1: OTL Asylum, RE: Why aren't OTL tube amps more popular? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2022-01-27, 17:08:31 (67.180.241.35)
The SA-4 was based on a circuit design by Roger Modjeski that was done either right near the end of his time or just after he left Beveridge (HBI). Roger gained a lot of experience from working at HBI .......

2: Tubes Asylum, RE: Anyone know what happend with RAM Labs -Music Reference-TubeAudioStore... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2022-01-27, 10:46:34 (67.180.241.35)
We are alive and well. Sorry for the lack of information. Just a lot going on and some delays in getting things done. The Tube Audio Store will will be transitioned to a new website by the middle o .......

3: Tubes Asylum, RE: who's the good guy out here to buy tubes from? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-08-19, 10:46:21 (65.160.210.122)
I use Andy at Vintage Tube Services and Roger Modjeski at RAM LABS. Never any problems. .......

4: General Asylum, RE: A sad loss (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-04-06, 20:48:52 (68.96.222.155)
Indeed a memorable night with Mr. Loesch .......

5: General Asylum, Absolutely... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-04-06, 20:47:54 (68.96.222.155)
I attended one of the Bob Crump Memorial get togethers in 2010 and sat with Mr. Loesch. I found him to be an engaging and knowledgeable person, I quite an entertaining time with him. .......

6: SET Asylum, RE: Looking for a nice 45 SET amp ... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-02-22, 07:47:25 (68.96.216.170)
I never heard any of the above referenced amps so I cannot offer an opinion. However, it is known by many that Don Garber (Fi) and Don Allen build fine products. .......

7: SET Asylum, RE: Looking for a nice 45 SET amp ... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-02-22, 06:48:35 (68.96.216.170)
How much do you want to spend? We make a nice 45 amp and although it is an integrated amp we could build one without the preamp section and volume control for less cost. It includes a high pass filter .......

8: General Asylum, I wish him peace, love, and soooooouuuuuullllll in the afterlife (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-02-01, 08:40:03 (68.96.216.170)
nt .......

9: General Asylum, Thinking along the same lines... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-01-31, 16:18:37 (68.96.216.170)
I have always equated AA as a forum, with the classifieds sort of the red headed step child. I never gave much thought to selling on here, but always found the forums much more useful than Audiogon. E .......

10: SET Asylum, RE: I have some questions (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-01-20, 08:50:02 (68.96.216.170)
I'm going by the information provided by the manufacturer. Specifically that frequency response is 0hz to near infinity, input impedance is approximately 10k ohm, and output impedance is approximately .......

11: SET Asylum, RE: I have some questions (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-01-19, 20:10:14 (68.96.216.170)
Worst case scenario is output impedance is 7k ohm. Input impedance is 10k ohm. .......

12: SET Asylum, That is a big part of it...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-01-19, 20:08:24 (68.96.216.170)
nt .......

13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Lightspeed Attenuator... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2012-01-07, 08:19:22 (68.96.216.170)
Works for me. As for switch boxes Decware makes a nice one. .......

14: OTL Asylum, You got it right. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-12-08, 16:20:15 (68.96.216.170)
nt .......

15: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Solving the hiccup with Heart's "Little Queen" (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-11-30, 15:56:00 (68.96.216.170)
Steve, hope things are going well. Still chugging along here in Las Vegas and getting ready for THE SHOW. On your advice I started using XLD too and like it. I also use Pure Music. I have some CDs wit .......

16: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: not to mention (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-11-29, 15:42:56 (68.96.216.170)
This is the audio division of S&B transformers. .......

17: Speaker Asylum, RE: Great imaging speakers (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-11-19, 12:55:57 (68.96.216.170)
I have just auditioned the LD-10 monitors from ESS Labs. They use the Heil Air Motion Transformers with a front firing 10" driver and rear firing 8" passive radiator. The imaging was exceptional for a .......

18: SET Asylum, RE: Why Passive Preamp? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-10-05, 22:31:32 (68.96.216.170)
Well for one, to the person using a passive preamp in their system, it might just sound good to them. I think for me, the fact that most sources can drive amps to clipping if connected direct says a l .......

19: General Asylum, RE: Thanks, I will contact you...I used to wind transformers for Hewlett/Packard... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-09-22, 11:48:18 (68.96.216.170)
Sounds interesting and nice system. I responded to your email with my contact information. Look forward to hearing from you. .......

20: General Asylum, RE: Going to Vegas tomorrow for our anniversary and to see the Barrett-Jackson... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-09-22, 08:04:39 (68.96.216.170)
If you are interested in tube gear and learning how transformers are wound, perhaps even seeing one being wound in person, you are welcome to stop by our shop. We also have two listening rooms. One th .......

21: OTL Asylum, RE: And it came to pass that there was a parting of the ways (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-09-11, 07:43:23 (68.96.216.170)
Thanks for your service and help. I've only been an Atma-Sphere owner for a short time but had the opportunity to speak to you on a couple occasions. You are one of the reasons why Atma-Sphere custome .......

22: SET Asylum, RE: Operating Point 211 in A2?? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-09-11, 07:38:16 (68.96.216.170)
Jack gets about 40 watts into 8 ohms with the 211 A2. It uses an opamp as the driver rather than tubes. That's also the reason for the 10k load. I've borrowed his 211 monoblocks and had them in my sy .......

23: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Experience Music (Jeffrey Jackson) DHT Linestage (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-07-11, 12:40:18 (68.96.216.170)
I don't own one but having spoken to Jeffrey a few times, I have a very high opinion of him and his capabilities. .......

24: OTL Asylum, Not that I'm aware of... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-07-09, 07:51:24 (68.96.216.170)
We had a set of his cello speakers in our room at THE SHOW in January. I'll ask a friend of mine who knows him well and see if there is any other information I can provide. .......

25: Cable Asylum, In a nutshell, yes. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-25, 17:13:26 (68.96.216.170)
nt .......

26: OTL Asylum, That is what I do... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-21, 18:50:07 (68.96.216.170)
either with a passive preamp or active buffer preamp. If I go down the path of an MP-3 in the future I will get the tube buffer version Ralph mentioned. .......

27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Mystere - what's the story? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-18, 19:03:48 (68.96.216.170)
Higher end version of Prima Luna. Same Euro corporate sponsorship IIRC. Manufacturing is in China though. Kevin Deal from Upscale Audio had the line up at THE SHOW Newport. .......

28: General Asylum, RE: Today's voltage readings. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-12, 08:28:28 (68.96.216.170)
That is not severe enough. In fact I'd say those are pretty good numbers. The problem lies elsewhere. .......

29: General Asylum, RE: Power Conditioning - the most ellusive one of all (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-10, 08:56:19 (198.134.90.61)
Have you checked the incoming voltage at various times of the day? Just about every environment suffers from voltage fluctuations, some pretty severely. In my environment I get a consistent 120 - 122V .......

