Albert Porter's System

Albert, We haven't met, but we have spoken on the phone. If you are interested in hearing a pair of Gothams and a pair of F113's you may want to head out to Westlake. Marty (whom you know) has Goth...

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Dedicated Room No, Dedicated Wife Yes

What are your impressions of the Transparent cables now that you've had them for a good while.

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

System edited: Hven't updated things in a while. Of note, I recently had an extensive demo with the new Tara Omega Gold speaker cables. They were wonderful at many things, soundstaging, detail retr...

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Babybear's System

Thanks for the info.

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Babybear's System

Who designed your electrical system? I was thinking of having something like that done and I live in the DFW area.

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Jfrech's system

He uses the VTL Seigfrieds in triode if that helps.

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Jfrech's system

Thank you for the thoughtful responses. I will try to address the points you each raise.Jfrech: I have considered a tube pre. I have hesitated as I presume the Boulder pre is the be...

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Jfrech's system

I have followed your system over the years as we have shared similar equipment (BAT VK150 and Maxx 2). I read with interest that you moved away from the BAT's. I have often wondered why those amps ...

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VAC, Vitus, and Montana

Can you tell a fellow Texan how you decided upon the Vitus player. What did you compare it to? What type of sound does it have? etc. I have a meridian 808.2 being delivered today for a trial.Th...

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Audio Destination

Can you tell a fellow Texan how you decided upon the Vitus player. What did you compare it to? What type of sound does it have? etc. I have a meridian 808.2 being delivered today for a trial.Th...

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This is not a System! But getting there.

Can you provide some insight into how the Soulution products compare with other solid state and tube products you have used. These have been described as blurring the line between tube and transist...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

Oneobgyn,It all makes a difference, as I have heard you say before. I get your point, however. Spent some time at Marty's the other day, and he has his system the best it's been...and that's sa...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

I have had 150 plus hours on the Tara Omega Gold speaker cables. In summary they are somewhere between the original Omegas and Valhalla. Much more detail, air, hall ambience, etc versus the origina...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

I think you are right about the X2.2. I wonder how close the Maxx 3's are. The top end is sooo different. I have mentioned these in previous posts. As far as new equipment is concerned, I'm on hold...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

OneobgynThat seems like the most interesting, but least practical alternative. Isn't there a limitation on source material?

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

DgadI am debating PC audio versus Vinyl as my next move. One is much cheaper than the other. However, my current CD set-up is really fantastic. I have heard SACD on world class systems and woul...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

Just plugged in the new Tara Labs Omega Gold speaker cables (unterminated). Anxious to see how they compare to the originals after break in. The first 10 minutes was pretty good:-)

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Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5

Congrats. I heard you were underway. I look forward to watching your progress...and hearing your progress this fall.

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This is not a System! But getting there.

You weren't supposed to say that about vinyl! Now am going to even more depleted of cash than I already am =:^)

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This is not a System! But getting there.

I have been following your travails and have found your process quite interesting. One thing we have in common is late entry into analog. One my good friends, who is an extremely knowledgeable audi...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

A deal showed up that I couldn't resist...I guess that's impulse! The thing is, everything is better. The top end is more relaxed, without giving up any detail. The midrange is warm and realistic. ...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

The tweaking continues. Of note, I have become a believer in Wilson's "group delay" concept. This is likely not news to some, but the effect was quite interesting to me. I would love to h...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

That is correct. The interconnects from the theater processor are connected to the preamp and those outputs are set to unity gain/theater mode. That's all you need to do.

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

It is fairly reflective fabric, but fabric nonetheless. When the fabric was taken down and acoustic treatments were being put on the sheetrock, the room was dramatically more lively. When they reco...

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Building around Wilson Alexandria

Had a chance to extensively audition the Lamm ML 2.1 SET amplifier in my system. Many view it as an excellent match for the Wilson Alexandria. I ultimately decided to stay with the Boulder amplifie...

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