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Well, if Lisa is on the left side of USA, she can come listen soon I’ll have three very different speakers to audition. My Diesis “Roma” and Pilium electronics are just waiting for customs clearance so I expect next week will a good week here. Alsyvox Boticcelli also due any day now. The Bayz Courante speakers not until early September. Three completely different speaker designs… something likely to appeal. Perhaps the shy Lisa will come out of hiding for a listen ;-)
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You guys forgot to ask the most obvious question to a lady with a $350,000 hi fi budget.
Which is ..? He is survived by ....... :)
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bzr,
Hate to ruin your fantasies, but let’s just hope your aerobics girl isn’t looking kinda like this:
And Bob be careful, you don’t wanna have this guy fall on the left side of anything…:D
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or maybe the person is a 'little person"
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Well, if Lisa is on the left side of USA, she can come listen soon I’ll have three very different speakers to audition. My Diesis “Roma” and Pilium electronics are just waiting for customs clearance so I expect next week will a good week here. Alsyvox Boticcelli also due any day now. The Bayz Courante speakers not until early September. Three completely different speaker designs… something likely to appeal. Perhaps the shy Lisa will come out of hiding for a listen ;-)
Never miss an opportunity to market your products.
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Never miss an opportunity to market your products.
I hear you Mep. I don’t sell Magico but would encourage Lisa to hear something in the Magico lineup. Same for Wilson. Others have suggested she visit Mike @ Suncoast, which makes good sense as Mike has a reputation for giving great advice and exceptional post-sale support.
I’m not getting into this “home audition” thing to make a bunch of $$, pay the bills, pay the mortgage. I love sharing music with music lovers. The idea I could improve my own kit, have several options to sort from, and maybe help support my hobby seemed like a reasonable retirement gig. My wife has been pestering me to end my current business and retire — she really pushed me to do this because she knows I need something to focus on and why I haven’t retired yet.
And the original poster asked about speakers — I’ll just happen to have some not easily auditioned west of Dallas or Chicago, and they are each unique. (OK, if she hasn’t heard a ribbon planer there are always lots of places to hear Magnepan.) At her budget, and given room size, the bigger Alsyvox models can play that room, probably the big Bayz too. I’m not sure ‘bout Diesis — that is a large room she mentions.
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Yea one acoustical watt should get her there .....!
:)
Yeah a.wayne, but what a watt it would be! But I still think a 5-watt SET amp is what would really do the trick because it's always nice to have a little headroom...
:yahoo1: :celebrate008_2: :victory:
I'm listening to: A Paul Simon Songbook by Bill Cunliffe
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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YBA Genesis CD4 CDP/Transport - Snake River Audio Cottonmouth Signature power cord & custom Mike R. digital wire
Musical Paradise tube DAC - Stealth Audio M21 Super, power cord & custom Mike R. ICs
Don Sachs Custom SP14 tube Preamp -Sablon Audio Gran Corona power cord & NBS Professional ICs (custom Mike R ICs soon coming)
Mastersound Reference 845 SET Amp - Hi-Diamond 3 power cord & Snake River Audio Cottonmouth Signature speaker wires
Reference 3A Taksim Speakers
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a woman with $350k budget for stereo I think the question's obvious, Are you married?
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Either way the question is fun.
I personally would have something like the ACS30 into a good DAC, maybe compare DCS toMSB.
Then I would either go with JBL K2's driven by D'Agostino monoblocks, 2 per speaker, possibly explore other amps, Bricasti, Constellation etc. best synergy;
or, the largest Volti speakers. Not sure at this point what amp. Second thought, I'd have to compare the Volti to Sadurni, Sadurni is consistently very good.
I'd also use a subwoofer swarm in the room with either set up. Maybe JL
I just don't feel a traditional speaker would work in that size room. I have heard large Wilson's pressurize a fairly large room though.
