Recent content by Nooshinjohn

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    Polk, really?

    Magnepan MG-20's briefly replaced my big Polks. I loved those as well, but placement challenges and fuzzy imaging caused by them pushed me back to the upgraded Polks. Given my space, and having a 2 year old precludes me from trying anything else for the time being.
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    Polk, really?

    Stock SDA are forgettable to me. I’ve never complained about their tone but understand the veil and muddy aspect.... The muddiness and veiled aspects tend to disappear when they are upgraded, but they really came to life with the introduction of Audioquest Meteor full bi-wires, and the...
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    Polk, really?

    Rich Warren doesn’t know what he is talking about. What were his testing methods? How long did he listen to them, and where? What is the associated equipment? What type of speaker wire? How were they set up? Were they broken in yet? Did he use the SDA cable and a common ground amp? As I said...
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    Polk, really?

    Holy crap that is an old picture. This is what I have now... And 6 inches from the back wall is considered nominal. You can push them back even more, or bring them forward a bit, but I have found the factory recommendation of 6 inches to be best.
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    Polk, really?

    I have heard most every Polk speaker made... and yes, there has been some pretty bad ones, but you also have to take many factors into account. My Polk's are the size of the mini-fridge you speak of, and all of the SDA type speakers need room to breathe. Minimum recommendations are three feet...
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    Polk, really?

    If you live in SoCal, and are open to changing your impressions, I welcome you to bring your favorite recordings and take my rig for a spin.
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    Polk, really?

    I currently own the SDA-SRS 1.2TL’s. They have been fully restored with much better caps/resistors, better isolation transformer and other upgrades. I find they respond quite well to better gear and amplification. I won’t pretend for a second that they are the greatest speaker in the world, but...
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    Nooshinjohn’s setup thread...

    I feel I am missing a ton of micro detail, particularly in the upper midrange and highs. The Passive sub can also feel bloated at times, so I augmented the lower end with a REL S-5.
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    Nooshinjohn’s setup thread...

    Very true. I am waiting to get my Pass Labs X0.2 back from being serviced. More pictures come on Tuesday.
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    Nooshinjohn’s setup thread...

    Next up are my one of a kind Carver Statement Reference Mono Blocks. These took two years to construct, and were completed with the gracious assistance of Bob Carver himself. The tube decks are made from absolute black granite that was cut on a water jet. Every hole on the chassis itself was...
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    Nooshinjohn’s setup thread...

    Going to start with pictures of my TriangleArt prototype turntable. When I got it, everything was raw aluminum. I decided not to alter the look to much, so I had it satin nickel plated and painted the top face of the plinth in Ferrari Nero Black. The arm is an Origin Live Conqueror MkIII...
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    The High End Cheapskate system....

    I will try and get some good pictures made over the next few days...
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    Pass XP-22 broke last night

    Glad you are back in business Mr. 'Fox... My X0.2 will be home on Monday.
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    The High End Cheapskate system....

    The Frugal Audiophile suits me to a tee. My rig consists of: Carver Statement 400 Monoblocks(DIY versions of the Raven 350 ) Pass Labs X0.2 Linestage Preamp Pass Labs Xono Phono Stage TriangleArt Prototype turntable with Walker Precision Speed Controller ClearAudio Goldfinger Statement V2...
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    Koda K10 preamp in my home for evaluation

    Are you in the military or in a jail cell? That room must have terrible acoustics.
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