Doug's Audio DenVery productive time at AXPONA. A good show this year. I was able to demo a great deal of digital front end gear and from listening received confirmation that I am on the right track with my choice... posted 27 days ago | View comment | |
House of HathorCongratulations on an all out effort! Custom rooms are splendid and well worth the effort. I'm sure the modification in the crossover of the 20.1 brought a large improvement to the speaker's perfor... posted about 2 months ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenNow doing comparison of following systems:Streamer + DAC + PreampStreamer + Integrated DACIntegrated Streamer/DAC/Preamp One prin... posted 4 months ago | View comment | |
jrunyon52's SystemNice all out effort for an impressive speaker! Line source with prodigious LF is one of the great experiences of sound in this hobby. Kudos on going big to capture the enormity of it. Soundstage an... posted 5 months ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenWorking on the next phase of the digital front end upgrade. I'm now handling units using different system configurations, including server, DAC, user interface/app, and streaming music services. posted 6 months ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenReview of the Aurender A20 Reference Analogue Output Network Player has been published at Dagogo.com. This was a great start to the digital source upgrade journey. posted 7 months ago | View comment | |
ronrags' SystemAh, the Violin speakers! I admire their attributes, the combo of good design and sound as well as the aesthetics. I see it matches your decor. Kudos! posted 8 months ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenIt has been five years with the same digital source, so it is time to reassess. I have been doing some work on setting up a new streaming and file playback front end. Very nice ... posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenI had a great time working with the enviable Clarisys Minuet Speaker, a gorgeous dipole. The community can read my assessment in the new article just published at Dagogo.com. posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
Jenner's SystemA most inviting looking room, kudos! posted 12 months ago | View comment | |
WEBKING185 Low Fi SystemHave you considered other genres of speakers such as dipole, open baffle, line source, omni, horn, or hybrid? They are all wonderful! posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
Subtle, but BoldYou will be shocked at what subs add to the experience. Enjoy! posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
Subtle, but BoldTom, God's Peace,Scott is correct; subs are indispensable (unless you have big floor standing speakers of the close to state of the art variety) for improving not only frequency... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
Subtle, but BoldNice, tidy system! If you haven't read my review of the Kinki Studio EX-M1+, I encourage you to do so. I discuss opamp rolling, and it makes a distinct difference in the unit's performance. Take yo... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenMy latest experiment was to try the Perlisten D212s Subwoofers with the Grand Aspen Speakers. That necessitated leaving the internal subs silent and sending the line level signal to the Perlisten s... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
bugredmachine's Tennessee System 2023Bugredmachine (Bigredmachine),God's Peace,Congratulations on an impressive system, which I'm sure enthralls you! Your relentless push for perfection is showing! :) <... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
hifihandyman's System 2Nice, high quality rig. Kudos! It appears you are using the stock jumpers for the speakers. If you want to have a project, try bi-wiring or replacing the stock jumpers with a short length of high q... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRecently had a lovely experience with the PureAudioProject Trio15 10" Coaxial Speaker when I decided to experiment with rolling in upgraded capacitors. When I was using the Horn1 version I bought s... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenRecently had a lovely experience with the PureAudioProject Trio15 10" Coaxial Speaker when I decided to experiment with rolling in upgraded capacitors. When I was using the Horn1 version I bought s... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
georgeab's 2 Ch SystemI have heard this model of VMPS speaker before, and it is prodigious. I concur with the thought process of moving the three bass drivers in the pedestal. Good move. I find that when bass drivers ar... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenI have successfully found a way to operate the Grand Aspen Speaker with all 8 channels of the Legacy Audio i.V4 Ultra Amplifiers! In order to pull it off I had to use both RCA and XLR outputs of t... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenThe Aspen Acoustics Grand Aspen Speakers were delivered yesterday and I am in the process of my aggressive stepping through changes to tune them to optimize them. These are six way h... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
imintohifi's LR System 1Nice, creative setup; kudos! Don't sell short the benefit of a holistic cabling scheme, including power cords. You might appreciate the affordable line of Iconoclast Cables. I ... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio Denjayant,God's Peace,I appreciate the compliment! I am feeling grateful and content that I have achieved a lifetime goal of diversity in systems to experience a great deal of variety ... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
Doug's Audio DenFurther experiences with the Perlisten D212s Subwoofer, which I call a smart sub. It has capacity to change the character of speakers which are not SOTA and elevate their sound quality substantiall... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment |