the Boulder paired to something? Your sig shows Classe monoblocks. Who's staying and who's going?

    Boulder will stay.

    Classe and plinius will duke it out.

    Nothing beats the boulder

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=o6c1hyFGY3Y

    Your little one will love the avatar.
    McCormack DNA-1 Amp, Parasound Halo P5 Pre Amp, Denon DVD 2900 CD player, Adcom GDA 700 DAC, VPI Traveler TT with Denon 103R cartridge, Lounge Audio MKiii phono pre and Copla SUT, Polk SDA SRS 3.1 TL speakers, Tributaries series 8 IC's and speaker cable.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Emm labs Dac2x is very good, less "hash", better palpability and better density. It was an easy comparison because I could hook both the Dac2x and the Cary 306 at the same time and just switched from XLR1 to XLR2 on the Cary preamp and repeat.

    Consistently the same through several tracks through the boulder and the rockports. Even when I left to check on something with my wife or the kid and went back to the room, I could tell which one was playing at that time.

    A little more recessed however, less "pizzazz" on the Emm Labs DAC2x... more controlled, and more ? analog ? is a good word.

    Problem is... I like pizzaz... haha.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    StevieB wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    halo wrote: »
    Wait, I'm confused. What's the Plinius pairing with if you already have the Boulder paired to something? Your sig shows Classe monoblocks. Who's staying and who's going?

    Boulder will stay.

    Classe and plinius will duke it out.

    Nothing beats the boulder

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=o6c1hyFGY3Y

    Your little one will love the avatar.

    Hahaha that's funny
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Emm labs Dac2x is very good, less "hash", better palpability and better density. It was an easy comparison because I could hook both the Dac2x and the Cary 306 at the same time and just switched from XLR1 to XLR2 on the Cary preamp and repeat.

    Consistently the same through several tracks through the boulder and the rockports. Even when I left to check on something with my wife or the kid and went back to the room, I could tell which one was playing at that time.

    A little more recessed however, less "pizzazz" on the Emm Labs DAC2x... more controlled, and more ? analog ? is a good word.

    Problem is... I like pizzaz... haha.

    Personally Joey, I don't know how you can evaluate gear of that caliber with zip cord in the mix. Hash is not a word I would associate with the 306 either. Get some decent IC's and speaker cables in there and reevaluate before kicking stuff to the curb. Just my .02.

    I know I'm parroting what others have said, but it's hard to swallow your thoughts on all that nice gear you've rolled.

    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    I took a look in my closet and I do have some Rockport World Tour classics shoes. rockport.com/all-mens-shoes
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited March 2016
    erniejade wrote: »
    I took a look in my closet and I do have some Rockport World Tour classics shoes. rockport.com/all-mens-shoes

    Your dating shoes ?? LOL Since that's over, now they reside buried in the closet ?
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    They are next to the sheep I borrowed from you Tony. :o
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    erniejade wrote: »
    They are next to the sheep I borrowed from you Tony. :o

    You were suppose to keep that under your hat.....let me guess, your hat's in the closet too. lol
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    tonyb wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Emm labs Dac2x is very good, less "hash", better palpability and better density. It was an easy comparison because I could hook both the Dac2x and the Cary 306 at the same time and just switched from XLR1 to XLR2 on the Cary preamp and repeat.

    Consistently the same through several tracks through the boulder and the rockports. Even when I left to check on something with my wife or the kid and went back to the room, I could tell which one was playing at that time.

    A little more recessed however, less "pizzazz" on the Emm Labs DAC2x... more controlled, and more ? analog ? is a good word.

    Problem is... I like pizzaz... haha.

    Personally Joey, I don't know how you can evaluate gear of that caliber with zip cord in the mix. Hash is not a word I would associate with the 306 either. Get some decent IC's and speaker cables in there and reevaluate before kicking stuff to the curb. Just my .02.

    I know I'm parroting what others have said, but it's hard to swallow your thoughts on all that nice gear you've rolled.

    Doubt the delta between 2 components on the same cheapo cords would be any different. The comparison between the two is fair if not one uses premium cabling and the other doesn't.

    I heard what I heard and it was extremely easy to tell which is which. Now install premium cords and both will still have a degree of delta. I think the emm is a better unit.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Yep both of them LOL. Speaking of the closet, its about time to do some spring cleaning LOL
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    My thoughts on premium cables is that they help the sound and tweak it.

    You have to understand that this will costs a lot to get some really good ones to suit a particular system. I would be doing myself a disservice if I spent so much on wire and cords on an incomplete system only to have to swap them out for something else. Best for me to get everything where I want then getting wire in when it's ready.

    It ain't going to change the overall foundation of the sound. The tone and overall last degrees of emotion conveyed might be different, but the sound will still be that of BW or Rockport.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    "My thoughts on premium cables is that they help the sound and tweak it."
    If you find different some day will you post it on this site? :*
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    rednedtugent wrote: »
    "My thoughts on premium cables is that they help the sound and tweak it."
    If you find different some day will you post it on this site? :*

    Oh yes will do. I have no doubt it will improve the sound. But there's synergy, etc to think about. Not easy to do.

    I'll prob hit up skip and borrow some of his beforehand

    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    Your worried about having to swap out cables ?? Dude, the amps and speakers you've swapped out is way, way more coinage.....and you don't lose a wink of sleep over that. Just sayin'....kinda scratchin' my head over here.....which is better than what I usually scratch.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited March 2016
    opps your right ! didnt meant to go there lOl
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    Oohhhh cr@p....here we go again.....
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Oohhhh cr@p....here we go again.....

    Lightman ducks for cover... Pretends to change a light bulb somewhere hahaha
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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