Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI believe it is the Audioquest Hawk. It's a fairly old cable, but I did audition a few at the time that I bought and this one did make a noticeable difference. To me it was definitely worth the e... posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Major changes to the system over the last few years. Changes in acoustics were huge and of course the additional of the Talon Phoenix (active version) was also incredible. Couple tha... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Updated equipment. All Talon speakers, newest version of the VAC Musicbloc 160. posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI'll sell mine for $8k. First run, second run... it's not THAT important to me. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceIt's the best I've heard. Comparing it to the MFSL of Led Zep II, the Classic 45 box set is clearly better in every aspect, quieter background, better micro and macro dynamics, and overall improved... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Added the Rives Audio sub-PARC to the system. This is really amazing. I'm using it on one of the subs for Music and Home Theater. The crossover point for Music is 30 Hz. It takes the... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI am thinking about a Colibri. Now the Frog is the gold version and is specially designed for the effective mass of my tonearm. So it's really quite good. I will say I am partial to Van den Hul car... posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Updated with Talon Firebird Reference Loudspeakers and VAC Auricle 160 Monoblocks. This is really an incredible combination--one I will likely stick with for a very long time. posted almost 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceAlbert--I went to Best Buy for the design--got all my gear there too. Great prices and friendly service. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI moved to Iowa and now the Krell's are really great space heaters. I might have to sell them if I ever move back to North Carolina. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Audio components for HT added. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceWhat can I say, I love music and I listen to all that I own. Jazz, classical, and vocals (particularly female) are my favorites, but folk, rock, including techno and alternative--I do love it all. ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceThanks for compliment. The grey walls and black ceiling do amazing things for the projector performance. I always knew it would help, but didn't have any idea how dramatic the impact was. It also l... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceSystem edited: Pictures updated, video is added and room is painted for better video performance--but the real love is still audio. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceWe do not have a store front in Iowa City. Our dealers do that. However, if you happen to be in the area, give me a call--we can show you our operations here. posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceJim: I am in Coralville. You are more than welcome to visit. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceThanks for the compliments. I like the fish tank too. I've recently gotten into corals which is really fun. However, I have to turn off the pumps for critical listening sessions. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI don't really know what other drivers to recommend. I researched these with speaker manufacturers and then discussed it with the folks at Martin Logan. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI've had a number of requests for designs for those LP racks. Here they are: Rives LP Rack. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceAt the time you could get the Focal Audiom drivers from several sources. Focal has sense gotten out of that business and sells only to speaker manufacturers with a history with them. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceLenny: Thanks. Casey is one of the best in customer service. All of his clients love him--so I'm not surprised that he did an awesome job. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Rives Audio and Talon ReferenceI'm glad I didn't post the pictures of the other rack. It has all the Mosaic collections, all UHQR, some really incredible original classical box sets, and some japanese jazz import box sets. Fortu... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Main (and only) SystemWe're doing a level 3 design in Toronto right now. I expect I'll be there in early fall depending on how long construction takes. You're welcome to come here as well. We're not too far from Chicago. posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Main (and only) SystemI would love to hear your system sometime. My system consists of ML monolith IIs that are highly modified in the bass and bi-amped. I always felt the only way to improve on that would be a CLS with... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
I hope I'm doneI'ld really like to hear the Wolcott's with the Prodigy--I'll bet it's great. I've heard the Prodigy many times and I've heard the Wolcotts--mostly with Soundlabs. However--you aren't done (sorry).... posted about 20 years ago | View comment |