RMAF 2017 - October 6 - 8

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited October 2017
    schwarcw wrote: »
    D2Dan and I sat in the Salk room for several songs while Rich was BSing to Jim and his wife. D2Dan and I both thought the Salk sound was very good and a nice size footprint for a typical living space.

    I'm familiar with the Song 3's so I was trying to beat him down on the demo Exotica 3's......
    schwarcw wrote: »
    The Wilson Alexis II....... They sound great! But for $75K or whatever, I will never own them. I loved hearing them with the Nagra equipment. Easily my favorite room at the show.

    The Ka-Ching room! And some Audio Research gear out of my reach.

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • halen
    halen Posts: 713
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    halen wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    GlennDog wrote: »
    I'm certain Jim Salk had a room . . . Any comments on the Salk Sound?

    IIRC there was at least one set playing but i thought i seen 2 pairs
    My one take away was this one room had these bookies that had an impressive huge deep sound stage with very nice low end. I'm sorry i do not remember the speakers. After about 50+ rooms it all runs together.
    Remember that most rooms are packed tight and folks are trying to come and go. I didn't grab every piece of literature that was available. I like travelling lite. Some rooms it was very hard to get to the seats or get the perfect seat without folks to the left and the right sucking up your sound stage. Although this was my first I agree with scompracer that next time there will be no wasting as much time as i did in rooms that are 8-10yrs of wages to acquire.
    I sure was impressed with the Dan D'Agostino's amplifier that is art pure and simple.

    This tells me they had the mids all wrong.if all you noticed was the bottom end. Catering to the masses I take?

    Cheers.

    Absolutely not what I'm saying is the size of the speakers they played like large floor standers and had the low end of a larger floor stander. They had a huge presence not something you normally get from small 2 way bookies. Wide deep sound stage.

    Oh man. Now I am really intrigued, since I have a weakness for bookies. Thanks for the review!
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    GlennDog wrote: »
    I'm certain Jim Salk had a room . . . Any comments on the Salk Sound?

    He just had some Song 3's set up that sound good with [I can't recall who's] gear. The pricey Exotica 3's were just on display. Usually he shares a room/equipment with Van Alstine.

    I'm familiar with the Song 3's, so I was trying to beat him down on the demo Exotica 3's.

    You’re right, sir. VA & Salk play well together. Lately, iirc, Jim has been with working with Schiit

    If you can agree on a price for the E3s, drag your S8s back here and I may take them off your hands for you!!
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    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
    Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
    Mains Salk HT2-TL
    Rythmik F12
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    GlennDog wrote: »

    If you can agree on a price for the E3s, drag your S8s back here and I may take them off your hands for you!!

    Well, two things I can think of stop me. One is the E3 shines as a musical niche speaker where the SS8's are a better all around speaker. Even Jim agrees with that. I'm still all around with music genre. The second, 13K list price, maybe 12 for a demo, and I could only muster around 6K range used for mine.

    I haven't seen many SS8's pop up for sale at his AC forum. One fellow in St. Louis MO has been trying (since March 2017) to sell a pair of SS8's in cocobolo with a Salk C7 center in oak for $8800 (Sept '17 post). IMO he would have better success selling the center separate. The center lists at $2895.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited October 2017
    Rich, I want the Wilsons!

    But I would need to buy a new house to put them in.
    Carl

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Rich, I want the Wilsons!

    But I would need to buy a new house to put them in.

    Pocket change...
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,300
    edited October 2017
    I had a hit and miss with the original Alexia's at RMAF 2013

    Wilson had 2 rooms for the Alexia's. One room was matched up with Doshi Audio, and it sounded great.

    The other room was very disappointing matched up with VTL. Russman and I even went to private demo, and the system didn't have the synergy.

    Few months later Halen and I went to a dealer demo in Dallas which was paired up with Audio Research and that demo fell in the middle.

    Did you guys meat Deborah Wilson....???? She' super cool to hang out with
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    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

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited October 2017
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Rich, I want the Wilsons!

    Grams would say people in hell want ice water and don't get it, so.... :smiley:

    txcoastal1 wrote: »

    Did you guys meat Deborah Wilson....???? She' super cool to hang out with

    Was she there? Other than Anne Bisson, I only met pianist Robert Silverman. I love the piano. Didn't get a pic with him.

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    I have had mixed experiences with Wilsons also. However the two rooms this year were set up pretty well. Besides the Nagra room I think the other room had their Wilsons powered by Translucent mono blocks IIRC. Rich might have a picture? :*
    Carl

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    This room? I didn't take pics of poor sounding rooms.

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited October 2017
    DSkip wrote: »

    Uh oh. I didn't see you take pics of mine. :o

    You missed it cause you was moving like Zhylaw in Riddick.... :)

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,444
    SCompRacer wrote: »
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    What brand are these amps?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Air tight

    http://www.airtight-anm.com/
    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

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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    Curious minds want to know
    It would be nice if the pix had some description of the equipment that's in the pix... just say'n
    AC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
    Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
    Mains Salk HT2-TL
    Rythmik F12
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited October 2017
    voltz wrote: »
    Air tight

    http://www.airtight-anm.com/

    He beat me to it.... AirTight ATM-3211.

    http://www.airtight-anm.com/components/atm3211.html
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited October 2017
    DSkip wrote: »
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    This room? I didn't take pics of poor sounding rooms.

    Uh oh. I didn't see you take pics of mine. :o

    Here are some more shots of my system:

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    I'm telling ya Skip taller Ironwood plinths would of made ALL the difference.....

    <3:p
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,444
    Is that granite on the tops of those amps, or am I still the only one nuts enough to do that?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited October 2017
    Skip's equipment looked and sounded great! I listened to it for several hours at low to moderate volume levels listening to all types of music without feeling fatigued. Skip is a stand up and personable man to know. I had a wonderful time!
    Carl

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    schwarcw wrote: »
    I have had mixed experiences with Wilsons also. However the two rooms this year were set up pretty well. Besides the Nagra room I think the other room had their Wilsons powered by Translucent mono blocks IIRC. Rich might have a picture? :*

    I heard the Wilson Audio Alexandria's paired with D'Aagostino mega watt monsters at AXPONA 2016 and I was completely and totally unimpressed. YMMV.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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