Emma's speakers

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    .....and whats wrong with an integrated ? Not like the kid would care....much less tell a difference. Safety first....as the saying goes. ;)
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    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

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    tonyb wrote: »
    .....and whats wrong with an integrated ? Not like the kid would care....much less tell a difference. Safety first....as the saying goes. ;)

    Ha... I think I would care.

    But you're right... she wouldn't care.

    Dang it there goes my "slickness" according to @halo
    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
    So then....the system is for you....or her ? Big difference pal....color me confused.
    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
    edited December 2016
    tonyb wrote: »
    So then....the system is for you....or her ? Big difference pal....color me confused.

    Well... technically it's for her >:) ... ease of use and overall safety is the name of the game. Took out any tubes out of the running (which was why I sold the Cary 211FE monoblocks)... though I suppose a small tube preamp like a Cary 98 would be nice in the cabinet. I figured a SS amp outside the cabinet would still be safe... but you're right.... juice spilled in the unit = no bueno.

    Originally, I was supposed to keep the Classe M600 monoblocks for this guy... but the wife said that I was not going to be hooking up such an expensive set of amps in the gameroom. And then when the audio equipment kept coming in, I had to concede to selling the amps to avoid the couch :s .

    So that got sold and the money went to other audio expenses (Wels, etc).

    So then I thought I could fit in the Rotel RB1590 amp in the shelf but I don't think I can unless I slip it in sideways.

    I technically did not get clearance to get the 1590 amp placed on the outside of the media console, but I have not pushed my weight around to get it into the house yet.... :#

    But you bring up a good point. Perhaps safety first and I should rescind full control of the 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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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    Juice spilled on the amps is one thing, her little hands in the juice as electricity is surging threw it is another.

    Maybe if you really want mono's....buy a cabinet that can hold them....for safety sake anyway. Just sayin'...carry on.
    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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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Joey, I'd echo @TonyB. Get a nice integrated, Parasound perhaps, heck maybe even a nice AVR *gasp* with those horrible apps of Pandora or Spotify so its easier for her to control.

    As @lightman1 can atest, my loft system is setup was originally for me but gets more use watching youtube lindsey stirling videos by my daughter and man she loves it.

    Super simple. Roku -> Anthem MRX-500 ->Usher bookies + Outlaw Audio sub. She also loves listening to some Pandora stations through the Roku
    "....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)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Joey, I'd echo @TonyB. Get a nice integrated, Parasound perhaps, heck maybe even a nice AVR *gasp* with those horrible apps of Pandora or Spotify so its easier for her to control.

    As @lightman1 can atest, my loft system is setup was originally for me but gets more use watching youtube lindsey stirling videos by my daughter and man she loves it.

    Super simple. Roku -> Anthem MRX-500 ->Usher bookies + Outlaw Audio sub. She also loves listening to some Pandora stations through the Roku

    Yeah Skip and I talked in the background re the Parasound Halo... but I think I will go with a Rotel because of connectivity. I just have a hard time pulling the trigger on an integrated. My dealer's been waiting for my order. :(
    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
    tonyb wrote: »
    Juice spilled on the amps is one thing, her little hands in the juice as electricity is surging threw it is another.

    Maybe if you really want mono's....buy a cabinet that can hold them....for safety sake anyway. Just sayin'...carry on.

    Nothing can hold the monos my friend.. I think it would blow up the cabinet with sheer power.

    No but seriously, I would probably get jealous and just bring it into the main room.
    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
    Yeah Joey, I wouldn't want one of those ugly integrateds either.....Killing 2 birds with one stone. lol

    http://dandagostino.com/products-momentum-integrated.php
    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
    edited December 2016
    tonyb wrote: »
    Yeah Joey, I wouldn't want one of those ugly integrateds either.....Killing 2 birds with one stone. lol

    http://dandagostino.com/products-momentum-integrated.php

    Duuude.

    THat's like killing 3 birds with one big stone.

