Till death do us partVery interesting news on what can be done with the Zu 103. Thanks for the tips, guys. Maybe I'll hold off from putting my Zu 103 on the 'gon, and instead save my pennies for the upgrade.@Sp... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us part@IslandManDan - I am settled in my new city and the system is set up and running strong. I have given up on selling my Garrard 301. That was likely a moment of weakness. I have a fantasy of getting... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partSystem edited: Switched out the Zu Denon DL-103r (grade 1) that I had been using for a number of years. Replaced it with a Lyra Helikon SL. The difference is astounding. Of course I used the swap a... posted over 11 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partI did not have the Joule monoblocks hooked up to the EAR 834p. I owned the Joules a long time ago (before I experimented with kind of configuration you see above). Many components (in fact, many sy... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us part@Whart - I've never heard that one about the guy strumming his guitar "going professional". Sage wisdom indeed.Wayne did indeed restore mine. I put them on the 'gon a few nights a... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partRetired? I wish. There is no way that a youngster like me is ever going to get social security. As that taking walnut, Suze Orman says...."you're just gonna have to work until your 70.... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partDan - you old salty dog! I love your choice of gear. You've got the Japanese cartridge and arm, a British turntable, and then some American amplification. Watch and learn my fellow ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partWow! 1973? And you still have them?Whart = Rottenclam's new heroKeep the faith! posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partSystem edited: Hooray! Way to go Audiogon for getting your act together on allowing member's to change the photos of their system. As I mentioned earlier, I sold the EAR 861, and stepping in like a... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partIf you're interested in the H3aa circuit, you can contact George Kaye (aka - Mr. Moscode). Just google him and his site. He can build that one from scratch. He is the only guy I know that I would t... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partThis "direct connection" thing is pretty special. Without having an input select, a mute switch, or even a volume control - life has gotten a bit more simple...and thus, a bit more enjoya... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partIn the last 24 hours I've played with interconnects more than I've played with them in the last 5-7 years. Still as unenjoyable as ever! The cable industry is without a doubt the most shameful corn... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partI've since returned to running the EAR 834p (in mm mode) DIRECTLY into the Dynaco ST-70 when spinning vinyl. Again, I know that this extremely dangerous, but seeing as how my analog rig is my prima... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partOh, and I have to admit that I did something very risky that could have cost me dearly.I set the EAR 834 to mm and ran the output of the phono stage directly into the input of the Dynaco ST... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us part***UPDATE***I have sold the EAR 861 to a very lucky buyer. I am now running a Dynaco ST-70 with EVS Ultimate Attenuators to control volume.Normally, I would make a real update; chan... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Classic Sonus faberI used to own those speakers (2002-2005). I regret selling them. In small rooms, they were amazing. In mid-size rooms, you could play with them to the point where they would sound almost as good as... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partGreat question. Those are Symposium blocks. I dont even know what they're technically called. Symposium does not list them on their webpage anymore.In 2006 (or was it 2007) I bought a coupl... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partImdoc, you sound like a kindred spirit. A 33 pre-amp though? Hmmmm, I never thought about actually buying one before. Looking at them now, they do seem like quite a bargain (I wonder if they actual... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partIslandManDan, how is your turntable project coming along?In regards to this system (an update!), after careful consideration, I've decided to put my EAR 861 back on the market again. I put ... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us part@R_F_Sayles...Being a lost cause never felt so good. :)For years I read people in Audiophile forums (and in the letters section of audiophile magazines) declare that they "were... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partThanks, Dan. I'm sure your 401 will be a gem. Interesting that you have the Dynavector arm. I actually debated on whether to use that arm or the Tri-Planar. I ended up getting a nice deal on the Tr... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partWow. No paragraph breaks in that post above? That looks pretty terrible. When I was typing it, there were definitely paragraph breaks. -1 to Audiogon for a sub-par editor in their software.... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Till death do us partSystem edited: I made some significant changes to this system in the last 3 years. The first was that I had the Quad ESLs refurbished by Wayne Piquet. The second is that I switched out the my faith... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
my home theaterI am curious how your system has evolved. I've been looking into the Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers and on all the data sheets it says they only go down to 47hz. That seems wrong to me. I would thi... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The Whiskey RoomNow that is what I call Life-Fi. Fun looking system, in a fun looking room, in what looks like a dynamite domestic spread.I quit my drinking and am now a coffee guy. Your place looks like a... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment |