1: Planar Speaker Asylum, Interview with Jim Winey (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2023-10-07, 21:22:48 (107.190.208.42)
I have been on the Asylum for some time. I have not seen this shared here. Hope y'all enjoy it even if it is a repost. https://youtu.be/I-2cdTpjEZo?si=bAKa8fL1Av72JWbT .......

2: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Gifted Listener Audio Centerville, Va. (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-04-02, 19:21:25 (68.116.117.250)
No idea if the is still around. Excellent shop tho. He is very knowledgable and does a great job setting up each room. Hope he is still around for both of your sakes. Definitely one of the better shop .......

3: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-25, 09:30:13 (68.116.117.250)
They are not oscillating, I should not have put that. I am just driving them harder. They are merely warm from that, not hot. I have no complaints. .......

4: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Are LRS in fact more "detailed" than .7? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-24, 17:40:09 (68.116.117.250)
Magna Risers worth the wait. The really transform the speakers. .......

5: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-24, 17:34:17 (68.116.117.250)
Yes I'm sure the warmths is from oscillation. Wasn't going for look but they just kind of lay where they want to. There is no wight to them at all. .......

6: Cable Asylum, RE: Just got these Fidelium speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-24, 17:32:01 (68.116.117.250)
He makes adapters for them. That was one of the first things he asked me was what I was hooking them up to. If I didn't bypass the Maggie connectors I would have needed some. .......

7: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-23, 12:40:08 (68.116.117.250)
Man it brought everything into the room. Nothing else changed other than speaker cables. I haven't slept much since they arrived. The Maggies sound great and live. These little ribbons make the cym .......

8: Planar Speaker Asylum, New speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-23, 11:27:25 (68.116.117.250)
Added new speaker cables and bypassed as much of the speaker connector as I could so far. Great sound. https://silversmithaudio.com/fidelium-speaker-cable/ .......

9: Cable Asylum, Just got these Fidelium speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-23, 11:25:02 (68.116.117.250)
Very interesting. Like them a lot. https://silversmithaudio.com/fidelium-speaker-cable/ .......

10: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magna Risers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 19:07:47 (68.116.117.250)
You nailed it! .......

11: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: They are 2-way, right ... (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 17:56:52 (68.116.117.250)
Andyr I understand crossovers. Was just wondering if anyone had torn the sock off and has pics of the crossover. I will have to do this so I can get values etc. I just have too much fun listening t .......

12: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: agree, digging the paper towel diffuse hack! nt (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 17:49:05 (68.116.117.250)
Going to add more and cover the center with some open weave cloth. It makes a big difference instead of being 4 open bright cubicles. Gets rid of the honking. I will put some absorption on the outsid .......

13: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Vidar monos (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 17:35:06 (68.116.117.250)
Speaker cable is just Parts Express: https://www.parts-express.com/JSC-Wire-100-ft.-16-AWG-Speaker-Wire-Cable-Clear-USA-100-114 Pulled apart and done into a quad braid like a Kimber. Braiding makes a .......

14: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: LRS Crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 17:20:23 (68.116.117.250)
I am ordering some of these: https://silversmithaudio.com/fidelium-speaker-cable/ Once they arrive I will bypass the whole little black square and the stock speaker terminals and bolt the ribbon direc .......

15: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magna Risers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-03, 17:16:31 (68.116.117.250)
They raise the speakers 4" inches off the floor. Not adjustable. Stands make a HUGE difference in sound and clarity. .......

16: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Vidar monos (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-02, 21:56:07 (68.116.117.250)
My last amp was a Levinson 333. My room is 9 feet deep by 20 feet wide. Maggies are 2.5 feet into the room. I listen at moderate levels. With occasional dB's I am running the Vidar's Mono Balanced. .......

17: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: LRS Crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-02, 21:51:01 (68.116.117.250)
I have done that. Great thinking. Sound is so much clearer. .......

18: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magna Risers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-02, 21:24:54 (68.116.117.250)
4 inches on my LRS. No adjustment. Maggies need to be vertical. No smearing of sound. .......

19: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Room treatment for Maggies (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 19:30:38 (68.116.117.250)
Thank you. I thought I had it figured correctly. Not worried about the tv it is up a bit. Love the spaciousness of what Iis here. I just know from previous rooms this is BRIGHT. Just want to clean it .......

20: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: LRS Crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 19:21:43 (68.116.117.250)
And here is the before photo. .......

