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01-09-08
What are the main speakers? Sdatch
01-09-08
My main speakers are some rebuilt and pimped up apogees duet ... Chadeffect
01-09-08
Welcome to the apogee club :-) enjoy flo Florianw
01-10-08: Muralman1
Yo Chadeffect,
I bet your system does sound spectacular. I like the way you integrated subs. Who did the Duettas? They look like Richard Murray's work. I will be picking up some Scintillas from Rich in the near future.
That's a big laser on your wall. What size is it?
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01-10-08
Hi muralman1, the duettas ribbons were made by graz in austr ... Chadeffect
01-14-08
Chadeffect: nice system, wow, you got some decent collection ... Gallant_diva
01-14-08
Hi gallant diva, audio research is one of my favorite amps. ... Chadeffect
01-15-08
And nad av has to be the most unreliable piece of gear in hi ... Esotheric
01-16-08
Esotheric my man, if i had to be buried i think 2 dm88s laid ... Chadeffect
01-16-08
Yeah man ,seen the guy .he might have good sound ,but no way ... Esotheric
01-17-08
Hi esotheric, haha banjo! the soundlabs or the new martin lo ... Chadeffect
01-18-08
"what other technology would you want that is that old ... Florianw
01-18-08
Hi florianw, i take your point with drivers, but they too ha ... Chadeffect
01-18-08: Muralman1
Hi Chadeffect, I am on your side. There was a recent review between a sister amp to the ones I use alongside the Monarchy 250 SE. The only area that the reviewer could find praise for the Monarchy was one of coloration. The Monarchy's effusive warmth made voices sound, "Haunting." Whereas the class D amp gives, "Open, clean and free of artifacts with excellent detail and separation."
The way I read this, a listener has to decide whether they want to hear make believe or reality.
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01-18-08
Muralman1, you got it right there. this is the problem. do ... Chadeffect
01-19-08
Hi chad, its nice that you are repeating a lot of what graz ... Florianw
01-19-08
Hi florian. the tollerances you speak of are everything. th ... Chadeffect
01-20-08: Muralman1
Chadeffect. You are finding there are some very upset luddites out there. They just have to believe their big, expensive toys are worth the penny.
Do you have time to try my easy DIY speaker cable design? It's sound reward is revelatory.
Basically, they are short ultra thin 12 gauge ribbons, perfect for monos. They are sourced from inductors. Audacious, I know, but I insulted cable manufacturers more my making my return ribbons out of aluminum foil. Loosely wrapped in Saran Wrap for insulation and ended in Home Grown spades.
The clarity, depth, width, dynamics, and extension are simply amazing.
Try them. I promise you, you will thank me. They will also be great conversational objects.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-20-08
Hi muralman1, we are all a little that way. some people dont ... Chadeffect
01-20-08
Chad, i dont question your resolution. i know what resoluti ... Florianw
01-20-08: Muralman1
And Flo, just what do you think Chad is going to find investigating me. It wasn't me who was drubbed out of the Asylum.
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01-20-08: Muralman1
Chad, I am sure you would agree class D demands out of the box thinking in utilizing it's strengths. Your digital end is light years more sophisticated than my highly tweaked NOS DAC and Lambda.
I don't care for oversampling in the slightest. Leaving out all filtering, the music seems freer, more alive.
On theory, the upsampling of your DCS should give performances over that of the more common oversampling players. I would like to have your opinion of their differences.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-20-08
Hi florian, resolution? i have seen your cd player man. by ... Chadeffect
01-20-08
Hi muralman1 to be honest the amps we were speaking about ar ... Chadeffect
01-20-08: Muralman1
I saw Bel Canto and so thought......... :) No matter.
I have yet to hear an oversampler that does not sound contrived on my system. The difference between oversamplers and non oversamplers is substantial.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-23-08
Hi muralman1, it has been a while since i last heard a non ... Chadeffect
01-23-08: Muralman1
Hi Chad,
Our system are world apart. I would love to hear yours. Like all systems I am
eager to hear, they are thousands of miles apart.
