2 Channel
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
I have a 3/4 ton, not jacked up, with a step rail and a pull handle....we can make it happen ...I'll bring lightman (human crane sasquatch) and Voltz (the new most interesting man in the world) with me
Hope you're feelin' better bro keep us posted
We've already lost pepster, to some lame ****$ biker rally
I had them push the surgery up for the 18th compared to the 28 so I could have the time to get mobile for the meet. I'm not planning on missing it.
2 Channel
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
Those were gone when I said I Do and she said the 3 was a keeper
2 Channel
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
Got in late last night from music fest (getting too old for this, hehe) and found mine at front door. I'll send a PM out and update the list today. Many thanks to @250GTLusso!
Den: Rega RP6 * AT33PTGII * Budgie SUT * Jolida jd9 * Roon (Sonic Transporter) * PS Audio DirectStream Jr. * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Sunfire Signature II * PSAudio PP3 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2 Study: Roon * Sonore UltraRendu (LPS-1, WW Plat7, Iso Regen, Lush) * ProJect Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * PSA Dectet * DH Labs Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 Studio: SBTouch * Marantz 2270 * Polk CRS+(4.1tl) Beach: Music Hall MMF5.1se * Speed Box II * DL103r * Lounge Copla/LCRIII * Sonore microRendu * Schiit Yggdrasil * Belles 20a Pre * Pass Aleph 30 / First Watt F5 Clone * PSA Dectet * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl Beach Den: Dayens Menuetto * Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn / KEF LS50 / Dynaudio Audience 50 / Revel M22 Beach Study: LG v30 phone * Schiit Aegir * Zu Omen Dirty W/end
Mine was supposed to come on Friday according to the P.O., it came Saturday at work, of course. Just got it out of the mailbox and the box has taken some abuse, with a big split in the side. I'll open it later and make sure there is no damage.
"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!
Contents look fine. I wonder how they were shipped from Sri Lanka? It seems Avel was just a middleman as these are made in Sri Lanka, I wonder what role if any Avel played beyond placing the order and packing and shipping them.
Time to order the rest of what I need. It will be several weeks before I assemble.
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!
Contents look fine. I wonder how they were shipped from Sri Lanka? It seems Avel was just a middleman as these are made in Sri Lanka, I wonder what role if any Avel played beyond placing the order and packing and shipping them.
Time to order the rest of what I need. It will be several weeks before I assemble.
H9
Glad it made it okay. My box was in good shape. I immediately discarded the box since recyclables were picked up early this morning, so I never noticed the Sri Lanka address. Interesting.
Den: Rega RP6 * AT33PTGII * Budgie SUT * Jolida jd9 * Roon (Sonic Transporter) * PS Audio DirectStream Jr. * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Sunfire Signature II * PSAudio PP3 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2 Study: Roon * Sonore UltraRendu (LPS-1, WW Plat7, Iso Regen, Lush) * ProJect Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * PSA Dectet * DH Labs Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 Studio: SBTouch * Marantz 2270 * Polk CRS+(4.1tl) Beach: Music Hall MMF5.1se * Speed Box II * DL103r * Lounge Copla/LCRIII * Sonore microRendu * Schiit Yggdrasil * Belles 20a Pre * Pass Aleph 30 / First Watt F5 Clone * PSA Dectet * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl Beach Den: Dayens Menuetto * Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn / KEF LS50 / Dynaudio Audience 50 / Revel M22 Beach Study: LG v30 phone * Schiit Aegir * Zu Omen Dirty W/end
The Sri Lanka is a sticker on the actual transformer.
"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!
Mine just came in and aside from the box being a little mangled they had the tranny wedged in with a good amount of cardboard and packing paper.
vcwatkins, look at the upper left corner of the first photo.
"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!
Yes, I received mine on Saturday and had it together and completed by the end of the day. Yeh!
Thanks again @vcwatkins and @250GTLusso for putting on the group buy. Hopefully the next time we put one of these together I will own a pair of 1.2tl's that I will be in need of another dreadnought (wishful thinking).
