skullguise Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 I'm a bit confused. Michael did ...room treatment with dampening materials, or he modded the amp/speakers? Sounds fascinating either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 I took it as room treatment, as that is what Michael does (did?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Yup, Chris is correct. Roomtunes room treatment...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 I remember Roomtunes. Always heard good things but never tried it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Quote 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Restored and blue LED modded Marantz. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knuckledragger Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Oh, man. I have some happy early 90s memories of Adcom kit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Nice! I loved my Adcom 565s. They were beasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Accuphase E-303. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I think this guy likes vintage kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwl168 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Love the red telephone - direct line to the White House? Edited April 16, 2020 by mwl168 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, mwl168 said: Love the red telephone - direct line to the White House? Commissioner Gordon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Stack of vintage Technics. Needs a 1200. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Quote 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 ^That is a very cool rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 27, 2020 Report Share Posted April 27, 2020 "Luxman 3045: Childproofed since 1976." 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knuckledragger Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Quote 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 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 Before: After: Quote 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 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... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I’ve always wanted something like that. Pure DC power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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