I just pulled the trigger on a new tüübed pre....this one should be pretty sweet!
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Tom, hoping for a happy final outcome for you.
May the audio gods smile upon you.
PS tonight is a blue fox night for me
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Any updates Tom?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 -
Pio 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
PSW 404 -
The Canary is slated to arrive tomorrow sometime according to UPS. John had stated that after the capacitor replacements, he fully checked the pre out and there is no noise and no further issues found.
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. ~ -
Hmmm....that truck may never make it Tom. HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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My concern is, I have to work tomorrow....and not at the house. I may have to wait yet another day or two. Unless I rearrange it to where I can pick it up. I have to be here in order to sign for it. DOH!
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. ~ -
Just have it sent to my house- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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if it's fedx you can divert it to the nearest fedx office location. don't know about ups, maybe to a ups store.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156 -
Pick it up at the local hub?Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
The Canary has landed.
You know you have a sickness when you rearrange important things at work for your audio hobby. I waited at home all day and it finally arrived about 30 minutes ago. Unpacked her and currently they are sitting on top of the crossover units slowly warming up. They started getting sweat on them when I unpacked them and after all the time I have waited, I'm not about to do something stupid now.
I'll wait until they get up to at least 68 degrees and then I'll hook it up and try her out.
Let the fun begin again, this time with no issues! *fingers crossed*
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. ~ -
it's bad when your hifi sweats.
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You know you have a sickness when you rearrange important things at work for your audio hobby. I waited at home all day and it finally arrived about 30 minutes ago.
Did you miss Marvin's post above about how you can redirect incoming shipments to your local FedEx Office/The UPS Store and pick them up at your leisure? -
mhardy6647 wrote: »it's bad when your hifi sweats.
It seen the picture of the speaker SLAM !!You know you have a sickness when you rearrange important things at work for your audio hobby. I waited at home all day and it finally arrived about 30 minutes ago.
Did you miss Marvin's post above about how you can redirect incoming shipments to your local FedEx Office/The UPS Store and pick them up at your leisure?
Have you met Tom? I'm betting Tom has been awake for 72 hrs. waiting for this.
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Drew, no. I saw it. Last time I did that, I had to wait an extra day. I have waited long enough.
Don't get me wrong, I have patience but I want to hear the damned thing!!! It's been since January 5th. That's long enough for me.
Even this little bit of time for her to warm up to room temperature is killing me. I need to start ordering things in the summer. Yeah, it may be a late night here at the Reitz household.
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. ~ -
try the oven...
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Oh that sucks! Yeah I wouldn't want to redirect it either if it meant another day of time waiting.
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Tom, did you ever send the Dodd to that guy down south?
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Not yet. I had some other plans while I was down there and one of our members had issues with a relative getting sick. The plans remain the same but with a delay. Soon, is all I can say. Just don't know when yet.
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. ~ -
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2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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He can't hear you! He's more than likely still looking for his sack ...
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Meanwhile at toms house...
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I wanna see the cooling warming curve...
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Okay, gentlemen (and ladies, if you are reading). It is hooked up and I have found it hard to peel myself away from the rig ever since I turned it on. This thing is QUIET.
Now, I don't mean quiet because I no longer have that 120Hz buzz. I mean it's quiet. Dead quiet. When the music starts on an excellent recording, the music comes from somewhere, everywhere, out of the blue, from nowhere. Not coming from the speakers at all. Well, obviously, it is but you can't pinpoint to the tweeter or any of the drivers.
I know, I tried it multiple times after shaking my head and losing equilibrium and locational cues from having my eyes open. I was off more than and estimated 80% of the time. Get this, my son went to bed at 8:30, so I can only play so loud. On 8, it is pretty loud for a "night listening session". On 4 (out of a possible 100, that is), I can still enjoy certain albums with FULL frequency reproductive efforts.
Now get this, I tried it at 1. Both speakers have the same exact volume and while the "feel" of the music is gone at that level, it still sounds pretty good. Interesting. On all of the pre's I have ever had in my life and on most systems I have heard, when the level gets that low, one channel either fades out or there is a balance issue. One must turn it up a notch or two to get the balance back. This one is perfect on that aspect....not that this would be something I would care about. No one listens at this level.
It is nice to have tubes back into the system.
I came out and asked my wife if it was loud and she stated, "Yes but only at certain points". Not bad for not going over 8 out of 100. I can already tell that I will have some fun with this one. The sound stage is that of the Dodd again but from what I have heard, improved. Wide, deep and it gives a good sense of height and OUTSTANDING placement of instruments and sounds.
I played Pink Floyd's "The Wall", the first CD and it literally sounded like I upgraded the CD and I was listening to a DCC or Mo-Fi OMR. I wasn't. It was just the plain ol' Redbook. The Mo-Fi edition of Mick Fleetwood's "Rumors CD was much louder than Pink Floyd and it sounded really, really nice. MUCH nicer than the Cary. Unfortunately, I didn't ever play Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" Mo-Fi CD with the Dodd. The Cary doesn't hold a candle to anything I have heard out of it yet. Nowhere even remotely close....but it was the same case with the Dodd. Nowhere close and I knew this the moment music came out of it. Nice little pre but nowhere near the league that I was used too.
I may not post for a while and I'm sure most of you could understand as to why. Time to go have some fun and listen to what I would consider once again, a "World Class Rig".
I am going to have a blast reviewing this Canary! The little birdie has definitely landed. Off to go enjoy some tunes...
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. ~ -
Sounds like the Dodd has been replaced. Congrats Tom, you deserve it!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 -
Sounds like your patience has been rewarded!
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It most definitely has, Mike. I am having a blast listening again. So far, no matter what I slap in? It sounds sublime. I have to hand it to the Dodd. It held it's own but this Canary has brought me to the next level.
Ultra clean sound and extremely musical. I know "clean" sound may not make sense to some but when you hear it, you know. If you haven't (not) heard it before, one doesn't know what is masked. I need to type this one out a bit better to where it makes more sense.
I'm so freakin' tired right now....stayed up until the wee hours of the morning just listening to album after album. Woke up and have done the same thing. I am a very happy camper right now. I can clearly hear why the previous owner moved up the line.
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. ~ -
Congrats Tom, sounds like a winner. That's the fun part of this audio thing, being blown away by a piece when you really aren't expecting to by a huge degree.
Rock on brothaHT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
since they put new (different) caps in it, I wonder how the sound differs from the stock unit.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
