Moved the 705s out about another foot and a half each from center and another foot out from the wall. Sounds amazing! Wish it was practical to leave them here.
Well this is a first for me. After a day finishing up the garage attic flooring, sweating my arse off, decided to go into the basement and fire up the big rig.
The Cary SLP-05 won't power up. Jeez. So I unplugged it, popped out the fuses, and whoa, a blown fuse!
Of course I have a ton of fuses, but no T1AL (6mm x 30mm) 1A slo-blo! Dang. Reference pic:
Just placed an order from Amazon! Should be here tomorrow!
She lives! Popped a new fuse in, rockin Fear Inoculum! And now I have 9 spares!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS,Cary SLP-05 Pre,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport,Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC,Cambridge 851N streamer,Marantz SA-14 SACD,McIntosh MC300 Amp,Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cable,Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner,Pangea Power Cables,Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's,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,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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 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
Thanks for the pictures. Looks great.
I am doing the same thing to my detached garage to create a storage space for the electronics boxes, Christmas trees, etc.
I am using t&g osb instead of plywood for the floor.
The drop down ladder access is the way to go but it isn’t insulated.
I have a heat pump and propane garage heater for mine for year round comfort so insulated access is preferred.
My plan is to move a Technics AVR (late 90’s vintage that I bought brand new) out there with the RTiA3 bookies plus a blu ray player. I can use the AVR tuner, play music cd’s, and watch movies along with 50” flat panel TV.
I don’t see a garage system in your sig. what do you have in yours?
Speakers
Front - LsiM707, Front presence - LsiM703, Future ATMOS - VS 700LS
Center - LsiM706c, Rear surrounds - 80 F/X LS, VS 900LS. Sub - (pair) Klipsch R-12SW AVR - Yamaha RX-A3010 AMP - NAD C275BEE Main HT - LG 4K 75”, Sony UBXP800M2 Bedroom HT - LG 55" 4K, Philips BDP7501 4K UHD player , Yamaha SRT-1500 sound projector, Spare room HT LG 50” plasma, Yamaha BD-671 Office - Pioneer X-CM56, Bose iPod dock
In Storage - 4 - RTiA9, RtiA3, CSiA6, FXiA4, Blackstone TL1
The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
Thanks for the pictures. Looks great.
I am doing the same thing to my detached garage to create a storage space for the electronics boxes, Christmas trees, etc.
I am using t&g osb instead of plywood for the floor.
The drop down ladder access is the way to go but it isn’t insulated.
I have a heat pump and propane garage heater for mine for year round comfort so insulated access is preferred.
My plan is to move a Technics AVR (late 90’s vintage that I bought brand new) out there with the RTiA3 bookies plus a blu ray player. I can use the AVR tuner, play music cd’s, and watch movies along with 50” flat panel TV.
I don’t see a garage system in your sig. what do you have in yours?
Not yet! Right now just running a Polk Camden Square. Streaming via BT. For shame! But, got plans. And plenty of extra pieces of equipment!
But, that's not all! We're going forward with a 2nd garage. And, it will be setup for audio!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS,Cary SLP-05 Pre,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport,Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC,Cambridge 851N streamer,Marantz SA-14 SACD,McIntosh MC300 Amp,Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cable,Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner,Pangea Power Cables,Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's,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,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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 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
More thread derailing! How hard is it to do this? Or did you hire a contractor. I miss storing stuff in the attic and I keep passively thinking about looking into the drop down. I'm probably capable of doing it myself, but I certainly prefer having someone who really knows what they are doing... aka I'm hesitant and lazy.
Pretty straightforward. The ladder is completely assembled, including the wood frame. They’re designed to fit in between normal rafter spacing too. The hardest part is working at the ceiling height. I wound up making temporary scaffolding to work at that height and prop it up in place while securing it.
Basement: Polk SDA SRS,Cary SLP-05 Pre,Enlightened Audio Designs CD Transport,Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC,Cambridge 851N streamer,Marantz SA-14 SACD,McIntosh MC300 Amp,Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Digital Cable,Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner,Pangea Power Cables,Wireworld Oasis 8 RCA IC's,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,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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 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
It's great for a snack, it fits on your back, it's log log log! It's log, it's log, it's big it's heavy it's wood. It's better than bad it's good. Log! From Blamo!
