an msb diamond DAC IV done in anodized gold with red anodized heat sinks would be pretty swanky match with the Dart stuff...
totally happy with my Playback Designs streaming dsd and double dsd.
but i get the whole gold/red anodized thing.
the NHB-458's are here
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totally happy with my Playback Designs streaming dsd and double dsd.
but i get the whole gold/red anodized thing.
Waiting to hear what your tapes sound like now--esp. if you've gotten your 1/2 inch releases!
i'll do some tapes tonight. i did get my first 1/2" from the Tape Project. however, i've sent the motors on my 1/2" Studer to Athan in SF for rebuilds and don't have them back yet. i do have a 1/2" headstack for ym ATR-102 but it's new and i've never installed it. hopefully i'll have those motors back this week and i can get it back together.
i do have 7 or 8 other very very good 1/2" dubs too. i am jones'ing for 1/2" tape now that the 'big rig' is fully operational. just how good can this whole music reproduction thing get? i'm about to find that out.
Is it wrong to be in love with a room you've never been in, that's on the other side of the world, and you can only imagine how it sounds inside it? I don't know seems kind of weird but i'm in love.
Congratulations on your new acquisitions Mike Lavigne.
Congratulations on your new acquisitions Mike Lavigne.
Nice stuff mike , it must be quite a step down listening on audioshows
Beautifull amps / cool design
Beautifull amps / cool design
There are no more upgrades to do. You have reached the end. Now there are only body modifications left; maybe a removal of cerumen is a good start, then a pair of Spock ears. :b
Yeah that would be pretty much the end .
The only possible thing i could think of would be a switchable passive crossover for the the bass towers , just for trying once in a while as the darts have plenty of headroom
The only possible thing i could think of would be a switchable passive crossover for the the bass towers , just for trying once in a while as the darts have plenty of headroom
even the big darts don't do linear bass like purpose designed digital amps. and the digital amps are so efficient that the power grid is not stressed regardless of the demand.
not that the big darts don't do great deep bass when put in that spot to need to. only that there is a better way when pushing the envelope as to what is possible. and the whole 2 tower approach would be difficult if not unworkable with a single amp channel.
bi-amp'd with 2 pair of 458's with passive bass towers? who knows, but i'd put my money on the class D for deep bass.
sure; in a sense 2 amp channels on one signal channel is bi-amping....although this is more like tri-amping since there are two separate amps for the deep bass.
when i had my VR9SE's i had twin stereo 108 darts bi-amped on the top (one 2-channel stereo amp per side) of the VR9SE's, with a separate class d amp for the deep bass.
to me the beauty of the EA approach is that the (1) main amp has less load and (2) the digital amps on the bass mimic the signature from the main amp (since they are so neutral sounding) as that is where they get their signal, for optimal coherency. that is where you are not bi-amping in a strict sense.
just got word my 1/2" Studer motors should be here tomorrow, and we (me watching Bruce do it and staying clear) should have them installed on Sunday if things go as planned.
except the main towers are not really designed to be full range; they don't have the fullness and foundation in the bass to work by themselves. which is why they integrate perfectly with the bass towers, and why most full range speakers don't perfectly integrate with subwoofers. that fullness becomes distortion when added to the same thing from the subwoofer.
the main towers are not compromised to be everything. they are specifically designed for a specific purpose.
when i lived with the main towers by themselves for a week it was evidant that on fully 1/3rd of the music something was obviously missing. on the rest it was less obvious but still easy to hear.
i've yet to hear any full range speaker designed to stand alone truely integrate with any sub.
Surely you jest
Mike is the ultimate audiophile. Awesome equipment; great room; great source material. He is done ............ for now. It may be a year or four but I am comfortable saying that sometime in the future, he will upgrade SOMETHING. Maybe he will go to MM9's or different amps or improved preamp, but I would be amazed if he is "done". (Unless some financial disaster hits the Lavigne family).If there is a nicer looking 2 channel room anywhere, I sure have not seen it.
thanks for the kind words....and yes...it's just fine to love a room you've never been in. why not?
Nice stuff mike , it must be quite a step down listening on audioshows
Beautifull amps / cool design
i go to shows mostly to be around people i enjoy and pick up on the vibe. i do get impressed with the sound sometimes but it's unusual when it happens.
at CES where there are more super high end gear rooms you are more likely to hear something great; but the vibe there is not really very fun so i rarely go. i'd rather do RMAF.
pretty cool Mike, go and get a new hobby now - this one you are done!
words mean little on this subject.
i'll only say that the issue for me is retirement. that is why i am likely done. i've investigated many areas of our hobby and in each area dived in and then simplified after i found my reference. so my sources, preamp, amps, speakers, power grid, room and location are done. i have pretty much the music i want in the formats i like.
my intention would be to be open to small upgrades of current gear, but overall to stay pretty much where i'm at.
check back in 2-3 years.
Surely you jest
If there is a nicer looking 2 channel room anywhere, I sure have not seen it.
thank you for the kind words.
see above.
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