30: General Asylum, RE: Power conditioner $1000 or less? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-08, 06:39:55 (68.96.216.170)
Curiosity for the most part. .......

31: General Asylum, RE: Power conditioner $1000 or less? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-07, 14:36:29 (68.96.216.170)
I started using the PEs about 4 years ago when they originally came out for consumer use. At the time I had a RSA Haley. I used a PE on every circuit, 4 total, and then plugged my gear into the Haley. .......

32: General Asylum, RE: Power conditioner $1000 or less? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-06, 13:21:53 (68.96.216.170)
The new Running Springs Audio Elgar should be worth a try. I previously used the Haley with great results and am now considering the Elgar. I currently use Alan Maher PEs and CBFs as well. ::: TOPIC:: .......

33: General Asylum, RE: THE Show Quick Comments.............. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-06, 06:41:59 (68.96.216.170)
Thanks for the mention of the Concert Fidelity room. I was working that room for Concert Fidelity and felt we had some really nice sound as well. .......

34: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thank you too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-05, 20:33:46 (75.208.66.9)
Low capacitance interconnects should become a general rule for audiophiles. .......

35: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thank you for this... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-05, 20:32:01 (75.208.66.9)
It is something I have learned as well. .......

36: SET Asylum, RE: stevens & billington transformers (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-03, 07:46:46 (67.110.254.68)
I realize they are different in the manner you describe. However, each are able to be used to build a magnetic passive preamp and that application is the basis of my comparison. .......

37: SET Asylum, RE: Silver Rock (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-02, 09:55:44 (75.217.154.190)
Thanks I did not know that. I may look into one. .......

38: SET Asylum, RE: So no Mono blocks - 2M ICs? Nt (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-02, 07:31:35 (199.36.244.11)
I have used 2m length with my Lightspeed attenuator and Slagle autoformer. I also have two sets of monoblocks that I have used with them. The longer the length of cable the more you need to pay attent .......

39: SET Asylum, RE: Silver Rock (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-02, 07:23:44 (199.36.244.11)
The Audio Synthesis uses light dependent resistors (LDR's)? .......

40: SET Asylum, RE: stevens & billington transformers (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-02, 07:22:45 (199.36.244.11)
They are good but in my comparisons the Slagle autoformers are better. .......

41: SET Asylum, RE: Silver Rock (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-02, 07:21:05 (199.36.244.11)
The ideal output impedance from a source that the Lightspeed likes to see is less than 200 ohms. It doesn't mean a higher output impedance won't work, but it is less likely to. My phono is 100 ohms so .......

42: SET Asylum, RE: What Preamp For SET? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-01, 14:40:46 (68.96.216.170)
I use a passive preamp with my analog set-up and it does just fine. Having a phono stage with flexible gain settings is helpful in this regard. .......

43: SET Asylum, RE: Help me. I am curious about passive transformer preamps with SET amps (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-06-01, 13:00:25 (68.96.216.170)
I'm using two types of passive preamps right now with my 45 SET amp. One is the Lightspeed attenuator and the other is a Slagle autoformer. They are both very good with the amp. My preference is the L .......

44: SET Asylum, What Ralph said... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-31, 08:34:50 (68.96.216.170)
First, I'm affiliated with Jack Elliano as I will be representing a new line of SET and PP amps he will be manufacturing using his circuit designs and transformers. So take my comments with a grain of .......

45: SET Asylum, RE: Preamp output trans- choice (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-31, 08:30:18 (68.96.216.170)
Glad the transformer worked out for you and thanks for mentioning it here. .......

46: General Asylum, RE: passing of a great artist; Legendary Poet And Musician Gil Scott-Heron Passes Away -nt (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-28, 11:14:31 (68.96.216.170)
Winter in America is one of my favorite LPs. Will have to spin it in his honor. RIP .......

47: OTL Asylum, RE: These 6AS7 tubes (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-19, 08:33:12 (68.96.216.170)
These are the ones that came with my S-30 and the replacement set I purchased from Ralph. Personally, even though you will pay more, I would buy them from Ralph since IMO he does a much better job of .......

48: General Asylum, Interconnects and speaker cables to.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-19, 08:29:48 (68.96.216.170)
but then I'm a dealer for Q so what would you expect me to say ;) .......

49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Are Passive Pre-Amps Lacking at Lower-Mids Compared to Active Pre's (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-05-16, 06:42:08 (68.96.216.170)
Not in my system. I use a Lightspeed attenuator and Slagle autoformer volume control that I built. No lack of dynamics from wither, nor do I sense any lower-mids lacking. I have/had active preamps too .......

50: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speaker Placement - The Cardas Recommendation (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-03-30, 07:50:45 (68.96.220.39)
So your speakers are 5.5' apart right now I assume. You could try moving them closer to the side walls a half inch or so at at a time until the center fill starts to thin out. A recording with solo vo .......

51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "But what is it about the truth?... That no one wants to hear it?" ... Can't Handle The Truth! (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-03-13, 12:15:02 (68.96.220.39)
Very astute observation on the tone control. The only thing I can think of that an active preamp should do and do well is control the interconnect. Meaning a well designed active preamp should neutral .......

52: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I agree... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-03-13, 12:11:02 (68.96.220.39)
I am going to be using The Truth with a 20 ft. run of interconnects. I use a Lightspeed attenuator with a short run. Both preamps are phenomenal. Very difficult to tell them apart sonically. ::: TOPIC .......

53: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Horn Shoppe The Truth Preamplifier (SS) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-03-10, 06:30:17 (68.96.220.39)
You don't have to spend a lot of money to get great sound and that's The Truth. .......

54: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Impedance matching will also affect the sound... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-03-02, 07:43:19 (68.96.220.39)
this is especially more important to address when using resistive passives, but can have an effect with magnetic ones as well. .......

55: General Asylum, RE: I am happy enough having two seperate systems... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-02-21, 06:47:54 (68.96.220.39)
That is exactly how I heard the music in this system. There was both a loudspeaker set up and the headphone set up so it was easy to compare both presentations. .......

56: General Asylum, RE: Soundstage? Yes, no, maybe so... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2011-02-20, 08:46:43 (68.96.220.39)
I had the opportunity to demo this system a couple years back. Very impressive to say the least. You can recreate the room environment and see the sound stage in front of you as if you were listening .......

57: Speaker Asylum, RE: Audio Pysics placement vs Cardas for 13 x 16 area (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-12-12, 06:39:59 (209.45.135.130)
I've been using the Audio Physics method for quite sometime and prefer using it with long wall placement versus short wall (NOTE: there is an updated version of the method on the Audio Physics site th .......

