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joecoulson
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Has the chassis/enclosure got that newfangled rubberized coating? Looks like it might.
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NicePio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
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Well that didn't last long!
Congrats Joe! Looks sweet! Looking forward to your impressions! 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. -
Oh yeah, dibs on the Cambridge! 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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It is an addiction!
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Living room rig! Right now I have the Pioneer receiver in there, and, well, looking to transform that rig! 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. -
I see the piece made it through customs. Was there eye-rolling involved with your customs agent?"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
Customs agent approved!!!
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Congrats. Auralic sure of packages their products with class. Where are the white gloves??
Looking forward to hearing how that model sounds."if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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Congrats. Very nice! I look forward to your impressions of it. They get great reviews and I was looking at the new Auralic Vega and Aries G1 & G2 models myself recently but they were beyond my present budget so I ended up buying the older Auralic Aries to get my feet wet in the digital world. But I know an upgrade will be in my future. Enjoy, and let us know your thoughts once you get some solid listening time in.
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Congrats! Looking forward to reading your impressions as well.
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First impressions of the unit are that it’s built very very well. It’s all metal and not just the thin metal on most components, this thing is really heavy. The screen has more color and resolution and is larger than the CXN, and the knob breezes through the menu with tactile clicks which helps be more accurate and precise. The connectors on the back are super high-quality.
I have had to program my harmony remote system with discrete codes from another component that I’m not using and then direct those codes via IR to the unit so that it can map them internally. The unit itself does not come with a remote, but I’m happy to report that all the commands work perfect after about 20 minutes of programming.
I am now on to listening from various sources and taking notes which I’m not used to doing, this should help me relay accurate thoughts on my first impressions from listening. I will report back in a few hours.
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Awesome Joe!Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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Congrats!! Looks nice.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Congrats!
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CXN will be on its way to Verb in the am.
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joecoulson wrote: »CXN will be on its way to Verb in the am.
I don't doubt it . . . and in 12 months, so will the Vega!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 -
joecoulson wrote: »CXN will be on its way to Verb in the am.
Thanks Joe! Ever since I got the 851N, I'm really intrigued by this whole streaming thing. This baby is destined for the Living Room, for which will be perfect. 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. -
Very nice.
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So I have listened non stop all night. Here are some notes followed by some thoughts on the app
@DSkip had mentioned pace and some components being slow, I never understood that until now. One of my notes is: Pink F- Animals now I understand pace. Drums and timing seem to be much more accurate. Also here Water’s voice seems to be right in my face.
In Yes-Changes, when the drums drum from left to right mid way into the song, usually that goes from all the way right to left. Now I have even more separation. The drums maintain a central presence with the sweep while the other instruments are outside of that. Hard to describe but sounds amazing.
Doors-Riders on the S. I am hearing the wood tip of the drum stick hitting the cymbal. The click is so disctint. Never heard that before.
Sia -Alive when she hits her high notes, there is absolutely no discernible breakup. Stunningly clear. Never heard it like that before.
Peter Gabriel-Mercy street. Much more personal and delicate.
The app!! Omg the app is what makes all the difference. Having my library/tidal/radio all synergistic within the app with artwork and ease of use is just wonderful.
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Auralic knocked it outta the park with the G series and when you. say "more to come" indeed. Pretty sure firmware updates will be a real pleaser. Welcome to Club G. 😃
Listening will be so much more enjoyable. I subscribe to Tophat radio and it's a nonstop journey that keeps on growing. 🎩 enjoy Joey..& big Congrats as it really is All about The Music."if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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Ok..we know Joey is lost in the music...ya gotta try the headphone outs. I did for the first time today and another huge plus. Ya gotta come back for air before too long. I'm headed back to listen here and it's staying on all night long. These new IC's open up more and more the longer they play."if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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Big party for my eldest tonight. Got some listening in but so noisy here. Oh well. There’s always tomorrow.
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joecoulson wrote: »Big party for my eldest tonight. Got some listening in but so noisy here. Oh well. There’s always tomorrow.
The unit looks so pretty there though, I’m thinking I need it to be on top of my stand so I can see it better.
I moved mine to the top..and yes they look amazing..especially when running. Have a good time and we'll catch up soon."if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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I’ll call you later this weekend brother
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So great talking with you Joe and happy for your new toy. You hear now what these babies do and it is truly amazing and the ease of the app is so nice. The best app I have ever used but I'm sure there are other great app out there too. I just happen to love the Lightning DS app. I'll have my G2 buzzing real soon! I'll keep ya posted. 🐝 🐝 🐝😂"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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The app is truly a piece of art. I know you don’t stream from the subscription services Johnny, but the consolidation of results from searches is just so slick. Loving this thing for sure.
Buzz is the word