There's nothing wrong with them being made in Sri Lanka. I just assumed for the cost and special order they would be made in the USA at the actual Avel Lindberg plant. Maybe there is no such thing as a "US Plant".
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!
There's nothing wrong with them being made in Sri Lanka. I just assumed for the cost and special order they would be made in the USA at the actual Avel Lindberg plant. Maybe there is no such thing as a "US Plant".
H9
While I am sipping on my Sumatran coffee auditioning my 2.3's through my Sri Lankan dreadnought I think I will be happy just the same...
If anyone bought a 1000VA and does not need it. If anyone can part with one 1000VA that would be greatly appreciated. I actually have 1.2 tl's and fried the left side SDA and other drivers because my AI-1 is done. Had to start from scratch. I have owned these for 29 years. Can only afford this one time. Please help.
Original owner SDA SRS 1.2 (1989) modded to TL's with VR3 Fortress mod.
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
Avel makes and stocks an 800vA model that performs superbly with SDA's. The 1000vA is a slight improvement.
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!
Avel makes and stocks an 800vA model that performs superbly with SDA's. The 1000vA is a slight improvement.
H9
Thank you.
Looking for the 1000VA
Original owner SDA SRS 1.2 (1989) modded to TL's with VR3 Fortress mod.
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
Avel makes and stocks an 800vA model that performs superbly with SDA's. The 1000vA is a slight improvement.
H9
Thank you.
Looking for the 1000VA
You'd be very happy with the 800VA.
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."
Avel makes and stocks an 800vA model that performs superbly with SDA's. The 1000vA is a slight improvement.
H9
Thank you.
Looking for the 1000VA
Good luck, maybe someone will sell. I will sell mine for $1000. $1 per vA.
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!
Avel makes and stocks an 800vA model that performs superbly with SDA's. The 1000vA is a slight improvement.
H9
Thank you.
Looking for the 1000VA
I'm actually one of the people who's owned the 800VA and the 1000VA, I upgraded in the second group buy. The improvement is there, but in terms of scale, there will be a much bigger improvement by going from the original AI-1 to the 800VA than there will be going from the 800VA to the 1000VA. Given that a group buy just finished up with about 30 of these purchased, I think it'll be a few years before there is another group buy. If I'm you, I'm repairing your 1.2's, do all the crossover upgrades possible, get yourself into RD-0198's if you haven't already, and get the 800VA tranny. The improvements you'll realize will be so huge. Listen to the others' advice and buy the 800.
Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
I already have all new drivers, tweeters, upgraded to Tl's. New VR3 Fortress mod with high grade posts, connectors, internal wires, & SDA cable. Trey is making that as we speak.
Original owner SDA SRS 1.2 (1989) modded to TL's with VR3 Fortress mod.
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
I already have all new drivers, tweeters, upgraded to Tl's. New VR3 Fortress mod with high grade posts, connectors, internal wires, & SDA cable. Trey is making that as we speak.
Awesome. Get on the 800VA tranny, and you will be in absolute heaven compared to where you just came from. You can always jump to the next level whenever the next group buy happens.
Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
It's a dreadnought holiday today! I assembled and installed it last weekend but haven't had time to listen. My house is somewhat of a circus with 4 kids from 11 to 18. Wouldn't change a thing but listening time is rare these days. So ... I'm burning a vacation day and enjoying some tunes! The dreadnought lives up to the hype!
Imaging and Soundstage - Not much more to add to DK's original reviews. He described it as more crescent shaped and thicker in the middle like an "M" if I recall. That's exactly what I'm hearing. Individual instruments/voices are more distinct. They went from over there to right there. Vocals are back a little further and that's a good thing in my system. They were a little bit in your face before and now they're just right.
Bass - I expected more and it's here. I was initially concerned that more mid-bass could be boomy. DK assured me that it's not at all boomy in his system and he's spot on. There's more low bass, more mid bass, more thump in the chest bass. Somehow it's also tighter at the same time. I installed Erse Super Q SDA inductors a long time ago and this is a further improvement.
