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I should point out that Mark Shifter made a lot of money elsewhere and does audio now because that's what he likes to do. He has to live in China in order to keep an eye on his suppliers. He'd like to avoid the fate of the Dunlavy folk who bought into the "Chinese cabinet" mystique, got six figures worth of unsalable junk, and went under because of it.I, on the other hand, live right here, taking up valuable land and airspace. I support numerous wives and swarms of native-grown children, whereas Mark has only a houseful of indentured servants to oversee. It's clear where your speaker-buying dollars should go, isn't it?
You can think what you want...but if you put $750 into it...you're going to end up with $750 worth of sound (in comparison) If you really think that others could pull the same sound for a lesser value, don't you think these guys would have already done it and been making a killing? And I disagree about the cabinets, but then that's personal tastes. I think the cabinets by Darren Thomas are the only ones that are anywhere close to the quality.I think I smell a dog
Brian, I love your sense of humor man I just get irked at some of the dealers (not John) when they over promote VMPS
when will the ref1 clones start showing up-120$ for the tweeters,dont know the 5.25 driver but a substitue cant be hard to find ,say 200$ for the pair,100$ for crossover parts,130$ for parts express cabinets and 200$ to the guru of your choice for the crossover design-selahaudio-gr research-or one of the other compitent guys.750$ or less this is not a rocket flame------the vmps have custom drivers not off the shelf ones,vmps are also made in the usa not a china(nothing bigitory just a labor ...
I would like to find the Onix website, but no luck. Do you have a URL?I can run a complete series of tests in a few minutes. I can think of a few ways to make a 5 1/4" woofer provide some low bass, but no way of getting a lot out of it. So who wants to have their Onix tested?
I am trying to figure out just how much difference the Shunyata/Snake made and then how much difference was due to the Bottlehead/Sony.Did we first hear the Shunyata/Snake and "then" add in the Bottlehead/Sony or were ...
I know we added the Shunyata Hydra & Python first, but I don't remember if we had the XA777ES connected with the Hydra from the get go. I do know for sure that the final thing we added was the Bottlehead Foreplay preamp with Telefunken ecc802s + Bolder Bybee Silver Bullet Cryod nitro cable by themselves.
I think the VMPS cabinets look good, not the best, nor the prettiest, but alright.
1) plugged the Shunyata into the wall and plugged my amps and PT gear into the Shunyata...resulted in more bass2) removed my pre and rotel and inserted the bottlehead and 777ES still using the PT gear...resulted in more edginess & brightness as well as more detail & larger, deeper soundstage3) played SACDs using the analog outs of the 777ES in SACD mode...resulted in more airinesspretty sure this is what i did...
For some reason I thought we put the 777ES in at the same time as the Shunyata...
nope...the 777ES went in at the same time as the bottlehead...
Quote from: Mad DOgnope...the 777ES went in at the same time as the bottlehead...So did we plug in the PT gear into the Shunyata at that same time, and then finally go analog? If so, then that sounds right.Hurry up and become a Shunyata dealer John
Hurry up and become a Shunyata dealer John
i think so, but i'm not sure now...i have an idea...Shokunin, please bring your gear back so we can run another test...this time we'll record the changes we make and their associated effects...John, please bring your 626Rs back...we'll devote the entire afternoon to playing around w/ the 626s, Ref 1s and Shokunin's gear!