I agree with JBL (or horn design anyway) and the sub swarm. Probably the JBL DD 67000 and just 2 big JL's will do fine. For amplification I would go with Audionet Max. Reading the description I think the focus is too much on the typical high end: Magico,Wilson etcetera. The request seems to go to a high-end club sound. And DJ stuff! For streaming a great dCS Bartok will do. But we need to add two Technics 1210 GR turntables, a nice rotary mixer 3 Rotary Mixers That You Should Know About - YouTube
and if digital mixing is required, a nice Traktor digital DJ set
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And make no mistake about it:that stuff sound awesome!
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That is very interesting about the Lampi Dac. I went to a local Audiophile club in-home demo of Pure Audio Project, Hattor, and Lampi. I heard music like never before and not since. (I don't get out much :))
There was one track, in particular, played that day that blew me away. Jessica Williams - Heather from Live at Yoshi's. The basement system was a prototype Lampi Integrated. (not sure if it ever went to market) the Lampi Pacific and they were rolling tubes every hour, and the Pure Audio Trio with the Voxative Field Coil drivers.
I was not familiar with the music and the guy sitting next to me clued me in. It was just so live and realistic and the overall system was fantastic. I ordered the disk when I got home but no matter what system I play this track on, mine or audio store demos, nothing has come close to the sound I heard at the gathering.
The upstairs system was a Hattor Int with the Atlantic DAC and the Pure Audio Duet which was also nice for a smaller room. The living room was also Lampi with the Quintet.
I guess what I am trying to say is the Pacific DAC is pretty special if you have the cash and makes music sound like no other system (that I have heard) It might not be just the Speaker, that DAC has so much to do with it may be no matter what speaker.
Cheers
Shadowfax, I agree completely hearing that Lampizator Pacific DAC revealed just how incredible a piece of audio gear it was! It's way beyond my budget, but if it wasn't I'd own it. Yes the Pacific DAC is awesome, but it also took an awesome Magico speaker to allow us to hear how great the Pacific DAC really was...
Thetubeguy1954
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a woman with $350k budget for stereo I think the question's obvious, Are you married?
That's the first question for sure. The second question would be "are your standards low enough to go out with me".......lol
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My guess is that Ms. Peters was a façade... we have not heard from "her" since very early on in this thread :P.
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My guess is that Ms. Peters was a façade... we have not heard from "her" since very early on in this thread :P.
Agreed, I did date her sister Fonda years ago ........
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Emmmm... sorry Dave, but emmmm, how do I put this... that was not her sister.... that was...... emmmmm.... her brother, Mr. Peter Fonda :P :D
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Fonda Peters and Iva Kolsor were quite a pair back in the day
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:D just playing with the name a little.
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:D just playing with the name a little.
Randy, I just hope that's all you're just playing with a little. Sort of like how I'm now just playing with you a little...
:congrats: :yahoo1: :celebrate008_2: :victory:
I'm listening to: This Is A Recording by Flim & The BB's
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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Randy Myers
My guess is that Ms. Peters was a façade... we have not heard from "her" since very early on in this thread :P.
Could be polish, related to the Fukovski clan
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I've seen good reviews of Spatial Audio Lab speakers. They are open back speakers and they intrigue me. Prices go from $3K to nose bleed. Pick your poison. Reviews On Youtube by New Record Day, Ron. I wish I could try them.
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I've seen good reviews of Spatial Audio Lab speakers. They are open back speakers and they intrigue me. Prices go from $3K to nose bleed. Pick your poison. Reviews On Youtube by New Record Day, Ron. I wish I could try them.
Hi Stagger! I owned the original Spatial Audio Lab M3 speakers and they were a very nice sounding dipole speaker. But my present Reference 3A Taksim speakers blow them away, IMHO! Mine look just like these: Taksim Loudspeaker – REFERENCE 3A except mine are piano black lacquer instead of that gray finish...
I'm listening to: Listen by Rachel Flowers
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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Thanks. They look beautiful.
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Thanks. They look beautiful.
Stagger, I absolutely LOVE them! The sound is just like a single, full-range driver, speaker with a super-tweeter added that blends seamlessly. What more could I ask for?