Overall - My expectations have been exceeded. What I can't adequately express is how much more enjoyable it is to listen to my system now. It went from "that sounds really good" to "wow!" Wow is not always a good thing but this is the kind of wow that makes you want to keep listening.
Thanks again @vcwatkins and @250GTLusso for putting this together! Thanks @DarqueKnight for your previous work that led to this! Hope the rest of you enjoy this as much as I am.
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SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans
Comments
LOL....OH...STFU
Do we need to come load your big boy farm @ss in the truck????
Seriously???
Don't want to miss you at LSAF
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
I have a 3/4 ton, not jacked up, with a step rail and a pull handle....we can make it happen
Hope you're feelin' better bro keep us posted
We've already lost pepster, to some lame ****$ biker rally
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
Thanks again @vcwatkins and all who participated...
At least that's better than a Orchiectomy 1&2
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
Those were gone when I said I Do and she said the 3 was a keeper
Polk 1.2tl's Fully modded with dreadnought
Rogue Atlas Magnum
Rogue Magnum 66
North Star Intenso Dac
Marantz UD 7007
Pangea PC
Wireworld Equinox 7 interconnects
Wireworld Equinox 7 Speaker Cables and Jumpers
Home theater
Marantz SR 5009 Sunfire Signature 425x5-B&W Cdm1nt Cdm Center Channel
Backups Polk Monitor 5 peerless,2.3tl,SRS2 pin/blade,Polk Crs+ pin/blade with stands.McCormack Dna 0.5 Deluxe,Dared Sl 2000A,Dayens Ampino
Study: Roon * Sonore UltraRendu (LPS-1, WW Plat7, Iso Regen, Lush) * ProJect Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * PSA Dectet * DH Labs Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354
Studio: SBTouch * Marantz 2270 * Polk CRS+(4.1tl)
Beach: Music Hall MMF5.1se * Speed Box II * DL103r * Lounge Copla/LCRIII * Sonore microRendu * Schiit Yggdrasil * Belles 20a Pre * Pass Aleph 30 / First Watt F5 Clone * PSA Dectet * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl
Beach Den: Dayens Menuetto * Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn / KEF LS50 / Dynaudio Audience 50 / Revel M22
Beach Study: LG v30 phone * Schiit Aegir * Zu Omen Dirty W/end
Thanks to @250GTLusso and @vcwatkins for all their work to pull this off.
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!
Time to order the rest of what I need. It will be several weeks before I assemble.
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!
Glad it made it okay. My box was in good shape. I immediately discarded the box since recyclables were picked up early this morning, so I never noticed the Sri Lanka address. Interesting.
Study: Roon * Sonore UltraRendu (LPS-1, WW Plat7, Iso Regen, Lush) * ProJect Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * PSA Dectet * DH Labs Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354
Studio: SBTouch * Marantz 2270 * Polk CRS+(4.1tl)
Beach: Music Hall MMF5.1se * Speed Box II * DL103r * Lounge Copla/LCRIII * Sonore microRendu * Schiit Yggdrasil * Belles 20a Pre * Pass Aleph 30 / First Watt F5 Clone * PSA Dectet * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl
Beach Den: Dayens Menuetto * Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn / KEF LS50 / Dynaudio Audience 50 / Revel M22
Beach Study: LG v30 phone * Schiit Aegir * Zu Omen Dirty W/end
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!
vcwatkins, look at the upper left corner of the first photo.
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!
