Batty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Mine has gone through a few changes this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capone Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Batty said: Mine has gone through a few changes this year. Certainly has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) More to come, just set up the V15 type III on the rock, gorgeous. Edited December 6, 2019 by Batty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steever Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 @Silver Audiophile, I'm in love with your Senators. Is that wrong? They look gorgeous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steever Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Bunno77 said: Yeah the Isoacoustics Gaia 2s Was pretty night and day at the Stereonet show with 2 sets PSB speakers and there are Youtube vids that show the difference. Just a bit clearer and less muddied. I like the idea of isolating the speaker from other components too. I have SVS Soundpath feet under the subs Thanks. I've started considering the Gaia 2's previously to replace my brass cones under my audio stand and speakers since moving to a place with bare wooden floors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Audiophile Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Winno said: @Silver Audiophile, I'm in love with your Senators. Is that wrong? They look gorgeous. Thanks. Yes, they are the new Duntech Senators. Pictures below, from September 2018 (just after they arrived). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Van den Hul goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Waiting for the Quintet Bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiohippo Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Received a special delivery today, just in time for the weekend! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, audiohippo said: Received a special delivery today, just in time for the weekend! And now an image of the amp. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, audiohippo said: Received a special delivery today, just in time for the weekend! wow..the beast... congrats @audiohippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Winno said: Thanks. I've started considering the Gaia 2's previously to replace my brass cones under my audio stand and speakers since moving to a place with bare wooden floors. Definitely easier for a timber floor Worth a shot and they sell pretty easy here if you don't want them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, audiohippo said: Received a special delivery today, just in time for the weekend! Now I am envious HD. Might need to visit since AC never carry stk. Edited December 6, 2019 by metal beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Some afternoon glow on the Tributes 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiohippo Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnwes Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Be it ever so humble... 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Audiophile Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 4 hours ago, shawnwes said: Be it ever so humble... As they say, it's not just about the destination 'HiFi system'.. enjoy every minute of the journey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 5 hours ago, shawnwes said: Be it ever so humble... Lack of gear allows you to focus on the music and not on the equipment. Sometimes a difficult process for some. make and model of the amp please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankStranger Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, mwhouston said: Lack of gear allows you to focus on the music and not on the equipment. Sometimes a difficult process for some. make and model of the amp please? Looks like an exposure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankStranger Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 There’s a lot to be said for paring things down. Over time, I went from a turntable, Phono pre, CD player, Mac mini, dac, pre and power to a Naim Unitiqute and a NAS. Did it sound better? Some aspects of it sounded much better, some not so much but I was happier with it overall and I spent more time enjoying music and less worrying about whether this or that component or connection or setup was optimised as much as could be. it was very liberating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Audiophile Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 A few decades ago, Sony did research on whether the average consumer could discern the difference in a high end audio system. They concluded- most definately yes, and they preferred the high quality sound. However, Sony also found the vast majority of those surveyed would not be prepared to spend even a small amount more for that improved quality. The rest is history, Sony decided to go big with inexpensive mass consumer electronics. That leaves the remaining 1-2% of the population whom was far more price insensitive, and really wanted premium HiFi. This audiophile group were catered to by a niche group of smaller low volume players. As audiophiles, we are no different to the remaining 98% of people, whom love music. Only difference, we gain extra pleasure when that music is reproduced in true high fidelity. We have dual goals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I think the audiophile may be 60% gear and 40% music inclined. Those with less expensive systems who use music more as a background than a hard core listen session swing 80% music 20% gear. Maybe hard core listening (and not just hearing music) does demand more from the gear. This may justify the above audiophile weighting. Note; these are percentages I plucked out of my head and not from any research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I admit I'm gear and music focused in the 50/50, in the sense that I like playing with the gear side to extract the best I can for the music side. Can I live without music? yeah....can I live without the gear side of it? yeah....... can I get my fix purely from one or the other side? maybe not. Nothing that's visible changes much in my system. One source only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketfrogs Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 15 hours ago, audiohippo said: Love the steam-punk vibe happening here. Beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Nothing new to report. Playing a few tunes on a windy Sunday morning. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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