58: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: anyone heard from ric @ EVS lately?. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-11-22, 05:34:28 (68.96.220.39)
Immediately after receiving my order Ric sent me an email explaining he was overwhelmed by the response to the product, swamped with orders, and it would take a week to get mine out. The order was act .......

59: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Hoping for followup on EVS Grounding things. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-11-20, 09:17:10 (69.97.109.11)
They work fine for me. I preferred using them at both ends versus just the speakers. .......

60: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: VPI "Magic" Brick (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-11-16, 13:47:45 (68.96.220.39)
Then I guess my alternate suggestion was a good one :) .......

61: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: VPI "Magic" Brick (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-11-16, 13:31:14 (68.96.220.39)
I have several and someone told me that these were made with pieces of lead inside a wooden box. Should be easy to DIY. Alternately you could try fabricating some using Mu metal or transformer laminat .......

62: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: DIY hifisupply passive pre-amps from Hong Kong ? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-11-07, 17:35:23 (68.96.220.39)
It's a good magnetic passive preamp for the money. That being said I built a Slagleman autoformer based preamp (see link) for less money that sounds excellent. I'm not a DIYer but the slagleman's were .......

63: Speaker Asylum, RE: Any Green Mountain Audio sightings at RMAF? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-10-20, 20:08:01 (68.96.220.39)
Yeah, I was in that room late Friday night and nearly bumped into them a couple times. They might have gotten my attention more had music been playing through them instead of having them just sitting .......

64: Speaker Asylum, No Duke, THANK YOU... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-10-08, 14:44:33 (12.130.118.97)
You not only build great products at high value/price ratios, and support them well, but you changed the way I listen to music. .......

65: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-10-06, 10:24:43 (68.96.220.39)
I'm a Jazz Modules owner and wouldn't have it any other way. On a side note, I was speaking to Duke the other day and told him wen I die I want to be cremated, ashes spread equally in both speakers, a .......

66: Speaker Asylum, Interview with Duke LeJeune/Audiokinesis (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-10-05, 18:58:46 (68.96.220.39)
I ran across this on the Audiokinesis forum over on Audio Circle. Duke is a contributor here and IMO one of the good guys in audio. The interview provides some information on Duke's audio and manufact .......

67: Speaker Asylum, RE: diffractionbegone.com's antidiffraction tweeter pads... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-09-29, 06:55:12 (68.96.220.39)
Worked great on my Spendor 1/2e speakers a few years back. Not applicable to my Audiokinesis Jazz Modules though. .......

68: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I want to hear The Truth (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-09-15, 04:57:36 (12.38.51.2)
While it has no gain it does use active buffers. For me the jury is still out as far as influencing the sound. As for a "new" kind of preamp. The design is based on something Corey Greenberg wrote abo .......

69: Speaker Asylum, RE: Spendor 2/3e and 1/2e (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-09-02, 18:14:36 (68.96.221.2)
Until recently, the 1/2e was the best speaker I ever heard in my system. I used mine on Sound Anchor stands and IMO that provided additional benefits. While I don't dispute they could be used with low .......

70: Cable Asylum, After trying both... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-19, 07:46:53 (72.54.217.163)
I ended up with long speaker cables. In part your decision may rest on whether you're using balanced or single ended gear. I would not recommend long interconnects if they are RCA, but that is just m .......

71: Cable Asylum, Instead of DIY... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-18, 14:45:00 (72.54.217.163)
You might look into OCOS cable. I have used the cable with many different amps and the performance is consistent. You could DIY a set of OCOS using coaxial cable with the conductor going to the posit .......

72: Digital Drive, There are some CEC players you might keep an eye on... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-09, 18:58:19 (68.96.221.2)
I'm thinking the CD-3300 and TL-5100Z. I've seen them pop up on Audiogon in your price range. .......

73: Digital Drive, They make some good points (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-08, 08:53:03 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

74: Digital Drive, RE: Did you really mean to type $25,000? no the last "0" was to be a ")" (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-04, 23:14:25 (68.96.221.2)
Then on my list the last two would be worth looking into, unless you wanted to up the ante (read: $$$$$). .......

75: Digital Drive, Did you really mean to type $25,000? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-04, 23:05:27 (68.96.221.2)
Later on you mention $30,000, so I assume so, but I can't think of a DAC that cost so much. Then you say you are using one kick ass preamp for a tube buffer. Does this mean if you found a great DAC wi .......

76: General Asylum, RE: Going from extravagant to comparatively modest (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-04, 09:53:18 (68.96.221.2)
I've been slowly making this move for a couple years now. Lately I've been getting a lot of satisfaction out of a system that retails for $12k (including cables) but by purchasing used/demo cost $7k. .......

77: General Asylum, Nice article... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-04, 06:44:26 (68.96.221.2)
unfortunately the pictures aren't downloading on my computer. .......

78: General Asylum, You've learned another lesson too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-03, 15:49:54 (68.96.221.2)
Every word and action posted here will be scrutinized, for good or bad. .......

79: General Asylum, There is a much easier way to build these IMO... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-03, 15:47:59 (68.96.221.2)
and I would think depending on size they could be just as effective. .......

80: Digital Drive, North Star, but only via the I2S output. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-08-01, 19:46:07 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

81: General Asylum, RE: California Audio Show (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-07-30, 18:26:52 (204.153.195.166)
Cozy show with some nice rooms. Should sound better tomorrow. .......

82: Digital Drive, Really hard up for an answer aren't you (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-07-29, 21:54:17 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

83: Cable Asylum, RE: I2s ON a Muse Model 2 (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-07-29, 21:53:00 (68.96.221.2)
Why not call Kevin at Muse and find out from him. If you are able to get the information Brad needs it will be interesting to see how long it takes for you to get the cable, if you get it at all. ::: .......

84: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Deja Vu Audio in McLean, VA (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-07-15, 14:59:15 (65.42.208.133)
nt .......

85: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, REVIEW: Silicon Arts Design Next Class Si2 Minisystem (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-06-25, 06:42:13 (68.96.221.2)
Model: Next Class Si2 Category: Minisystem Suggested Retail Price: $4260 Description: Micro Integration Line Manufacturer URL: Silicon Arts Design Review by clio09 on June 25, 2010 at .......

86: Cable Asylum, RE: Need a really good bang for the buck low capacitance IC (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-06-18, 06:58:25 (68.96.221.2)
IME Mogami competes very well with high end cables, as does Oyaide PA-02 and Supra's entry to mid-level line of cabling. If I needed that long a run I would consider these 3 myself, as well as Blue Je .......

87: Shady Lane, Stop whining and learn how to use PayPal (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-05-30, 07:00:58 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

88: Computer Audio Asylum, Northstar (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-05-06, 06:37:25 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

89: Tweakers' Asylum, TI Shield (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-04-02, 09:12:22 (68.96.221.2)
I just picked up some TI shield from Michael Percy. Looking for some ideas on how to best use it. I have a 12" x 12" sheet so I assume I have plenty for multiple tasks. Thanks in advance for the help. .......

