SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Sal,I'm glad you found the problem and corrected it. I agree with you, the Ocellia fly under the radar for sure. They just seem to be the ideal cable match for my taste and syste... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Chris,Sorry, with the new site changes I was unaware of new messages. I haven't heard the Coincident speaker cable. I've heard their IC and they are "really" quite good so I sus... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Hi Brett,It's good to hear from you, its been awhile. Thank you for the thoughtful comments and have a very happy Thanksgiving day. Charles, posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonBill,Wow! You've been busy lately with this all out assault preamp project. I look forward to your listening impressions and how it compares to the TRL Dude you have used and admired for many y... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Jond,Thanks, I'll try it out. Freddie Hendrix and Dezron Douglas are unfamiliar to me. I look forward to hearing them. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonJet,Emotionally connecting and natural sound reproduction are what it's all about. I'm glad your latest modification project has propelled you much closer to your desired objective. I can only ... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoAziz,If you're "quite happy" that is saying a lot! You have a system that will certainly reveal the truth of any audio product. The Coincident AC cord is said to be very good. It's much less co... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoAziz,If you're "quite happy" that is saying a lot! You have a system that will certainly reveal the truth of any audio product. The Coincident AC cord is said to be very good. It's much less co... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Al,As expected, well reasoned rationale for all of your system upgrades. A terrific audio system just got better. Congratulations.Charles, posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Monitor Audio PL-500 SpeakersRicred,I don't have any specific speaker recommendations. My question was borne from genuine curiosity. You have such a very nice system as it is, I just wondered what objectives you are pursui... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Monitor Audio PL-500 SpeakersHi,Lots of significant changes recently. What are you seeking to obtain that you don't currently hear in your system?Thanks, posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Bill, Israel is generally the epitome of brevity with his written replies(however in person he's engaging and generous with his time). Every now and then he'll surprise me with 3 or 4 paragraph res... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Bill,Your observation on coherence is astute. Not sure how Israel does it but the Total Eclipse II is superbly coherent. 1st order 3 way crossover with 5 drivers that sounds like a single large... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Bill,I believe my Total Eclipse II and your Triumph Exreme II share the Scanspeak revelator tweeter. The ribbon could be more detailed and extended, but that scanspeak sounds so natural. I'm ve... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Hi Bill,Please continue to keep us posted on the results of these rectifier tubes. I'm curious to see how they do compare to each other in your Frankenstein amplifier. By the way, have you lock... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Audio Note, WE-91A, Rega, AyonJet,Shigeki Yamamoto preferred the C3m as the driver tube in his 300b SET amplifiers. He didn't like the popular 6sn7 as a 300b driver, Israel Blume felt the same and instead uses the 6em7 as t... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoBill,What's really interesting is you probably gave up very little(or no loss) dynamics going from Maggie/1000 watt amp to efficient speaker/8 watt amp! Yet you surely gained in other sonic and... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoI agree with Bill. These terrific 8 watt SET amplifiers we use probably only draw 1 or 2 amps of current(if that). Excellent sound quality with very modest current demand. Not a bad deal at all. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoWhen I bought the BPT I was using at that time a push pull amp that used 6550 or KT 88s. This was a 100 watt/channel amp class AB design. It also was better sounding via the BPT compared to my dedi... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
WA + MephistoThe power consumption of the Coincident Frankenstein is 180 watts I believe(I think this is per channel). Mine are plugged into my BPT 3.5 Signature plus. This conditioner uses a balanced AC transf... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Brf,Now that's a teachable moment! A reminder to begin troubleshooting with addressing the simplest solutions first. Think of the money spent, time, and aggravation that could have been avoided. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Hi Bill,Well that's good news indeed. I knew that with some additional time you'd get the speaker orientation sorted out. With the generous width of your room, success with outward firing woofe... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Listening RoomHello Glenn,This is a very nice system that you've put together. I believe your addition of the Manley 300b preamp will improve what is already very good sound. Its affect will be impactful IMH... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Bill,When Israel used to do audio shows he would use either inner/outer placement depending on the room interaction. I've found also that subtle toe in/toe out matters as well. Bill I have no d... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
And now for something completely different---Ernie,Yep, I had the same outcome, overall the sound opened up noticeably. I'm curious to see which orientation is better in blll's room. When I visited Israel Blume way back when, his woofers ... posted over 8 years ago | View comment |