What did you do to your stereo rig today?
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When you like Raife decide to get more dedicated to audio, I'd love to see that set up....
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You are welcome here any time. I think I am about as serious as I will ever be allowed to be.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 -
Basics setup is complete... simply glorious.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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Being playing with a new Innuos Zen MK3, Rips and stores CD's to Flac. Using Roon the navigate, I'm going to turn into one lazy SOB
loving it so far
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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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I bet that is sublime!
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I bet that is sublime!
It is more than that. It is entirely another level, and endgame for sure. It has to be experienced to be believed.
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 -
Spent 4 hours playing with:
My Christmas present from the wife 👍🏻
The improvement using Analogmagik on the setup my OL Enterpise Mk4 arm with the Madake has been a little eye opening (really ear opening...). I have always put a lot of effort into my cartridge setups but his placed the sound into a different world.
integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
server Wolf Alpha 3SX
phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
speakers Rockport Mira II
cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
rack Adona Eris 6dw
ultrasonic cleaner Degritter -
Spent 4 hours playing with:
My Christmas present from the wife 👍🏻
The improvement using Analogmagik on the setup my OL Enterpise Mk4 arm with the Madake has been a little eye opening (really ear opening...). I have always put a lot of effort into my cartridge setups but his placed the sound into a different world.
That is a great present. Would like to give it a try but its pricey. Sounds like a good investment though.
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 -
Spent 4 hours playing with:
My Christmas present from the wife 👍🏻
The improvement using Analogmagik on the setup my OL Enterpise Mk4 arm with the Madake has been a little eye opening (really ear opening...). I have always put a lot of effort into my cartridge setups but his placed the sound into a different world.
That is a great present. Would like to give it a try but its pricey. Sounds like a good investment though.
Group buy -
Spent 4 hours playing with:
My Christmas present from the wife 👍🏻
The improvement using Analogmagik on the setup my OL Enterpise Mk4 arm with the Madake has been a little eye opening (really ear opening...). I have always put a lot of effort into my cartridge setups but his placed the sound into a different world.
That is a great present. Would like to give it a try but its pricey. Sounds like a good investment though.
Group buy
Count me in.
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 -
Finally got around to installing the Blackhole5 that @Moose68Bash so kindly karma'd to me a while back.....err uhh quite a while back
It was a piece that is 7-1/4" x 9-1/4", so not quite big enough for 2 pieces 6" x 6", so I pieced it into 2 pieces that are 5-7/8" x 5-7/8" with a 1-1/4" square missing from one corner (yeah I'll fix that in the future....maybe). Anyway, this was a bigger transformation than I expected! The first song in the queue happened to be David Gilmour Live at Pompeii, Comfortably Numb and the difference was astoundingly obvious from the git go. The vocals were super clean and breathy.....yeah I'd rather use that in reference to a female vocalist but that was my first reaction. Further songs cemented that in that vocals have taken on a new crystal clarity and the bass is tighter as well. The feeling that there is a live band in my room is now inescapable. I guess attenuating that back wave from the midwoofer is super important. Anyway I'm lovin it.
George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer
Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)
LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
*all connected w/Premiere ICs
5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”
Power Conditioning & Distribution:
4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
It was a little less than 6" x 6". The more I think about it, it is probably having that little square missing in the upper outer corner that is where the magic comes in. George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
You just need it directly behind the woofers.A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?
This stuff is incredible at cleaning/tightening up resonances. In the 2.3tls you just use a piece that's just big enough to go behind the woofers. If you get too much it will suck the life right out of your speakers.
@Toolfan66 IIRC did most of his enclosure on his 1.2tls and promptly removed most quickly. -
Umm I added a new CD player. The guy I bought it from said it was good.
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Man, that looks familiar
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 -
I don't think ive ever heard Krell equipment before. But I am for some reason drawn to it. I want a Krell amp so bad!
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You just need it directly behind the woofers.A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?
This stuff is incredible at cleaning/tightening up resonances. In the 2.3tls you just use a piece that's just big enough to go behind the woofers. If you get too much it will suck the life right out of your speakers.
@Toolfan66 IIRC did most of his enclosure on his 1.2tls and promptly removed most quickly.
I finally got around to ordering a sheet of bh5 last week and plan on doing my 1.2tls after reading all the positive reviews for years. I'm thinking 2 strips 27'' long by 3'' wide behind each array should be good. I've read that the adhesive is very good but I wonder if anyone has used extra adhesive to insure they do not loosen up? -
Congrats on your new disc spinner, Ivan!
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George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
motorstereo wrote: »
You just need it directly behind the woofers.A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?
This stuff is incredible at cleaning/tightening up resonances. In the 2.3tls you just use a piece that's just big enough to go behind the woofers. If you get too much it will suck the life right out of your speakers.
@Toolfan66 IIRC did most of his enclosure on his 1.2tls and promptly removed most quickly.
I finally got around to ordering a sheet of bh5 last week and plan on doing my 1.2tls after reading all the positive reviews for years. I'm thinking 2 strips 27'' long by 3'' wide behind each array should be good. I've read that the adhesive is very good but I wonder if anyone has used extra adhesive to insure they do not loosen up?
I was wondering that myself but I took the precaution of cleaning the surface of my particle board with some Everclear 190 on a paper towel. I'm sure Isopropyl or Denatured would work fine but you can't use it for a Bloody Mary
. Anyway, some brown stuff came off and it was much smoother and cleaner feeling. You don't want to get the wood wet, just a lil on the surface which will quickly flash off. Then I tested the adhesive with a finger and felt it was plenty sticky enough. Time will tell. George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
http://www.lampizator.eu/lampizator/references/krell cd300/Krell CD300.html
This is what lukasz fikus the owner of lampizator had to say about the krell kav cd300. -
You just need it directly behind the woofers.A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?
This stuff is incredible at cleaning/tightening up resonances. In the 2.3tls you just use a piece that's just big enough to go behind the woofers. If you get too much it will suck the life right out of your speakers.
@Toolfan66 IIRC did most of his enclosure on his 1.2tls and promptly removed most quickly.
I just went through this process with my 2.3tl. I pretty much covered the back wall and it totally killed bass and mid-bass. Took the life right out of the speakers. I removed all by a 4x4 square behind each drive and the came right back to life.
SDA SRS 2.3tl, SDA 1C, SDA 2B (TL mod), Reserve 200 -
So this BH stuff is to dampen resonances like say Dynomat, Secondskin, or Armacell*?
*CHEAP version of Dyno or SS
Or does it absorb certain frequencies?
Help me out. ThanksSamsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer
Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)
LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
*all connected w/Premiere ICs
5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”
Power Conditioning & Distribution:
4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
motorstereo wrote: »
You just need it directly behind the woofers.A piece ~7” X 7” in each closure made what sounds like a BIG diff?
This stuff is incredible at cleaning/tightening up resonances. In the 2.3tls you just use a piece that's just big enough to go behind the woofers. If you get too much it will suck the life right out of your speakers.
@Toolfan66 IIRC did most of his enclosure on his 1.2tls and promptly removed most quickly.
I wonder if anyone has used extra adhesive to insure they do not loosen up?
No need for that. The glue they use is like that mouse trap glue. If you've ever got into any of that you'll understand.
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How about some thoughts on that new Krell you are playing with...
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 -
I now have a 3X27" strip of bh5 behind each of my 1.2tl's arrays. I haven't had the drivers out since 2012 so it was a struggle pulling the first driver out of each cabinet. As was mentioned the glue is very strong and I saw no need for any additional glue. Now I need to spend some time with them for some listening impressions.
