Not Just Pretty Faces!!!!

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited November 2007
    Dead Sexyyy!!! Gittin' yer vinyl on!!!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited November 2007
    Well Joe all that matters is that your happy, I myself if I had my way and if the interconnects and speaker cables didnt have to be so long would love to stick my amps preamp cd player etc in a closet somewhere out of sight. But for some people half the appeal of audio gear is the looks of it. which is fine. there are some very attractive pieces out there, art basically. some people prefer the shiny silver look of the 70s with hundreds of knobs and switches. some like lots of lights, others pretty wood cabinents on all there gear. There is no right way or wrong way. If it sounds better than what you were using then its an improvement. If it happens to look nice while doing that it's a bonus.

    Congrats on your new gear and I hope it brings you many years of enjoyment.


    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    edited November 2007
    <paris hilton> That's hot. </paris hilton>

    Wow, Joe. That represents several layers of upgrades from where I currently am! Very nice.

    Jay
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited November 2007
    Thats sweeeet. Im a fan of the looks!
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

    Headphones
    Grado SR 60, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure e3

    Other Stuff in Use
    Onix xls, Dual Onix x-subs, Onix Ref .5, Dahlquist M903, Teac A-1D, Marantz 1060
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited November 2007
    This upgrade wouldn't have spawned from a certain visit to a fan of open wheel racing would it?

    Sweet tittie Joe!!! If only you could send one einsie, teensie little bit of the actual sound over the computer, we'd all know what it sounds like. That **** ain't happenin', so I guess a road trip is in order.

    Congrat's and rock on bro'! :D [I'm a big fan of knobs too, especially the one's that don't require support.]
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2007
    WOW!!!! Nice grab Joe.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    WOW, I've been having to listen to all digital last night and today and I am completely blown away at how the Tri Vista presents it.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited November 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    WOW, I've been having to listen to all digital last night and today and I am completely blown away at how the Tri Vista presents it.

    A sure sign of the apocolypse that you are lovin' the digital.:D Congrats and enjoy. I cant wait to one day hear my MF pre. Keep the reviews coming.
    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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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2007
    I suspect it will not be long before the vinyl rig is back doing its thing.

    Nice to see you happy and broke Joe, everything as it should be. The tri-vista gear is awesome stuff.

    Of course through all the hub-bub Mr. Nut is laying low and grinning with his new piece.


    RT1
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    Yeah but he is going through burnin pains.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited November 2007
    Whoa, holy big knobs....i like it.

    Congrats and good luck.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited November 2007
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Its like a ricer
    photo1.jpg

    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... Good call!

    That is one sexy piece of audio gear!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited November 2007
    Slurp!
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    My wife and I have been listening to everything Pink Floyd tonight since around 9:00 PM, all I can say is WOW what a glorious natural sounding piece.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited November 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    My wife and I have been listening to everything Pink Floyd tonight since around 9:00 PM, all I can say is WOW what a glorious natural sounding piece.
    I think its really kool that you have your wife to listen with you. It seems so many times I read about how the other half is uninterested in audio other than to make decisions on how many or how big the speakers can be etc.

    Life is so much better if shared. Congrats once again on your new gear.


    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    As much as music is a deep personal experience for me, when I am listening to some really great music and it is sounding so incredible, I'm always wishing there is someone there to share it with. That is why a lot of times after a piece is complete I'll run to the computer to write about what I just heard on this forum.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited November 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    As much as music is a deep personal experience for me, when I am listening to some really great music and it is sounding so incredible, I'm always wishing there is someone there to share it with. That is why a lot of times after a piece is complete I'll run to the computer to write about what I just heard on this forum.
    Amen brother and boy do I hear you! :D:D:D
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    I got my step-up transformer back from the repair shop. I have been listening to CDs & SACDs all week. I'm afraid that when I connect the analog rig back up, I'll be putting the CDs & SACDs back on the shelf.

    My mother-in-law is here for the weekend and I wanted to spend time with her and have not been able to listen and I'm going ****!!!
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  • TalkenRain
    TalkenRain Posts: 13
    edited November 2007
    Nice!!!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited November 2007
    While I like like the looks of the T-V.....MF does tend to go to the 'gaudy' look. Some of the older models with the gold trim were done up in ghetto pimp style.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited November 2007
    I really love my MF A5 pre, but with all the pretty blue lights, I wish they would have put one one the volume knob. Just a small one, so I can tell where I'm at when the room is dark. :)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    del44 wrote: »
    I really love my MF A5 pre, but with all the pretty blue lights, I wish they would have put one one the volume knob. Just a small one, so I can tell where I'm at when the room is dark. :)

    I'm with you there.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited November 2007
    Still waiting for a comparison Joe,the analog rig and the digital.
    I know you have a boat load of time on your hands.:)

    Just dooo it......
    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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    I've been listening or should I say we've been listening a couple or three hours a night and my goodness is this one sweet sounding rig, analog and digital.

    As good as the digital sounds with the Timbre DAC I know I can get better, so I've resolved myself to the fact that my next acquisition is going to be a high end CD/SACD player maybe something along the line of a Musical Fidelity kW or an Esoteric.
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