What did you do to your stereo rig today?

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Turned it on to warm up for Tuesday night Metal.
    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.
  • I made a port muffler out of some rolled up 3/4" strips of ScotchBrite pads and inserted them into the ports, with a marked improvement in the bass.
    I also backed my KEFs up closer to the wall and spread them out as far as I could without obstructing the closet door.
    This seemed to make the speakers "disappear" into the soundstage.
    I also moved the sub foward a few inches.
    All in all, I'm quite happy with the outcome.
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    I fired mine up,and plopped my a$$ in my chair.
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Left it alone to rest while we ride ROLLERCOASTERS!!
  • Waited for my 703's to turn into L200's
    Still waiting
    Primaluna Dialogue Premium Tube Amp
    Polk Audio LSiM705
    Marantz 6006 cdp... 500gb flash drive
    Audiolab m-dac
    Analysis Plus Oval 9 Speaker Cable
    Analysis Plus Oval One I/C's
  • Picked up a new Onkyo A-9150 for the front room budget 2ch setup. Had it since Monday, and genuinely impressed so far. For under $500 it’s an interesting little integrated and sounds dang sweet on my little Klipsch Bookies.

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    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Certainly looks nice. Good job.
    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.
  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I always knew you had a tender side. Trying to fool us with that motorcycle?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
  • Thanks I just love simple integrated amps in plain black boxes with knobs.

    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited October 2019
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I always knew you had a tender side. Trying to fool us with that motorcycle?

    I do indeed.

    Isn’t that funny; two white people on the cover of a Ray Charles album. It’s a good one though.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2019
    Isn’t Ray Charles blind? :)
    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.
  • BlueFox wrote: »
    Isn’t Ray Charles blind? :)

    Ha!
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,514
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Wasn’t Ray Charles blind? :)

    Past tense would be correct grammar in this case as he died a long time ago now. I am certain he can see quite clearly now.

    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
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,129
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Wasn’t Ray Charles blind? :)

    Past tense would be correct grammar in this case as he died a long time ago now. I am certain he can see quite clearly now.

    Joan Osborne had a dream about that, you know?

    https://youtu.be/aCfmM9HZfVY

    Great hifi workout, too, is this track :)


  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    I placed the Nola Boxer 2's back in the system.
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,519
    Decided to wash the blanket that I have draped over the coffee table between my listening sofa and speakers. Better without the blanket as it lifted a veil. Then I decided to remove the coffee table; even better. So from now on I will move the coffee table during critical listening.
    It seems that I should have tried this earlier as it has been recommended in this forum at least a hundred times before. :p
    Mojo Audio Illuminati v3>>Quantum Byte w/LMS>>Rpi/PiCoreplayer>> Starlight 7 USB >> Mojo Audio Mystique v2 SE>>ModWright SWL 9.0 SE Signature>>Hafler DH-500 Amp+ (Musical Concepts Fully Modded)>>
    SRS 2.3TL (Fully Modded)...Velodyne Optimum 8 subwoofer
    1KVA Dreadnought

    Marantz SA 8005
    Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Shure SC35C/N35X - V15III/VN35HE
    Yamaha TX-540 Tuner...Sony BDP-S570
    Sony PS4

    Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
    1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video

    "All THAT IS LOST FROM THE SOURCE IS LOST FOREVER"
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    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • ptrooper
    ptrooper Posts: 501
    Installed transparent balanaced mm2 interconnects and mm2 speaker cables which was a huge difference from their reference range !
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,653
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    Ancient Egyptian subwoofer.... Or a dreadnought. You decide.
    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
  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited October 2019
    Dreadnaught. I made it a few years ago.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    Dreadnaught. I made it a few years ago.

    What does it do? I don't mean to sound stupid.
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • It's an isoation tranformer that allows the use of monoblock amplifiers for one thing. Lots of info about it via search button.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,514
    edited October 2019
    It's an isoation tranformer that allows the use of monoblock amplifiers for one thing. Lots of info about it via search button.

    The engravings on the front make it look like something used to conjure up Satan from the eternal abyss.
    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
  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited October 2019
    LOL, it's a symbol for a circuit diagram that I found on the internet a few years ago.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,129
    edited October 2019
    It's an isoation tranformer that allows the use of monoblock amplifiers for one thing. Lots of info about it via search button.

    The engravings on the front make it look like something used to conjure up Satan from the eternal abyss.
    LOL, it's a symbol for a circuit diagram that I found on the internet a few years ago.

    Not one I recognize (FWIW) -- so I am really puzzled :p
    Ergo, I vote satanic. I mean, there are satanic mechanics, as we know -- not to mention demonic mnemonics.

    Reminds me of Linn's logo B)

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    EDIT: FWIW, the only active circuit components with dots in 'em I can think of are gas-filled/cold cathode tubes like voltage regulators & thyratrons :p

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    I looked for soiled state examples like the symbol in question, but came up dry.
    (i.e., I am really curious about the inspiration!)

  • It surely wasn't intended to look like any satanic symbol :s ...time for a new enclosure!
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,129
    It surely wasn't intended to look like any satanic symbol :s ...time for a new enclosure!

    we kid, we kid...
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,514
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    It surely wasn't intended to look like any satanic symbol :s ...time for a new enclosure!

    we kid, we kid...

    This times 1000...
    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