The Maxx 3 will soon be in my system!

LL21 · Dec 12, 2014

microstrip said:
No, I am still in the drilling in my garden phase. No oil wells yet

Good luck with that big drill then!

slowGEEZR · Dec 12, 2014

Ha! I'm waiting for that literally, as the oil companies are doing area analysis and my land, 106 acres, is right in the middle of the oil finds, according to the map. They keep paying me every couple of years so that they can drill, but haven't yet.

Steve Williams · Dec 12, 2014

slowGEEZR said:
Ha! I'm waiting for that literally, as the oil companies are doing area analysis and my land, 106 acres, is right in the middle of the oil finds, according to the map. They keep paying me every couple of years so that they can drill, but haven't yet.

116 acres Steve??

Wow

andromedaaudio · Dec 12, 2014

May be its better to keep it underground for another 10 years because of todays oil prices

Sharp 1080 · Dec 18, 2014

Paint booth yesterday!

Sharp 1080 · Dec 31, 2014

More pictures of #517 and #518

Sharp 1080 · Feb 15, 2015

Installed and voiced for the room. Sorry it was a quick snapshot.

andromedaaudio · Feb 15, 2015

Nice pics , black, nice colour it seems to never age , do you use a ML 436 poweramp for the maxx 3 , whats the pre ?

Sharp 1080 · Feb 15, 2015

Mezzo center powered by Levinson 433. The Levinson 335 powers the Maxx 3's.

Sharp 1080 · Feb 15, 2015

Preamp processor is a Classe SSP-800.

Sharp 1080 · Feb 15, 2015

My dream amps on loan. The dealer brought them over along with a pair of Transparent Reference MM2 speaker cable to listen on my Maxx 3's,LOL. He's setting up the amps in his store along with the Alexandria XLF.

andromedaaudio · Feb 15, 2015

Any comments on the differences in sound ?

Sharp 1080 · Feb 15, 2015

andromedaaudio said:
Any comments on the differences in sound ?

Between my Levinson amp and the D'Agostino Momentum? I would say the low end was dynamic on both amps. Neither one had "better" bass, as both controlled the low end easily. However, in the midrange and treble is where there was a huge difference of improvement to my ears. The 335 can occasionally sound a bit "cold" or slightly "dark" in the midrange depending on the recording. Not the old veiled Levinson darkness, I went thru that stage when I owned the ML 9. It just misses that last bit of sweetness and open air sound on top. Warmth I guess would be the most descriptive word to use at this time. With the Momentum monoblocks the instruments took on air and space in the recording that I swear wasn't present before. I guess the term would be layered? I could hear each individual one in their assigned spot in the recording. They never seemed to become "congested", especially when the amps were pushed hard. Vocals especially female were presented with a warmth and also able to hear the air in the vocals on several recordings. It was if they were floating in space. Of course a better overall soundstage with the monoblocks. I hate to use the term but more "natural", or organic on playback. I am still enjoying my Levinson amps, but now understand what happens when you step up to the next level! Maybe my Christmas present perhaps?

DSkip · Feb 15, 2015

Congrats on the new speakers. Every time I sit down to listen, I still think of the Alexia demo I had and use it as my reference.

Sonus · Feb 16, 2015

Beautiful setup!, Enjoy!

Sharp 1080 · Feb 16, 2015

Thanks Sonus. I'm happy to finally get my system built up. Having the time now to finally sit down and enjoy it helps.

XV-1 · Feb 18, 2015

Sharp 1080 said:
Between my Levinson amp and the D'Agostino Momentum? I would say the low end was dynamic on both amps. Neither one had "better" bass, as both controlled the low end easily. However, in the midrange and treble is where there was a huge difference of improvement to my ears. The 335 can occasionally sound a bit "cold" or slightly "dark" in the midrange depending on the recording. Not the old veiled Levinson darkness, I went thru that stage when I owned the ML 9. It just misses that last bit of sweetness and open air sound on top. Warmth I guess would be the most descriptive word to use at this time. With the Momentum monoblocks the instruments took on air and space in the recording that I swear wasn't present before. I guess the term would be layered? I could hear each individual one in their assigned spot in the recording. They never seemed to become "congested", especially when the amps were pushed hard. Vocals especially female were presented with a warmth and also able to hear the air in the vocals on several recordings. It was if they were floating in space. Of course a better overall soundstage with the monoblocks. I hate to use the term but more "natural", or organic on playback. I am still enjoying my Levinson amps, but now understand what happens when you step up to the next level! Maybe my Christmas present perhaps?

The Stereo Momentum drives the Maxx3's with ease as well if you can't stump up for the mono blocks

Sharp 1080 · Feb 19, 2015

XV-1 said:
The Stereo Momentum drives the Maxx3's with ease as well if you can't stump up for the mono blocks

Thanks XV-1. I am going to try and "borrow" the Stereo Momentum from my dealer once my new cables arrive from Transparent next week. I need a solid day to really get a better feeling of the amps.

SAMMAN · Feb 19, 2015

Hi

Which Transparent cables are you getting ?

XV-1 · Feb 19, 2015

Sharp 1080 said:
Thanks XV-1. I am going to try and "borrow" the Stereo Momentum from my dealer once my new cables arrive from Transparent next week. I need a solid day to really get a better feeling of the amps.

At least try to have them for the weekend. One day demo's are hard.

keep us updated on your audio travels

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