[Guy 13]

Hi all Audio Circle members.

Some of you know already that early this year
I went back to my home country Canada
and came back temporally to my wife’s home country Vietnam.

For the moving of all my audio equipment (Rega, GR Research, Niteshade Audio, Sony, Audio Nirvana and more…)

I did all the packing myself.
 
I have experience with packing from a job I did full time for one year when I was 20 years old.

Well, believe me or not, only one item was damaged in this trip around the world and it was by my own fault.

I have packed one of the two Audio Nirvana 8” full range driver with some foam facing/touching the front of the driver sticky cloth surround and some of the foam is still on the surrounding.

Anyway, I said to myself, I will not throw in the garbage a driver, even if it’s only an entry level driver that I paid at the time 78 USD/pair.

Therefore, I connected them and put on some music and (Lucky me, I was born on a Friday 13) it worked, of course not as good as the first day I bought it, but it’s still very listenable for my 64 years old ears.

I have also re-discovered the beauty of the full range driver.

It has something coaxial, two and three ways speakers don’t have.

To me a French Canadian, the only word that described how that driver performs or his main quality is:
<< Presence >>.

Yes, the highs and the lows are weak compared to other speakers, but even listening to a drum solo play on vinyl, was enjoyable,
I did not miss the deep and high impact drum sound.

Of course, I realize that full range drivers are not for every type of music.
For solo instruments and small orchestra and singer, it’s a good match.

I am sure the Dayton and/or Tang Band have better performance than the entry level Audio Nirvana,
But I have them and their paid for, so might as well enjoy them (In an Open Baffle configuration)
I will not pay several thousand $ $$ for a Lowther or some other German drivers, unless I win 10 millions at the lottery.

By the way, who said Friday 13th was unlucky?
I won last week 47 USD with the Vietnamese lottery.

The other thing I like about the Audio Nirvana, it’s their high efficiency (95db).
I have no problem driving them with my Niteshade Audio NS-10 (10wpc).
That’s all for now.
Thanks for reading me.

Guy 13

(I was really born on a Friday 13th in 1948.)
 
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[Guy 13]

Hi (Again) all Audio Circle members.

The Chinese style chair shown on my previous posty is for serious listening.
Pororo (The aviator stuffed puppy) is a serious listener
and he wont give away his seat...

The Chinese style chair on the picture was purchased 18 years ago
at IKEA for 80 Canadian dollars.

I never regret that purchase.

Guy 13

[Poultrygeist]

Guy,

Those Audio Nirvanas might like some Eminence Alphas underneath.

[Guy 13]

Guy,

Those Audio Nirvanas might like some Eminence Alphas underneath.

Hi Poultrygeist and all Audio Circle members.

My Audio Nirvanas are in love, mated and married with my modified GR Research
V2 red, they don't sleep in the same bed, because they were built two years apart.
Each side of the V2 contain two Eminence 12'' Acoustinator with GR Research GS-1
SS plate amplifier.
Is that a nice loving and happily married combo?
The two units are separate units, because they were built two years apart.

Guy 13

[Poultrygeist]

Wow! I didn't notice them in the picture but see them now in your avatar. No doubt they sound as good as the look. Great job.

Are you running out of space for all that nice gear?

[Guy 13]

Wow! I didn't notice them in the picture but see them now in your avatar. No doubt they sound as good as the look. Great job.

Are you running out of space for all that nice gear?

Hi Poultrygeist and all Audio Circle members.

Yes, I am starting to run out of space.
My last project was the GR Research N3 (Modified) speakers
and they will fit nicely on the V2 red sub woofer,
lucky me, otherwise I don't know where I would have put them.
Danny (GR Research) don't like the wheels under all my GR Research speakers,
if I have put wheels underneath all my large and heavy speakers,   
it's because I don't want to wreck my back moving around those heavy monsters to find the ideal spot for them.
When I move back to my home country Canada, I will bring back with me only the drivers and plate amplifiers and ask Ruben (Outofthewoods) to build for me
some nice enclosures and I will probably only keep the V1 and the N3 and sell the balance to some Audio Circle members.
Shipping sold stuff from Canada to USA will be more reasonable than shipping it from Vietnam to USA.
Thanks for commenting my post.

Guy 13