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audio_alan
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I'm letting the speakers breath without their covers tonight, spinning some Steven Wilson right now...
(Before anyone mentions it, yes, I know they are too close to the side walls. Sometimes you just have to make due with the rooms are you dealt. My next house will have to accommodate these much better! The inner pair are for my dedicated 2-channel setup though, and they actually image and throw their SDA sounds quite nicely...).
Suggestions on what to play next?
(Before anyone mentions it, yes, I know they are too close to the side walls. Sometimes you just have to make due with the rooms are you dealt. My next house will have to accommodate these much better! The inner pair are for my dedicated 2-channel setup though, and they actually image and throw their SDA sounds quite nicely...).
Suggestions on what to play next?
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Why not double duty the inner pair for that room and put the other pair somewhere else?
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Good idea, FestYboy. That will probably happen once construction in my basement is finished... someday... and then that will most likely be my dedicated 2-channel area, where I can crank it and not disturb the natives. haha
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Yes. That setup does not appear to be conducive to good sound.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
audio_alan wrote: »I'm letting the speakers breath without their covers tonight, spinning some Steven Wilson right now...
(Before anyone mentions it, yes, I know they are too close to the side walls. Sometimes you just have to make due with the rooms are you dealt. My next house will have to accommodate these much better! The inner pair are for my dedicated 2-channel setup though, and they actually image and throw their SDA sounds quite nicely...).
Suggestions on what to play next?
Crazy setup for sure! Gotta love it! CRS's on stands on top of the SRS's - I have a pair of SRS's on top of my SRS's, but no stands!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Why not double duty the inner pair for that room and put the other pair somewhere else?
Yeah. Like Verb's house! Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Yes. That setup is not conducive to good sound.
I know... too small of a room, too narrow, too cramped, you name it. At least the vaulted ceilings allow the sound to breath. But it's what I've got for the time being while I'm finishing the basement (mistake #1!, I should have hired it out and just got it done...) Although, like I said, I think the inner/2-channel pair sound surprising good for being less than optimal. -
All good my man! It's a journey after all. You know the end game, it's just a matter of time before you get there! Have fun! Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
I guess I could sideline the tube setup momentarily and just run off the receiver for my 2-channel needs, but man, the tubes sound great! That little Dared SL2000A was a great bang-for-the-buck purchase. Rolled with the right tubes, it sounds great.
I hate to see the tubes go out of service. Maybe I could move the tubes to be a kitchen rig or something. haha I'd be cooking all the time! -
I always wanted one of those Dared pre's such good stuff.
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I always wanted one of those Dared pre's such good stuff.
Get one! They're not expensive at all, and the pre responds really well to tube rolling. The expensive part is all the tubes you are going to be buying. haha I think I have some Mullards in there right now. One of these days I'll spring for some long-plate Telefunkens... -
I have a Dared too.
afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
audio_alan wrote: »I always wanted one of those Dared pre's such good stuff.
Get one! They're not expensive at all, and the pre responds really well to tube rolling. The expensive part is all the tubes you are going to be buying. haha I think I have some Mullards in there right now. One of these days I'll spring for some long-plate Telefunkens...
Yea right used are rare as hens teeth and new has not been made in years. I looked for over a year. That is the mark of good gear folks hold them. I have a search now for over two years on eBay and zip... -
There's one of mine on Amazon right now for almost $3k. lol
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07BHJDCBD/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=newafterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Another out of the country for $1,200 used
https://www.anibis.ch/de/d-audio,-tv-~-video-hifi-komponenten-~-zubehör-cd-geräte--2799/préamplificateur-phono-à-tube-dared-mc7v--13579748.aspx?view=2&ps=60&pi=19&fcid=2798&pr=1afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
SL 2000a Josh
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Nice, Nightfall! After hearing mine, I wanted to try some of the more expensive models, but never got around to it. I'm sure that one is sweet!
I didn't know they weren't being made anymore. Dang. But you're right, that is the sign of good gear when you can't find it on the second hand market, pitdogg2.
