The ResurrectionMy email address is [email protected]. posted almost 3 years ago | View comment | |
The Resurrectionaila, I would definitely consider selling the RixRax Sonata. I'm sure we could arrive at an agreeable price, the only issue I can see is shipping, since I live in Ottawa, Canada. It's a heavy bugger. posted almost 3 years ago | View comment | |
The ResurrectionThe speakers are Canadian. and were made for only a short time. The company succumbed to a poor debut review in sixmoons. with their 97 db sensitivity they seem to be a sublime match with PX25 amps... posted almost 6 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineHi Gary,Well, I'm in the process of reorienting my life away from stuff and towards essence. I've been doing a lot of inner work for the last year and a half, focusing on a blend of depth p... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: I'm selling almost all my heavy-hitting gear to finance the next stage of my spiritual journey. The only "big" components I've kept are the speakers and the rack. The new system soun... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: I just moved into a new house, and recycled some older gear into a new incarnation of the main system. The combination of the Audion tube preamp and the Operetta on the Fab 1's is lo... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: Due to a change of location from a dedicated listening room to an apartment I've switched amps to the Jaton Operetta, a cool-running gainclone with exceptional sound. The subs are gone. posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: Before Christmas I was finally able to try my KR20 with the Quads. It's a hybrid integrated based on the 842VHD tube, the predecessor to the Antares, designed by KR Audio just before... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: Ahhhh, Quads. Why didn't I do this 20 years ago? The ESL 57's, lovingly restored to pristine perfection by Picquet, are a perfect match with the Linear A. They add another complete d... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineAn experiment with passive bi-amping has worked out very well. I took out the speaker jumpers, and connected the Linear A to the bass/mid terminals using the Aluminata and the PX25 to the treble us... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineHere's an update on the new wiring:The shielded Aluminata interconnects have eliminated the persistent, annoying buzz I was getting from one channel of my TEAD Linear A, that I could only r... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: I just installed a JPS Labs Aluminata power cord on the amplifier, replacing the Elrod Statement I'd been using. two sets of Aluminata interconnects have replaced the Kimber KS-1030 ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: I've added a KR Audio KR20 to the stable of active amplifiers. It's an 842-based integrated, a precursor to the current Antares designs. It is very dynamic, while sounding less roman... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineI put the TEAD Linear A back in the system a couple of days ago. After listening to the Aleph J and the PX25 for an extended period I was instantly reminded of why I liked the Linear A so much: unb... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineThanks for the kind words, Matthew. Rest assured I'm not giving up on hi-fi, but only on writing reviews about the gear that strikes my fancy. Don't worry, the changes and return invitations will k... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineZyrueda, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I'm giving up writing reviews. I don't know sh!t from Shinola about hi-fi, my momentary enthusiasms always get the better of me, and I haven't writt... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: Nelson Pass' Aleph J is now holding the system together. Sitting betwen the Vibe/Pulse and the Fabs it is really beguiling. The Enigma is back doing a fine job in the living room sys... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSorry, folks, real life intervened there for a few weeks. Here's what's going on now:Further experimentation has changed my opinions a bit, as it usually does.The electronics now co... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineI'm not sure whether to laugh or cry right now.I have a nice little living room system consisting of a pair of Meadowlark Swallows and an Audio Analogue Enigma all-in-one box. I've been mor... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineThanks, Lak. I have to say that at this point it's pretty much what I was aiming for when I started building it four years ago. There were a lot of expensive learning experiences along the way, but... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineBoy_lah, I have a couple of sets of Stillpoints. I prefer the Ceraballs in the applications where I've compared them (the preamp and the digital components). It could be that the overall system con... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
The Music MachineSystem edited: I just got the AN CDT-3 transport to rplace the two-year-old CDT-2. Frankly, I wasn't excpecting much of an improvement - the CDT-2 already sounded pretty fine to these old ears. The... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
I'll make an (Audio) Note of that!Doug,In my 3.1x I switched from the stock JAN Philips to '70s vintage (I think) Siemens, with nice gains in resolution, linearity and transparency. I didn't roll the rectifier, though. My c... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
I'll make an (Audio) Note of that!As another datum, my Tom Evans amps have transformers, and the HDLs, um, "transform" the sound. The other ones I tried were called BOB, from Argent Audio. I liked them at first, then chan... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
I'll make an (Audio) Note of that!The 60A3 is the IsoClean model designator. I'm running my transport, DAC, line stage and amp off it, on one dedicated circuit, and it sounds wonderful. It's the first power treatment I've heard tha... posted over 18 years ago | View comment |