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Anyone ever heard Dali speakers before? A positive review of the Ikon 6 in HiFi News a few months back, as well as an interview with the owner of the company in a more recent issue, has me interested in their products.

rollins rules.

BTW, what kind of Senn cable is that?

sweet ass!

looks like I'm too late, but if the ps-1 doesn't work out for you, consider a cinemag step up transformer into a regular MM phono. Cinemags have great synergy with the DL-103. This guy builds them for $300. I bought mine from him, he's a good dude. Then into the Bottlehead Seduction I bought from thrice for $200 (admittedly a very very good deal) and I have a great DL-103 phono setup for $500.

1. HD650 2. HF-1 3. E4RP weird, I own so few headphones now.

I use the disc doctor pads and "quick wash" fluid. I don't actually use the full strength fluid in the manner he tells you to, I just wash it with the quick wash and immediately vacuum clean. Works fine for me. Can't say if it works any better or worse then nitty gritty fluid.

For the stylus, Onzow Zerodust is the way to go. Spendy, but its the easiest way to clean your stylus. Others swear by Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. A google should bring up some info on how to use it to clean your stylus. I messed up a stylus trying to use it, but really it was my fault. Still I went to Zerodust and never looked back. For vinyl cleaning, I don't know much about non-machine cleaning methods. I can heartily recommend Nitty Gritty machines though.

denon carts FTW. I've settled on the DL-103 because it was designed in the 50s and is still manufactured today; a product with that kind of longevity appeals to me. Problem with the DL-103 is you need either an MC capable phono or a step-up. So for your purposes a higher output denon like the 110 909 suggested is a better idea. I've never heard the M97xE, but some people swear buy it. IIRC its supposedly a great tracker and very neutral. Damn at that price maybe I should try it.

Yup, you'll have to start with a new cartridge. AT440MLa is always a good bet. They used to be easily available for $99. I'm sure you can do a decent cart cheaper then that, I just haven't explored any of those options.

I accept Haj and Mike's challenge. I have some extra cash from some recent sales and will probably be willing to be an early adopter. Any idea of a street date?

LOL! Yeah those 15 footers tend to bunch up a bit in the corners. They get the job done for the time being though.

There is the occasional seller who doesn't use paypal as a matter of principal, because paypal has absolutely wretched customer service and seems to have a knack for screwing over both buyers and sellers equally at every turn. So I can respect those kinds of sellers. That is, I can respect them if they have perfect feedback.

22in from the back wall and the bass is awesome. I might start considering moving in from the side walls now just for fun, but the sound is impactful and full right now. With less boomy bass the midrange is just shining through like I never thought it could on the Quads. Vocals soar and electric guitars crunch. I also need to procure a chair with a lower profile so I can get the tweeters more at ear level. That director's chair is none to comfortable anyhow.

went to a friend's birthday bbq on friday, saturday same group of friends hit a water park in orange beach, alabama. was fun as hell. I got badly sun burnt though and have spent the last twenty four hours shirtless and slathered in aloe vera gel. Gave me lots of time to listen to music though, albeit sitting straight up so as not to get gel all over my chairs. Tomorrow me and the GF are heading up north to Birmingham to see friends and do whatever folks in Birmingham do (my understanding is its something with steel and loving the govna'). Then Wednesday its back home to embrace my speaker rig and rock records into the AM my man.

Yup. I'm only missing a couple omnibuses now. Count Brass runs over $100, so I've been shy about picking one up. Maybe the economic downturn will work in my favor here... Right on. At 18" they sound pretty nice, maybe today I'll go crazy and just try 2'.

That Sundazed pressing is one of my reference vinyls. It is a bass monster, and Tweedy's vocals just fit the deep midrange niche so perfectly. Also the music kicks ass. The walls are pretty much bare, besides one picture. The granite is a doable tweak, thanks for the suggestion. Right on. Tonight I pulled them 18" from the wall, and I think that is the magic number. Bass has gained definition and actually increased in impact, probably because it is more focused and not so boomy. Thanks Haj. Looks like they recommend a minimum of 7" between speaker and wall. I was just spinning the Classic Records pressing of "I Robot" with the new 18" wall to speaker distance and a slightly less aggressive toe-in. It totally rocked the cat box. Sounds great!

cake is kick ass. happy birthday mike and iceland!

x2, grats tkam!

Setup One: The sound is HUGE and the midrange is quite pleasant, and the extra bass extension is immediately noticeable, but the bass is obviously out of control and this is causing some congestion. Moving the speakers to 14" off the wall helped the bass dramatically. I might try moving them even more. I can't find my 22L manual so I don't know the exact amount of space from the wall it calls for. Maybe I can use the internet here. The bookshelves, being the biggest pains in the asses to move, are staying for the time being. Eventually I will move them, as what I really want to do is put a couch on the north wall so that multiple people can sit and enjoy. Anywho, I'm quite pleased with how quickly this all came together. I should have done this months ago.

Henceforth known as IDAR. Or speaker room. I'm taking off most of next week and besides a lil' road trip up north, I'll have lots of time on my hands. So I'm finally going to make an attempt to convert the extra room into a dedicated 2 channel audio room. I think I'm going to start by just having my analog rig, 840A, and obviously the Quad 22Ls in there. The room is by no means perfect but I'm bound to get better bass performance then in the tiny office space I currently use my speakers in. Here are some before shots: Northwest: Northeast: Southwest: Southeast: Obviously this has acted as the "hey lets throw this shit in here" room, in this case for the 18 months or so I've been in the house. Today I'm going to focus on getting the room picked up and all the shit moved. The room's dimensions are 13ft by 10ft. I plan on having the speakers firing longways down the room. Obviously the floors are wood which by my understanding is bad, but there ain't nothing to be done about that. So here are two questions to get me started: 1. I want to have my speakers setup on the south side of the room, with listening couch/chair on the north side, because otherwise I'll have to find someway to stop the door into the hallway from hitting my speakers when it opens. The problem with the southside is the window. I'm not sure how much impact having a window behind one of the speakers will have. So which side of the room do you think I should put the speakers on? 2. I have a nice thick carpet in there. Should I put the carpet under the speakers? Will this help at all with the wood floor? Or does it really matter? I'm going to go pickup a bit now, more pictures later. Thanks!

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Headamp Pico vs. Headroom Single-Ended Desktop with DAC Surely someone has had the opportunity to do a shoot out between these two, or has heard both and has a firm enough memory to compare them? Though I don't really have a practical use for either of them, these all in one headphone-centric units just fascinate me.

newbury comics is usually pretty good as far as fast and safe shipping. I've bought vinyl from them that was packed very well. Sorry about your busted jewel case sammich. \