JL Audio CR1: finally!
Joey_V
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Finally received my JLA CR1. Hoping it fits into the system like a glove. We shall see.
Took me a while to find the right one.
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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Just opened it up this morning. Waaay larger than I thought and very heavy. I was expecting something the size of a benchmark dac... not something larger than a full size Blu-ray player. It is wider than my Rotel integrated.
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 -
It you buy new or used? Did it come with the microphone? I've used it many times with excellent results.Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
new fun toy! Congrats.Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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Awesome piece of kit. Let us know your thoughts as you get it set up and how well it works.Rega Planar 8, Apheta 3 MC , Aria mk2 Phono
Aurender n100h, Benchmark DAC2 HGC
Arcam SR250, Parasound JC5
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Congrats Joey.Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
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It you buy new or used? Did it come with the microphone? I've used it many times with excellent results.
You must be thinking of the velodyne sms... this one came with an iec plug and rack ears.
It’s a pure analong crossover. It doesn’t room correct.
Haven’t installed it yet, wife and kids asleep. Can’t run the dual sub correction and wake up the neighborhood.
I’m just sitting here listening to Tidal in the big system and it still sounds awesome as it is. Phil Collins on now.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 -
Completely unrelated:
But I must say, the Audio Research Ref 40 preamp has got to be one of the greatest units created for music listening. Pure sonic marvel.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 -
Just opened it up this morning. Waaay larger than I thought and very heavy. I was expecting something the size of a benchmark dac... not something larger than a full size Blu-ray player. It is wider than my Rotel integrated.
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LolMagico 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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@Joey_V, your choice of music reminded me of this Texas information regarding Phil Collins and the Alamo. Recently read about this in the Texas Monthly. The Alamo seems to be appropriate topic for Memorial Day.
In the summer of 2014, Collins generously donated his priceless collection of Alamo and Texana artifacts to the Texas General Land Office, guardian of the Alamo on behalf of the people of Texas.
Collins built the collection over several decades, purchasing some items and even discovering some others just steps away from the Alamo itself.
Collins fell in love with the Alamo’s inspiring story as a 5-year-old boy, when he saw the Disney production of Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. When other children were out playing cops and robbers or other childhood games, Collins says that he was re-enacting the Battle of the Alamo.
https://www.thealamo.org/visit/whats-at-the-alamo/phil-collins-collection"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice. Jim Butcher
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Finally found the time to connect the CR1 to the system chain last night. The experiments to see if it has any detrimental effect on the sound of the main speakers (sans subs) has begun.
At first I will say I was disappointed.
More to come.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 -
Hopefully that disappointment goes away after some use.Rega Planar 8, Apheta 3 MC , Aria mk2 Phono
Aurender n100h, Benchmark DAC2 HGC
Arcam SR250, Parasound JC5
Revel F208, SVS SB-4000