90: Cable Asylum, Scott makes some nice cables for the price (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-27, 07:25:14 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

91: Speaker Asylum, Try a combo of kitty litter and #8 lead shot (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-24, 19:26:47 (12.130.106.205)
nt .......

92: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Expense was not a factor to me... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-24, 19:25:23 (12.130.106.205)
in my decision, only the sound. My system sounds a lot better with any and all equipment away from the speakers. I'm sure everyone's criteria and mileage will vary on this topic. .......

93: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Regarding placement, not necessarily true... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-24, 15:47:19 (65.121.75.131)
I use VAC Auricle Musicblocs and tried them next to the speakers with short speaker cables of 1.5m and away from the speakers with long speaker cables of 5.5m. The speaker cables were from the same ma .......

94: General Asylum, RE: Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-22, 17:37:47 (68.96.221.2)
Lots of common sense along with some valuable insights. I found that most of the things I was reading I had already read here or elsewhere already. Overall, it puts a lot of information at your finger .......

95: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Trouble with A. Maher's facebook ordering (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-03-20, 19:10:26 (68.96.221.2)
Try this: On his page click on the Photos tab. You will then see his photo albums. The second photo from the left says Products. Click on that link. Then click on the photo on the product you are inte .......

96: Digital Drive, Try this... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-02-25, 17:46:32 (68.96.221.2)
I find it useful. .......

97: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The One and ONLY CHOICE (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-02-22, 13:33:36 (68.96.221.2)
You need to hear the Lightspeed. I'm happy to lend it to you if you'll agree to pay postage fees. .......

98: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Which passive preamp? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-02-21, 16:33:11 (68.96.221.2)
I've used an S&B TVC built be K&K Audio and now use both the Slagle autoformer modules and Lightspeed attenuator (both of these easily drive my VAC monoblocks). I've tried numerous other passives as w .......

99: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Try moving this over to PC Audio... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-02-14, 10:07:45 (68.96.221.2)
lots of knowledgeable people over there who can help you. .......

100: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: VAC amps (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-02-06, 07:21:19 (68.96.221.2)
My VAC Auricle Musicblocs are one of the best audio purchases I have ever made. The people at VAC are great to deal with as well. Contact Kevin Hayes and ask him about matching VAC amps with Sound Lab .......

101: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Can't help with comparison - but make sure you can use either within their optimal range. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-29, 12:57:49 (68.96.221.2)
That's why you should consider getting a TVC or AVC as Ozzie mentioned. Less hassle with figuring out which position the volume knob should work optimally, as well as much more forgiving of impedance .......

102: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Anyone have experience with VAC amps? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-26, 07:05:22 (68.96.221.2)
I have VAC amps, the Auricle Musicblocs which are 70 watts per channel. I was at CES a few weeks ago and actually was interested in the Kings Sound Prince II electrostatic speakers. Their room at CES .......

103: Speaker Asylum, RE: Two different methods I like... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-23, 09:02:41 (68.117.162.14)
MS does not dictate near wall, but to begin the process you start with the speakers at the wall. First step is to work on speaker to speaker distance using the recommended music track (Ballad of a Run .......

104: Speaker Asylum, RE: Two different methods I like... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-22, 21:39:21 (68.117.145.124)
My speakers are pretty big floor standers. You can see them on my system page on Audiogon under the same user name. They are about 4' out into the room and 3' away from the side walls. I guess what I .......

105: Speaker Asylum, RE: Two different methods I like... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-21, 21:36:33 (68.117.145.124)
The Master Set placement method gives me both a 3-D sound stage combined with a tonal balance that I was previously unable to attain with short wall placement. No images in front of the speakers, but .......

106: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Logitech Transporter Alternatives? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-21, 05:30:15 (68.117.163.114)
Thanks for the response. The Touch might be the ticket even though I can't slave it to my DAC. As long as it reclocks the data internally to offer a low jitter output that would be fine. The differenc .......

107: Cable Asylum, RE: Single Crystal Ohno Continuous Casting (OCC) Copper Wire (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-21, 05:22:09 (68.117.163.114)
Two sources I know of: 47 Labs - they offer a complete kit with connectors and teflon insulated copper wire. Not sure of the price these days, but you will get enough wire to make several interconnect .......

108: General Asylum, Simple... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-19, 16:14:41 (68.96.221.2)
He felt the show was worth the price of admission/exhibition to promote his business and wares. .......

109: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Logitech Transporter Alternatives? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-19, 09:04:50 (68.96.221.2)
That is interesting to hear as it is on my radar. If I recall it supports ethernet connection and wifi. I'm still not sold on USB even though I was able to try out the Sonicweld Diverter in my system .......

110: Speaker Asylum, They are Hemholtz resonators... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2010-01-16, 14:40:03 (68.96.221.2)
You can read more about them by following the link. Although they are not manufactured anymore, there are DIY recipes out there and occasionally they come up used, which is how I acquired mine. ::: TO .......

111: General Asylum, RE: Trouble with Timber Nation (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-30, 21:39:29 (68.96.221.2)
Some discussion of this over in Shady Lane. Seems you're not alone. Personally, I found myself in a similar spot with this company and I ended up doing a charge back on my credit card. So I lost nothi .......

112: Cable Asylum, RE: I always thought I was a minority (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-30, 13:08:40 (68.96.221.2)
All detachable PCs are Tel Wire. Half my ICs are Intuitive Design. Speaker cables OCOS due to long length (5.5m). I suspect I'll eventually go Tel Wire on the ICs as well when budget permits. ::: TOPI .......

113: Cable Asylum, RE: rf shielding power, interconnect, and speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-30, 10:43:34 (68.96.221.2)
bartc made a good suggestion. I have been using this device for about 6 months and the improvement is easily noticeable. I use non-shielded (in the traditional sense) power cables (Tel Wire), non-shie .......

114: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: McCormack TLC 1 or Placette Passive linestage? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-18, 10:16:52 (68.96.221.2)
As far as the resistor based passives go Placette and Reference Line are probably the best of the affordable name brands. However, if you have a single source, the Lightspeed attenuator should be on y .......

115: Digital Drive, RE: I'm considering the M2Tech... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-14, 09:45:44 (68.96.221.2)
True about the digital cable but all I have lying around the house are 1.5m lengths. Not inclined to go out and buy a lengthy one (6ft. +) at this point. The M2Tech would be used with my Lessloss DAC. .......

116: Digital Drive, I'm considering the M2Tech... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-14, 07:48:09 (68.96.221.2)
to get my toe in the water so to speak. Any additional comments on this device would be appreciated. My only concern is that since the device plugs directly into the computer USB port the length of th .......

