What did you do to your stereo rig today?
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I replaced all the electrolytic caps in my Forte preamp with Nichicon FG where they would fit and Panasonic FM caps everywhere else(mainly the power supply). I also upgraded the power supply diodes to ultra fast recovery versions... letting the new caps burn in now.
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Home theater time. Went with a 75" Samsung. Put a Diva Seduction 2A3 on the horns and a Behringer NU6000 on the bass bins.
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I added two lights for my turntables. Had been using the flex lights from ikea but those never really shined where I wanted them to. These seemed to have done the trick.
2 Channel Legacy Focus SE's, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, AudioQuest Thunderbird Speaker and Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 5000 w/Hurricane and Thunder Power Cables -
Home theater time. Went with a 75" Samsung. Put a Diva Seduction 2A3 on the horns and a Behringer NU6000 on the bass bins.
To paraphrase Roy Scheider’s famous line in Jaws.I think you're gonna a bigger pair of horns.
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hilarious-Way-Jaws-Came-Up-With-Its-Most-Famous-Line-116997.html
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joecoulson wrote: »@tratliff nice. I have that same center too. Love Def Tech for HT purposes. What do you have for surrounds?
I have the Def Tech BP-2X and Def Tech Pro-Monitors. I also have two pair of Def Tech towers that are not in use.2 Channel Legacy Focus SE's, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, AudioQuest Thunderbird Speaker and Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 5000 w/Hurricane and Thunder Power Cables -
joecoulson wrote: »@Wardsweb its not often you see HT setups where the speakers are bigger than the TV when the tv is a 75”!!! Wowzer.
They are a bit of overkill for watching TV. There is a 110" drop down screen, you can't see. We use it with a projector for watching movies.
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Oh, I'd bet you and the family thoroughly enjoy that! Nice, as always.
I think my favorite looking room you had was the LR? The rig where you had dual ML's or dual Quad's stacked on top of each other with some really nice gear associated with it. IIRC, this was about 10 years ago? Cool looking rig, to say the least...
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. ~ -
Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's
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Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's
Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.
SDA SRS 3.1TL's/SDA CRS+4.1TL's and some other stuff -
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Turned the amps on last night (Monday) before I went to bed. This gives them almost 24 hours to warm up so they will sound best for a Tuesday night music session.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
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I will be installing a "Little Birdie" today...
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. ~ -
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Mark, at the price of admission ($1799) they are, unfortunately, beyond my means at this time
So, even if I wanted to swap them out permanently, it would be a long time before that would happen. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Mark, at the price of admission ($1799) they are, unfortunately, beyond my means at this time So, even if I wanted to swap them out permanently, it would be a long time before that would happen.
I hear you, sir.
They still strike me as a bit pricey for what they are... but I am probably not their target market, anyway
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Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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Oh snap.
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phipiper10 wrote: »Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!
Nice! I absolutely love the finishes they use on thier cabinets. -
Turned it up to 11. Life is good
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@phipiper10 please do a review and compare them to Polk M5 and M7s if you have that ability to get your hands on one of those. Always interested in how the old Polks stand up to pricey but similarly sized well regarded speakers like Harbeths.George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
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
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phipiper10 wrote: »Brought home a pair of Harbeth 30.1 for a one week demo!
Nice! Is this a potential purchase,or just a test drive? Or both??See my profile for list of gear. -
It's a test drive with the idea being if they best the Tylers I will purchase them.
I will post some thoughts in few days. My Polk experience however, is limited to RT800i, rt55, lsi15 and those were more than 10 years ago.Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels -
Added a CXC with a Kimber DV30 to replace my old Sony 5 disc carousel connected with an Amazon basics optical. I'll keep both in the house, but the CXC will likely be in the main system until it doesn't spin anymore.
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
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This weekend I replaced the fans in my Behringer amp with some from Artic Ice. The factory fans had a 45dB noise level. The new ones are 15dB. I also painted it black (it was silver). I didn't take a before picture, so here is one I cropped out of an older picture.
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Out of curiosity: do you use that Behringer amp for subwoofage, @wardsweb? Do you use their on-board DSP ?
One notes, in the context of @Wardsweb's post, that, in the interim, Behringer conservatized the cosmetics of their Class D amps, and also deleted the -- umm -- charming -- iNuke moniker.
https://www.parts-express.com/Search.aspx?keyword=behringer nx&sitesearch=true
That said, and FWIW, I remain perversely fascinated by these amps -- and the similar Crown "DriveCore" [2] amplifiers with DSP.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »Out of curiosity: do you use that Behringer amp for subwoofage, @wardsweb? Do you use their on-board DSP ?
One notes, in the context of @Wardsweb's post, that, in the interim, Behringer conservatized the cosmetics of their Class D amps, and also deleted the -- umm -- charming -- iNuke moniker.
https://www.parts-express.com/Search.aspx?keyword=behringer nx&sitesearch=true
That said, and FWIW, I remain perversely fascinated by these amps -- and the similar Crown "DriveCore" [2] amplifiers with DSP.
This amp is used to drive the bass bins on the Klipsch Jubiliee speakers. I use a Behringer EP4000 for my Danley DTS-10 sub.
This is a NU6000. It is a straight 2 channel amp. I did consider the NX3000D, but I don't need the built in DSP processing. I use a EV DX-38 crossover. -
Funny you mention the EV XOs... some day... I am gonna get up the gumption to configure & try these on the Frankenaltecs...
EV XOs by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
fully analog, though, are these. -
I've been using an OPPO UDP-203 as a Transport into my DAC for a couple of years. I decided to sell the 203, as used prices are quite good it seems.
I replaced the OPPO with an Audiolab 6000CDT. This unit is strictly a CD Transport with no Internal DAC.
Right out of the box, the 6000CDT is head and shoulders above the playback I was getting from the OPPO. Very pleased so far
SDA SRS 3.1TL's/SDA CRS+4.1TL's and some other stuff -
Very nice, I like the design. How's the action/noise of the slot loading CD mechanism? Is it quiet?
Edit: Pretty tidy design inside too:
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I bet it was Mike. LOL
Nice.
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. ~
