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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    If you drive on i85 past NC...

    Then you are about 5 miles from my house on the China Grove/Rockwell exit :)
    - 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 March 2007
    Oh, next door to Salisbury. Gotcha.
    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: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Yep.

    You are more than welcome to stop by any time.

    Infact, around October we may try to get Ledhed and Zero down here for a visit and Led to pick up his ol RT55.
    - 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 March 2007
    When is the other VMPS sub due to arrive?
    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: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Rig is prospected to summed up in October of this year. Infact, I don't care how much I gotta shell out. It will be finished in mid October.

    Thats the following setup...

    Mains - Taylo 7u
    Amp - Stratos Extreme
    Pre - Candela
    CDP - CDT100A
    DVDP - 540D
    Sub Amp - XTi1000 (2)
    Sub Xover - x30
    Subs - Larger (2)

    The VMPS will be the last thing to arrive.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited March 2007
    Your dad uses an Outlaw Audio pre with Grand Utopias and SOTA Pass Labs monoblocks? One of these is not like the others... :p:D:D

    Also - HOLY COW he's got some serious gear there!
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Ive tried to tell him its a "little" outclassed...

    But.. ya know...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited March 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    I can get Crown amps at cost. So I can get them very inexpensively.. :)
    Why not buy a Crown K1 or K2 then? No fans to worry about and the best amps Crown makes (that I know of anyway).
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    I need the amps to be shallow in depth so I can stick them in my side racks...

    Crown K1 is to deep by 2"
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2007
    I think the XTi1000s will be fine, however in bridged mode they may be stressed a bit more.

    Why not go with the XTi4000 since you can get them at factory price?
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    The Crown cranks out 1400 watts into 4 ohms, bridged...

    Thats at 1% distortion.

    The VMPS is around 600 continuous at 4 ohms...

    So the Crown can do twice what the VMPS can handle - lots of headroom.

    I can get two Crown XTi1000s for the price of the XTi4000... I just like to stack amps - I dont think there would be an advantage over one or the other...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2007
    Stacking amps is good - two power supplies, better reliability, etc.

    Good thing those are not Behringer amps...

    Anyways, glad to hear that you are enjoying your system and still trying to upgrade it (already looking for a 2nd Crown amp and then add another sub)...awesome!
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    I think before the 2nd subwoofer - I may do acoustic treatments...

    That would push completion all the way back to November or December, however I think it will make a huge improvement in my room... lol

    Will think this through, I really want to finish up in October - may just buy a pack a month along with sending Klaus money. *Ponderment*
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2007
    Acoustic treatments have a huge impact on the way any system sounds. So if you're going to do acoustic treatments, do it right.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited March 2007
    Ahhh, worry about acoustic treatments after you get your gear. Hell, you can't get everything at once. Just focus on the basic, low cost treatments for now, such as a nice throw rug, pictures on the wall, etc. Get one of your girlfriends to help you decorate the room. That ought to be fun.
    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: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Im giving Klaus a call now - to see what is worked out, etc etc..

    Looks like regardless I can sum it up in October...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2007
    Getting a Stratos Extreme? Cool.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Early, you would really like the Larger sub man...

    Such a beast that can be integrated so easilly into a system, and with a slight turn of the knob - has no bounds for movies.

    With 1400 watts running to it, this thing virtually can not distort. I can't get it to stress and the room is falling in on some scenes.
    - 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 March 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:
    Early, you would really like the Larger sub man...

    Such a beast that can be integrated so easilly into a system, and with a slight turn of the knob - has no bounds for movies.

    With 1400 watts running to it, this thing virtually can not distort. I can't get it to stress and the room is falling in on some scenes.

    Oh yeah. Definitely gonna get one someday. Not a priority, though. My DIY sub is killer.
    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: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    You have the Ascendant driver right?

    I am very surprised at how much difference there was with the Crown in stereo and then in bridged. I can't seem to find its limits now. I put in Polks demo disc, Alive - with "Robots" the lil cartoon movie where the ball is rolling on the road. The entire room shifts....

    lol....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited March 2007
    Even More Cool Pictures Of Cool Stuff!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • rt7s
    rt7s Posts: 29
    edited March 2007
    nice!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited April 2007
    First off, congrats on your new system. Sean's told me a lot about you and your system build... glad you got the majority of it now. ;)
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    One thing I have learned...

    Audio Enthusiast could own the worlds most expensive, best speaker on earth --- but that does not mean the journey is over.

    I already want a pair of Strata Minis and the Super Towers by Tyler. My adventure is FAR from over! :)

    I got a pair here... if I could send it your way, I would. :)
    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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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited April 2007
    Thanks Joey
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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