Description

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

Goethe
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    • YG Acoustics Carmel
    Sealed box two-way speaker
    • Tact Audio 2.2x Aberdeen mods
    Digital room-correction preamp. Aberdeen 'Whole Enchilada' upgrade.
    • Tact Audio S-2150 Aberdeen mods
    Tact 2150 amp/power DAC - one fully modded (Aberdeen) for mids/highs and one mildly modded for subs.
    • Lyngdorf W210 (2 pair)
    Lyngdorf W210 corner woofers (subs) double stack, w/ four 10
    • RWA Olive Musica
    Two RWA-modded Olive Musica HD-based music servers: One 750GB with external battery, and one 160GB. Whole CD collection stored on HD.
    • Olive Musica 250Gb
    no mods
    • NAD M2
    Like the Tact, digital all the way
    • Genesis Digital Lens
    RAM-based jitter remover
    • Kaplan GS
    Bi-wired with two separate runs
    • Harmonic Technology Photon Digital
    Have three. With latest battery PS, the best digital I've heard, even better than the Stealth Sextet, IMS.
    • TARA The One ISM digital
    RCA 1m
    • Black Sand Statement One
    two cords
    • Verastarr Grand Illusion 2
    on modded Tact
    • Fusion Audio Enchanter
    5' PC. Very nice cord on Tact preamp
    • Fusion Audio Impluse
    on preamp & transport
    • Running Springs Haley
    conditioner
    • Home theater reclining powered seating
    can sit comfortably for hours
    • MG Audio Planus 2
    exceptional ribbon cable
    • Audio Logic 24 MXL
    24/192 tube DAC
    • Aloia ST-13.01
    transparent, sweet and powerful 30-watter
    • Linkwitz Phoenix
    Dual Linkwitz Phoenix subs powered by Bel Canto S-300. Four 12" Peerless dipole drivers per side.
    • Stealth Varidig Sextet Digital
    AES/EBU 1m between the Tacts

Comments 12

Don't mess with Zoltan. Great system. Enjoyed viewing the pictures and reading the comments. Music adds spice to life.

glenfihi

Owner
System edited: Replaced the Selahs with Peak Consult Zoltan Signatures

richards

Owner
Thanks Shadorne -- I actually have two Bassbusters in the corners and two RoomTunes on the sides of the room. The rear wall has some 3-D art that acts to absorb a bit, and my set up is reasonably near-field (I've recently moved my sitting area closer). I have many more room treatments sitting in the closet that were removed to appease WAF. I still may get some heavy curtains for the windows, and maybe even to cover the projector screen.

At one point I had eight Room lenses, corner tunes, diffusers and absorbers, etc. While the room treatments helped a lot, I've found the Tact room correction to help more in mays that matter to me. I can live with a little slap echo, but tire easily from boomy bass muddying up the mids. To each their own....

richards

I am not familiar with all your gear but it sure looks impressive. I have no doubt it sounds great. The pics and description suggest no acoustic treatments other than the rug - is that still the case? I sense the potential for another "project"...

shadorne

I just got some Piegas - but little 2-ways: the P4L Mk2. I love them. They like my room and sound absolutely fantastic with my MC240 tube amp. I can't get enough of that ribbon tweeter. One day, when I have room large enough, I will get some TC70X thanks to the sound I have been getting from my little P4s.

I agree they aren't very forward - but I like that. I have my JM Labs when I want forward sound with potent bass.

Arthur

aball

Owner
Gajg

The Tact seems a good match: 150W/ 8 Ohms, 300 W/4 Ohms.
These are actually the C-10ltd also. I'm still adjusting to the difference between these and the Selahs.

The Piegas don't put out quite as deep bass as the specs indicate, at least in my room (maybe they'd need to be closer to the front wall for that). So, I'll continue using my RBH subs and using the Tact 2.2x for sub crossover. At first I missed a little bit of the excitement, 'projection' and dynamic punch that the Selahs produce.

But the Piegas are extremely smooth and refined with plenty of air and detail -- they pull you into the sound in a way the Selahs don't. I'm not sure yet which I like more yet, but the Piegas are growing on me.

richards

Richards

How do you find the tact works with the piegas. I have the c10ltd and have loved them. A friend had the aloia and it too was very nice indeed. Looks like a very interesting system overall. Good luck

gajgmusic

Owner
System edited: Added Piega C-10 speakers

richards

Hi Richards,

I'm going to buy a full TacT system, 1 x TacT 2.2XP and 3 x S2150 to tri-amp my B&W 800 matrix. I have two question for you:
Do you still use the internal passive x-overs of your Selah louspeakers? Or you use the TacT's digital x-overs?
What about the digital lens? I'm very intrested to know if you hear any difference using the genesis DL in TacT chain.

Thanks and scuse me for my bad english...

Livio.

ace427

Hi,

Very nice system indeed ! I also use the Marigo 5.8. How does it compare to the Stealth Var. Sextet?

Renaat

mattheus

Richards, wonderful system. Did you build the Selahs yourself or did you order them built already? If you built them yourself how difficult was it? I am interested in Ricks speakers but I am hesitant about building them. Thanks

bcos17

If you like your TacT gear, you'll love it with a upgraded power supply in the 2.2 and some drop in upgrades to the 2150. Check out http://www.aberdeencomponents.com.

kana813

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