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Nice lookin' system.
All that tube rolling has me a bit squeamish on the Woo and lean to the Mc. But... your efforts are certainly inspiring!
On another note, working on DIY 4 cheap headphone cables. Those mini xlr's are a real bear to solder!
Enjoy Your Sounds,
John
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You certainly do not have to tube roll. The Woo sounded wonderful out of the box. Tube rolling is just another fun thing to do which not all amps appreciate. The WA22 has a reputation for being able to appreciate the sound differences in different tubes. I have 2-3 sets of different tubes for when I feel like a change of pace. I cannot tell you all the difference yet, but it is fun playing around with them.
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So we decided to rearrange some rooms. My wife wanted to get the loft back as a library, so I cleared out a spare room that has been becoming a place to dump crap in room. I moved my system in.. 12x12 is not bad, but got it done (I am f'n tired and sore). Here are some quick shots.
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It seems to be a really good place your new room.
Hope you can enjoy it a lot..!!!
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Maggies gone??
I still have them but I will probably be putting them up for sale.
https://www.audioshark.org/speakers-...tml#post334863
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Maggies can work surprisingly well in small rooms...acoustically. Visually tho..
Maybe give them a try before ditching. Of course its whatever you prefer. Those should sound quite different
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Nice to have new digs Randy!
Really like your record racks. Reminiscent of 60's and 70's shopping at the local shop or EJ Korvettes!
Cool to see the Woo "Reigning in Glory" atop its own perch.
John
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I am getting used to the new room. It is different, some challenges but all in all some real nice advantages! Yea the Woo likes it's little perch but it does have to share it with the Abyss... no other place to put them.
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I actually brought a small table near the Woo stand and the Abyss /headphone stand sits on it pretty well, so the Woo has its own perch now :D.
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I actually brought a small table near the Woo stand and the Abyss /headphone stand sits on it pretty well, so the Woo has its own perch now
NICE!!
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I actually brought a small table near the Woo stand and the Abyss /headphone stand sits on it pretty well, so the Woo has its own perch now
NICE!!
cool!
pictures?
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cool!
pictures?
I will after the Focal arrive, waiting to get the setup complete :P.
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Updated pictures, headphones are definitely set... the Woo has its own perch, the headphone stand is holding all three :D.
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i really like the new space!! ...have been thinking of moving all my gear to the upstairs study as well.
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i really like the new space!! ...have been thinking of moving all my gear to the upstairs study as well.
I am getting used to it. I am starting to like it a lot. This has allowed my wife to put the library back the way she wants it (it came out very nice) and eliminated a room that was never used, now making it very functional! Was a pain to shift everything, moving the stuff that was in the room, getting rid of some stuff, re-organizing the master bedroom (another room that she is thrilled with how it came out).
Along with all of this we now have a plan in place to introduce our new family member who should be ready to come home in a couple of weeks!
Here is Marleigh:
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Here is her dad, Apollo:
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I can hear her saying.... ohhh mmmooommmmmmm...... I don't need another bath :).
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I am getting used to it. I am starting to like it a lot. This has allowed my wife to put the library back the way she wants it (it came out very nice) and eliminated a room that was never used, now making it very functional! Was a pain to shift everything, moving the stuff that was in the room, getting rid of some stuff, re-organizing the master bedroom (another room that she is thrilled with how it came out).
Along with all of this we now have a plan in place to introduce our new family member who should be ready to come home in a couple of weeks!
Here is Marleigh:
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Here is her dad, Apollo:
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Welcome to the Bengal owners family. Marleigh will be constant, high energy entertainment. And talkative! Just make sure play with her a lot and have some high places for her to climb and sleep in. We have 2 x 78 inch condos for our tribe. And some smaller condos an scratching posts too. And Marleigh’s coat will take a while to attain it’s final color/glitter and luxuriousness!
Zeus says Hi!
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Hey Zeus... he is gorgeous. I assume he tries to keep the Rag Dolls busy :).
We are looking forward to Marleigh coming home... we are trying decide the best way to introduce her to the other two cats in our family :). I had been wanting a Bengal. They are supposed to be great family additions, beautiful, energetic, fun, and very very intelligent... hey how could you not love a kitten that loves water, play fetch, and wants to be involved with everything going on around the house. So Cheryal decided to get me one for my birthday. We have been talking about her as if she was already part of our family ever since we heard she was born... but because of Covid we have not been able to visit her yet. We can pick her up in 2-3 weeks. We will settle on exact date soon.
Sleeping in the box cracks me up. Our old timer has taken to sleeping in any box that we leave sitting around. Cheryal is afraid of throwing them away so she leaves his favorite in the office for him.
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By the way, back to the system. I cleaned up the headphone stand to keep cabling more orderly. The Euclid don't need to be there since they go to work with me every day :).
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Little Ms Marleigh found a new toy!
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Just a couple more pictures of Marleigh :)... sorry, proud daddy...
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Looking good Randy! Did you move within the last year or just move your listening room?
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Looking great Randy. That vinyl collection is sure growing.
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Just moved to guest room and set the other room back up as a library/cat sanctuary :).
Thanks, the vinyl has grown too much.
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I did make one more change. I packed away the large cover all dust cover and got the Rega outer plinth back out. I was having a small issue of where to actually put the dust cover when removed (the only logical place was one of Marleigh's favorite places). Slowly training her where she can and cannot go in the room. She is learning although her kitten curiosities still get the better of her sometimes (she just turned 4 months).
I was surprised because in the other room I never actually heard any difference with or without the outer plinth. However in the new location the sound performance was enhanced with the use of the second, outer plinth. Who would have thought?