21: Planar Speaker Asylum, LRS Crossovers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 19:20:52 (68.116.117.250)
Does anyone have a photo of the LRS Crossovers. I love my LRS's. I know the crossovers can certainly be improved. Haven't taken the sock off yet to see what is in there. I have had the LRS since s .......

22: Planar Speaker Asylum, Room treatment for Maggies (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 19:01:17 (68.116.117.250)
Let me start by saying I understand room treatment. In the past I have have two treated rooms. Absorption and quadratic diffusion along with infinite baffle subs and big home built speakers similar .......

23: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magna Risers (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 18:48:51 (68.116.117.250)
I have them on the LRS's. Totally transforms the speakers. Not sure why Magneplanar company wants to tilt their products. Smears the sound. Used to build my own stuff but in a small place now. You .......

24: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schiit to drive Magnepan (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-03-01, 18:43:21 (68.116.117.250)
More to be added and yes it works. It's not Acoustic Fields $2 million in research perfect sound absorption panels or RPG quadratic diffusers but come on. I have tile floors are walls glass to my left .......

25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schiit to drive Magnepan (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-02-26, 10:13:13 (68.116.117.250)
Running VIDARs balanced mono. Love it. Very clean open sound. .......

26: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Schiit to drive Magnepan (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-02-26, 09:16:38 (68.116.117.250)
Running VIDARs balanced mono. Love it. Very clean open sound. .......

27: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Are you using aftermarket stands for your Magnepans? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-19, 18:57:05 (68.116.117.250)
Using Airborne on my little LRS's. Huge improvement. .......

28: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgraded my Amp power cords (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-17, 19:02:40 (68.116.117.250)
peter3; Nothing special. Just took this from Parts-Epress: https://www.parts-express.com/JSC-Wire-100-ft.-18-AWG-Speaker-Wire-Cable-Clear-USA-100-121?quantity=1 Pulled it apart and put into a 4-wir .......

29: Cable Asylum, RE: Well, you ought to hear some changes (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-13, 10:03:50 (68.116.117.250)
Yes 7 gauge in construction. Very stiff. .......

30: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgraded my Amp power cords (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-13, 09:50:58 (68.116.117.250)
They are one meter. I thought heavily about the half meter and almost think it would work as I can have the amps right by the outlet. But these things are ao huge and stiff I'm not sure it would go fr .......

31: Digital Drive, RE: Paper towels as acoustic treatment? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-12, 20:31:06 (68.116.117.250)
Call Schiit. I struggled over that one. I would have to go back thru my photos of "The Show" in Newport, CA when I hear what I think was the Yggy. My system is downsized from Levinson stuff and wha .......

32: Cable Asylum, RE: Upgraded my Amp power cords (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-12, 19:48:34 (68.116.117.250)
Had to turn the electrical outlets 180 degrees to accommodate. You are not going to coax these cables in any way to move. .......

33: Cable Asylum, Upgraded my Amp power cords (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-12, 19:46:02 (68.116.117.250)
Got some Pangea AC-9SE to replace the stock cords that came with my Schiit Vidar's running in mono. I have not replaced a power cable in an amp as my last amp was a Mark Levinson 333 with a huge fa .......

34: Digital Drive, RE: Paper towels as acoustic treatment? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-12, 18:07:10 (68.116.117.250)
Yes suede acoustic treatment. The paper towels work. I needed to fill the cabinet with something as I cannot move it. They do help as I have a very bright room and I will add more and probably cover t .......

35: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Lossless digital volume controls (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-10, 19:31:35 (68.116.117.250)
No specs in the box. Low volume tracks equally as far as I can tell. I listen at 1/8 - 1/2 as far as the knob is concerned. Bought because I was using volume control on Mac thru Audirvana for music an .......

36: Cable Asylum, Foil vs. Wire - Capacatance vs. Inductance (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-08, 17:01:33 (68.116.117.250)
I think this is the place to ask my question. There are many cable experts here that know way more than I could ever comprehend.I am afraid it will blow my brink but here we go. I am running a balance .......

37: Cable Asylum, RE: Balanced vs. unbalanced analog audio interfaces (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-08, 16:27:20 (68.116.117.250)
Thanks for sharing. I am learning more as I read this: Many high-end consumer products have balanced interfaces, but they operate at a maximum level of 4 Vrms which is + 14.2 dBu. This is 10 dB lower .......

38: Digital Drive, RE: Choice for new DAC: Schiit Gungir Multibit vs. Topping D90 MQA (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-08, 12:04:44 (68.116.117.250)
Other than Preamp I have the core locked down. Next is on to cables. Don't have the budget I had on previous stereo. But I love where I am at. Thanks. .......