I swapped out speaker cables. I replaced my Zu Libtecs with a pair of Anti Cables level 3. Running my Nola's, or Hornshoppe's the AC's sound wonderful. Not so with the Chartwells. The sound became very bloated in the low end,really fat and woolly. A quick change back to the Libtecs,and all is right with the world.
First Watt,Monarchy Audio,Aric Audio,Promitheus Audio,Pro-Ject,Hornshoppe,Nola,HSU,Onkyo.
Dropped the Marantz UD7007 into the 2 channel to spin silver discs
just cuz' I never have. Analog out using the HDAM technology is like
having a optional filter on my DAC. If I want to smooth over some crappy
sounding disc...
Well I finally got to the last of my wiring harness from binding post plate to XO. Custom binding post plate made by a very talented metalsmith from our own forum right here. I was very happy with the out come he is a very busy man and the timing clicked for both of us.
Also new Cardas silver with gold cap binding post's. Wire is DH labs 14ga ohno cast copper with silver. Sweet stuff!
I also FINALLY found the time to take out the 800va torrid and make cables for the 1000va torrid that had been sitting staring me in the face for 6-8 months. Man my room is just audio blissful now all updates done new to me Aragon 4004mkii to go with it all.
I must apologize for not taking photos of the binding post plates before i resat the speakers in place. I was too happy to be done and wanted to hear them
Lumin X1
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 preamp, 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.
Kinda figured you'd say that! Bare bones review but I'll take it...
Ok how about this one.
On another note I have been super impressed with this Aragon 4004mkii. It just spanks the Adcom 5802's azz. It is super dynamic, bass, guitar, piano and drum's and especially the sticks on cymbals and the band are just very very in the room life like. You can tell whether the drum stick is hitting the cymbal with the tip or side of the stick. NOW the one thing that is not better than the 5802 is that with nothing playing there is a shhhh slightly coming through the speakers but not hearable at the listening seat where the 5802 is DEAD silent in that respect. But the Aragon still does have a black background.
The Adcom I feel is no slouch it is just not as dynamic whether it needs a complete rebuild to achieve this I cannot say. This Aragon is 200 wpc and doubles down to 1ohm and stable at that. The Adcom is [email protected] and [email protected] but cannot do anything lower for any length of time. The Aragon never gets hot the Adcom runs VERY hot at idle biased high into class A ( I believe) and gets hotter that is the problem.
Brain at hoppes brain said the heat just cooks the caps on the board and then you start loosing bass response. My Adcom 5802 still has bass and is a very smooth amp it just doesn't have the dynamics the Aragon has and just excel's at.
Too many words, and poor formatting, but it appears you really like the Aragon. Congratulations
Bud - Silicon Valley
Lumin X1
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 preamp, 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.
Comments
She lives! Popped a new fuse in, rockin Fear Inoculum!
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
Saying that it's "too hard" to pursue your dreams is no different than admitting to yourself that you are too lazy to achieve them.
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
What did you do for access to the attic?
An opening with a removable panel or did you install the drop down staircase?
Sorry for the derail
Front - LsiM707, Front presence - LsiM703, Future ATMOS - VS 700LS
Center - LsiM706c, Rear surrounds - 80 F/X LS, VS 900LS. Sub - (pair) Klipsch R-12SW
AVR - Yamaha RX-A3010
AMP - NAD C275BEE
Main HT - LG 4K 75”, Sony UBXP800M2
Bedroom HT - LG 55" 4K, Philips BDP7501 4K UHD player , Yamaha SRT-1500 sound projector, Spare room HT LG 50” plasma, Yamaha BD-671
Office - Pioneer X-CM56, Bose iPod dock
In Storage - 4 - RTiA9, RtiA3, CSiA6, FXiA4, Blackstone TL1
The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
I am doing the same thing to my detached garage to create a storage space for the electronics boxes, Christmas trees, etc.
