current state of artAjahu,Nice system. One idea to consider, speaker placement. From your photo the WBs look awfully close to the wall behind them. Have you tried moving them forward towards your chair? The Ri... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsGlen,The door is always open here for you, & for anybody else reading this...Hope the Atma S30 & CJ phono stage are working out well for you. Cheers,Spencer posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsTvad,Glad to see you like your Neuance. Mine has been so good that I've brought it to friends' homes to try under their sources, and more than one of them have liked it enough to buy one.I'... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently added NOS Amperex and Tungsram tubes in the CAT preamp. Made a nice improvement, particularly in the phono stage side. posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just upgraded from Audience AU24 to Cardas Golden Reference throughout the system. While the AU24 is great in its price range, the Cardas is a bit better in my system. The biggest im... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Added a CAT SL-1 Mark III preamp w/phono. A definite improvement over the Joule Electra LA-150 and Pentagon phono stage. Still learning to appreciate the nuances of this piece, and a... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Latest change is the sale of my Joule Electra LA-150. Will run directly from the Berning amp for now. posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy TooKirk,I haven't heard the Blackbird, but I would tend to guess that when you audition a Gyro, Spacedeck & Scout, you'll hear a bigger than 10% improvement with all of them vs mmf7 w/blackbird. Y... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Ear Candy & Occasional Eye Candy TooHey nice rig, Kirk!A suggestion for your table: Nottingham Spacedeck. $2500 w/arm list, amazing sound with priorities akin to yours. Match with a Shelter 501 or 901 if your wallet is overweight... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsJoe,We'll certainly do it. For anyone in the Philly area, we have a nice group of enthusiasts who get together regularly. Hopefully we get to someone else's place(with a more varied system)... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Garrard/Shindo/AltecLooks great, Patrick. The Io is on my wishlist, too.Hope that new tube amp is next on your list...have fun.Spencer posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsMerlin VSM-MX replaced Quad ESL63USAs. See my review...I've got happy ears. Spencer posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Latest addition is the acquisition of the highly anticipated Merlin VSM-MX loudspeakers. Review coming soon... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Joe's analog rigJoe, I'm sure it sounds as great as it looks. Wish I had the tools & the wood-working skills like you & Tom. When I upgrade to my dream table, think it's going to have to be something made by someo... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Recently upgraded from the Cary's to Berning amp & Joule preamp. Quite a difference. Didn't realize how much detail I had been missing! posted over 20 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Analog is getting more & more play time. The Neuance shelf under my TT (on top of the Billy Bags rack) is probably best tweak I've heard ever. VPI 16.5 arrives this week. Need more v... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
sbank's Austin City Within LimitsSystem edited: Just in process of going back to analogue. Adding TT, cart, & phono stage. On the hunt for vinyl! posted over 21 years ago | View comment |