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majesticgiraffe July 03, 2018 16:33

Hi Ha123,

hungphamquoc October 19, 2017 02:31

Since time has passed now got a chance to upgrade my Goldmund Telos 600 amps with his big brothers Telos 2500, speaker changed from sophia 3 to Sasha 1 and got my preamp nagra jazz back and added mps (battery supply).

hal123 November 21, 2016 20:51

System edited: System Edited: Since time passed many changes are occurred..first I replaced my Nagra preamp with Goldmund 27.3, change from tube preamp to solid state..added Aurender S10 music streamer to the line and also I changed my TW turntable with new Kronos Sparta with tonearm Durand new Kairos..I did some upgrades for preamp with adding SRA isobase and also I changed my diy power strip with shunyata venom..added rca interconnect of Kubala Sosna Elation model to pre and powers..

hal123 June 07, 2015 22:47

Hi Hal123,

Due to my system set-up with other pces of gear I need to use a pre-amp so I have mine connected to the xlr output, then to my pre-amp. I'm using xlr IC's and have the phase switch over to correct polarity.

dev October 06, 2014 21:34

Hi Dev,
Yes autoadjust feature is very usefull. One question I had best results for connecting directly with variable level setup connecting directly to power amps. Do you use variable or direct output

Regards

hal123 October 06, 2014 08:24

Congrats, Burmester 100 phono is very nice indeed - I have been enjoying mine for a few years now.

Did you set-up for Auto Adjust for your cart

dev October 04, 2014 11:31

Wow since time passed that I missed analog setup now I found a slice of heaven and very happy about it. After tried some cartridges I decided to pass Koetsu and loaded Zyx Universe 2 cartridge that one of my audiophile buddy offered me, Koetsu is a good cartridge but I wanted more detail on midranges, this melow character first stricked me but after listening to Zyx. I said this is it..First implementation made not impressed me a lot but after a day that my phono preamp is warmed and directly connected to my Goldmunds made some music that only hearing you could beleive, all stages opened up dramatically, detail is increased, Zyx requires very carefull setup after millions of arrangements vta, weight, allignment vertical, horrizontal etc etc I found some situation that everything is made in place and one detail in the midrange that this cartrige is famous for is expanded in a way that like some miracle its occured and now I had some special sound that I am very happy with it.
Burmester phono needs some time to warm and burn at least 100 hours is necessary for gaining his best performance.
More details and information will come after
Happy listenings to all

hal123 October 04, 2014 07:50

Can't wait to hear your impressions.

thesaint519 September 30, 2014 14:42

System edited: More pictures added..analog setup is coming

hal123 September 25, 2014 13:22

Hi Hall23,

I believe the Sophias are world class. I know that part of our hobby is upgrading. But I've learned that in order to really experience the best of my gear, I've got to invest the time to ensure each piece is synergistically a match with every other piece of gear. I decided to build my system around my Lamm L2 Reference Preamp & Lamm M1.2 Reference Mono amps. The addition of the Transparent Audio Reference line of cables has really allowed the Lamm & Wilson combo to really shine.

thesaint519 September 13, 2014 00:27

Hi Tabooe,
I had an impression that now the system had its limits and speaker upgrade will take the sound to another level..but now I am happy with the sophias, and I heard them with numerous different setups I feel I never heard that they reached to their boundaries as in my setup. Ribbon tweeter of Verity had placed my mind and wondering if its worth the upgrade, but I have some concerns too..my other half says stay there and dont touch anything..

hal123 September 10, 2014 15:26

Hi Rbbert
Yes its not quite more but yes its more expensive, I am waiting for the dealer to hear them since I heard ver.1 and impressed but for the low octaves its seem to have some problematic because the woofer its located on down side of the speaker and I have some concerns for my place..Having heard that verity changed internal cabling, tweeter material and crossovers so its worth to listen the new series..

hal123 September 10, 2014 15:12

The Sarastro 2 is a great speaker, but I think quite a bit more expensive than the Sasha 2?

rbbert September 09, 2014 01:04

Hal123, why are you changing speakers? What are you lacking with your current speakers or what sound are you going after?

tboooe September 08, 2014 18:05

Don't have any experience with either speaker manufacturer, but have read great things about Eggleston and Verity. Don't think you Will go wrong with either. What about Wilson?

thesaint519 September 08, 2014 17:12

I am plannnig to change speakers. I have some opinions for as wilson sasha 2, Verity Audio Sarastro 2 or Egglestonworks Andra 3. Looking for your opinions for these alternatives.

hal123 September 08, 2014 14:39

Nice system.

thesaint519 September 08, 2014 02:50

System edited: New pictures updated

hal123 September 07, 2014 22:03

Hi Taboooe,
I first tried Gryphon Antileon and I am quite impressed on Gryphon typical sound, emphasis on lower mids, bold highs, musical presentation...but it was a full class A amplifier with lot of heat that I couldnt even touch my fingers on top, sound is very impressive but this is 15 years old amplifier with full class A and weight about 70 kgs something. Also was not a best match with my CJ Art2 with lot of hiss that was annoying. After my dealer offered me good debate on Golmund Telos 600 amplifiers and I wondered to try side by side on my system. Goldmunds are little more detailed, more pinpoint sounding and definately more fast, this fast and detailed character doesn't disturb you because it remains also the musicality and tenderness that most detailed amps tends to distort on higher volumes or give you the listening fatique but Goldmunds have very impressive detail like tube amps that has tremendous bass control, it is like using good tube amp with solid state bass control..Gryphons autorative and bold character and musical presentation also remained in my mind, both has very good amplifiers with some pros and cons in my system, and another issue is that Gryphon has only balanced outputs that was not a good match with my preamp..

hal123 July 22, 2014 15:42

WoW!! Major changes indeed! Would love to hear your thoughts on the differences between Gryphon and Goldmund. What made you change (aside from being a typical audiophile)?

tboooe July 22, 2014 13:14

System edited: Very major changes are happened..Changed Gryphon Antileon with Goldmund Telos mono amplifiers...also CJ Art2 preamp replaced with Nagra Jazz..

hal123 July 22, 2014 13:06

Only thing there is a hiss noise coming from my speakers. Gryphon only have xlr outputs and my pre is sigle ended so I am using a xlr-to-rca converter for the amp..maybe this connection made some hissing or my preamp didnt liked the Gryphon. But sound is gorgeous and dont want to change something for now..I will try to change the connection of cables in order to made them xlr to rca..

hal123 July 07, 2014 14:37

Oh man. Can't go wrong with Gryphon! Congrats. I need to get my hands on a Gryphon integrated.

tboooe July 05, 2014 01:25

System edited: System Edited: Added Gryphon Antileon solid state...its had a very good step up. Now I had all the mid bass slamm and also deep and autorative bass response that I was missing..this amplifier is also very tube like sounding, its very open and detailed and also very musical I am very satisfied for now..

hal123 July 04, 2014 20:07