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  • JPete
    JPete Posts: 295
    It's the RT83. My wife wanted to get back into our consolidated vinyl collection and that's how it all started... A new console, new cables, new turntable, new phono pre, and a new to me preamp since I got the itch while I was at it.
    Lexicon RT-10, Parasound P5, McCormack DNA 0.5, Polk SDA CRS+, SVS Sub
    Schiit Modi, Luminous Audio Axiom II, McCormack DNA-1, Digital Phase AP 2
    Marantz AV7701, Emotiva XPA-5, Paradigm 11se Mkii, DCM Time Windows, NHT 2C, SVS Sub

    Spares - Kenwood C1 Pre, NAD 2200PE, Polk Monitor 10B, Polk Model 11, other odds and ends
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  • musicnut23
    musicnut23 Posts: 16
    edited March 2019
    New guy here, so I'll post what I did a couple days ago. I changed out the springs & grommets on my Ariston RD11S, as well as the headshell wires on my Grace G747 headshell. Two things I'd never done. Still tweaking the suspension a bit as I go, but I can walk around the living room without making the needle skip!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    musicnut23 wrote: »
    New guy here, so I'll post what I did a couple days ago. I changed out the springs & grommets on my Ariston RD11S, as well as the headshell wires on my Grace G747 headshell. Two things I'd never done. Still tweaking the suspension a bit as I go, but I can walk around the living room without making the needle skip!

    Cool! And welcome! Post some pics of your fine work! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    Please allow me to offer you a very warm welcome to Club Polk, musicnut23.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Ditto
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    JPete wrote: »
    It's the RT83. My wife wanted to get back into our consolidated vinyl collection and that's how it all started... A new console, new cables, new turntable, new phono pre, and a new to me preamp since I got the itch while I was at it.

    You’re a lucky guy :)
    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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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    edited March 2019
    halo wrote: »
    JPete wrote: »
    It's the RT83. My wife wanted to get back into our consolidated vinyl collection and that's how it all started... A new console, new cables, new turntable, new phono pre, and a new to me preamp since I got the itch while I was at it.

    You’re a lucky guy :)

    Ditto . . . I hope you appreciate her jPete B)
    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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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    ROLL’N a little somth’n somth’n ....

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    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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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    ^^^^ Nice! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,578
    ^^^ WAY cool!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    @JPete sorry we missed you at our meet. Next time bro.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    GlennDog wrote: »
    ROLL’N a little somth’n somth’n ....

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    Now that is a great tube......
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,578
    Just got my goodie bag in the mail today! Happened to pick up some Wireworld Silver Eclipse XLR's off eBag that were miss labeled for about 1/4 the cost of new. All I can say is WOW. Had my daughter do the official A/B comparison and her eyes got real big and gave me the "way better Dad!" seal of approval. So... Looks like I will be Karma'ing some Monoprice XLR's soon.

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    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Just got my goodie bag in the mail today! Happened to pick up some Wireworld Silver Eclipse XLR's off eBag that were miss labeled for about 1/4 the cost of new. All I can say is WOW. Had my daughter do the official A/B comparison and her eyes got real big and gave me the "way better Dad!" seal of approval. So... Looks like I will be Karma'ing some Monoprice XLR's soon.

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    Really glad that worked out for you and with the daughter’s seal of approval to boot!
    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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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    I put a desk light over the Perspex TT. :D

    I also got to demo my Triton Ones to my neighbor with some Pink Floyd. :p
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    Realigned my Grado cart. Got Come Away With Me playing on the Pioneer as I type.
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

    "Temptation is the manifestation of desire which equals necessity." - Mikey081057
    " I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
    "Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
    "Those that don't know, don't know that they don't know." - heiney9
    "Audiophiles are the male equivalent of cat ladies." - Audiokarma Member
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    Dave @verb to-do list for system:

    1.) Spike rack before Axpona.

    2.) Upgrade SDA crossovers.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Spike yes! XO's most likely this summer! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Turned it on so that it will be ready to go Friday night.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • honestaquarian
    honestaquarian Posts: 3,186
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    These got booted out of the home theater and they had to go SOMEWHERE.
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    Got another to replace the ailing one and that will eventually make it’s way to the shop.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,004
    I remember those days Bud.

    Perhaps, one day, you will realize MOSFETS aren't all they are cracked up to be...

    I know you enjoy the HELL out of what you listen too. It's all good and I mean no disrespect whatsoever. Just sayin' bro'...

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    Since adding a new rack, I really hadn't dialed in my placement again. I've been fighting a bad reflection on my right wall which was starting to drive me a little crazy. I was up listening tonight and starting messing with the toe in and speaker placement. It never fails to amaze me what a huge difference that can make.
    Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
    Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
    MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
    Discogs
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,130
    honestaquarian wrote: »
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    These got booted out of the home theater and they had to go SOMEWHERE.



    The "music hose" is an excellent sounding cable imo. So where did they end up going?
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,578
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Perhaps, one day, you will realize MOSFETS aren't all they are cracked up to be..

    Ha! Tell that to Nelson Pass...
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited March 2019
    Got some new cables
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    Got some new cables

    Nice!

    I'm waiting on some cables . . . should be here by the end of the day
    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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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    edited March 2019
    Talking about cables. I finally tested the new Acoustic Zen Satoris vs the AQ Type 4s that were in my system. HUGE difference!

    My test consisted of :
    Joseph Haydn: String Quartet In D, Op. 76, No. 5 - Finale - Presto- DSD64 file plugged directly into Cambridge CXN
    Used the new PSA M700s which have about 50 hours on them now so they are not fully broken in per manufacturer. Speakers are the Elac Adante AF-61s and the Stellar Gain Pre. AQ XLRs connect the CXN to the Pre and same cables (type) connect the pre to the M700s

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    I listened to this track alternately back and forth disconnecting each full set and then reconnecting a total of four times. Two per cable set.
    My findings are:
    The soundstage on the Satoris gained height and seemed to move the music closer to me. The positioning of the instruments were not only more accurate, but they presented more decay and natural reverb. The cello and three Violins hit the staccato notes and had much more depth to those notes and they lasted longer. This was one track but for me, I can tell the biggest system changes with well recorded classical. Especially small quartets.

    Overall now that the cables are somewhat broken in, this should have been a decent apples to apples test between the two. And it’s not even a competition. Great cables. Very very happy.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,766
    edited March 2019
    heh -- cables.
    We be cablin' on a snowy spring Friday in Northern New Hampsha.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/185187/cable-test-thoughts
    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/185275/interconnect-rca-unbalanced-demo

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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    At 400 hours burn in, that’s over 16 days of 24hrs a day burn in Skip!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    16.6666666667 days

    to be exact
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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