117: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It might be too late to file a dispute with PayPal... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-14, 07:44:11 (68.96.221.2)
but if you paid by credit card you can do a charge back. .......

118: Tweakers' Asylum, Timbernation has been very unreliable of late... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-09, 18:22:13 (68.96.221.2)
I placed an order and after 8 weeks did a charge back on my credit card. Through out the process Chris's communication was sporadic but occasionally he would respond and kept promising me I'd get my o .......

119: Tweakers' Asylum, Are you set on using sorbothane?... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-05, 19:58:25 (68.96.221.2)
Herbies Fat Dots are an economical solution with a generous trial period. .......

120: General Asylum, Agree on the M24 DAC; great buy (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-12-04, 17:59:28 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

121: Digital Drive, As of a few weeks ago he still is (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-11-19, 15:49:58 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

122: General Asylum, Interesting...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-11-17, 17:54:49 (72.164.184.10)
nt .......

123: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Seconded (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-11-08, 09:09:23 (68.96.221.2)
I wonder what they are charging for the Myth Lightspeed. Seems to be based on the same design as George Stantschleff, but with a buffer and remote. I own an LDR George built for me and love it. Only n .......

124: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Go to the Intact Audio site... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-11-06, 13:38:09 (68.96.221.2)
Look at the Slagle autoformers and Slagleman modules (these were designed with John Chapman). I have the latter in a single ended configuration that John Chapman stuck in an old Flex chassis. It sound .......

125: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Please recommend your favorite low-cost power line filter (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-11-03, 22:45:10 (68.96.221.2)
You can get a BPT Pure Power Center with filtering. I've used the non-filtered with Oyaide outlets and was pleased. .......

126: Speaker Asylum, Herbies has these which I've used... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-31, 18:25:26 (68.96.221.2)
Scroll down the page and you"ll see a few types. Also, Sound Anchor makes some nice discs too. .......

127: Digital Drive, Exactly what Lessloss does... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-31, 12:43:37 (68.96.221.2)
using the CEC TL-51X transport. I own this combo and feel that it is a sound concept. Not sure why we don't see this more in digital designs. .......

128: Digital Drive, I know this thread stated out with USB... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-26, 08:36:59 (68.96.221.2)
but in the process we've had some discussion on firewire and ethernet. While I find this all very interesting and am learning a lot, the question I have is how does wireless fit into all this. After a .......

129: Cable Asylum, I've had long and short... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-17, 08:22:33 (68.96.221.2)
Some cables like OCOS which I currently have in my system are designed for use with long lengths in mind. Mine are 18 ft. If there is a sound degradation due to length I don't hear it. On the other ha .......

130: Digital Drive, I'll be using a MAC set-up... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-09, 09:06:16 (68.96.221.2)
I've decided that worse case scenario this would make for a good bedroom and/or headphone set-up The ability to use two sets of headphones is nice. .......

131: Digital Drive, RE: I have heard good things it too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-08, 21:40:36 (68.96.221.2)
As for the use of their boards by others that says a lot. I first heard of this unit from another audiophile who has since moved on to the same CD transport/DAC combo I have. He was quite impressed by .......

132: Cable Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Tel Wire High Current Cord Cable (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-08, 21:33:56 (68.96.221.2)
My findings are different than yours as I found that the HC cords were well suited to my VAC Auricle Musicbloc amps. I have compared Tel Wire cords to a number of different power cables (including Ste .......

133: Digital Drive, I have heard good things it too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-08, 12:49:05 (68.96.221.2)
the price is right and I believe their clock is licensed by a high end DAC manufacturer. .......

134: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: I never tried ERS... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-04, 09:05:06 (68.96.221.2)
I vaguely remembered that. Thanks for the reminder. .......

135: Tweakers' Asylum, I never tried ERS... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-10-03, 12:14:49 (68.96.221.2)
but I have two Shakti Stones on the exterior of the door to my breaker box and placed two of Alan's Infinity filters inside the box itself. Great tweeks with huge upside. I do have a few sheets of ERS .......

136: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX-5050 BII Service (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-24, 19:20:58 (68.96.221.2)
The noise is loud enough that you can hear it while tape is playing. I haven't tried to record anything on it yet. I just got a spare transformer from the seller and am taking it in tomorrow. I will p .......

137: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX-5050 BII Service (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-23, 19:21:33 (12.238.140.2)
Thanks for the advice. I do have a spare transformer from a parts deck on the way to me. I have also been told by some Otari experts that this could be a problem related to a bad capacitor. I did see .......

138: Cable Asylum, Check this out... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-21, 19:53:25 (68.96.221.2)
some good ideas here: .......

139: Tape Trail, Otari MX-5050 BII Service (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-20, 20:52:38 (68.96.221.2)
Just purchased one of these tape decks and the transformer buzzes quite loudly. It starts shortly after the power is turned on. I live in Las Vegas and would like to know if anyone can recommend a rep .......

140: Cable Asylum, RE: Balanced Cable Suggestions Please (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-20, 10:38:02 (68.96.221.2)
Mogami Gold Neglex and Grover Huffman are two that I've used with good results. .......

141: Speaker Asylum, They're on (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-19, 16:32:17 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

142: Computer Audio Asylum, I believe the review indicated $399 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-15, 12:24:29 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

143: Tweakers' Asylum, Great idea, look forward to hearing the results (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-15, 09:50:36 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

144: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: alan maher infinity circuit breaker filter (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-14, 11:15:08 (68.96.221.2)
I can see how what you describe can be beneficial. You should consider selling the loose crystals by the bag as well for people who want to use them in this manner. I am considering taking some and ad .......

145: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: alan maher infinity circuit breaker filter (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-14, 07:24:15 (68.96.221.2)
If you open the box you will see they loose "pebbles" that are covered in a liquid. A friend of mine is experimenting with taking some of the "pebbles" out and using a small bundle of them attached to .......

146: Cable Asylum, No experience with TG Audio but... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-12, 06:57:12 (68.96.221.2)
I'm using 4 Tel Wire PCs in my system including 2 of the HC version on my VAC Auricle Musicblocs. For the money, these are the best cables I have used in my system. They have replaced cables costing s .......

147: Speaker Asylum, Never made a difference for me (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-08, 11:19:39 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

148: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Acoustic Curtain - help me please! (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-09-02, 19:02:09 (68.96.221.2)
The liner that David Aiken mentioned is a good option. I have used it on some curtains I ordered online in the past. It's the same material used in hotel rooms to block noise and light. A friend also .......

149: Cable Asylum, Might want to look into Magnan cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-30, 13:55:51 (68.96.221.2)
the Type Vi I own offer the qualities you are looking for. .......

