What did you do to your stereo rig today?

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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,927
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Bill, chill...

    Tom

    Right!! Don't Kill Bill, Chill Bill

    :D

    Either works….

    Now now, we B family and we argue and fight just like family. Poke Bill in the eye then give him a hug.

    :D
    Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch

    AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2

    Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10x2/Canare 4S11 speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,973
    Bill is like that melted chewing gum you step on on a hot summer day. You look for a patch of grass to try to wipe off only to find your other foot is in dogcrap….
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson


    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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    Rotated my Thorens TD 165 (bought new in 1974) back into the main system. Running a Pickering XV-15 D1200E cartridge with a retipped D1200 stylus. Grant Green sounds amazing. Do need to figure out a better isolation solution; meanwhile avoiding that one floorboard . . .
    The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.—Martin Luther King Jr.
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,475
    OK, that is cool. It looks pretty mint!

    Brian

  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,730
    Bill is like that melted chewing gum you step on on a hot summer day. You look for a patch of grass to try to wipe off only to find your other foot is in dogcrap….

    I appreciate your perspective, but perhaps you should watch where you step.
  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,730
    edited March 6
    billbillw wrote: »
    Today, I busted out some old gear to test a pair of SDA-2B that fell into my lap thanks to a very generous friend. Unfortunately my 2ch amp is not common ground, so I have to use a lowly Yamaha RX-595 receiver.
    This is the first time I've listened to a pair of SDA since I sold my pair of modded 1C back on 2010. I'm enjoying them! They put out better bass than I was expecting for this big room.
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    I decided these 2B deserved better amplification. A lightly used NAD C 2755BEE was delivered this afternoon and it is now wired to my STP-SE preamp and the SDAs. Not quite as powerful as my Class-D amp, but I think I can live with a solid 150wpc for now. I've always liked the Polk/NAD synergy. I really like what I've heard from these 2B so far. I don't remember my 1C sounding this refined.
    It's going to be a tough decision where to put these 2B full time.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,927
    billbillw wrote: »
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    LOVE this!!! I'm going to contact the president of the US and ask him if he'll fly us out to each other's places to sample each other's goods.......wait, did that come out wrong????

    :D:D:D
    Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch

    AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2

    Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10x2/Canare 4S11 speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,730
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »

    LOVE this!!! I'm going to contact the president of the US and ask him if he'll fly us out to each other's places to sample each other's goods.......wait, did that come out wrong????

    :D:D:D [/quote]
    You mean you don't want to jump on one of your bikes and drive 991 miles to see me? This time of year, you'd show up covered in yellow pollen.
  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,927
    billbillw wrote: »
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »

    LOVE this!!! I'm going to contact the president of the US and ask him if he'll fly us out to each other's places to sample each other's goods.......wait, did that come out wrong????

    :D:D:D
    You mean you don't want to jump on one of your bikes and drive 991 miles to see me? This time of year, you'd show up covered in yellow pollen.
    [/quote]

    LMAO, sure, okay. After all, 991m is cake, right?? Tell you what, IF I end up with that new Honda CB1000F, you'll be my first road trip!!!
    Set up: 11.2 HT + 2ch

    AVP: Marantz AV8802A - Sources: BRP Panasonic UB9000/CDP Emotiva ERC 3 - DAC: Denafrips Venus - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-6, XPA-2 x 2 - Speakers: Focal/PolkAudio, Mains/2ch - Kanta No2, C - Sopra, SS - LSiM702, WS - RTiA9, RS - RTiA9, FH - RTiA3 - Subs: Epik Empires x 2

    Cables: Mogami AES from CDP to DAC - AQ McKenzie XLR from DAC to AVP to amp for 2ch, Emotiva XLR's for the rest - Douglasconnection: Furutech Alpha 36 12g speaker wire for 2ch, Furez 10x2/Canare 4S11 speaker wire for the rest - AQ Forest48 HDMI for the display, AQ Carbon48 HDMI from BRP to AVP - VR3 filtered power cables for CDP, BRP and AVP, Emotiva power cables for the amps - AudioQuest 707 power conditioner.

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,730
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »

    LMAO, sure, okay. After all, 991m is cake, right?? Tell you what, IF I end up with that new Honda CB1000F, you'll be my first road trip!!!

    You're tough. I could never ride more than about 100 miles before everything started hurting.
  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 810
    I had a CB1000 in 1994. It was, by far, my favorite motorcycle ever! Those SDA's look fantastic, BTW. Enjoy!
    Enjoying the journey while never attaining the destination.
  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,730
    newbie308 wrote: »
    I had a CB1000 in 1994. It was, by far, my favorite motorcycle ever! Those SDA's look fantastic, BTW. Enjoy!

    I believe Geoff is talking about this one, which hasn't been released in the US market yet. A modern interpretation of the big bore Standard...
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    Price will be around $14,000 :#
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,475
    Soooooo … what did you do to your motorcycle stereo rig today? 😝

    Brian

  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,200
    bcwsrt wrote: »
    Soooooo … what did you do to your motorcycle stereo rig today? 😝

    HIGH speed ear buds......So you can drown out the whambulance.....