System edited: Pictures updated, video is added and room is painted for better video performance--but the real love is still audio.

rives August 03, 2006 13:36

Rives,
Thanks for the invitation. I may just do that some day.

mdhoover April 12, 2006 20:55

We do not have a store front in Iowa City. Our dealers do that. However, if you happen to be in the area, give me a call--we can show you our operations here.

rives April 12, 2006 05:20

Rives,
Actually I really WAS wondering if you have a store in Coralville or Iowa City.....
-Bill

mdhoover March 31, 2006 03:11

Rives,
Do you have a store in Coralville? If so, is there plenty of free "PARC"-ing?

mdhoover March 23, 2006 21:15

Jim: I am in Coralville. You are more than welcome to visit.

rives February 04, 2006 15:31

Rives,

Are you still in the Coralville/Iowa City area??

Jim
(Dubuque)

joneill February 04, 2006 02:52

Thanks for the compliments. I like the fish tank too. I've recently gotten into corals which is really fun. However, I have to turn off the pumps for critical listening sessions.

rives January 20, 2006 16:25

Nice room. I especially like the fish tank built into the wall.

firecracker_77 January 13, 2006 20:28

Pure Art

judit November 14, 2005 03:28

Thank you for your reply, I will search around, maybe I can find something.

null1 November 11, 2005 19:20

I don't really know what other drivers to recommend. I researched these with speaker manufacturers and then discussed it with the folks at Martin Logan.

rives November 11, 2005 16:29

Thank you, what other bass driver would you use? I am happy with the bass output, but always wondering if there is something better out there.

null1 November 09, 2005 16:41

I've had a number of requests for designs for those LP racks. Here they are: Rives LP Rack.

rives November 09, 2005 14:42

At the time you could get the Focal Audiom drivers from several sources. Focal has sense gotten out of that business and sells only to speaker manufacturers with a history with them.

rives October 24, 2005 14:48

I have monolith III, where did you get the new bass drivers?

null1 October 21, 2005 23:02

Lenny: Thanks. Casey is one of the best in customer service. All of his clients love him--so I'm not surprised that he did an awesome job.

rives October 20, 2005 13:58

Nice system. By the way, your PARC is awesome and Casey at ne Plus Ultra did an awesome job tuning my room with it.

lenny_zwik October 03, 2005 17:49

I'm glad I didn't post the pictures of the other rack. It has all the Mosaic collections, all UHQR, some really incredible original classical box sets, and some japanese jazz import box sets. Fortunately, Albert doesn't dig any of that, so I'll send him the scratched up early 70s rock albums that were abused in college. Albert--just send me your UPS account number--and don't question them when you get a whole bunch of international shipments on your bill.

rives August 23, 2005 14:37

What are those? Skinny books?

perfectionist August 06, 2005 17:38

Beautifully designed room - its always great to see more of Rives work.

transmissionfluid August 05, 2005 23:43

Richard,
I like the LP rack just as it is. However, I think you are going to need a second one as I am sure you will be acquiring much more vinyl...

slipknot1 August 05, 2005 13:40

I'll be happy to help Albert in removing the vinyl bric-a-brac. You'll be finally ready to start fine tuning the room.

gregm August 05, 2005 12:06

Rives, being the expert in acoustics that I am, I can see that the major problem with your system is too many LP's in that rack.

Since I always enjoy speaking with you at all the audio shows, I will take those LP's off your hands, solving your problem completely.

Just ship them out, you can thank me later. (No need to pay me, that's what friends are for).

albertporter August 05, 2005 06:15