150: Tweakers' Asylum, You might want to do some additional research... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-30, 12:32:35 (68.96.221.2)
there have been some complaints about Timbernation of late. I ordered a set of custom amp stands from them and after a month and a half still hadn't received them. The original estimate for completion .......

151: General Asylum, RE: Ocos (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-28, 11:04:56 (68.96.221.2)
I replied to your post on Audiogon. You might want to try Dynaudio North America. They were very helpful when I recently purchased a used pair of OCOS. They lead me to believe the adapters are availab .......

152: Speaker Asylum, RE: Green speakers - living off the grid (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-27, 09:29:07 (68.96.221.2)
The first thing that popped into my head was a Red Wine Audio 30.2 battery powered integrated amp with a pair of WLM speakers. The amp section is rated at 30w/channel and includes a passive preamp sec .......

153: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Atmasphere... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-23, 00:59:30 (68.96.221.2)
offers a passive volume control upgrade to some of their amps. I was thinking of getting the M-60s with this option. .......

154: Tweakers' Asylum, I'm partial to Alan's products... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-14, 09:29:09 (68.96.221.2)
so take what I say with a grain of salt. The RefII made a big difference in my system, even though I was already using other Alan Maher products on my outlets/circuits. I looked into the Econotweaks, .......

155: Speaker Asylum, Read this... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-12, 15:04:21 (68.96.221.2)
Conventional speakers give a presentation where the singer is 6 feet tall. Now go and listen to your system and report back. Sorry, couldn't resist, but it does sound like your mind playing tricks on .......

156: Cable Asylum, Not sure what you want to spend... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-09, 17:06:45 (68.96.221.2)
but in my recent search for a long run of speaker cables I auditioned OCOS, Supra Ply3/4, and Morrow Audio SP-3. While I ended up going with OCOS which I picked up used fairly cheap, the other cables .......

157: Cable Asylum, RE: You trade inductance for capacitance. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-09, 13:01:08 (68.96.221.2)
I've used a variety of cables with my Musicblocs. Kevin tends to lean towards Cardas and Magnan. I prefer the latter. Although now I'm using Intuitive Design Mosaic Chimera with OCOS speaker cable. I .......

158: Digital Drive, RE: North Star M192 MKII XLR Vs RCA (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-09, 10:01:34 (68.96.221.2)
The claims are the DAC will sound better using the XLR outputs and maybe those claims are correct. However, my Northstar sounded quite good using RCA output. I do not think it is worth swapping out pr .......

159: Cable Asylum, RE: Suggestions on reasonably priced SILVER Interconnects? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-06, 09:34:05 (68.96.221.2)
I have found it is not really necessary to pay more than $500 for a 1m IC, especially considering the used deals available. I've had ICs that list for $2000 and while one can tell the improvement in s .......

160: Digital Drive, RE: CEC TL51XR vs TL51X (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-06, 07:05:03 (68.96.221.2)
I own the transport and IMO it is worth the premium. You should expect to pay $800 - $1000 for a used one. .......

161: Cable Asylum, RE: Suggestions on reasonably priced SILVER Interconnects? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-08-06, 07:03:31 (68.96.221.2)
I've been curious about the interconnects sold by Decware that use silver ribbons. Very reasonably priced. I've dealt with Decware a couple times previously on other purchases and they are great to wo .......

162: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: What do you think about this acoustic panel (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-30, 09:24:15 (68.96.221.2)
Room lenses seem a lot easier to buy/DIY. I bought some recently that came up for sale on Audiogon and have been very happy with them. I've tried a few different diffusers and while they work, room le .......

163: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The trouble with PLL's (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-28, 15:51:47 (68.96.221.2)
Is this the same PLL as used in the TC Konnekt 8? I've been looking at this for a PC Audio solution. I also agree with the transport being slaved to the DAC. My CEC/Lessloss DAC 2004 combo is set up i .......

164: Cable Asylum, RE: Supra (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-26, 08:10:23 (68.96.221.2)
The Supra cables are a great buy. Use a bare wire connection if you can. At first they sound slightly bright but settle in after 50 hours or so. Overall balanced sound, might lean towards a more forwa .......

165: Speaker Asylum, RE: New speakers recommendation (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-26, 08:08:04 (68.96.221.2)
I would agree with Frihed89 on Audio Note and Harbeth. You may also want to look into the Spendor Classic series. Specifically the 1/2R. .......

166: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What Lightspeed for $500 you've tried, clio09 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-26, 08:05:55 (68.96.221.2)
Follow the links (there are two different sites). The designer is in Australia. I think the actual cost will vary based on the exchange rate. I also had dual volume control and the single control unit .......

167: Shady Lane, Got my order in 2 weeks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-22, 15:45:35 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

168: Digital Drive, RE: A few that I like are... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-22, 14:12:44 (68.96.221.2)
The Northstar uses the Phillips CD Pro-2M transport and it is still available. All three are top loaders and the Shigaraki does not use a bay. You just place the CD on the top surface and clamp it. :: .......

169: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The best passive preamp I have ever heard at a show is (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-22, 14:09:06 (68.96.221.2)
On the surface $2500 is not a lot to pay for a good preamp. I also have heard the Serious Stereo passive and was in the process of pulling the trigger on one to try out before I found the Lightspeed a .......

170: Digital Drive, A few that I like are... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-22, 10:48:19 (68.96.221.2)
Northstar 192, CEC-TL-51X, and 47 Labs Shigaraki. All are under $1k used. .......

171: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: LIghtspeed Attenuator problems (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-21, 09:59:22 (68.96.221.2)
Dave, agree with your points. BTW - here is a link to someone selling matched optocouplers for use in a balanced design. I was thinking of going this route because I would prefer balanced. However, ri .......

172: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: LIghtspeed Attenuator problems (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-21, 09:54:16 (68.96.221.2)
My Lightspeed was built for me by the designer George Stantscheff who uses closely matched optocouplers. He also built mine using dual volume controls. I'm not having any of the problems you mentioned .......

173: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: No, but it is a good marketing ploy... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-21, 07:20:32 (68.96.221.2)
We did a comparison between the Silver Rock and Lightspeed Attenuator. It was pretty difficult to tell the difference between the two. The Lightspeed costs less than $500 and IMO was slightly more tra .......

174: Cable Asylum, Grover Huffman cables are very good for the money (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-20, 13:41:39 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

175: Amp/Preamp Asylum, No, but it is a good marketing ploy... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-20, 11:03:07 (68.96.221.2)
and allows Music First to charge more than the already obscene prices they charge for their TVCs. .......

176: General Asylum, I originally started with sand... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-19, 18:14:44 (68.96.221.2)
but didn't feel I achieved enough mass, so I drained the sand and substituted the lead. I like the idea of the casters. Due to your configuration combining HT with 2-channel you have more components/c .......

