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There is still a lot up in the air regarding gear. I hope to have a Dodd Battery pre,
and as far as amps go, I may have a surprise or two. Whatever works best for the CS2's is what I will use.
I hear you are working on some amps, perhaps they could be made available
....I'd really love to hear these with some good ole' class AB linear amps.
... but once Clayton had the system tweaked there is no question it was sounding very nice. mike
Chris,Not sure which amps, a lot of power isn't need on the top end and even with the EQ on the bass I don't think really high power is needed. Mike has one of the Luminance amps that I really enjoyed last time I was over but he didn't have two of them for the need 4 channels of amplification. Same goes for the new "mystery" amp he was using the basement system. Something that would accept a balanced signal would be nice but not mandatory. Given the XO is at 1kHz I'd be a bit hesitant to try and mix tubes and SS but the slopes are very steep and it might work just fine. If so something like my buddy Jerry's Mac 275 on top and maybe something like the Odyssey Extreme mono's on the bottom since they tend to have a death grip on the woofers. Realistically, just a pair of nice stereo amps would likely work great. I'm just not a a fan of the nuforce sound but once Clayton had the system tweaked there is no question it was sounding very nice. mike
I was stuck in the basement for much of the day. I missed hearing when Clayton moved the speakers and reset the EQ, but I did hear the difference later. It seems the speaker NEED to be placed very deep into the room 5 feet is the minimum distance they can be front the front walls. They also need to be toed in quite a bit.
I compared the power supplies for the SB on two occasions. I was using my prototype Ultimate MKIII without the pre-regulator circuit and no Bybee Purifiers but with the Aspen Audio Nirvana upgrade. I replaced it with my prototype of the Ultimate MKIV WITH the pre-regulator and four Bybee Purifiers. In both cases the difference was immediate and obvious. After maybe 5 notes, Mike Galusha asked for the Nirvana to be put back..
do you know what specifically Clayton did to tweak the system?
Wayne....QuoteI was stuck in the basement for much of the day. I missed hearing when Clayton moved the speakers and reset the EQ, but I did hear the difference later. It seems the speaker NEED to be placed very deep into the room 5 feet is the minimum distance they can be front the front walls. They also need to be toed in quite a bit.At RMAF'07....a similar setup there.... almost half way out in the room.They need space.....QuoteI compared the power supplies for the SB on two occasions. I was using my prototype Ultimate MKIII without the pre-regulator circuit and no Bybee Purifiers but with the Aspen Audio Nirvana upgrade. I replaced it with my prototype of the Ultimate MKIV WITH the pre-regulator and four Bybee Purifiers. In both cases the difference was immediate and obvious. After maybe 5 notes, Mike Galusha asked for the Nirvana to be put back..Nice !!! Good to hear its working out.....