My amp and preamp require a simple circuit digital. The fewer chips, and
tubes, the better. Instead of the power tubes AN uses, I favor a good diode.
Tubes introduce too many variables IMO.
Besides that, AN gear is too polite. I want my rim shots and crash cymbals to
whack loud. I want bugles that bite. I think you know what I mean.
Women singers must sound human, and not seraphim. I don't want body
added. It is a voice, not voluptuous hips that was recorded.
Cellos should sound rich. Some folks gauge their system with how rich. That
is a never ending quest. Every caramel coloring tube will assist that quest.
Does that make it more real? Of course not.
Bass is a necessity to full actualization of believability. Sometimes it exists as
only excited sympathetic ringing, like a guitar belly.
I am not looking for a system sound. I am trying for proper sound suiting the
player or singer.
Yadayada, you get my meaning.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-24-08
Hi muralman1, i am quite happy with my sound. you are welco ... Chadeffect
01-24-08: Muralman1
You have to have a huge room in order to utilize the big horns. I have heard
such a set up, and I have to say I couldn't live with that too long.
I prefer my Scintilla's circumspect sound. It is accurate, does not overplay, and
can be listened to all day without fatigue, while raising the hairs on the back of
my neck regularly.
I have not heard the Zanden. Too many tubes again.............. :)
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-24-08
Ha ha muralman1, i think we have the right speakers! i dont ... Chadeffect
01-24-08: Muralman1
I am attempting to get a bigger box AN DAC. When I do, my amp and preamp builder will tear out what innards he deems inferior, and send back a DAC that has all the open, deep and wide delivery of the AN, but also all the attack, zing, and POW!! AN is not known for.
I bought a venerable PSA Lambda transport, and he did the same thing to it. It has been favorably compared to some big ticket transports.
If I can, I go cheap. The Scintillas I have being redone by the soon famous Rich Murray will be for sale. I will insist local pick up so the buyer can hear them. If I make the profit, I think probable, I can take my speakers to Rich.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
01-24-08
I have to say i wouldnt say no to a pair of scintillas. alt ... Chadeffect
02-10-08
System edited: the slow but sure arrival of the dcs scarlatt ... Chadeffect
02-15-08
" puts an end to any discussion about digital vs analog ... Number95
02-15-08
System edited: arrival of scarlatti system. yes the dac has ... Chadeffect
02-15-08
Hi number 95. i would say the scarlatti is even more detail ... Chadeffect
02-15-08
Number 95, that audio research ref 3 is my favorite valve pr ... Chadeffect
02-15-08
I understand your philosophy of listening to music and i res ... Number95
02-15-08: Muralman1
Chadeffect, Scintillas is not, "Stuff." :)
They are only the best Apogee around, not counting the Grand. I can say that
with confidence now after hearing both a better than new Diva, and likewise Full
Range.
I have an interested party coming tomorrow. These speakers are real hard to let
go. Good thing I have another pair.
Muralman1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
02-16-08
Number 95, i really liked the audio aero. very musical, bu ... Chadeffect
02-16-08
Hi muralman, you are correct "not stuff"! yes i l ... Chadeffect
02-16-08
You are right about b&ws. i tried various amps, my old vt-20 ... Number95
02-16-08
Number 95, nice work going through all those amps. i put my ... Chadeffect
02-17-08
Mines are svetlana 6550c. they have a perfect balance from b ... Number95
02-18-08
Number 95, obviously the scarlatti like most hi end gear nee ... Chadeffect
02-26-08
Chad, did you have the dcs verona before getting the scarlat ... Gshelley
02-27-08
Hi gshelley, yes i had the verona clock in before. the vero ... Chadeffect
03-02-08
Hi chadeffect, can you describe me the differences between t ... Ace427
03-03-08
Hi ace427, the levinson is a fat and slightly dark sounding ... Chadeffect
03-12-08
A very nice system you have there chadeffect, great componen ... Sogood51
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