I am using t&g osb instead of plywood for the floor.
The drop down ladder access is the way to go but it isn’t insulated.
I have a heat pump and propane garage heater for mine for year round comfort so insulated access is preferred.
My plan is to move a Technics AVR (late 90’s vintage that I bought brand new) out there with the RTiA3 bookies plus a blu ray player. I can use the AVR tuner, play music cd’s, and watch movies along with 50” flat panel TV.
I don’t see a garage system in your sig. what do you have in yours?
Front - LsiM707, Front presence - LsiM703, Future ATMOS - VS 700LS
Center - LsiM706c, Rear surrounds - 80 F/X LS, VS 900LS. Sub - (pair) Klipsch R-12SW
AVR - Yamaha RX-A3010
AMP - NAD C275BEE
Main HT - LG 4K 75”, Sony UBXP800M2
Bedroom HT - LG 55" 4K, Philips BDP7501 4K UHD player , Yamaha SRT-1500 sound projector, Spare room HT LG 50” plasma, Yamaha BD-671
Office - Pioneer X-CM56, Bose iPod dock
In Storage - 4 - RTiA9, RtiA3, CSiA6, FXiA4, Blackstone TL1
The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
Not yet! Right now just running a Polk Camden Square. Streaming via BT. For shame!
But, that's not all! We're going forward with a 2nd garage. And, it will be setup for audio!
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
More thread derailing! How hard is it to do this? Or did you hire a contractor. I miss storing stuff in the attic and I keep passively thinking about looking into the drop down. I'm probably capable of doing it myself, but I certainly prefer having someone who really knows what they are doing... aka I'm hesitant and lazy.
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Usher T-515 or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
Discogs
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
All gone now. Except of course the one who took the pic!
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
Hey wood is wood!
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
Village Idiot of Club Polk
Just always remember to wrap it!
Time to send it in for service. Maybe while I’m at it, go for the ultimate upgrade.
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
I knew that was coming!
Office: PC,EAR Acute CD Player,EAR 834L Pre,Northstar Designs Intenso DAC,PASS ACA 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: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,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
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
just cuz' I never have. Analog out using the HDAM technology is like
having a optional filter on my DAC. If I want to smooth over some crappy
sounding disc...
Also new Cardas silver with gold cap binding post's. Wire is DH labs 14ga ohno cast copper with silver. Sweet stuff!
I also FINALLY found the time to take out the 800va torrid and make cables for the 1000va torrid that had been sitting staring me in the face for 6-8 months. Man my room is just audio blissful now all updates done new to me Aragon 4004mkii to go with it all.
I must apologize for not taking photos of the binding post plates before i resat the speakers in place. I was too happy to be done and wanted to hear them
Lumin X1
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 preamp, 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.
Village Idiot of Club Polk
Yes it is a nice amp and I do like it but the Aragon kicks it's rear end.
Thanks Josh
Ok how about this one.
On another note I have been super impressed with this Aragon 4004mkii. It just spanks the Adcom 5802's azz. It is super dynamic, bass, guitar, piano and drum's and especially the sticks on cymbals and the band are just very very in the room life like. You can tell whether the drum stick is hitting the cymbal with the tip or side of the stick. NOW the one thing that is not better than the 5802 is that with nothing playing there is a shhhh slightly coming through the speakers but not hearable at the listening seat where the 5802 is DEAD silent in that respect. But the Aragon still does have a black background.
The Adcom I feel is no slouch it is just not as dynamic whether it needs a complete rebuild to achieve this I cannot say. This Aragon is 200 wpc and doubles down to 1ohm and stable at that. The Adcom is [email protected] and [email protected] but cannot do anything lower for any length of time. The Aragon never gets hot the Adcom runs VERY hot at idle biased high into class A ( I believe) and gets hotter that is the problem.
Brain at hoppes brain said the heat just cooks the caps on the board and then you start loosing bass response. My Adcom 5802 still has bass and is a very smooth amp it just doesn't have the dynamics the Aragon has and just excel's at.
Ok my mini review best 500.00 I've spent
Lumin X1
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 preamp, 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.