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 VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD

A pretty musical Living Room!

VAC Statement Amps - breaking in

APL NWO-M CD/SACD & SR Tranquility Base

70[quotes] TV - great picture, reduces imaging

Spkrs-new mids, intrnl SOTA wire & caps
  VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD
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VAC & VSA - 2-Channel Smileage, PMD
This system, with 60 comments, is already up under my old Audiogon moniker - Fplanner2000. I've had to duplicate it since they wouldn't let me attach it to my new moniker - fplanner2010.

I started this hobby about 8 years ago and have subsequently gone a bit nuts turning my living room into a pretty nice 2-channel and HT setup. When I first posted this system on 10-4-06, it didn't have very much of what is currently there now. (Actually, all that remains are the Gray conditioner, the sub and Sunfire amp!!)

I have done all the upgrades I had been contemplating 3 years ago (plus a number of others for various reasons), and the dogs have been surprisingly cooperative in not taking out any tubes. With the latest addition of the APL Super-DAC prototype, I am pretty much exactly where I had hoped to be when I started this 8 years ago. FINALLY!!

I'd like to thank all my friends and acquaintances here on Audiogon for your help and guidance along the way. I never would have gotten this far this quickly without your help, suggestions and shared wisdom. I am totally appreciative.

I don't anticipate any more changes anytime real soon, but in this hobby, you really NEVER KNOW!! I'm going to CES in 3 weeks, so we'll see what happens. I'm definitely interested in exploring computer integration and would love to have my 1000+ CDs on a big hard-drive, but we'll see....

Thanks again and your comments are welcome.
Fplanner2010  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-13-09
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10-16-11   Sam- i've resisted so far..... closest i've come is a discus ...   Fplanner2010

10-16-11   Hi fplanner, esoteric k-01 player, intersting. i'm presentl ...   Dev

10-16-11   fplanner, i hear ya -- wouldn't it be something if one we ...   C1ferrari

10-16-11   Dev- i was impressed with the k-01, although a little less ...   Fplanner2010

10-16-11   Sam + dev - i am at least to the stage of measuring my avail ...   Fplanner2010

10-16-11   fplanner2010, have you had one of those tentation players ...   Dev

10-17-11: Fplanner2010
Dev-
Yes, but NOT in my system. I've heard both and they were very good, but again in other systems. Digital is developing more bells and whistles very quickly now - my current NWO-M is the right "flavor" for me currently(and it has a USB input). As I later get into mac-servers and the like, I will re-evaluate at that time to see which has the feature set I need along with the sonics I enjoy most. While there are a growing number of players coming to market that sound quite nice, my focus is not there right now. 2nd choice would still be the K-01 at this point.

Fplanner2010  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


10-17-11   I haven't really been following the digital arena very close ...   Dev

10-17-11   Dev- that is exactly why i am staying off this particular m ...   Fplanner2010

10-21-11   Leaning closer to getting the statement 450 monos. in order ...   Fplanner2010

10-21-11   Leaning closer to moving up to the vac statement 450 monos. ...   Fplanner2010

11-01-11   I would prefer to sell my great-sounding vac 300.1s(with the ...   Fplanner2010

11-01-11   hi fplanner2010, you know this hobby is addictive and i ha ...   Dev

11-01-11   Gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... ;-) how about finding s ...   Fplanner2010

11-30-11   Making a large upgrade to the video portion of my system. v ...   Fplanner2010

12-07-11   The pro-elite 70" tv arrived yesterday. wow!! lots of ...   Fplanner2010

12-31-11   Spent past week integrating front end with ht. thanks to br ...   Fplanner2010

12-31-11   Oppo in - wow. discs load in 30 seconds, as opposed to the 5 ...   Fplanner2010

01-22-12   Installed the integra dhc-80.2 to replace my dtc-9.8. money ...   Fplanner2010

01-29-12   Great gear fplanner! (i assume fplanner means financial pla ...   Kevinzoe

02-01-12   Kevin- thank you for the compliments. your system, especia ...   Fplanner2010

02-03-12   Seimens 7308 is a very nice tube. i'm rolling 60's seimens ...   Knghifi

02-04-12   Wow - that's the first i've heard about the 12au7. i specif ...   Fplanner2010

02-05-12   If your linestage is a mkiia, there's a mp of 12au7 and mp 6 ...   Knghifi

02-11-12   Lots of changes, for the much better, about to happen. firs ...   Fplanner2010

02-11-12   Correction - my friend's name is duayne.   Fplanner2010

02-12-12   Hi fplanner, very interesting. i just placed an order for ...   Dev

02-13-12   Correction - mccormack is ab, not a. additional cables ar ...   Fplanner2010

02-18-12   Mccormack not hooked up yet (tomorrow?). i have the signal f ...   Fplanner2010

02-20-12   Oh well - another bright idea bites the dust. what looked p ...   Fplanner2010

03-05-12   Otoh, those seimens 7308's continue to improve with more hou ...   Fplanner2010

04-16-12   Newest meaningful change - replaced sr apex 1m ic between es ...   Fplanner2010

04-17-12   Fplanner: i have a vac phi beta pre; with the recent upgrade ...   Mribob

04-17-12   Hi bob p - congrats on your vac. there are tons of places ...   Fplanner2010

04-27-12   I'd like to learn more about your cabling, namely sr galileo ...   Thesaint519

04-28-12   Are you asking about the speaker cells?   Fplanner2010

05-06-12   Hi fplanner. great system. i don't know how to contact you d ...   Jeffkad

05-07-12   Jeff - thanks for the kind words. i recently, very reluctan ...   Fplanner2010

05-12-12   Had lunch w/ kevin and brent in sarasota yesterday. very cl ...   Fplanner2010

05-19-12   Well, i've finally done it -- statement 450's ordered. my p ...   Fplanner2010

05-19-12   All reasonable offers considered :-)   Fplanner2010

06-13-12   Getting calls on the 300.1s, however they are still availabl ...   Fplanner2010

06-30-12   Both 300.1s sold to good homes and i know the buyers will lo ...   Fplanner2010

06-30-12   congrats! sounds like a positive development all around :) ...   C1ferrari

06-30-12   Congrats! you are going to be very happy indeed :) what fin ...   Dev

07-01-12   Thanks sam and dev - i can't wait to hear how they control m ...   Fplanner2010

07-01-12   Very nice system. i am new to the von schweikert family. got ...   Roscoeiii

07-01-12   Roscoeiii - thanks for the response. while i'm sure the oth ...   Fplanner2010

07-02-12   In addition to rewiring my 7's with delphi wire from vsa, al ...   Fplanner2010

07-19-12   450's arrived 2 days ago. wow. system has been off for 3 w ...   Fplanner2010


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