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  MBL 101E Speaker  pic
  HRS mrx 1921-3v  pic
  EMM Labs dcc-2, cdsd DA converter
  Symposium Series 2 RollerBlocks Tweak
  MBL 6010d bal/w/mc Preamplifier
  MBL 9011
  Tara Power Screen AC filter
  Tara The One bi-wired Speaker cable
  Tara 0.8 Interconnect
  Transrotor Tourbillon  pic
  Graham Engineering Phantom Tonearm
  Transfiguration Orpheus Cartridge

No more foolin' around
I just last week purchased the 101e's replacing the Alto Be's I had. Thought it would be fun to show the start of a major upgrade, and then as I am adding room treatments, changing the decor, and changing equipment, to show the changes and the thought processes behind it. I have an open architecture house, with glass along one side, and as this is our living room, a way to figure out the aestetics. Challenges await! Comments or suggestions welcome. I got the MBLs primarily because the kitchen, family room, and dining area are all pretty much open, and I want great sound whatever we are doing in the primary listening space. To me, the best music should be for all my family to enjoy, even my daughter with her AFI fetish. The sweet spot matters, but more important to me is when we are having dinner, or hanging out, everybody gets to enjoy the music. The MBLs are worlds bettter than the Alto's in this regard from the first time I fired them up. I had a very very nice, clean system with the EmmLabs direct to the MC2000 and then the Altos, but I felt I was missing alot, and there is a ton of slap echo in the house. So here's the start. As I add, subtract and change, pix will follow. Thanks for looking.
Chrisla  (Threads | Answers)

11-06-06
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11-07-06   Nice setup. how do you plan on dealing with the glass?? wh ...   Chico_j

11-07-06   This is why i put the start of the upgrade:) i may do curtai ...   Chrisla

11-12-06   Man, with those speakers, i would try mbl amps for sure. fr ...   Aball

11-13-06   My dealer doesn't have mbl amps in stock, sadly. the more i ...   Chrisla

11-16-06   System edited: added symposium rollerblock series 2, 3 ea un ...   Chrisla

11-28-06   I have rollerblocks under my universal player at the moment, ...   Bflowers

11-28-06   Bflowers, nope, no help, just one at a time, the rollerblock ...   Chrisla

11-28-06   I am relatively new to this high end audio game, but recentl ...   Bflowers

11-30-06   I love your posts. no pretentiousness,, no axe to grind wit ...   Chrisla

12-27-06   System edited: added the mbl 6010d to the mix... great pream ...   Chrisla

12-29-06   Hi, i luv your system. i am curious what you think about th ...   Tboooe

12-29-06   Very nice system! i heard the mbl speakers and loved them.   Bobgates

12-30-06   Excelent. i fully agree about the "sweet spot". fo ...   Loxodrome

01-04-07   Tboooe i think it is a wonderful preamp...very very transpar ...   Chrisla

01-04-07   Loxodrome.. thanks:)   Chrisla

01-04-07   Any follow up on the boulder 2060?   Bflowers

01-09-07   Bflowers.... haven't tried yet. the halcro dm-88s are actua ...   Chrisla

03-12-07   Great system plus.. hooray on your comments of having a syst ...   Glenfihi

03-28-07   System edited: finally i make an amplifier decision... and t ...   Chrisla

03-28-07   Glenhifi, thanks. i think my wife would rather have it hidd ...   Chrisla

03-30-07   Great system. i've enjoyed following its progress. you ask ...   Bigamp

04-05-07   Reading your turntable comments. wow. meitner creams them. ...   Dgad

04-06-07   Dgad...i am surprised as well, but it is what it is. i have ...   Chrisla

11-09-07   Great system. hope you will post pictures of your current se ...   Hobby

11-09-07   Should post tonight. haven't updated the pix for a year.   Chrisla

11-11-07   Added recent pix, but audiogon ate the edit   Chrisla

11-11-07   System edited: the tara power screen is a big improvement in ...   Chrisla

11-11-07   Hi chris, it's looking great and i'm sure the sound most lik ...   Dev

11-11-07   Pretty sweet view from your place!   Linnie01

11-12-07   What a great looking system! glad to see you are planning o ...   Ejlif

11-12-07   Vinyl, vinyl, enough with the vinyl! oi. vey vinyl...vinyl.. ...   Chrisla

11-12-07   Dev.. let's see i answer your questions one at a time. 1. m ...   Chrisla

11-13-07   Hi chris, thanks for the reply back and info. what is the in ...   Dev

11-15-07   Hi chris, i have enjoyed following the evolution of your mbl ...   Molly

11-15-07   Hi des, i am suspicioning that you will like the 600.5 with ...   Chrisla

11-15-07   Hi molly,thanks for your kind words and words of wisdom re r ...   Chrisla

11-28-07   Hi chrisla, i also start using mbl system but still find bes ...   Tellyfung

11-28-07   Hi tellyfung. i have tried many speaker cables and overall, ...   Chrisla

11-29-07   I agree with your opinion, the one biwires should be ok. i u ...   Tellyfung

12-08-07   Wow, awesome set-up must sound great. very nice room with a ...   Snopro

12-08-07   Snopro, thanks, it sounds pretty darn good, but now i am goi ...   Chrisla

12-09-07   Smart move, i can't believe that so many audiophiles still d ...   Snopro

12-09-07   Hey snopro, i actually have a little bit going on, the rug w ...   Chrisla

12-14-07   Hi chrisla i read your answer on tboooe's thread regarding t ...   Dev

12-15-07   Nice deal, dev. glad you like your new mbls. you may very ...   Chrisla

12-15-07   Hi chris, regarding your amps that is what is in the back of ...   Dev

12-15-07   Hey dev, you should post some pix of your system. would be ...   Chrisla

12-16-07   Hi chrisla send me a personal email and i'll forward back so ...   Dev

12-16-07   System edited: just added a turntable finally. used transro ...   Chrisla

12-17-07   Awesome mbl's! how did you manage to approval from your c.f ...   Pantherdude


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