crtexcnndrm99 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 3 hours ago, RankStranger said: http://www.dibirama.altervista.org/home-page/diffusori-acustici-hifi/470-makako-2-vie-bass-relfex-8-ohm-300-wmax.html I can’t tell you if these are any good or not but they came up when I was searching for guidance on building a Devore O96 clone. Other people have also mentioned the A26 with a Morel CAT387, which is probably the way I’ll go when I build mine (one day), unless I come across anything better in the meantime Excellent. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronildoq Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 M&K S150 Speakers & M&K MX150 & MX 350 Subs. Sound Proofing all walls. Bass Traps at corners. Steward Firehawk 100 Inches 4 M&K SS150 Tripole Speakers & JVC X9000 Oppo Blu Ray Player, Datasat LS10, 2 Rotel 1095 Power Amps & HTPC to feed movies digitally directly to projector. Black Panther Scene Black Panther Night Scene Gideon now I recall !! This is where I saw your post last time. The name from the drama series “ the flash” also has Gideon , as the AI who can predict the future. Nice nick, easy to remember for me. Haha Nice meeting you BTW, would be nice to visit u some day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrology Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Had a friend over early this morning to help me choose what to listen to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Seth Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 24 minutes ago, Hydrology said: Had a friend over early this morning to help me choose what to listen to... How cute, yet menacingly evil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankStranger Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 12:51 PM, mwhouston said: 8” mark audios with Holton 500 (“Precision”). Demoing speakers and amp at Melbourne Audio Club tomorrow night with Pi sever, DIY DAC and tube preamp - “Icon”. This setup sounded incredible. You weren’t kidding about the bass extension and control. It was great to meet you and to put a face to the avatar too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) My DIY Holton amp (“Precision”)has now been incorporated into my system. This took a huge shuffle of the gear. Edited December 12, 2019 by mwhouston 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 4 hours ago, RankStranger said: This setup sounded incredible. You weren’t kidding about the bass extension and control. It was great to meet you and to put a face to the avatar too. We don’t meet up often meet, glad you jumped up. Bass is obviously the Holton strong point. Invitation stands if you want to drop over. Hear the Altecs with Italian compression drivers and Holton amp for ultimate transparency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misternavi Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, mwhouston said: We don’t meet up often meet, glad you jumped up. Bass is obviously the Holton strong point. Invitation stands if you want to drop over. Hear the Altecs with Italian compression drivers and Holton amp for ultimate transparency. So you prefer the Holton over the Tripaths? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, misternavi said: So you prefer the Holton over the Tripaths? At this point, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 hours ago, misternavi said: So you prefer the Holton over the Tripaths? Yes, apparently the Holton sounds very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Wimbo said: Yes, apparently the Holton sounds very good. You should know you have one. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 12 hours ago, mwhouston said: You should know you have one. Lol. Bloody oath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtexcnndrm99 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) Convenience and aesthetics count for something. Moved gear from a rack behind that wall to right up front. Mood = better already edit: still inspired by the recent shuffle, tonight’s addition... proper placement! Used the online calculator to mark two very precise locations for speaker placement. Yes, one speaker crosses a doorway and seating position has shuffled to one end of the couch *sigh*. Suitably impressed by the difference. Only issue being room treatment placement has become exponentially more awkward to place... Edited December 16, 2019 by crtexcnndrm99 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_man Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 The things you do..... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 iHorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicprObe Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Muon N' said: iHorn Get your hand off it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 With recently finished Holton 300W amp (green light) and now newly boxed horns. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim D Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) My system so far. I probably listen to vinyl more than anything now and pretty happy with the results. @audiophile_501 is probably to blame as I never even considered vinyl till I listened to his setup. Kuzma has replaced the Linn and couldn’t be happier. Edited February 7, 2020 by Tim D Add 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillmaverick Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 My system this arvo......Big bash in the background and Listening to Dire Straits......sippin beer....heaven.....Cheers 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chill3 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Tunes for start of holidays 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayward Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) System is sounding better than ever after finally getting rid of a hum I’ve had for years, it surprising how much a hum can effect the SQ. Edited December 20, 2019 by awayward 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Tim D said: My system so far. I probably listen to vinyl more than anything now and pretty happy with the results. @audiophile_501 is probably to blame as I never even considered vinyl till I listened to his setup. Kuzma has replaced the Linn and couldn’t be happier. Kuzma ain’t cheap. Edited December 20, 2019 by mwhouston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 5 hours ago, awayward said: System is sounding better than ever after finally getting rid of a hum I’ve had for years, it surprising how much a hum can effect the SQ. What was the source of the hum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awayward Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 11 hours ago, mwhouston said: What was the source of the hum? The hum has been coming from either my PS Audio P10 regenerator or BHK 250 amplifier, the hum volume varied from day to day, from just audible standing next to the equipment rack, to clearly audible 1m away, luckily not audible from the listening chair. First up I changed modem/router which is on the first floor, my music room is on the ground floor, I’d say the hum reduced by 50%, some sort of RF reduction perhaps? Then two weeks ago I was a bit concerned about how hot my UpTone PSU 1.2 was, I had my UltrRendu on top of the PSU, seperated by a couple of wooden blocks about 30mm high. I decided to place them along side each other, but the short Ethernet cable didn’t reach the ER from the wall socket now, so I replaced the 5e with a longer Cat 6 UTP cable. The hum is now basically inaudible, and instantly after the second change the SQ improved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhouston Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 The TV end, system three, has had some changes. For a while now it’s been “Lagoon II” tube preamp and a Overture chip amp (60W) driving Mark Audio speakers, with EXover at 100hz to a 175W 12” subwoofer. It’s the movie end of town so a subby is needed. Also helps with audio. There has always been a faint buzz. Can’t be heard over music or movie but there. Today I replaced the preamp with “Woody Pro” which has also been upgraded. It’s a preamp which uses two 2N3055s. Drives headphones or acts as a preamp. A kind SNAer gave me two low noise Toshiba 2N3055 equivs which replaced the stock variety. Better matched too; hfe; 95/97. After a lot of component shuffling and interconnect swapping not only do I have a better sound but NO buzz. Dead quiet the way all my DIY gear generally is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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