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A couple photos of the system now that everything is in place.
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How is Marleigh enjoying the new system layout?
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She likes it... in the evenings she likes to play a bit and then curl up and snuggle listening to some tunes before putting herself to bed in her high perch. She is an amazing little kitten for sure.
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My little listening challenge :)... she actually likes playing while I am listening but when she finally drops off :).... I will post some new photos after the KEF subs arrive... but for now.... Little Marleigh seepin :D...
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Gorgeous!
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Love your cats! I have a Snowshoe Siamese. Is that an Ocicat ?
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Love your cats! I have a Snowshoe Siamese. Is that an Ocicat ?
It could be a Bengal
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Marleigh is a Bengal. Kit looks and acts like a Siamese, but he is definitely not pure bread. We found him abandoned by his mother when he was a day old. He has been with us for almost 14 years since then :). He is a really great big brother to Marleigh.
Marleigh loves water and climbing to the highest spots... she plays fetch and already can jump about four feet high. She just turned five months old. She has a really really long tail and legs that are almost as long as her body. She is the fastest most agile little sucker that I have ever seen and is also a little lovable sweetheart.
Her coat is starting to fill in and smooth out. She feels like silk and actually shines or glistens when she is in sun light.
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Some updated photos with the matching KEF subs. Stunning subs; yes they are tiny, but don't be fooled.
I just made one other small change in the system. I took the Oppo out of the rack which gives the T+A more room to breathe (it is still in the rack in the photo). I have not spun a silver disk in the system in a long time. I keep the Oppo for one purpose only. If a friend has a SACD that they want ripped to put on their server. I can set it anywhere to do that because it only needs to connect to my network through WiFi!
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Just a couple quick updates with reorganized rack.
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Nice setup, Randy. I've heard nothing but great things about the KEF KC62 sub; Darko did a great review of it.
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Nice setup, Randy. I've heard nothing but great things about the KEF KC62 sub; Darko did a great review of it.
They are surprisingly good. I really prefer more compact stand mount speakers and the KEF setup is right up my alley.
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They are surprisingly good. I really prefer more compact stand mount speakers and the KEF setup is right up my alley.
That's great to hear.
BTW, I love cats, too, and really enjoyed seeing your photos of your beautiful "kits". I have two cats, a male, Ringo, and a female, Aga, that I adopted from the Dublin, CA SPCA.
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That's great to hear.
BTW, I love cats, too, and really enjoyed seeing your photos of your beautiful "kits". I have two cats, a male, Ringo, and a female, Aga, that I adopted from the Dublin, CA SPCA.
Nice... Kit, the old timer was our "saved" kitten... Marleigh certainly is not. She is my wife's birthday present to me. So so different, both challenging and wonderful all at the same time... we do have a third cat, Peanut is his name. He is a lap cat but can also be a butt head to the other cats. Still trying to get him to accept Marleigh while Kit has become her best buddy... Peanut tries to be a bully, but I think he is realizing that he can't bully her because she is sooo fast and sooo agile (her Leopard blood :))... and she is also so intelligent that he simply cannot keep up with her. Kind of funny watching him trying to find her in one area and her sneak up from the opposite direction to jump over him and disappear around the corner.
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Nice... Kit, the old timer was our "saved" kitten... Marleigh certainly is not. She is my wife's birthday present to me. So so different, both challenging and wonderful all at the same time... we do have a third cat, Peanut is his name. He is a lap cat but can also be a butt head to the other cats. Still trying to get him to accept Marleigh while Kit has become her best buddy... Peanut tries to be a bully, but I think he is realizing that he can't bully her because she is sooo fast and sooo agile (her Leopard blood :))... and she is also so intelligent that he simply cannot keep up with her. Kind of funny watching him trying to find her in one area and her sneak up from the opposite direction to jump over him and disappear around the corner.
Beautiful cats, Randy.
My male, Ringo, is an all-black "leopard", and he really acts like a black leopard much of the time.
He's the most amazing domestic cat athlete I've ever seen, and I've owned cats all my life. He does things I've never seen any other cat do, like running through the house at full speed, jumping into the air, turning sideways in mid-air, and....jumping off the wall and "launching" himself down the stairs to the front door. And, he does this for...fun.
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My other cat, Aga (named after Czech female tennis player Agniezka "Aga" Radwanska), is a very sweet "white and black" kitty. She's very affectionate, playful, and good athlete, too, but not at Ringo's level.
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At the moment, BatCat is on "patrol"...
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They are beautiful! It sounds like Ringo and Marleigh have a lot in common.
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Now that the new additions are settling in a bit I am liking things a lot more. First off the NAD amplifier and the Purifier tech is definitely the first Class D amp that is giving me the "warm and fuzzies". Sound quality I would equate to being as good if not better than any amplifier I have ever had in my system (very close if not better than even the Audio Mirror amps which were amazing if I did not have to deal with the tubes and finnickiest of the amps).
Secondly the KEF subs are fantastic and have brought the Meta's to an even higher level. For my use, and my preference of smaller stand mount speakers this KEF setup checks all the boxes for me.
Third, being someone with McIntosh on the brain I have considered and pretty much always look at adding Mc components that make sense. I have decided that the low heat and lower weight of the NAD make more sense than adding a Mc amp, which start at 75 pounds now... I have considered a Mc pre-amp, but the Hattor recently proved to me just how special its performance is when I did a shootout with the Woo. I fear that getting a Mc pre-amp may very well not perform as well as the Hattor three box top of the line solution does.
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Yea, she snuck up on her little bed, so I had to snap a shot of her.
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