177: Cable Asylum, RE: Nothing really... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-19, 13:45:23 (68.96.221.2)
Mike put them on his Hagerman Fry Cleaner for a few days before shipping them. The cables came with the equivalent of 86 hours on them according to the certificate. These were the last cables I auditi .......

178: General Asylum, The legs are filled with lead... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-19, 13:40:12 (68.96.221.2)
and I've looked into this before when I owned these racks. The options I came up with are: 1. Buy casters with mounting plates that you attach to a 2' x 2' piece of 3/4" Baltic birch plywood. Then pla .......

179: Cable Asylum, RE: Nothing really... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-19, 11:34:54 (68.96.221.2)
I was auditioning 3 other brands with the Morrow for a 5m - 5.5m run. The others were OCOS (used), Supra Ply 3/4 (new), and White Lightning Moonshine (new, DIY). All of these are copper cables, which .......

180: Cable Asylum, Nothing really... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-18, 20:31:49 (68.96.221.2)
I was auditioning 3 sets of speaker cables (for a long 16 ft. + run) and the SP-3's were right there sound wise, but in the end I preferred another cable. .......

181: Cable Asylum, I thought they were very good cables too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-18, 19:22:18 (68.96.221.2)
but ultimately returned them through Mike's generous trial period. On another note Mike is a very customer oriented and provides great service. There are a lot positive things to be said about both th .......

182: General Asylum, I was wondering why you deleted your earlier post... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-02, 07:07:25 (68.96.221.2)
I've had nothing but positive dealings with Scott. He's a great asset to AA and provided top quality work and service when it came to my transactions. .......

183: Tweakers' Asylum, I read it... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-07-01, 07:04:17 (68.96.221.2)
For me it took most of the collection of tweaks and advice I'd accumulated through various sources (as well as added several new ones) and put them in one resource. For that it was worth the price to .......

184: Cable Asylum, I am trying out the SP-3... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-29, 07:02:18 (68.96.221.2)
Mike has a new burn in service and cooked my cables before shipping. According to a document that came with the cables they already have the equivalent of 86 hours on the. I put about another 70 hours .......

185: General Asylum, A few that come to mind... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-26, 11:23:18 (68.96.221.2)
are Brooks Berdan in Monrovia, Weinhardt Designs in LA, LA Audio/Video in LA (Korea Town), Evolution Audio in Agoura Hills, and Gene Rubin Audio in Ventura (by appointment only). I've been to each of .......

186: Speaker Asylum, RE: I've heard rock on both the Spendor and Harbeth... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-25, 07:09:39 (68.96.221.2)
I used the 1/2e in a 150sq.ft. room with no issues. So I think you'll be fine in your room. As for age, I wouldn't worry too much about that either. Spendor has always maintained a consistency in sou .......

187: Cable Asylum, Morrow Audio MA-1 or MA-2... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-24, 09:40:37 (68.96.221.2)
Comes with 60 day trial. I'm auditioning their speaker cables right now. .......

188: Speaker Asylum, I've heard rock on both the Spendor and Harbeth... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-24, 09:37:41 (68.96.221.2)
and prefer the Spendor. The 2/3R would be preferable over the 3/1R. Now if you could stretch it financially, the 1/2R is not that much bigger in size than the 2/3R (just about 4" taller with nearly sa .......

189: Shady Lane, Thanks for the heads up (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-22, 14:19:10 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

190: Cable Asylum, I've had a couple of the Oyaide Tunamis in my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-22, 10:05:48 (68.96.221.2)
very good cable with excellent shielding if that is something that is necessary for you. You can play around with different connectors to tailor the sound. A friend of mine just started using the Furu .......

191: Cable Asylum, RE: Certainly doesn't do LessLoss any favors... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-21, 14:59:17 (68.96.221.2)
I'm using Tel Wire exclusively right now. Fusion Audio Predator were better as well. These are just a couple examples in the general price range as Lessloss. .......

192: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Very sad... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-18, 06:18:59 (204.16.248.27)
I always enjoyed speaking to Chan when he answered the phone. My thoughts are with Kevin and his family. .......

193: Cable Asylum, Certainly doesn't do LessLoss any favors... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-17, 19:03:15 (64.186.51.195)
I love their DAC with the CEC transport slaved to it. While I think the cables are good I've had better in my system. .......

194: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speaker (Spendor sp 1/2) positioning - UPDATE - (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-14, 17:56:52 (68.96.221.2)
I personally never had much luck with my Spendors more than 8' apart. The center image became a bit diffuse. You could try moving them a foot closer. You would not necessarily have to move your listen .......

195: Speaker Asylum, As previously mentioned... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-13, 01:35:11 (68.96.221.2)
you are probably too far away from your speakers. Before forming an equilateral triangle, try putting you listening position 10' away from each tweeter. Then incrementally work your way in, say 1/4" a .......

196: Speaker Asylum, I used to own these speakers... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-12, 19:14:55 (68.96.221.2)
and to me they sounded best using long wall placement and the Audio Physics speaker set up method. Just curious, how far apart are your speakers tweeter to tweeter? I'm uncertain as to how the rest of .......

197: Speaker Asylum, That could be a good test indicator... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-11, 05:37:18 (72.255.50.179)
but the panel will absorb to lower levels IMO. David Aiken has it right. Try using the Audio Physics method of speaker placement. That is what I used when my chair was against the back wall. It worked .......

198: Speaker Asylum, I've used absorption... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-10, 07:10:07 (68.96.221.2)
when my chair has been against a back wall. One or two 2' x 4' x 4" thick panels should help. Go to the link below and look at their DIY section. Actually their pre-made prices aren't bad either. I ha .......

199: General Asylum, I had a similar thought on the MF amp (nt). (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-08, 12:56:28 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

200: General Asylum, RE: Tube preamp or tube dac? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-08, 10:00:46 (68.96.221.2)
A good passive should do nothing but pass the signal, so it may reveal source issues upstream, but your amp, and amp/speaker matching also have a say in the matter. I think something with a classic tu .......

201: General Asylum, RE: Tube preamp or tube dac? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-08, 06:42:51 (68.96.221.2)
I used the Monarchy M24 and found it to be an excellent DAC (requires a good transport) and an adequate preamp. It's shortfalls as a preamp IMO are mainly due to its volume control and high gain. Pers .......

202: Speaker Asylum, Based on my speakers design I tend to agree with him (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-07, 13:39:59 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

203: General Asylum, I just emailed them, no response yet... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-06, 07:47:31 (68.96.221.2)
Except for an automated response saying they will get back to me. AA member Awe-d-o-file makes them. It's a tweak that has been discussed at length over in the Tweaks forum. Another member here, cdc, .......

204: Cable Asylum, I just ordered a set of SP3 speaker cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-06-05, 06:37:06 (68.96.221.2)
Mike assures me his cables can handle the long 5.5m run. I'll have 60 days to see if he is right. Mike now offers a burn in service as well. Adds a little extra to the cost but according to Mike the c .......

