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put together a system that changed my understanding of the hobby ...
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Posted on July 10, 2024 at 22:10:55 | ||
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so I have been in the hobby for decades ..... I have owned 300b SET amps and tube preanps .... I was friends with Dr Edgar of Edgerhorn fame ,,,,,heard hundreds of high end systems including all the best stuff like MBl, electrostatics .... Magnepan..... Apogee ,,,,, been to major audio shows But I just put together this very inexpensive system that is blowing my mind with its sound quality ,,,,, here it is: 1) Rega planet cd player version 1 2) Pass B1 active buffer - DIY - to match impedance 4) Focal Evo 50 - active speakers with inverted domes -self powered 5) home made interconnects - thin pure silver wire in packing tape total cost is a grand for everything - that's less then what most of you guys spend for a single interconnect ! how does it sound ? vocals are so life like that we are talking near Quad electrostatic quality .... system has prat and is very fast and dynamic .... bass extension is limited but what's there is real good fast clean and deep form 5 inch drivers ,,,, wind instruments and brass are jaw dropping .... at times the system is spooky real sounding ..... utterly blows my Magnepan LRS system out of the water.... it can even rock out without becoming constipated and bloaty like most mini monitors still trying to understand why this particular set-up is so great ? |
what was your understanding of the hobby before? /nt, posted on July 11, 2024 at 04:56:05 | |
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LOL! nt, posted on July 11, 2024 at 06:55:04 | |
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$$$$$$$$., posted on July 11, 2024 at 08:27:14 | |
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Instead of $. |
Agree 100%!! Great post..n/t, posted on July 11, 2024 at 10:54:21 | |
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you are spoiled ,,,,,,, posted on July 11, 2024 at 15:35:41 | |
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you are use to those huge sound lab electrostatic panels - if I had your system I would throw mine away |
Just one question, posted on July 11, 2024 at 16:04:48 | |
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Is this a CD only system? |
Point taken but, posted on July 11, 2024 at 16:05:26 | |
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even the skinny 1+1s in the HT do a good job. And the LRS. |
Are you still driving your speakers, posted on July 12, 2024 at 08:25:29 | |
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with the Eagle amplifier? Perhaps its time to replace as the Stereophile review from 1985 was kind but not overwhelming. |
+1 RE: LOL! nt, posted on July 12, 2024 at 14:24:45 | |
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... until the wife finds out (nt), posted on July 12, 2024 at 23:10:32 | |
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+1 (nt), posted on July 13, 2024 at 06:33:14 | |
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nt Open up your mind, in pours the trash. - Meat Puppets, 1987 |
On some recordings , posted on July 13, 2024 at 08:24:14 | |
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It's quite nice.
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Curious, posted on July 13, 2024 at 08:26:03 | |
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Would you cite an example? |
that's a little bit intimidating ...... n/t, posted on July 13, 2024 at 12:17:40 | |
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I like this one., posted on July 14, 2024 at 16:44:15 | |
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Try Amazing Grace.
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Found it on Qobuz, posted on July 14, 2024 at 18:10:11 | |
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in 192/24 and will give a listen. |