What did you do to your stereo rig today?
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Looks like they also have copper tubing if you want to water cool them
George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
That's where the flames shoot outCambridge Audio 851N Streamer/DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Belles 350A Reference modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January.
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plus -- I mean -- how often do you see a really sexy looking resistor?
This is the best I could do, for example -- admittedly, this would be pretty cool in an XO, but I only have one, so it'd have to be mono until & unless I can find a pair.
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Oh, there are some out there that are good lookin' ohm walls. The ones pictured in the bottom photo are ready to be installed into my crossover units. Looking forward to listening to the end results.
Tom
~ 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. ~
~ I have found excellence ~
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
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what do you do with the 3rd wire on the path Tom?
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Those are to be connected directly to ground. Here is a snippet from the website...
"Resistors are made in thick film technology. The resistive layer is applied to the ceramic molded body. Then it's drying with high temperature and encapsulated with silicon cement. After applying 0.8mm tinned copper wire, the resistor is almost ready to play, but for ultimate mechanical stability and the shielding advantages it's putted into the copper tube and flooded with the best quality resin. The use of copper tubing allows to drain interferences and this is why we used the third long leadout. It's connected only to the casing, having no contact with the signal transmitted by the resistor. The third leadout should be joined to the ground or "-" speaker input."
Tom~ 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. ~
~ I have found excellence ~
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
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I gave serious thought to ordering some for the 2.3tls but that 3 wire threw me.
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Sounds to me like it's just a shielding energy dump to help lower the noise floor or unwanted electrical interference. I will be wiring it to ground in both crossovers.
Tom~ 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. ~
~ I have found excellence ~
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
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Does that make them directional...dare I say, diodes?"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
No. The copper shield and grounding harness are completely separate from the resistor.
Tom~ 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. ~
~ I have found excellence ~
~ The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to good analogue reproduction ~
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With some enabling via @dromunds , I finally got some nice synergy with a Grace combo of 707 tonearm and F9 cartridge, with a SoundSmith replacement stylus.
All mounted here on a vintage Kenwood KD-500 'The Rock' turntable:
"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
Nice Jody!
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Changed out the Parasound Halo Integrated Amplifier for a Plinius Hautonga Integrated Amplifier, looking at the Plinius for awhile now....have owned a few of their amps in the past great sounding and never a problem....
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Changed out the Parasound Halo Integrated Amplifier for a Plinius Hautonga Integrated Amplifier, looking at the Plinius for awhile now....have owned a few of their amps in the past great sounding and never a problem....
I swapped out the Cambridge Audio CXA60 for the Musical Fidelity M2si. I’m liking the synergy of the M2si with the Triangle speakers.
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That's a neat and tidy internal layout on the M2si. I like how the transformer is located well away from the output transistors and the speaker wire leads. Should help keep the noise floor low.
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Thanks Drew! It’s putting a smile on my face. Very simple and straightforward design.
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After acquiring a nice Halo A21, and having it in the Stereo for some time, I couldn't help but wonder what the JC5 would bring to the table.
After keeping a close eye on a few different used ones, I was able to come up with a near perfect "Dealer Demo" JC5 that also came with the Full Factory Warranty.
This has been a Destination Piece/Purchase for me, I had to pull out about all the stops to make this happen. But, I'm elated that I did. The JC5 is nothing short of amazing.
SDA SRS 2.3TL's/SDA SRS 3.1TL's/SDA CRS+4.1TL's and some other stuff -
Oh, there are some out there that are good lookin' ohm walls. The ones pictured in the bottom photo are ready to be installed into my crossover units. Looking forward to listening to the end results.
Tom
those look
* good
* purposeful
* expensive
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Mike Reeter wrote: »After acquiring a nice Halo A21, and having it in the Stereo for some time, I couldn't help but wonder what the JC5 would bring to the table.
After keeping a close eye on a few different used ones, I was able to come up with a near perfect "Dealer Demo" JC5 that also came with the Full Factory Warranty.
This has been a Destination Piece/Purchase for me, I had to pull out about all the stops to make this happen. But, I'm elated that I did. The JC5 is nothing short of amazing.
Congrats Mike!!
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Mike nice setup, congrats!Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
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Mike Reeter wrote: »After acquiring a nice Halo A21, and having it in the Stereo for some time, I couldn't help but wonder what the JC5 would bring to the table.
After keeping a close eye on a few different used ones, I was able to come up with a near perfect "Dealer Demo" JC5 that also came with the Full Factory Warranty.
This has been a Destination Piece/Purchase for me, I had to pull out about all the stops to make this happen. But, I'm elated that I did. The JC5 is nothing short of amazing.
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The JC5 is definitely a beast and something I'd love to have it as well.
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Mike Reeter wrote: »The JC5 is nothing short of amazing.
Looking forward to hearing more about how it sounds vs the A21 as you get more time on it. Nice pickup for sure, Mike! -
Congrats Mike. I would also like to hear a comparison to the A21.
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I picked these bad boys up a couple weeks ago and finally got some time last night to get a real listening session with them. They’re in the main rig in place of my 1.2tls for now and so far they sound damn nice.
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Mike Reeter wrote: »The JC5 is nothing short of amazing.
Looking forward to hearing more about how it sounds vs the A21 as you get more time on it. Nice pickup for sure, Mike!Congrats Mike. I would also like to hear a comparison to the A21.
I won't start another thread about the JC5, but I will say the first thing that came to mind was the JC5 is Smoother than the A21 (not that the A21 is edgy). Effortless, endless, pure clean Current. The Dynamics are amazing, I have sound literally jumping out of the Speakers. The Stage has gotten deeper, something that the SDA's can be shy on.
Low Level Listening has also taken on a whole new presentation as well, the minute details are still there, I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
I can't find reason why the JC5 wouldn't drive any speaker, regardless of load. The Power and Current reserve seems endless.
The simplest way to describe the JC5 is; it has all the characteristics of the A21, just more of it.SDA SRS 2.3TL's/SDA SRS 3.1TL's/SDA CRS+4.1TL's and some other stuff -
Got estimates for crossover upgrades. That’s gonna have to wait a bit lol 😂 but I put dynamat on the baskets of my drivers and passive radiator and some acoustic foam behind my drivers as directed by westmassguy. Much more guitar layering. Really brings the mids out! Drums especially kick is stronger! My wife is thrilled!!!!
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butterbean wrote: »Got estimates for crossover upgrades. That’s gonna have to wait a bit lol 😂 but I put dynamat on the baskets of my drivers and passive radiator and some acoustic foam behind my drivers as directed by westmassguy. Much more guitar layering. Really brings the mids out! Drums especially kick is stronger! My wife is thrilled!!!!
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Polk SDA 1-b
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I picked these bad boys up a couple weeks ago and finally got some time last night to get a real listening session with them. They’re in the main rig in place of my 1.2tls for now and so far they sound damn nice.
It’s surprising how much more of a load for an amplifier these Aerials present than the big Polks. The bias meter on my Pass amp doesn’t move with the SDAs unless I really crank it but just getting the 10Ts to a decent volume has the meter jumping around.
