Less is moreI recently required service of my Ancient Audio 300b SET during which I used an SS amplifier that I had in one of my bedroom systems and that I had always liked. No comparison. Sometimes you don't ... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreI have added a "panoramic" shot of the living room taken from the second floor balcony. The living room is at one end of the (mostly) open floorplan that is 45 feet long. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Less is moreAgear - Thanks for the comments. I will try to post a couple of wide-angle shots in upcoming weeks. However, the interiors have been photographed several times in past 20 years (pre-dating my curre... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).To me "dark" is somber, deep-tone and almost mournful, but definitely not happy and light and fast-paced. I have other CDs that I consider to be in a similar style such as the ones by the... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).If you like jazz that is "dark," may I suggest the New Zion Trio? posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).It is outstanding. However, I have been less happy with some of his other CDs. posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Thanks, Charles. Recently I came across The Boss by theSeiichi Nakamura Quintet. Really good.Gary posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Dan & Dan 4 S.E.T.If Jarrett were serious, he would not allow his music to be sold on CD - only on vinyl!When I compared what I heard live to what I hear on CD, there was little if any difference in how Jarr... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Dan & Dan 4 S.E.T.Plus the whole issue of storage of vinyl. . . not trivial if you live in a small house and have a wide breadth of musical tastes. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Dan & Dan 4 S.E.T.I was at a Keith Jarrett concert a week ago (Carnegie Hall, NYC) during which he launched into a spontaneous diatribe against digital recording and reproduction. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles. It is all about the exchange rate. The dollar is strong. In Japanese yen, the price has remained relatively constant. 144,000 yen. Although I think that there was a slight bump when the fa... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles. You are right. I corresponded with the Japanese distributor before buying my first pair. He was rather insulted when I inquired about reliability of a newly manufactured tube. I have the a... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).What is also interesting is that the top tier 300b are all of relatively new manufacturer. The Takatsukis have only been in production for about 5 years. posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).As Charles said, especially for 300b, there are really good "classical" design choices. I can vouch especially for the Takatsuki in terms of sound and reliability. Am curious about the Elrogs, but ... posted about 9 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAnalogluvr,I had the opposite experience. I drive a pair of Zu Def 4s with an Ancient Audio 300b SET. It came with Shuguang Black Treasures. I tried a pair of Sophia RP and found them to be... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Rebbi: If you decide to look for different speakers, many manufacturers who sell direct - Tekton, Zu, etc - offer extensive in-home trial periods of 30 days or more. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemFWIW. . . The Takatsukis are available from Amazon. The fulfilment is by Amtrans. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Rebbi - I had a similar experience, but with Branford Marsalis in Seoul, Korea . . . dinner with his band and a few friends, live concert (including a top down version of Arirang, a Korean folksong... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).May I recommend Tatiana Nikolaeva Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues for Piano, Op. 87 posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Manufacturers that make both high sensitivity speakers and SET amplifiers would seem to have an advantage. But that clearly is not the case. Some do not do both well or are known for speaker or amp... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Reading this and other threads, I am struck by how each of us discovered the beauty of SET and then rebuilt our systems accordingly. While there are many high sensitivity speakers on the market, th... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Here are a couple of suggestions that are not widely knownVoyage by Youn Sun Nah. Korean, but sings in English. IMHO this is her best CD; her others do not compare. I heard her once is a sm... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
System 954Nice system. Love the fact that the TV is hidden. How big is the room? posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Honestly, this is pretty funny. But maybe it is a business opportunity - for A'gon or someone else - to provide photography services to A'gon members to "optimize" their system pages. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
SET bliss/Jazz Haven (In my home).Charles. If you are ever planing to visit Washington, DC, let me know. Sean and his colleagues seem to revel in a certain image. posted over 10 years ago | View comment |