I'm listening to: Sonata by European Jazz Trio
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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I've just learned that Lisa lives in Florida, and her husband's name is Jay. The speakers are to be an anniversary gift....
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I've just learned that Lisa lives in Florida, and her husband's name is Jay. The speakers are to be an anniversary gift....
Where in Florida? I'm in Orlando and would love to hear the system they're connected to!
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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I've just learned that Lisa lives in Florida, and her husband's name is Jay. The speakers are to be an anniversary gift....
So how did you learn that? You live in CO?
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Affordability. (:^)
Stagger, unfortunately, "affordability" is a very relative term. I'm 67, disabled, live on Social Security, and a very small Teamster's pension --{it's so small because I became disabled on the job at age 31}-- but I save slowly, buy one component, use it as I save for another and then sell the component I'm using and take the money I've slowly saved to buy a better component, like those Reference 3A Taksim speakers. Time and patience are all it takes my friend, time and patience...
I'm listening to: Dust & Dreams by Camel
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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Hi Tubey. I know the drill. I checked their bookshelf monitors for $12,000 and then I checked out.
I am 75 and falling apart like leper on a trampoline. I also have hearing damage from big guns in the military.
That said, in the 80 and 90s. I started my own high end cable company, "Music Metre" and did that as a second business for fifteen years. I had access to accommodation prices from other manufacturers and built up a $25k reference system. That's about $50k today. I gave up on audio for quite a while and just got back in because of Covid House arrest. I just set a limit on how much I would spend and kept upping that amount until I was satisfied. I have to listen to bookshelves because I turned my garage, work shop into a listening room. I probably tested a dozen amps and speakers in the last year and a half, not to mention a lot of DACs.
Right now I have a combination that sounds far in excess of it's price. I just love it and think it may have taken me off the merry go round...for a while.
I have a load of Schiit. Gungnier DAC, Freya + preamp, two Aegir class A amps in mono, Kimber and Audience cables, a Blue tooth Node 2i and a couple of Rel 5ti subs. I just sold my Dynaudio Evoke 20 speaker in favor of CSS Audio Criton with upgraded crossovers. I assembled the kit and veneered the cabinets etc. I love these speakers. In the end I may also sell of a pair of JBL HDI 1600 speakers although I like them a lot. CSS is now making an assembled and finished Criton - X for $1750. Worth it in my opinion.
Thats about it. When I say affordable I mean that they are outside of my self imposed limit. My motto is anything worth doing is worth doing in excess but I have such an enjoyable system now, I actually think I'd have to double my investment to get a meaningful improvement. jp
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Stagger, although I'm 8 years younger than you, that's strictly in chronological measuring, not medical measuring. When it was 1985 I was 31 and worked as a UPS driver. To make a very long story as short as I possibly can, one day I had a manager ride along. This was done to make sure the driver was not dragging his feet because in 1985 up in CT we were paid $18.75/hr, time and a half after 8 hours a day and double time after 40 hours a week. Well, this particular manager was known for being really hard on the drivers that he managed. When I got to one of my stops, I loaded up my hand truck and was getting ready to lock my truck so I could make some deliveries. This manager went ballistic!!!!! Started yelling it's no wonder I was making so much overtime because I didn't load my hand truck up fully. Now despite the fact that I fully attempted to explain;
1) I had a lot of parcels I needed to deliver down two staircases.
2) Some were heavy, i.e., 70 LBs.
3) If I attempted to load all the parcels it would weigh quite a lot and be dangerous.
Needless to say, he called me a lazy, money-grubber who didn't really want to work for my money. In his opinion, these stops could be made with only one trip "if I wasn't so lazy --I thought he was going to lose his mind when I told him his comment made no sense, after all, wouldn't my going up and going down, two staircases, twice actually be more work? So how does doing that make me lazy" So at his insistence, I dropped the extender on my hand-truck --{see photo #7 at this link; Fedex Hand Truck - Delivery Hand Cart}-- loaded all that parcels so I would only be required to make one trip up and down the two staircases.
