Flat Broke and Busted - Part Deux (System Retired)

Congrats on your new rig! Looks to be a very competent arrangement of equipment. Enjoy!

posted about 13 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: Continual improvements proceed. Dodd Audio preamp removed and replaced with the First Sound Audio, Paramount Mk II Special Edition preamp. First Sound has been inserted into the syst...

posted over 15 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: BPT 3.5 Signature Plus line conditioner replaced with the Running Springs Audio newest top of the line D'mitri.

posted over 15 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Hey Tommy! Great to hear from you! As always it was a pleasure to speak with you on the phone today. I will give you a ring once I confirm what we discussed earlier. Hey Ken - Thanks for ch...

posted almost 16 years ago

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VAC, Vitus, and Montana

Greetings Art! I see a few things that must be a change for the better! Phi monoblocks! Very nice!I must admit I like your system title "VAC Lounge."However, after looking at your f...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Audio Destination

Greetings Art! I see a few things that must be a change for the better! Phi monoblocks! Very nice!I must admit I like your system title "VAC Lounge."However, after looking at your f...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Hi Sherod, I will do so. I forgot to mention that Joe (of JPS Labs) did indeed send me a pair of the Aluminata power cords to demo.As with all of my comparing and contrasting - I te...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Hey Art & Sherod!I was just trying to update the system, and just noticed your replies.Art, I think the beans are spilled! I was able to make my decisions based upon the majority of...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Synergistic Research cabling out. JPS Labs, in!As a few of you are aware, and briefly mentioned in the system thread over the past several months I have been diligently auditioning Intercon...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: Synergistic Research, OUT. JPS Labs, IN!

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Wow - it has been some time... I have been comparing and contrasting various cable manufacturers over the past few months as well as trying some additional equipment.I will update my system...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Guido - Thanks for the spreadsheet. I am near 700 hours on the new preamp, near 500 hours on the power correction unit, and almost 250 hours on the new cabling. One modification is on the way back ...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Hey Guido - if you have a magic spreadsheet that helps expidite the break in process, send it over!In the meantime, I will keep the equipment powered on and the music spinning!

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Potential system changes:Yesterday received delivery of my Jade Audio Vermeil Bi Wire Speaker Cables. They are inserted into the system and being broken in. I am awaiting delivery of a coup...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Just a quick update... the H2o Special Edition Mono's have right around 400 hours on them at this point. This should be around "half" way through break in - if the same amount of ...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Hi Vince,As for some of the changes in the H2o Special Edition Mono's versus the Signature...The Signature used a 800vA transformer per monoblock. The Special Edition is upgraded to...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

No Vince, no Fire on the way. I auditioned it a couple years back and it wasn't my cup of tea. It may not have been the production model, so my thoughts may not relate to the current Fire being off...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: New amplifiers have arrived and inserted into the system. They are beginning the long break in process. Amplifiers are the latest top of the line, all out effort from Henry Ho of H2o...

posted about 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Vince & Tommy - The player has been breaking in for almost 48 hours as of now...The sound remains effortless, organic, liquid, expansive...I was told the unit may have 200-3...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Thanks Vince, my oversight... as I didn't realize I failed to mention what the "boat anchor" is...Today the AMR CD-77 which was ordered back in late May was delivered. The shippin...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: The "boat anchor" has landed... installed into the system and burning in...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

"on vehicle for delivery" ...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Thanks for all the compliments. The wife and I leave on vacation and I come back to all this activity!Vince, I will shoot you an email about what will improve the sound of your system. Talk...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

Sherod,I hope all is well with you. Fusion Audio is a relatively new company, whose distributor is nearby my home. I have had the luxury of beta testing some of their power cords prior to t...

posted over 16 years ago

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Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy Too

System edited: Power cord changes. After trying a couple of Fusion Audio's Enchanters on my monoblocks (replacing Purist Audio Design Dominus Rev. C's) I came to the conclusion I wanted to audition...

posted over 16 years ago

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