I've been reconfiguring my speaker storage and decided to move them for easier accsess when I wat to swap them out.
It's a lot easier now without have to go fishing in the closet.
Really enjoying the new foam collars that I made my full rangers.
I may experimnt with different density foams in the future.
Are those Dayton drivers? I've been wanting to try some full range drivers for a long time.
I see two things very wrong here. Black Velvet and what appears to be a inordinate amount of pubic hair on those speakers.
After many drinks, those port holes could look tempting.... to some
2Ch- B&W 703, SVS PB10 NSD, Marantz NR1607, Parasound 1500a, Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (Yellow) with Acrylic platter, Pro-Ject phono pre, MIT AVT 2 speaker cables, MIT AVT 1 and AVT 2 ICs, XLO Jumpers, Signal Dig Coax, Signal Cable Magic Power Cables x3, Samsung 55JS7000, Harmony 1100, Sony BDP-S6200, Marantz DV-4200 (as Transport), Cambridge Audio DAC Magic100, Monster 3600MKII, Android Mi Box3 and Apple TV. - Pool /Gazebo Yamaha RX-A1010, Polk Patio 25x4, Rotel RDV 1045 (as CDP) MIT AVT3 ICs - Work - Spotify Premium or Neutron App to my FiiO Kunlun into my Grado SR125e
I've been reconfiguring my speaker storage and decided to move them for easier accsess when I wat to swap them out.
It's a lot easier now without have to go fishing in the closet.
Really enjoying the new foam collars that I made my full rangers.
I may experimnt with different density foams in the future.
Are those Dayton drivers? I've been wanting to try some full range drivers for a long time.
Yes, they're the 6.5" full range and I like them, but they do have the typical midrange "honk" like most do.
I took care of that with a Schitt Loki EQ and my home made dampeners.
Decreasing the Loki's 8K knob, does wonders for removing syblence (or however the hell you spell it).
That's dust and cat fur you see on the speaker surrounds, which will happen to a speaker in this house without a screen on it.
It's hard to say the Dueventi is end game when I know the Evo 845 exists, lol.
Point taken. I’m glad you’re dig’n your system!
Unfortunately, I have not been able to get my ears on MastersounD
Could you briefly describe their house sound?
Thanks again
They are first and foremost amazingly quiet and when paired with appropriate speakers have solid dynamics for a tube amp. They don't provide the hardest hitting or fastest base compared to good solid state, but the top end is very refined and the imaging and depth they can produce is stunning.
I believe the Duventi specifically is a little more midrange forward than other models, but not to any extent where it feels overly elevated or overpowering the rest of the bandwidth. In general I find them to be quite balanced. But again, it's all about good speaker matching. I think you can only really evaluate an amp if you've heard it with several speakers. At this point I have heard the Duventi with a decent number of speakers, but I haven't heard near as variations on the higher up models. @marvda1 has a Compact 845, and he can probably speak in more detail about a "house" sound.
I can tell you I would take that 845 in a second if I could. It seems to have all the advantages of the Duventi, with some extra oomf when you need it.
They are first and foremost amazingly quiet and when paired with appropriate speakers have solid dynamics for a tube amp. They don't provide the hardest hitting or fastest base compared to good solid state, but the top end is very refined and the imaging and depth they can produce is stunning.
I can tell you I would take that 845 in a second if I could. It seems to have all the advantages of the Duventi, with some extra oomf when you need it.
Thank you, good sir!
Power Rogue M180 monos & Adcom GFA 5802
PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
Rears Salk SuperCharged Surrounds
Source PSA PWT into NSD Supremo
Pre/Pro Integra DHC 40.1
LCD Samsung LN46B750
Mains Salk HT2-TL
Center Salk HT2C
Pre Cary SLP-05
Wires WW & MIT
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.
