Recent external build
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Who knew Sid the Kid would turn into Sid the Master!?!Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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^^^^^What Jesse said. Absolute work of art, Trey. From what I've seen your nicest build to date.➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streamer: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬
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Ah you guys are to kind, thank you! 😊- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Trey, outstanding!
Much more detail than your prototype for the one in Utah!
If the telephone doesn't ring ......... it's me
Harry / Marietta Georgia -
Thank you!
Haha I saw that article, I love it. I wish I had time to go out in the desert and mount some aluminum statutes!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
So Trey, as a person with a (very) vested interest
How does it sound? "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 -
So i will wait to give detailed thoughts when the other side is in place
But running one side external and one side internal, the goals appear to be on target, far more air in the highs, insane bass response, but I'll be able to tell more when the other side is done!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Ummm........how does it sound???
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 -
The utopias sound exactly opposite of the current trend in hifi.
Instead of a calculated cold reproduction of a recording, i always feel like I'm listening to how Jacques Mahul thinks music should sound, but in a good way. Like a performance of sorts. Wide 20 ft wide soundstage, great weight and depth, great vocals, fantastic bass, especially with the external mod. Tons of volume and power capabilities.
The biggest difference is everything sounds good, everything, never had a recordingi thought sounded so bad i could not listen to it. Things i could not listen to on my old super towers sound very pleasant and good recordings sound amazing
Will comment more on the mods after the second speaker is done external- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
I don’t believe you. 😎 Thats just what I have to keep telling myself.
Those are awesome Trey. I would really like something like that for my speakers.2 Channel
Legacy Focus SE, 2 REL Carbon Limited, McIntosh C50, McIntosh MC601's, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Parasound Halo JC3, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, Marantz SA-14s1, Oppo BDP-105, Furman Elite 15PFi, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Interconnects, Douglas Connection (Furutech) Alpha Speaker Cables, Pangea Power Cables
Vintage
Pioneer SA-9800, Pioneer TX-9800, Pioneer PL-630 w/Ortofon 2m Bronze, Technics RS-1500, PSB Imagine T2 -
So i was feeling adventurous... And also trying another proof of concept
PCX had duelund jdm bypass caps on special, couldnt turn it down to give bypassing another shot even though last time i hated it... Granted they were not with duelunds
Will be fun!
Hoping to have both of my crossovers wired up Saturday and everything finalized like side panels and such before Christmas, maybe! Thousand miles per hour!
- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Wow! I think you are having lots of fun with that laser cutter (envious). When the sound quality improvement results are fully in, it might be a good idea for you to contact the mfg. and they could pay you a licensing fee or something and feature your modded speakers at the upcoming (hopefully) 2021 audio show circuit.
Question: are you using all aluminum machine screws/bolts or does it not matter? Also, curious what the values are of the bypass caps (0.01uF?).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 -
Thank you!
Yes the laser cutter is fun, this idea was fun to do as each cap has a circle routed out for it, so they are clamped into place, i really like the idea haha
The post im using are aluminum and the bolts and stainless steel, everything is non magnetic
Yes, jdm .01uf capacitors
I doubt focal would care but that would be sweet!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Very creative craftsmanship. Nice job.
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Thank you!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
I wired up one of mine today, my chassis is a half inch smaller than Jody and man that made it way tougher, size does matter! Lol- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
BlueBirdMusic wrote: »Trey, outstanding!
Much more detail than your prototype for the one in Utah!
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One wired up!
- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Audio Art.
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Thanks Drew!
Im listening to jodys version now and the separation in the high end is just immaculate.
Best i have ever heard the utopias since i have owned them. More of current hifi resolution with thst old school warmth. Digging it.
Their ability to make every recording enjoyable is what i like. From korn to norah jones, its all good!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Their ability to make every recording enjoyable is what i like. From korn to norah jones, its all good!
Here's a good test track for bass and dynamic range. Fair warning, it's filthy:
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Thats a good track with definite dynamic swings.
The front to back staging with the ambiance is very nice and the little clicks floating around like a bug is a nice effect. Good deep bass! Ill add that to my list of tracks!
Thanks!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
The front to back staging with the ambiance is very nice and the little clicks floating around like a bug is a nice effect.
I'm glad you picked up on that. It's an uncanny sensation and a great test of imaging/placement when you hear those little noises floating around in different spaces in front of you.
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You probably have heard eskmo, some of his tracks are super wild with the imaging, similar effects but alot of front to back waves in his tracks- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
Outstanding craftsmanship there!--Gary--
Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out. -
Thank you good sir!- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro -
That track sounds even better on Tidal HiFi full resolution than it does on YouTube -
You probably have heard eskmo, some of his tracks are super wild with the imaging, similar effects but alot of front to back waves in his tracks
I've heard the name, but I'm not familiar with any of his work. I will check it out soon! Thanks for the tip. -
I'm very curious as to how much better the external XO will sound. The stock Mezzo Utopias sound VERY good with various power amps as-is.
Trey, perhaps you should mention your current pre/power setup."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 -
Jody is alive! I sent you a few emails, fwiw
My setup is really simple
3 dedicated 20 amp circuits
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Lumin mini streamer, pangea ac14se power cable, supra cat8 ethernet
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Dh labs 750 coax
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Modded tri Vista dac, supra lorad power
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Dh labs revelation ics
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Tri Vista integrated with revelation umbilical cables and pangea ac9se power cable
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Supra qudrax speaker wires
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Mezzo utopia with the modded external crossovers with supra rondo internal wiring and gr research no rez lining.- Not Tom
"No, that's silly talk. Dude, you can't possibly be this audio dumb so quit the act." - Doro