Study: Roon * Sonore UltraRendu (LPS-1, WW Plat7, Iso Regen, Lush) * ProJect Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * PSA Dectet * DH Labs Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354
Studio: SBTouch * Marantz 2270 * Polk CRS+(4.1tl)
Beach: Music Hall MMF5.1se * Speed Box II * DL103r * Lounge Copla/LCRIII * Sonore microRendu * Schiit Yggdrasil * Belles 20a Pre * Pass Aleph 30 / First Watt F5 Clone * PSA Dectet * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl
Beach Den: Dayens Menuetto * Fostex BK-12m Folded Horn / KEF LS50 / Dynaudio Audience 50 / Revel M22
Beach Study: LG v30 phone * Schiit Aegir * Zu Omen Dirty W/end
Thanks again @vcwatkins and @250GTLusso for putting on the group buy. Hopefully the next time we put one of these together I will own a pair of 1.2tl's that I will be in need of another dreadnought (wishful thinking).
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!
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
While I am sipping on my Sumatran coffee auditioning my 2.3's through my Sri Lankan dreadnought I think I will be happy just the same...
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
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!
SRS 2.3TL (Fully Modded)...SDA-1A (Fully Modded with Dimensional Tweeter Delete)
1KVA Dreadnought
Marantz SA 8005
Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Shure SC35C/N35X - V15III/VN35HE
Yamaha TX-540 Tuner...Sony BDP-S570
Sony PS4
Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video
"All THAT IS LOST FROM THE SOURCE IS LOST FOREVER"
Thank you.
Looking for the 1000VA
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
You'd be very happy with the 800VA.
"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
Good luck, maybe someone will sell. I will sell mine for $1000. $1 per vA.
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!
I'm actually one of the people who's owned the 800VA and the 1000VA, I upgraded in the second group buy. The improvement is there, but in terms of scale, there will be a much bigger improvement by going from the original AI-1 to the 800VA than there will be going from the 800VA to the 1000VA. Given that a group buy just finished up with about 30 of these purchased, I think it'll be a few years before there is another group buy. If I'm you, I'm repairing your 1.2's, do all the crossover upgrades possible, get yourself into RD-0198's if you haven't already, and get the 800VA tranny. The improvements you'll realize will be so huge. Listen to the others' advice and buy the 800.
2 x Immedia Model 8 Dual Mono Amps (profile pic.) 250W/per--500W/per channel very clean. BDA-1060 Blue-Ray/CD XLR Balanced.
Adcom GFP-750 Preamp XLR balanced.
MSB Platiunum Plus DAC with latest mod, XLR Balanced.
All Audioquest Anaconda XLR and RCA wiring. CPCC Model 11 power cables.
Audio power industries Power Wedge Ultra 116 and 115.
4 x Sound Connection S7-III 6ft each continuous copper Speaker wire
Yamaha RXV-1 Surround sound receiver. Polk FXI A6 Center channel, & Polk CS2 Rear Channels
Panasonic 60" Plasma.
4 x 30 amp dedicated audio grade outlets. Two for the amps and 2 for the power conditioners. The only thing analog is the amp inputs
Awesome. Get on the 800VA tranny, and you will be in absolute heaven compared to where you just came from. You can always jump to the next level whenever the next group buy happens.
Imaging and Soundstage - Not much more to add to DK's original reviews. He described it as more crescent shaped and thicker in the middle like an "M" if I recall. That's exactly what I'm hearing. Individual instruments/voices are more distinct. They went from over there to right there. Vocals are back a little further and that's a good thing in my system. They were a little bit in your face before and now they're just right.
Bass - I expected more and it's here. I was initially concerned that more mid-bass could be boomy. DK assured me that it's not at all boomy in his system and he's spot on. There's more low bass, more mid bass, more thump in the chest bass. Somehow it's also tighter at the same time. I installed Erse Super Q SDA inductors a long time ago and this is a further improvement.
Overall - My expectations have been exceeded. What I can't adequately express is how much more enjoyable it is to listen to my system now. It went from "that sounds really good" to "wow!" Wow is not always a good thing but this is the kind of wow that makes you want to keep listening.
Thanks again @vcwatkins and @250GTLusso for putting this together! Thanks @DarqueKnight for your previous work that led to this! Hope the rest of you enjoy this as much as I am.
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans
RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605