So I placed my order...

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,643
edited September 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
Odyssey Khartago
Upgraded Transformer, Caps (120,000 UF)
"Red Circuit Board"
XLR Inputs
Silver Face

The bad thing is, they are all set back about a month... lol

Cant wait...
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited August 2006
    Very nice.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited August 2006
    Very :cool: Trey. Ya, the wait for new gear sucks but it's worth it ;)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2006
    Cool!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2006
    A month is nothing.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited August 2006
    Good choice Trey, I hope you find the Odyssey gear as good as I have. Give it some break-in time, don't ask me why, but they seem to like constant on power and the sound really does open up the longer they are powered and played.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    Thanks, yeah Klaus talked about burn in for about 10 minutes over the phone, so Im looking forward to hearing these changes...

    1 month is a long time when you are listening to altec computer speakers that cost 40 bucks! lol
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited August 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    Thanks, yeah Klaus talked about burn in for about 10 minutes over the phone, so Im looking forward to hearing these changes...

    1 month is a long time when you are listening to altec computer speakers that cost 40 bucks! lol
    Congradulations, i had the Khartago monoblocks with the red boards and Plitron transformer upgrades and they sounded wonderful. if you decide at a later date to get the monos,klaus will convert your existing Khartago and another new one to monoblock configuration for free. the only thing you have to pay for is a second Khartago.i just got off of the phone with Klaus last night and he put me on the list for the new Candela tube preamplifier with a remote and the Alps Blue velvet volume control, Sonicaps and other nice parts inside .Enjoy! WCW III
    Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
    .Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.2xhmpsuownoj.jpg
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    WCW III - you have the upgraded caps and all that?

    Would be willing to take innard pics?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2006
    Why, you can in less than a month.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    lol... I like pics, pics are good. I can find a ton of stock photos of the Khartago...

    Other than a few bits here and there - dosnt seem to be much about this amp on the net...

    Russ, what do you know about Symphonic?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2006
    I like the Symphony. Yes, it sounds good. Like Church, I attend reguarly.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited August 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    WCW III - you have the upgraded caps and all that?

    Would be willing to take innard pics?
    I no longer have the Khartago monos, i sent them back to Klaus with the full purchase price credited towards a pair of mono extremes which i also sent back to Klaus for "special order" SE mods which include Hexfred bridge rectifiers and Nichicon muse es capacitors.these amps weigh 66 lbs each and have a double stack of Plitron toroidal transformers in each monoblock.they are also wired internaly with Groneberg TS premium cable as per my instructions to Klaus. thanks....WCW III
    Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
    .Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.2xhmpsuownoj.jpg
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2006
    :cool: stepping up.....big time.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited August 2006
    Very nice, Sid. Keep us posted and show us pics when you get your unit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    You are GARUNTEED to have atleast 10 pics within a week of amps arrival...

    Should be here by mid September...

    Thanks for all the comments!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • nasty^2
    nasty^2 Posts: 13
    edited August 2006
    Cool.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited August 2006
    Awesome!
    Oh wait, I think I'm missing something here. What speakers are you getting? I know you sold the monitors but don't remember seeing a thread for your next speaker purchase.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    I am going to use the DTs for now...

    But Im savings slowly - year and a half down the road you should be seeing these pop up on the board...

    Its a choice between these 3...

    1) Linbrook Sys 2
    2) Taylo 7u
    3) Freedom F5

    All from Tyler Acoustics...

    My favorite of the 3, even though its the "lesser" is the Freedom F5...

    Im going to be honest with you, I want a big speaker - Id love to have a speaker 10" wide, 16" deep, 48" tall - I want something when you walk into the room and you want to listen because if you dont it'll eat you for lunch.

    But I want that with good sound. The 7u is big and it should sound AMAZING. Im undecided though. I got over a year to figure it out though...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    Very nice amp, and good looking speaker selections, Trey. Good luck with it all.
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    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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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited August 2006
    Sweet. You're on your way to one hell of a rig. Good luck!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    I think this is the rig I may end up with...within the next 2-3 years...

    Speakers - Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u
    Preamp - Odyssey Audio Candela (Remote, HT Bypass)
    Amp - Odyssey Khartago
    Subwoofer - ACI Titan XL
    CDP - ?
    DVDP - Cambridge Audio Azur 540D

    And 3 more weeks (or so) before I get my amp, THE WAIT SUCKS! These computer speakers royally blow.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited August 2006
    What are you thinking of in terms of a CDP? SS or tube? Price range?
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited August 2006
    Not sure, thats pretty much LAST on the list...

    List kind of looks like this...

    Amp > Speakers > Sub > Pre > CDP? or TV?

    But 99% sure its going to be SS... tube CDPs seem pointless.

    Probally in the 500-700 range (shipped)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    But 99% sure its going to be SS... tube CDPs seem pointless.

    Huh?

    You should want to get the best sounding CDP within your budget. If that happens to be a tube player, then go for it.

    BTW, I've heard a couple of tube players in your budget (hell, I own one) and I've heard SS players in that category (hell, I owned one), and IMO the tube players were generally far superior in SQ than the SS ones.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited September 2006
    I do want that...

    But the last thing I want is a freakin CDP that needs yearly maintence...

    I dont know much about tubes though..
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited September 2006
    yearly maintenance.. if tubes wore out that quick we wouldnt have tubes being sold from the 50's and 60's still... no upkeep per sey on tube gear.. plug and play if its new production stuff
    MY HT RIG:
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    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2006
    The tubes in a CD player will last, for all intents and purposes, a lifetime.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited September 2006
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    I do want that...

    But the last thing I want is a freakin CDP that needs yearly maintence...

    I dont know much about tubes though..
    Tube gear like pre's and CDP's are not complicated. You don't have to bias the tubes like with an amp Trey (once you do it biasing tubes really isn't complicated either). They are a plug in and play deal on the CDP's. Tube rolling can be a pita but only if that is how you look at it. I think it's fun. NOS or new tubes should last about 3000 hours min (someone correct me if I'm wrong here). 3000 / 24 = 125 days. let's say you listen music 4 hours every day = 750. That ain't exactly yearly bro ;):)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,643
    edited September 2006
    Any suggestions?

    Im getting ahead of myself and planning far far into the future, Im now looking at 5-6 years down the road - which is insane, but I am merely just seeing what is out there....

    But, Im slowly saving up for it and assuming life goes smoothly - should be a fun journey!

    Just to give you an example of where I am at...

    Im looking at a path like this...

    Amp (Completed) > Speakers > Sub > Preamp > CDP > TV > HT Preamp/Amp > Surrounds > Center

    Which is..

    Khartago > Taylo 7u > To be Decided (TBD) > Candela > TBD > TBD > TBD > Freedom > Freedom

    And the Speakers, Sub and Preamp is in the 2-3 year margin. To throwing in the CDP, TV, HT gear - looking well into 6 years.

    But Im in no hurry.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited September 2006
    Long term planning works great for everything 2 channel, but be careful planning HT moves since the codec/HD standards seems to be everchanging. You can waste a ton of $$$ just trying to keep up.

    I like your timeless choices so far, definately not mainstream gear.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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