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, 2 REL Carbon Limited, McIntosh C50, McIntosh MC601's, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Ortofon 2m Bronze, Marantz SA-14s1, Oppo BDP-105, Technics RS-1500, Furman Elite 15PFi, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Interconnects, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Speaker Cables, Pangea Power Cables Theater
Yamaha RX-Z9, Legacy Focus SE (same as 2 Channel system), Def Tech C/L/R 2500, Def Tech BP-2X, Def Tech Pro-Monitors, Vizio M-75 Office
Teac NP-H750, Parasound Ztuner, Audio Engine P4N, Grado SR80, Grado iGrado, Audio-Technica ATH-M50, PC running High Rez files Living Room
Yamaha YSP-4100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 60" Bed Room
Yamaha YSP-5100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 70"
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.
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ Not all things that can be measured can be heard and not all things heard can be measured ~
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.
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.
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.
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ Not all things that can be measured can be heard and not all things heard can be measured ~
Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's
Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.
The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back.
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.
Swapped out the KEF Q150's for the Polk Legend L200's
Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.
The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back.
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
@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 (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub
Crown D150 amp
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14 gauge, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
Comments
Are those Dayton drivers? I've been wanting to try some full range drivers for a long time.
After many drinks, those port holes could look tempting.... to some
Unfortunately, I have not been able to get my ears on MastersounD
Could you briefly describe their house sound?
Thanks again
PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
Rears Salk SuperCharged Surrounds
Source PSA PWT into NSD Supremo
Pre/Pro Integra DHC 40.1
LCD Samsung LN46B750
Mains Salk HT2-TL
Center Salk HT2C
Pre Cary SLP-05
Wires WW & MIT
2 Channel Studio: Marantz PM8004 Integrated ; Marantz SA8004 ; Music Hall MMF 7.3TT w/Ortofon Bronze; Schiit Bifrost DAC ; Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2s ; Rythmik F12SE
Garage / Workshop rig : Plinius 9100 ; Monitor 7 Series 2 ; Teac TN300 TT
Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Yes, they're the 6.5" full range and I like them, but they do have the typical midrange "honk" like most do.
I took care of that with a Schitt Loki EQ and my home made dampeners.
Decreasing the Loki's 8K knob, does wonders for removing syblence (or however the hell you spell it).
That's dust and cat fur you see on the speaker surrounds, which will happen to a speaker in this house without a screen on it.
The Black Velvet bottle was found in my very first apartment in 1979.
I've used it for a door stop among other things over the last 40 years.
I believe the Duventi specifically is a little more midrange forward than other models, but not to any extent where it feels overly elevated or overpowering the rest of the bandwidth. In general I find them to be quite balanced. But again, it's all about good speaker matching. I think you can only really evaluate an amp if you've heard it with several speakers. At this point I have heard the Duventi with a decent number of speakers, but I haven't heard near as variations on the higher up models. @marvda1 has a Compact 845, and he can probably speak in more detail about a "house" sound.
I can tell you I would take that 845 in a second if I could. It seems to have all the advantages of the Duventi, with some extra oomf when you need it.
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Usher T-515 or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
Discogs
Thank you, good sir!
PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
Rears Salk SuperCharged Surrounds
Source PSA PWT into NSD Supremo
Pre/Pro Integra DHC 40.1
LCD Samsung LN46B750
Mains Salk HT2-TL
Center Salk HT2C
Pre Cary SLP-05
Wires WW & MIT
Sun room: DIY Nelson Pass B1 w/Korg NuTube pre, Logitech Bluetooth, DIY EL34 amp, JBL C50 Olympus speakers with custom Smith horns, Mapleshade Samson rack
Den: Onkyo TX-NR929 receiver, Oppo BDP-103 player, Panamax M5400-PM power, Behringer EP 4000 sub amp, Electrovoice DX-38 active, Klipsch Jubilee speakers, Martin Logan Cinema center, JBL SAT2 surrounds, Danley DTS-10 sub
Dining room: Shanling CD-T1500 SACD, Sumo Athena pre, SST Ampzilla 2000 amps, Quad 2905 speakers
Legacy Focus SE, 2 REL Carbon Limited, McIntosh C50, McIntosh MC601's, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Ortofon 2m Bronze, Marantz SA-14s1, Oppo BDP-105, Technics RS-1500, Furman Elite 15PFi, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Interconnects, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Speaker Cables, Pangea Power Cables
Theater
Yamaha RX-Z9, Legacy Focus SE (same as 2 Channel system), Def Tech C/L/R 2500, Def Tech BP-2X, Def Tech Pro-Monitors, Vizio M-75
Office
Teac NP-H750, Parasound Ztuner, Audio Engine P4N, Grado SR80, Grado iGrado, Audio-Technica ATH-M50, PC running High Rez files
Living Room
Yamaha YSP-4100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 60"
Bed Room
Yamaha YSP-5100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 70"
To paraphrase Roy Scheider’s famous line in Jaws.
