At last........

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited October 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
HOLY $$$T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT!!!

Every time I've made an upgrade I thought I was there...but oh how could I be so wrong. This is definitely it, and I just can't believe I missed this much for so long; Did I say at any moment that my system sounded good???? I was blind (really deaf..).
It's like the right pieces finally came together; the AES, the Bada CDP and the Belles; not any of them individually....but the combination of the three.

There's still brake in time for a few tubes, but still, music just sounds new....instruments sound different, better; I hear NEW instruments.....I'll just shut up, because I cannot explain it; all I know is that I am like a little kid in a toy store, playing those special tunes that I'm so familiar with, just to discover a new sound.
I don't think I'll get much sleep tonight....
At last, the big SDA's have something that makes justice to them.
I am pretty sure I am not in that Nirvana place :), but the important thing is that right now I feel I'm there.
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***\\\\\........................... My Audio Journey ............................./////***

2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
SOPA
Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2006
    Ha ha, I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you sit there for hours at a time and you don't even realize it. Enjoy dude!:cool:
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2006
    cool... once you come down from your tube high. lol post some pics so we all can share in your joy. :)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited October 2006
    In the words of Hoosier21 when I was puking off Troy's back deck circa Polkfest 2004 - 'Atta Boy'.
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited October 2006
    Yep, ain't this hobby great. :D Enjoy!

    H9
    "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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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2006
    Great HT. Glad you have reached that satisfaction level. I keep hearing about tubes and well, someday. Enjoy.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited October 2006
    Nice Rook,enjoy!
    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
    lsi 9's
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited October 2006
    Enjoy! Pics please.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    It only gets worse from here.

    I upgraded a fuse yesterday. Am I insane?
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited October 2006
    If it was blown, no.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited October 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    It only gets worse from here.

    I upgraded a fuse yesterday. Am I insane?

    Yes:p






    could you tell a difference?:o
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    It only gets worse from here.

    I upgraded a fuse yesterday. Am I insane?

    Damn, I feel right at home :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2006
    Ricardo, congratulations,,glad it's all comming together :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited October 2006
    Well, just woke up...people in this family don't understand why you would go to bed at 4 am just because you are listening to music...you should see their faces :eek: :eek:

    All I can say now is, I am in big trouble...tomorrow I'm gonna get the AL-III's, and the agreement was that I would keep only one of the speakers (AL-III's or 1.2 TL's).
    Well, after hearing what the SDA's are really capable of with "decent" gear...they'd have top put a gun on my face for me to let them go..and....all the comments I hear is that the AL-III's are THE speakers for detail and imaging. It seems to me that these two are the perfect candidates to have two pair of speakers...

    We'll see how thing go; for now, still enjoying the "new" music. :D
    _________________________________________________
    ***\\\\\........................... My Audio Journey ............................./////***

    2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
    SOPA
    Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited October 2006
    You'll most definitely end up keeping them both, you'll see.:D
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited October 2006
    Congrats Ricardo! Enjoy the music! Sounds like another 4:00 AM evening. When the AL-III's come, you'll take a week off from work:D
    Carl

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2006
    can you do fuse rolling? :rolleyes: :p
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Yes:p

    could you tell a difference?:o

    As a matter of fact, yes. (I think)

    I'll post my comments about the fuse in the DIY section once I've had time to re-evaluate it.
    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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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited October 2006
    HTrookie wrote:
    Well, just woke up...people in this family don't understand why you would go to bed at 4 am just because you are listening to music...you should see their faces :eek: :eek:

    All I can say now is, I am in big trouble...tomorrow I'm gonna get the AL-III's, and the agreement was that I would keep only one of the speakers (AL-III's or 1.2 TL's).
    Well, after hearing what the SDA's are really capable of with "decent" gear...they'd have top put a gun on my face for me to let them go..and....all the comments I hear is that the AL-III's are THE speakers for detail and imaging. It seems to me that these two are the perfect candidates to have two pair of speakers...

    We'll see how thing go; for now, still enjoying the "new" music. :D

    WOW...congrats HT!!! If I remember correctly, your 1.2 Tl's have the piano finish don't they? Well if you ever decide that they need to go, their brothers are over here and they'd like to get together with them side by side.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited October 2006
    Don't ya just love it when this god-forsaken hobby finally spreads its legs for ya? Congrats on your lil' slice of audio nirvana...
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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