    1. Quality
    2. Safety, integration.
    3. Destruction of bank account.

    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
    edited December 2016
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    yowza
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    4 birds Joey....after destruction of bank account comes....divorce. :)

    She's a looker though huh ?
    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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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    MAC6700 - an integrated with a built-in tuner to listen to KNON 89.3
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,011
    FWIW, my kids have never touched the gear that was in a cabinet, never taken the grills off any speakers either. However, recently I was watching an SVS youtube video and my son asked why the "driver" not his word was bouncing, (his word) . I may have made the mistake of playing some bass heavy music and pulling the grill off my SVS to show him and explain that by it moving it is making the sound he hears. Now I'm afraid one day he may want to check it out himself.
    My parasound sits out in the open and the kids don't touch it.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited December 2016
    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-musical-fidelity-nu-vista-800-integrated-amp-trade-in-2016-11-28-integrateds-06801-bethel-ct


    Power and grace, and HI-FI enough for dad.....and will fit in a cabinet.
    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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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    tonyb wrote: »
    https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-musical-fidelity-nu-vista-800-integrated-amp-trade-in-2016-11-28-integrateds-06801-bethel-ct


    Power and grace, and HI-FI enough for dad.....and will fit in a cabinet.

    I've done business with Perrotta Consulting -- a good, reputable seller on Audiogon.
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Joey_V wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Joey, I'd echo @TonyB. Get a nice integrated, Parasound perhaps, heck maybe even a nice AVR *gasp* with those horrible apps of Pandora or Spotify so its easier for her to control.

    As @lightman1 can atest, my loft system is setup was originally for me but gets more use watching youtube lindsey stirling videos by my daughter and man she loves it.

    Super simple. Roku -> Anthem MRX-500 ->Usher bookies + Outlaw Audio sub. She also loves listening to some Pandora stations through the Roku

    Yeah Skip and I talked in the background re the Parasound Halo... but I think I will go with a Rotel because of connectivity. I just have a hard time pulling the trigger on an integrated. My dealer's been waiting for my order. :(

    No worries. I figured you'd already talked to Skip about Parasound :smile:.

    At the end of the day the brand will only really matter to you. The usability is all that matters to her (at least right now).

    So as long as you find something that works for both you are golden :smile:
    "....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)
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    What about a Hegel integrated? Supposed to be tha bomb these days.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    tonyb wrote: »
    4 birds Joey....after destruction of bank account comes....divorce. :)

    She's a looker though huh ?

    @tonyb

    Yeah bro... she's a looker.

    Definitely 4 birds with 1 stone.

    If only I had that kind of disposable income. D'agostinos with maybe a better SF speaker like the SF Amati Futura. Drop dead gorgeous combo.

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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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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Dang it that's a more beautiful walnut speaker than mine... yowza...

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    Sell the Benz and get the woman a Chrysler. 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: »
    Sell the Benz and get the woman a Chrysler. lol

    Haha... we are looking at the Toyota Highlander.... pretty car.

    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
    I thought she wanted a Cayan turbo?
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    halo wrote: »
    I thought she wanted a Cayan turbo?

    Hahaha... you read her mind.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Joey_V wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Sell the Benz and get the woman a Chrysler. lol

    Haha... we are looking at the Toyota Highlander.... pretty car.
    halo wrote: »
    I thought she wanted a Cayan turbo?

    Buy her both.... then your back in brownie points to go toward more audio stuff
    "....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)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    I guess if I go with a Rotel integrated, I might as well get an SVS SB13U instead of the money going to an amp?
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited December 2016
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Sell the Benz and get the woman a Chrysler. lol

    Haha... we are looking at the Toyota Highlander.... pretty car.
    halo wrote: »
    I thought she wanted a Cayan turbo?

    Buy her both.... then your back in brownie points to go toward more audio stuff

    Dude no. :#

    I like my monthly savings... I guess I just have to be in audio gear "time out" for now... look but don't touch... o:)
    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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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I guess if I go with a Rotel integrated, I might as well get an SVS SB13U instead of the money going to an amp?

    LOL... nope.... but your wife some more shoes, nice ring, more earrings....

    Grease those rails for your next audio purchase.....
    "....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)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I guess if I go with a Rotel integrated, I might as well get an SVS SB13U instead of the money going to an amp?

    LOL... nope.... but your wife some more shoes, nice ring, more earrings....

    Grease those rails for your next audio purchase.....

    Dang 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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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Joey_V wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I guess if I go with a Rotel integrated, I might as well get an SVS SB13U instead of the money going to an amp?

    LOL... nope.... but your wife some more shoes, nice ring, more earrings....

    Grease those rails for your next audio purchase.....

    Dang it!!

    That way you can buy 2 of those 16" SVS subs lol...
    "....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)
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