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hilarious-Way-Jaws-Came-Up-With-Its-Most-Famous-Line-116997.html
@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.
Legacy Focus SE, 2 REL Carbon Limited, McIntosh C50, McIntosh MC601's, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Ortofon 2m Bronze, Marantz SA-14s1, Oppo BDP-105, Technics RS-1500, Furman Elite 15PFi, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Interconnects, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Speaker Cables, Pangea Power Cables
Theater
Yamaha RX-Z9, Legacy Focus SE (same as 2 Channel system), Def Tech C/L/R 2500, Def Tech BP-2X, Def Tech Pro-Monitors, Vizio M-75
Office
Teac NP-H750, Parasound Ztuner, Audio Engine P4N, Grado SR80, Grado iGrado, Audio-Technica ATH-M50, PC running High Rez files
Living Room
Yamaha YSP-4100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 60"
Bed Room
Yamaha YSP-5100 digital sound projector, Sharp Aquos 70"
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.
Sun room: DIY Nelson Pass B1 w/Korg NuTube pre, Logitech Bluetooth, DIY EL34 amp, JBL C50 Olympus speakers with custom Smith horns, Mapleshade Samson rack
Den: Onkyo TX-NR929 receiver, Oppo BDP-103 player, Panamax M5400-PM power, Behringer EP 4000 sub amp, Electrovoice DX-38 active, Klipsch Jubilee speakers, Martin Logan Cinema center, JBL SAT2 surrounds, Danley DTS-10 sub
Dining room: Shanling CD-T1500 SACD, Sumo Athena pre, SST Ampzilla 2000 amps, Quad 2905 speakers
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
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~
Vinyl: Fluance RT82 * Nagaoka MP-110 * Bottlehead Reduction + Integration Upgrade * KAB RF1
Vinyl II: Audio Technica AT-LP120X USB * AT120Eb * ART DJ Pre II * Acrylic Turntable Mat
Video: Hisense 55H8F * Panasonic DMP-UB200 * ROKU Streaming Stick + * Z-line Designs Elektra
Hey Victor, glad to hear that they made it to your place.
The interesting question'll be if you (ever) want to switch back.
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.
Tom
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
~ When the law ends, tyranny begins ~
Mark, at the price of admission ($1799) they are, unfortunately, beyond my means at this time
Vinyl: Fluance RT82 * Nagaoka MP-110 * Bottlehead Reduction + Integration Upgrade * KAB RF1
Vinyl II: Audio Technica AT-LP120X USB * AT120Eb * ART DJ Pre II * Acrylic Turntable Mat
Video: Hisense 55H8F * Panasonic DMP-UB200 * ROKU Streaming Stick + * Z-line Designs Elektra
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
Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon
Preamp: Rogue Ninety Nine Magnum
Amp: Rogue Stereo 100
Speakers: Audio Physic Tempo Plus (Tyler Linbrook Signature Monitors)
Cables: Audio Art IC-3e & SC-5 ePlus, Signal Cable PCs
Misc: APC H15 line conditioner, Noise Harvester, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
Nice! I absolutely love the finishes they use on thier cabinets.
Polk 7B main speakers (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub
Crown D150 amp
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14 gauge, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
Nice! Is this a potential purchase,or just a test drive? Or both??
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.
Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon
Preamp: Rogue Ninety Nine Magnum
Amp: Rogue Stereo 100
Speakers: Audio Physic Tempo Plus (Tyler Linbrook Signature Monitors)
Cables: Audio Art IC-3e & SC-5 ePlus, Signal Cable PCs
Misc: APC H15 line conditioner, Noise Harvester, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels