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09-14-05
My offer to send down a dozen of the kt-88eh's on loan still ... Zaikesman
09-14-05
Come on nate, i'm ready ! maybe we can get pat malone, stev ... Albertporter
09-14-05
Alex, i sincerely appreciate your offer. you, nate and bea ... Albertporter
09-15-05
Although bea and i are talking about different kt-88's (mine ... Zaikesman
09-15-05
Alex, if you do that test i would be eager to hear your conc ... Albertporter
09-15-05
No doubt. it took me the better part of a year to become ev ... Zaikesman
09-15-05
Alex, now you have my curiosity aroused, how much did you fi ... Albertporter
09-17-05
I have it on good authority that the denver audiofest will s ... Albertporter
09-17-05
Albert, i know it's unfair to ask you to do so but when you ... Lugnut
09-17-05
From what i've read, it seems among people who switched, som ... Zaikesman
09-17-05
Pat, i spoke to koetsu on friday to be sure my check arrive ... Albertporter
09-18-05
For the record, i have cleaned many many lps. with regard t ... Eldartford
09-19-05
What does that have to do with audiofest, eldartford? Albertporter
09-19-05
Zaikes, i appreciate the info on tube ratings you discovere ... Albertporter
09-19-05
Zaikesman: i found your detailed post on tubes very interes ... Gallant_diva
09-19-05
Albertporter...it has to do with lugnut's unrelated comments ... Eldartford
09-19-05
Understood, thank you for replying. Albertporter
09-19-05
(hmmm...thread seems to be developing something of a 'surfac ... Zaikesman
09-21-05
Zaikman: you ask good questions. i have answers to some and ... Gallant_diva
09-21-05
I've done some audiogon forum searches and there is a lot on ... Zaikesman
09-22-05
like i stated before, wish it was easier to do a test. onc ... Albertporter
09-22-05
Well, here's hoping your system 'blows away' listeners more ... Zaikesman
09-23-05
Good advice zaikes, fortunately i live in dallas, where mos ... Albertporter
09-23-05
It might now sound perfect yet, but it sure looks good! Nrchy
09-23-05
Nate, is that louis's system or mine that might not sound pe ... Albertporter
09-24-05
Sorry ap i was responding to your comments on louis's system ... Nrchy
09-25-05
Well, this was a wonderful night. in spite of the worst tha ... Albertporter
09-24-05: Mobileholmes
I was over at Albert's place Tuesday and heard some of the finest sounds I've ever heard. Perhaps the finest, but aural memory is fickle. I'm going to say that I like the big Soundlabs a little more, and I suppose that's due to the seamless midband (I'm a midrange freak). Albert is working on that and knows it's the only real area where his old speakers "might" hold an edge--when they weren't broken. Obviously, on dynamics, power, more power, and ever more power, bandwidth, and maybe even imaging, the Dalis kick ass. I've heard the vinyl setup before, and its strengths are an almost total absence of vinyl noise. My listening preference is a little more forward, a little brighter than Albert's. Regardless, it's the most "natural" and the least "mechanical" I've ever heard. Tonal balance is a personal taste, kind of like which seats you choose at the concert. What really (literally and figuratively) blew me away was the R2R at 15IPS playing the Faron Young and "Toys in the Attic" safety masters. I can say without reservation that they were the most lifelike things I've ever heard. The only thing that has come close for me was direct to disk, but they don't do unlimited dynamics and bandwidth like these tapes do. Obviously, "Toys in the Attic" is a very "produced" album. You could hear the recording engineer fade from the instrumental tracks to the vocal tracks, apply compression, pan L2R and so on. BUT, it still sounded like I was in the studio while the band was playing, and that wouldn't have been possible without those monster assed speakers and the thousand+ watts on tap. You can play these tapes on this system at incredible levels without strain and without listener's fatigue. I've been in orchestras, concert bands, choirs, and huge marching bands. This system can almost do that kind of effortless power with unlimited bandwidth. I say almost because the Faron Young tape pushed the Air Tights to the wall. No problem, another set of VTL 750 are on the way to the rescue. Honestly, I wouldn't have noticed if Albert hadn't brought it to my attention. You could tell on the steel guitar line. You have to understand that this tape had ZERO compression and we were playing it at "Bob's Country Bunker" levels. Not only will the new amps help with power, it should help with the crossover region and maybe sweep away the last vestiges of the old republic (soundlabs). And he has a fully rebuilt (to the nines!) Ampex R2R on the way, and the electronics in the current deck he's using can't hold a candle to the rest of the system. It will be mind blowing, I'm sure. And a new Jade Platinum that looks to die for. Which leads me back to the vinyl. He played some 45rpm pop (he can fill us in) that nearly approached the dynamic realism of the tape. They say money can't buy you happiness. Bullshit! I was very happy when I left Tuesday night.
Phillip Holmes
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09-25-05
Phillip (holmes that moves around :^). thank you one millio ... Albertporter
09-25-05
Even though i'm a little behind the curve with albert's syst ... Lugnut
09-25-05
"...the faron young tape pushed the air tights to the w ... Zaikesman
09-25-05
Lug pat, thank you too ! i wish you could hear the new ... Albertporter
09-25-05
Zaikes, regarding "hello walls." yea, i wish i ha ... Albertporter
09-25-05
Albert: this is an area unfamiliar to me. if you know: why ... Zaikesman
09-25-05
Zaikes, there are likely are as many stories about the so ... Albertporter
10-08-05
Update. second pair of vtl ref 750's arrived friday and are ... Albertporter
10-09-05
What a room! that looks like every man's dream!!! Firecracker_77
10-09-05
I went through the "it never rains, but it #$%^& well p ... Nrchy
10-09-05
Maybe barb and i can come too. is this the real deal nate wi ... Lugnut
10-09-05
If you guys are coming again i need to hook up the airtights ... Albertporter
10-10-05
Firecracker_77, sorry i did not respond to you earlier. than ... Albertporter
10-10-05
Hello albert, i am considering the purchase of a technics ... Johnbrown
10-11-05
Kelly, i think the 1520 is an extraordinary machine and hand ... Albertporter
10-11-05
Hello albert, absolutely fabulous setup you have there, esp ... Kuzibri
10-11-05
Kuzibri, my original set of vtl 750's have about 1100 hours ... Albertporter
10-12-05
Albert, thanks for the information and advice according the ... Kuzibri
10-12-05
Kuzibri, i should've been clearer on the subject of small si ... Albertporter
10-12-05
The vtl-branded 6350 is actually a sylvania. nos rca's seem ... Zaikesman
10-15-05
Zaikes, i just bought 8 "hens teeth." four match ... Albertporter
10-16-05
Hmmm...andy was supposed to have me on a 'waiting list' for ... Zaikesman
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