But as soon as my hand truck went down one single step of staircase number one, the weight of all the parcels threw me over the top of the hand truck and down all 17 steps with such force, I never touched a single step! I was completely airborne until I actually hit the wall at the end of the first staircase where it turns before going down the second staircase! I slid down the wall just in time to get hit by the hand truck and over 300 lbs of parcels that tumbled down the stairs after me! I was injured so severely that although nothing other than hyperextension of the back and other muscles as well as multiple bruising is all that initially showed up. After much physical therapy, X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and Nuclear scans, it was clearly evident that I was developing Spinal spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Advanced Degenerative Disc Disease, Nerve Compression, Bulging discs, Bone spurs, Sciatica, Peripheral neuropathy in the toes and one finger and just to keep things interesting my wife went to visit her family in Colombia 6 years ago and came back coughing. Ten days later I ended up in a hospital quarantine room with a rare strain of the Human metapneumovirus that left me with COPD at the age of 61. So Stagger you may actually be older, but I'd wager I act and feel older. and that's not a contest I'd particularly wanted to enter or even want to win...
:( :disbelief: :bonkers: :afraid:
You know it's a neat coincidence that you mentioned having your own cable company at one time. If you look below where I post what my present system is comprised of, you'll notice I have custom Mike R. digital wire and ICs listed these Mike R. wires have replaced a both a $600 Snake River Audio Boomslang digital wire and a $1200 pair of Teo Audio GC Ultra ICs. I'm curious if you might be able to answer a question for me my friend. How can you make an IC or Digital wire using no metal? Mike R. swears no metal is used as all and I believe he's serious because;
1) These ICs and Digital cables sound absolutely amazing.
2) He had a quite wealthy relative over offering him 50% of the company if he'll finance the patent, lawyers, etc.
I'm curious if Stagger or anyone else here might know how you'd pass an audio signal between audio components using no wire in the ICs or digital cable?!?!?? Oh yeah, Stagger would you mind telling me what your system is composed of, i.e., TT, amp, preamp, CDP, wires --{I know you mentioned CSS Audio Criton speakers}-- etc? Just curious buddy.
I'm going to sleep so not listening to anything.
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers
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I'm sorry for your misfortune. Life can be tough and then tougher.
There is a company making audio cables using carbon conductors. That might be what is in your cable. Mystery to me. I used silver plated OFC wire for my digital but never used silver plated wire for any other cables.
I have Schiit Gungnir DAC, an Audiolab CDT 6000 transport. A Schiit Freya+ pre amp and two Aegir class A amps in mono. No TT.
Blue sound Node 2i Rel 5ti sub. I also have a spare set of JBL HDI 1600 speakers and also made a set of CSS smaller P215 speakers. I use Audience Ohno ICs and speaker cable. Also Kimber 12 speaker cables. My digital cable is a Kimber D60.
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I've just learned that Lisa lives in Florida, and her husband's name is Jay. The speakers are to be an anniversary gift....
Jay The Octopussy
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I'm sorry for your misfortune. Life can be tough and then tougher.
There is a company making audio cables using carbon conductors. That might be what is in your cable. Mystery to me. I used silver plated OFC wire for my digital but never used silver plated wire for any other cables.
I have Schiit Gungnir DAC, an Audiolab CDT 6000 transport. A Schiit Freya+ pre amp and two Aegir class A amps in mono. No TT.
Blue sound Node 2i Rel 5ti sub. I also have a spare set of JBL HDI 1600 speakers and also made a set of CSS smaller P215 speakers. I use Audience Ohno ICs and speaker cable. Also Kimber 12 speaker cables. My digital cable is a Kimber D60.
Stagger thanks for the rundown on your audio system! And please don't feel bad for me, plenty of people have it a lot worse off than I do. I was simply attempting, perhaps poorly, to explain that health, more than years, is what ages us. You seem like a really nice person like Randy Myers and a couple of others I've chatted with here! Great guys, great audio forum...
I'm not listening to anything.
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society -- Full-range/Wide-range Drivers -- Front & Back-Loaded Horns -- High Sensitivity Speakers