I just found the most incredible 2ch setup I have ever seen... wow!

Joey_V
Joey_V Posts: 8,571
edited December 2004 in 2 Channel Audio
This was from another forum (av123) and I just had to share it.

http://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/663.html

Everything is freakingly disgusting... from the ceramic speakerwire stands, to the power conditioner, the wood veneered amps, the amp stands that probably cost more than my entire setup x 10... wowow!

Disgustingly exotic and disgustingly expensive.... wow.... and I thought I was rolling with these Lsi9s. :p
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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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited November 2004
    The EMM DAC he is using is from the same guy that created the Museatex DAC I own. Ed Meitner. The EMM DC6 takes all sources and upsamples to DSD however. And retails for about 8 times the price of my DAC.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,571
    edited November 2004
    I think the whole setup is 250K total.... a nice chunk of change. I love the fact that he ONLY has 1 chair... not a couch or a two seater... just one - for HIM alone!

    LOL..... good stuff!
    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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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2004
    Only a Dream for me.

    Works in Retail doing what I wonder.

    Speakers
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    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,571
    edited November 2004
    Probably owns a retail store.
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited November 2004
    I'm not sure I like that carpet. Maybe he just cheaped out and didn't go for the good padding.

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by disneyjoe7
    Only a Dream for me.

    Works in Retail doing what I wonder.

    Selling drugs can be considered retail.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2004
    Damn! Where can I get suckered into...er .....I mean......

    I really want some upside down tea cups for my HD speaker wire too!!:rolleyes:
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited November 2004
    Dear lord... that almost brought a tear to my eye. I'd L O V E to hear it. Again, what kind of retail is this guy in? Owner of Nordstrom's? haha
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,571
    edited November 2004
    Kharma Exquisite Reference 1D speakers....

    Those things are 120,000$ retail. WOW!

    In order for someone to splurge on something like that, he would have to be one hell of a rich guy! :)
    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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,660
    edited November 2004
    Very cool set up and well thought out room, what's not to like!

    BTW, if zero had bothered to read the entire discription......
    "Shunyata Hydra (power center) for sources, EPS-3 power cord on the Hydra."
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • djreef
    djreef Posts: 71
    edited November 2004
    Yea his stuff's nice, but I got way more CD's than he does!

    DJ
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    This man has no ****! :D

    Seriously. He put all that money into the room and he couldn't get a non-white grille for his wall? Also look at his white bordered windows. YUCK! :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2004
    i wonder if those teacups make an audible difference.....and i wonder if you could just buy yourself a brick of sculptie and mold yourself a bunch for a couple bucks.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    Retail... I'm thinking used car salesman...

    If ya got it to burn, WTF...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,660
    edited November 2004
    Those cable insulators are $70.00 for a set of 8, that's $8.75 each.....BFD! I don't have any and I don't know if they work, but I might try them one day.

    Some of you guys kill me. Just because the guy has a mega buck set up you ridicule his gear, his room and the size of his ****?!? Grow the F up.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2004
    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! I'd love to sit on that chair with all the lights out and crank the volume!

    Maurice
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    True, but if you turned off the lights you wouldn't see that gorgeous room. Not a parallel surface to be found...

    I had to look this up: http://www.rivesaudio.com/
    Neat home page... I think this owners room plans is one of the images that floats in and out.

    I am missing one thing in his EQ List.... his Pre. Looks to be in the upper shelf, above the DAC, but if the listing is there, I'm not seeing it. Did see the little Placette remote volume control.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    Did see the little Placette remote volume control.
    I think that is what he might be using for his pre. That little thing is supposed to be freakin awesome. Absolutely no coloration and 125 step attenuator that uses only Vishay resistors. Gets great reviews. pretty awesome system to "only" have a $1000 volume control as the preamp.

    http://www.placetteaudio.com
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by F1nut
    Some of you guys kill me. Just because the guy has a mega buck set up you ridicule his gear, his room and the size of his ****?!? Grow the F up.

    LoL!

    I LOVE the man's setup. I was just being a jerk :D

    Now if you'll excuse me, I'm heading down to my dungeon...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Joey_V
    Kharma Exquisite Reference 1D speakers....

    Those things are 120,000$ retail. WOW!

    In order for someone to splurge on something like that, he would have to be one hell of a rich guy! :)

    Tell me that's for a pair.....
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2004
    I thought all of us had similar setups... :D
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2004
    i thought those little teacup things were expensive.....i guess i was wrong
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited November 2004
    More 12kV pin-type insulators...

    Personally, I prefer the look of post-type insulators.

    Also, to better match his decor, he should have gotten brown Lapp insulators, rather than the gray. ;)

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited November 2004
    Hello,
    Well, if he really wants to step into the big time he needs a fully tricked out Ampex MR70 (only 80 were ever made) studio machine made with nuvistors (miniture vacuum tubes). Or a Studer G37 fully "blueprinted" and a handfull of master tape copies. Or even a Stellavox SP7 or SU8 modified by Charlie King and the pearly gates will open wide. Rule number one: always improve your system as close as possible to the audio source. The better the program material, the better the sound.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Airplay355
    i wonder if those teacups make an audible difference.....
    I would say that running 20 feet of L/R interconnect in parallel, has a much greater chance of making an audible difference.
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited November 2004
    pfffthhhh...Even if i was rich at this point i would still only have SDA's...just lots of other expensive gear :)

    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by audiobliss
    Tell me that's for a pair.....
    Just for grins... Orion says:
    KHARMA SPK, EXQUISITE REFERENCE 1D-DE (PAIR)
    Manufacture Years: 2003 - Current
    Retail
    MSRP: $97,000.00
    USED: $46,100.00
    Wholesale
    Mint: $31,400.00
    Average: $21,300.00

    Worse than driving a new car off of the lot...

    One thing I'd get after the Riva folks about... I think they eff'd up the location of that tunnel for the transport to DAC connection.

    Either that or the owner moved his chair... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,755
    edited November 2004
    haha, thing has a worst resale value than the Wilson X1...

    Still is alot of money though for a pair of speakers, more than I would ever consider spending...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • newsman
    newsman Posts: 203
    edited November 2004
    Those cable elevators (tea cup thingies) are $20 each over at musicdirect.com - I'll certenly buy some once I get house and hardwood floors.
    :)
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by newsman
    Those cable elevators (tea cup thingies) are $20 each over at musicdirect.com - I'll certenly buy some once I get house and hardwood floors.
    :)

    Those are just pin-type insulators used by power companies thorughout the world. Nothing special about them.

    Wes
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