darthlaker Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 You are a dreadful tease with these paltry few pics (which show very little!) Dreadfully good tease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Just received this beautiful Desktop Record Display from Canada. Beautiful piece of woodwork. Link: http://www.kaitakeshima.com/desktop-record-display-i/oa24ns0rk5outvw5qhxhdqp612jfp1 My pics (iPhone): 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thats cool and oh so simple. Did you have to import it yourself? Canada is notorious for outrageous shipping costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thats cool and oh so simple. Did you have to import it yourself? Canada is notorious for outrageous shipping costs. Thanks....yes, very cool! I imported it myself. He shipped it air mail and the cost wasn't too bad! Cheaper than my global cost with UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcamry Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 When are you selling it ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 When are you selling it ? Never!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 If you are looking for any more custom furniture, check out mabarack furniture on Port Rd. They made us a jarrah table, and it's great quality and they are nice to deal with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 If you are looking for any more custom furniture, check out mabarack furniture on Port Rd. They made us a jarrah table, and it's great quality and they are nice to deal with Thanks Brad, was going to buy a dining table from them but we found one we liked better at a store. They make quality stuff! Hows your system coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Playing around with the pse-144 horns now. They seems better in terms of the listening fatigue I was complaining about, but still not perfect (or as good as vandersteens!) Planning on veneering the bass modules this weekend. Upgraded to a new multichannel dac using sabre32 chips. Testing it using headphones at the moment, seems like an improvement. But I am having trouble matching gains for a fair comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Happy testing and listening. My system is now fully set up and sounds better than my old place! Pics coming soon! You are welcome to pop around for a listen, please just PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Will do...once I get my system fully setup, so I have a baseline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Will do...once I get my system fully setup, so I have a baseline Looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcamry Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 GTG ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 GTG ? Good idea but I prefer "one on one" listening sessions so guests can have plenty of time to listen properly...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 software sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 software sorted? Update disc arriving Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sime Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Good idea but I prefer "one on one" listening sessions so guests can have plenty of time to listen properly...... Agree, especially in my place, no room for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Agree, especially in my place, no room for more. Just love people to enjoy tunes right in the sweetspot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sime Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yup, I only have a sweet spot, and room for 1 only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yup, I only have a sweet spot, and room for 1 only.[/quoteExactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthlaker Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) After a (long) year, my system is finally set up in it's new home! Sounds even better (!) than previous digs due to room size/layout and carpet/concrete floor. Quite an improvement! I have much music to listen to! If any SA SNA'ers want to pop over for a listen please pop me a PM. Below are updated system specs (only a couple of very minor changes) and new photos. Also, some pics of what I call, "The best Coffee Table in the world"..... Over 6,000 arcade games plus all the old Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 games. Surface Tension arcade table. Link: http://surface-tension.net/ Stereo:Equipment:Vandersteen Model Seven loudspeakersdCS Puccini SACD/CD player & DACdCS Puccini U-Clock dps 3/Ayre Turntable with balanced tonearm cable Lyra Kleos cartridgeAyre KX-R Pre-amp Ayre P5-xe Phono stageAyre MX-R Monoblock amps2 X Ayre L5-xe power filters13’ Apple MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz with OCZ VERTEX 2 Series (MLC) 120GB SSDJ RIver music software with JRemote used with Apple iPad Oyen Digital MiniPro RAID V2 FW800, USB 3.0, eSATA 2-Bay RAID Enclosure with 2 X 3 TB 2.5" Toshiba MQ03ABB300 HDD Audioquest Jitterbugs Cables:Audioquest Eagle Eye 72V DBS BNC 75 Ohm digital cableAudioquest Everest 72V DBS speaker cables in bi-wire configurationAudioquest WEL William E Low Signature Cable balanced interconnects 72V DBSAudioquest Diamond 72V DBS USB cableAudioquest Wild Blue Yonder 72V DBS 75 Ohm digital cableAudioquest Diamond 72V DBS FireWire cable Richard Gray Power Company High Tension Wire power cablesMisc:Solid Tech Rack of Silence equipment racks with suspension shelvesSolid Tech Feet of Silence isolators under SACD/CD player Finite Elemente Pagode turntable wall shelfAyre myrtle wood blocks used under other equipment and also under interconnect and power cables to ensure they are raised above floorSilent Running Audio "Ohio Class" Audio isoBASE custom made amp stands for the Ayre MX-R Monoblock ampsCardas XLR and RCA caps on unused inputs/outputsFurutech Rhodium power receptaclesSine and Furutech power cover platesHome Theater (in addition to above):Equipment:Denon AVR-3312 surround sound receiver Panasonic DMR-BW750 Blu-Ray player/recorderXBOX ONEJBL in ceiling surround loudspeakersPioneer PDP-LX509A Plasma monitor (ISF calibrated)Cables:Audioquest King Cobra balanced interconnectsAudioquest HDMI cables, rear speaker cable Edited March 28, 2016 by darthlaker 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kensell21 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I was at this person's place today and I'm really Nicked off.... He didn't show me his " best coffee table in the world"!!!!! Oh well, it's an excuse to go again... Part from that... What a great system, oh and host... I'd be pretty close to saying that's one "best audio system in the world" the changes made by moving into a different room has been one of the biggest upgrades Mark has done for a long time... The room is really dead sounding in a good way... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martykt Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Stunning setup @@darthlaker !!! I like the coffee table, it's a nice touch!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Very Smooth Mark. Welcome back. Stump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sime Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 It's alright I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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