Most extreme Von Schweikert system on the planet?

JackD201

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Here's what we started setting up yesterday. Some shots from the first few hours. Sorry for the picture quality. Lots of camera shake. This is a music only system.

VR-11 SEs up front biamped with VAC Signatures (mids, treble) and VTL Siegrieds (bass)
VR-9 SEs bringing up the rear biamped with Lamm M1.2 reference (mids and treble) and M2.2 (bass)
Sources are TW Black Knight and TW AC-3, Emmlabs CDSD, DAC 6, Switchman 3
Preamplification VTL 7.5 Series 2
Phono stages Tron 7, Lamm LP2, ARC Reference
Arms Grandeeza, Phantom, Triplanar VII, TW, Kuzma 4-point, Shroeder
Carts Koetsu Blue Lace, XV-1s, XV-1t, M.Y. Sonic Labs Ultra Eminent, Grandeeza, Allearts MC-1 and some others.
Cabling Kubala Sosna Elation (front and analog sources) and Emotion (rear and digital)
Power Cables Shunyata King Cobras and Anacondas, Taipan (Subwoofer PCs)
LFE JL Gotham not sure what model but the one with the twin 18" I think
Vibration Isolation 12 levels of CMS Black Diamonds (not yet on website)

Room over 100 sq/m with 4m ceiling height custom designed and built by Tracks Acoustics. RT60 .40. Whisper quiet. We where playing around whispering to each other from 20 feet away. Custom AC ducting. 50kVA voltage regulation and 17 dedicated lines.

Finally, it has begun! Updates to follow!











 

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Ho hum...I thought for sure I was going to see something special here.:eek:
 

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congrats to Jack & the Emperor of Bozania.

did Albert ever imagined that the VR 9 will be used as rear speakers?
 

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Hi

That is extreme ... Why the VTL on the bass. I thought the VR-11 had their own amps for the subwoofers?

Frantz
 

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JackD201

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Thanks guys! The digital is up and running and the owner says that the equipment is burning in nicely. The analog will be set up this week.

@frantz - The 9s and 11s have built in sub amplifiers for the 15 inchers but the magnesium drivers are passive. The room is quite large so the owner wanted to be sure he had more juice for the quick punching mid-bass drivers than he'd ever need.

The room itself is to me as impressive as any of the gear in it. It is so quiet but is still so natural sounding. There are no dead spots and if there are suck outs they aren't so severe as to be musically degrading.The drawback is you dare not pass wind when there's no music playing. People WILL hear you!

I'll try to get the measurement charts and waterfalls from Tracks. I have got to see it. The same design firm is doing my 70 or so sq/m room right now. Mike P. had better be close!!!!!
 

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JackD201

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At this point I think he's already hit the ball into the South Beach Yacht Club parking lot :lol:
 

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Most extreme...I expect it will be a triumph! Congrats :D

-Sam
 

jadis

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Extreme indeed. And I'd like to say that after the VR-11s, everything in the system is extreme too. :) I just didn't imagine how small the 9s were in pic no.4 when taken in the same room as the 11s. :) The world is waiting....
 

JackD201

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I must admit I've been lazy. I hope Epoy Bengzon of Architectural Audio doesn't mind I'm borrowing his pics and text :)


View from the sweet spot.


View from the entrance.


Where the astonishing collection of software will be situated.


Toys galore.


From another angle.


Shameless plug for the 1st TW Acustic Black Night turntable in the Philippines.
 

JackD201

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The owner is two arms short of an Octopus :D

Traiplanar U2 - Koetsu Blue Lace
Graham B-44 Phantom II - Dynavector DRT XV-1t
Kuzma 4 Point - Ortofon A90
TW Acustic - MY Sonic Labs Ultra Eminent BC
Schroeder - Jan Allearts MC 1
Da Vinci Grandezza Grand Reference (ebony?)- Grandezza Grand Reference MC
 

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Jack,

Total cost including building...+/- 10% in USD? OK, I'm sitting down.
 

JackD201

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The lot alone was close to a million bucks Gavin. The complete structure including land scaping, mechanicals, electricals and acoustics would push it half way above that. So much beautiful grey travertine and beautiful masonry.

I'd say all in all, in the vicinity of $2.5 to $3M if you include the 10,000 or so mostly first edition and rare NM/NM LPs some of which are in 4 figure territory. That would be at retail prices. I did cut him some slack though, being my big brother and all.

I knew I got into the wrong profession!
 

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Jack, you are just being polite to your big bro... you're letting him do it first, but I can see you have been on the same track.. starter speaker VR 9 (for future rear speaker), Lamm and TW stuff, new room ...

I won't be surprised to find out that Albert is already building your VR 11 and Vladimir working on your ML3's :D
 

JackD201

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You know my penchant for SETs indeed my friend.

I'm definitely thinking LL1/ML3 and as of now fictional Unifield 10 maybe? Hehehe. I don't have room for 7 ft behemoths.

I'm toying with the idea of anteing up and paying Albert for the development costs for an all new speaker. I'm eyeing the Feastrex drivers or the PHYs then augmented with the VSA quasi TL and perhaps a big bad raven dipole ribbon. Built in subs included of course.

How does that sound to you? :)
 

JackD201

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Hahahaha! Victor Sierra's babies are indeed an experience Dimf! Now if I don't have space for 11s, you can bet I don't have space for those! :D
 

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