Amplifier porn

[skullguise]

A whole bunch of years ago, a dealer in NH I frequented had a Manufacturer night with Michael Green of Roomtunes.  They had Rowland mono amps and a pair of Aerial Acoustics speakers.

I used to listen to them, and think that either the amps or speakers or both were not worth the price.  They sounded a bit dull and lifeless.

During that night, Michael did his thing, with his things....he said at one point he was about 50% done, but they started having folks come in and listen

Night...and....fucking....day.  Dynamics, space, precise imaging, and more all of a sudden was THERE.

As nice as that room was, his "50%" showed off what the system could do.  And from that day forward, I never doubted Rowland or Aerial....

Edited April 12, 2020 by skullguise

[Knuckledragger]

I'm a bit confused.  Michael did ...room treatment with dampening materials, or he modded the amp/speakers?  Sounds fascinating either way.

[Pars]

I took it as room treatment, as that is what Michael does (did?).

[skullguise]

Yup, Chris is correct.  Roomtunes room treatment......

[robm321]

I remember Roomtunes. Always heard good things but never tried it myself. 

[Knuckledragger]

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Pro-Ject RPM 9 -> McIntosh c2300 -> MC275 -> Augarten Ball Speaker by Mo Sound in Vienna

Plus a Niagara 1200 and Svs 1000 sub

Cart is Quintet Black S

All kimber hero interconnects

Balls are very transparent mids, struggle with low freq and the highest stuff. Using C2300 for powered sub on output 1

Wife picked out speakers for “her Bill Evans music” from google image search. They are great. She also added the shiny stuff

 

[Knuckledragger]

Restored and blue LED modded Marantz.

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[Knuckledragger]

Oh, man.  I have some happy early 90s memories of Adcom kit.

[skullguise]

The "gold badge" Adcom stuff was their best.

My first ever separate power amp was a (close to) cube-shaped Adcom GFA-1A.  Punchy little thing, good power and decent (based on memory) sound.....

Edited April 15, 2020 by skullguise

[morphsci]

Nice! I loved my Adcom 565s. They were beasts.

[Knuckledragger]

Accuphase E-303.

[Knuckledragger]

I think this guy likes vintage kit.

[mwl168]

Love the red telephone - direct line to the White House?

Edited April 16, 2020 by mwl168

[Dusty Chalk]

2 minutes ago, mwl168 said:

Love the red telephone - direct line to the White House?

Commissioner Gordon

[Knuckledragger]

Stack of vintage Technics.  Needs a 1200.

[Knuckledragger]

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CJ Premier 12 Monoblocks

CJ Premier 17LS upgraded to 2

Paul Marchand Crossover XM 66

Auralic Aries Dual Femto Streamer

Rega P3 Turntable with Shure V15VXMr Cartridge

Pro-ject Audio Phono Box DS

Furman Elite 20

Chord Qutest

Chord MScaler

Opto DX fiber connections

Quad ESL 63's

Velodyne HGS 10 x2 subwoofers

 

[Voltron]

^That is a very cool rig.

[Knuckledragger]

"Luxman 3045: Childproofed since 1976."

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[Knuckledragger]

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TT: Thorens TD124 MkI with SME 3009 S2, mounted with a Benz Ruby PRE: Audio Research SP-11 Monoblocks: totaly rebuilt MINGDA monoblocks with 845 Tubes (china) and Telefunken NOS ECC83 DAC: Topping D50S Streaming: Sonos connect feeding the topping Speakers: Tannoy Super Red Monitor (SRM12X) Subwoofer: REL S3

 

[Knuckledragger]

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Replaced the Kenwood TT with a Linn Sondek LP-12 from my basement home theater rig.

Purchased a used pair of Paradigm Studio Reference 100 v4 speakers. Love these speakers. My second pair, I have a v3 pair in the basement setup.

 

[n_maher]

On 5/1/2020 at 2:44 PM, Knuckledragger said:

I had a very similar Yamaha Profession amp like that in college running twin passive subs, it was quite the party rig.  

[Craig Sawyers]

How about a battery supply from Living Voice (the same outfit that make the Vox Olympian speaker)?

https://www.livingvoice.co.uk/lv-battery-power-supply.html

I get the impression that is not a cheap supply...

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I’ve always wanted something like that.  Pure DC power.