39: Digital Drive, RE: Choice for new DAC: Schiit Gungir Multibit vs. Topping D90 MQA (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-08, 11:37:18 (68.116.117.250)
Just a TCL 56". Works just fine. Very inexpensive about a year old. Have my MacBook Pro Retina displayed to it and use Insomnia X so I can close the lid and not have the Mac go to sleep. .......

40: Digital Drive, RE: Choice for new DAC: Schiit Gungir Multibit vs. Topping D90 MQA (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 17:37:38 (68.116.117.250)
Hey also you get a trial period. I think it only 15 days but this thing sounded great right out of the box. Better as time went on. You can always return it for a little fee. I leave all my equipment .......

41: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 17:34:45 (68.116.117.250)
Your Airbook would be fine. Audirvana is the answer. Crazy cheap and awesome sound. As far as the Mac goes Moon has some great advice. Stuff like nothing on the desktop, set your background screen .......

42: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Lossless digital volume controls (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 17:21:00 (68.116.117.250)
These guys nailed it. Just to let you know I was using Audirvana's digital control out of my Mac. I don't need a preamp for switching sources as my DAC handles USB or Toslink from TV. I only need v .......

43: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: is there an app for mac that plays any music file type (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 17:14:41 (68.116.117.250)
Audirvana is awesome and sounds amazing. It will run the latest software and has streaming Tidal and Quboz. Hella bargain for anything in the Audiophile world. .......

44: Digital Drive, RE: A new dac (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 17:05:23 (68.116.117.250)
I love my Schiit Gungnir Multibit. It's been a while since I hear the Yggdrasl and that was thru headphones. I think Schiit does a great job dealing with USB which is the way I drive it. Very natur .......

45: Digital Drive, RE: Choice for new DAC: Schiit Gungir Multibit vs. Topping D90 MQA (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 16:59:01 (68.116.117.250)
I don't know the other but I have the Multibit version or the Gungnir. I run MacBook Pro Retina with Aurdivana with the softwares upsampling. This DAC is smooth yet very detailed. Excellent sounds .......

46: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Best place to buy hi-res music downloads? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-07, 16:50:07 (68.116.117.250)
Tom, I too always start at the artist's page trying to do the same in hoping they get most of the money. Thanks everyone for the responses. Since there are some hi-res out there I will go for that whe .......

47: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: I think it's more that the different download services tend to have different stock (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-05, 01:19:12 (68.116.117.250)
Thank you. I am only interested in 2 channel. I will look into what you recommended. .......

48: Hi-Rez Highway, Best place to buy hi-res music downloads? (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-04, 16:35:19 (68.116.117.250)
I was using Acoustic Sound. Either I'm losing my mind or they no longer have Hi-res to download. Is there any difference between the online downloads? Thx. .......

49: Inmate Systems, Jimbocky's Stereo (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2021-01-04, 16:32:55 (68.116.117.250)
Jimbocky 's Stereo System IP Address: 68.116.117.250 Last Update: January 04, 2021 at 16:32:55 Amplifier: Schiit Aegir running as mono blocks. Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Pas .......

50: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Upgrading Macbook Pro Retina Headphone jack (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2016-01-30, 20:28:47 (50.183.42.228)
Yes it is a newer 2015 Macbook Pro Retina. I have not torn apart to look to see if that photo matches the inside of mine. Thought it came from an older Macbook Pro. .......

51: Computer Audio Asylum, Upgrading Macbook Pro Retina Headphone jack (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2016-01-29, 23:42:37 (50.183.42.228)
Getting pretty into it but the 1/8" RCA jack is shit. Seriously doubt it can be upgraded with the limited space. Has anyone looked into it? I plan to upgrade to a portable USB driven DAC/Amp but I .......

52: Headphone Heights, RE: My Senn. HD-600 will eat the lunch of any Byerdynamic 700, 800, or 900 serise cans (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2015-09-15, 20:13:14 (75.166.137.66)
I have heavily modified my 600's. I have had the chance to listen to the $10K ribbons, the 650's, 800's and everything else out there. I was at "The Show" in Newport Beach, CA this year and listene .......

53: Inmate Systems, Jimbocky's Main (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2015-09-15, 19:59:31 (75.166.137.66)
Jimbocky 's Main System IP Address: 75.166.137.66 Last Update: September 15, 2015 at 19:59:31 Amplifier: Macbook Pro 3.1 GHz Intel Core I7 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Audiova .......

54: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Audirvana update (0.00)
Posted by Jimbocky on 2015-09-15, 19:50:42 (75.166.137.66)
Listening to it now and yes I agree. .......

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