205: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Bent TAP... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-31, 21:20:26 (68.96.221.2)
is a TVC passive with remote. No longer made but I think the parts are available from John Chapman if you're inclined to build your own. Also, Placette remote volume control is a resistive based passi .......

206: Computer Audio Asylum, Good one LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-20, 17:36:42 (72.255.5.126)
nt .......

207: Tweakers' Asylum, I would fill them... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-20, 14:28:32 (72.255.5.126)
and another option you could try is kitty litter. .......

208: General Asylum, Deja Vu Audio in McLean, VA. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-18, 14:42:55 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

209: Speaker Asylum, If you are interested in the Planetarium series... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-15, 13:20:06 (68.96.221.2)
Duke also makes the Alpha's and I believe is coming out with the Gamma's. The Alpha's run around $6k IIRC and I believe the target price for the Gamma's will be less than that. .......

210: Speaker Asylum, RE: Nice review... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-15, 08:57:28 (68.96.221.2)
Yes, Duke takes the extra steps to ensure his speakers arrive safely. In my case, he delivered both pairs to my door, helped me set them up, and hung out for a bit and listened with me. .......

211: Speaker Asylum, Nice review... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-15, 07:20:01 (68.96.221.2)
I started out with the Stormbringers and now own the Jazz Modules. One day when I have a room big enough I'll give the Planetarium Beta's a try, as they seem to be more sensitive to placement. For now .......

212: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Nice job.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-09, 10:03:25 (68.96.221.2)
I had a similar sized window in one of my listening rooms. Dale Pitcher of Intuitive Audio who designs some of the best speakers out there said that it would most likely affect bass response under 100 .......

213: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Thanks (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-08, 07:44:44 (68.96.221.2)
I would take the panel behind the speaker and place the bottom edge so it is flush with the window sill. Then make another panel and place it right above, doubling up the space. You lose some light co .......

214: Tweakers' Asylum, A very simple test you can do at home... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-05, 15:46:00 (68.96.221.2)
walk around your room and clap your hands. Listen for slap echo. If you can hear the echo from just clapping your hands then imagine what must happen with the music playing. .......

215: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, You can try the products from Acoustimac... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-03, 11:11:32 (68.96.221.2)
See link below. Their rigid fiberglass panels with the acoustic suede fabric covers are quite nice. You can buy the DIY kits and save a little money. Even their standing bass traps look nice in a livi .......

216: Tweakers' Asylum, Between his tour schedule and his business I don't know when the guy has time to sleep (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-03, 10:14:32 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

217: Tweakers' Asylum, I'm sure the Quantum series is a step up... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-03, 07:16:29 (68.96.221.2)
but I'm more interested in the new Infinity series coming out later this year. Where on the circuit did you place your Reference II? .......

218: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Alan Maher Designs Reference II Power Conditioner/Surge Protector (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-02, 18:14:24 (68.96.221.2)
In my home I placed the Reference II on the circuit my audio gear is plugged into. The circuit controls 3 duplex outlets (and a couple light/ceiling fan switches). Two of the outlets are used for my a .......

219: Tweakers' Asylum, REVIEW: Alan Maher Designs Reference II Power Conditioner/Surge Protector (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-05-02, 13:12:47 (68.96.221.2)
Model: Reference II Category: Power Conditioner/Surge Protector Suggested Retail Price: $100 Description: passive power line filter/tuning device Manufacturer URL: Alan Maher Designs Mode .......

220: Digital Drive, RE: REVIEW: LessLoss DAC MKII DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-26, 12:41:31 (68.96.221.2)
I'm still thinking about the Konnekt 8 as a headphone based computer audio set up for the bedroom. Like you though I find ripping stuff a chore. I might instead do some down loading from Internet site .......

221: Speaker Asylum, Ah... I have Test CD 2 and it's clapping on mine (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-26, 08:55:55 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

222: Digital Drive, RE: REVIEW: LessLoss DAC MKII DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-26, 08:46:44 (68.96.221.2)
If you recall you recommended the TC Electronic Konnekt 8 to me a while back. Unfortunately I have still not pulled the trigger on it. My reason is that I have been enjoying this DAC in master mode fo .......

223: Speaker Asylum, RE: Going crazy trying to get good stereo imaging! (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-26, 08:31:38 (68.96.221.2)
Get the Chesky test CD. The one with the LEDR test on it. There is also a very good vocal test on it where the speaker is coming at you from 7 different positions. Lastly, there is a good depth of ima .......

224: Speaker Asylum, Hmmm... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-26, 08:23:17 (68.96.221.2)
On the Stereophile test CD I have it is a guy clapping. First test is across the sound stage, second test is back to front. .......

225: Cable Asylum, If you like silver... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-25, 12:07:12 (68.96.221.2)
The Ridge Street Audio Poiema R-V3 is $1200 for 2m XLR. They are offered on a 45 day trial basis as well. Available new on Audiogon. I've been happy with the Grover Huffman SC interconnects of late. M .......

226: Cable Asylum, I have the ICs and speaker cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-23, 07:58:02 (68.96.221.2)
I've been very pleased with both. The sound is very balanced and the cable presents excellent detail and frequency extension. Never heard the BEL, but I think you'll appreciate Grover's cables. ::: TO .......

227: Cable Asylum, Grover Huffman cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-21, 07:18:50 (68.96.221.2)
$40/ft. very nice sound. Also, Alpha Core Goertz MI-2 Veracity. Some people talking about Belkin Pure AV cables of late as well (supposedly PCOCC copper). Around $50 or so a pair. I own the first two .......

228: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I've read a bit on these... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-19, 10:05:03 (68.96.221.2)
Most of what I've read was on blown capacitors, bad boards, and extremely noisy transformers. Root causes were never clear. The EC amps in general are not a lot of fun to work on according to a couple .......

229: Tweakers' Asylum, On the Oyaides... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-19, 08:31:48 (68.96.221.2)
2" as 1 3/4" was too close for comfort for me. I bought some weather stripping foam to line the tube so it provides a snug fit over the IEC end. I found them at Lowes, but not HD. .......

230: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've read a bit on these... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-19, 08:24:15 (68.96.221.2)
unfortunately from those who were having problems with the. I did own a AW-220 amp at one time and loved the sound. No doubt EC makes some fine sounding, if not exactly reliable equipment. ::: TOPIC:: .......

231: Whiner's Woad, If I read through this soap opera correctly... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-18, 22:53:51 (68.96.221.2)
he is an ex-Marine, having completed his military obligation. You'd think as an ex-Marine he'd act like one and not like my cat (Hint: read between the lines on this one, I'm a big fan of cats and min .......

232: Speaker Asylum, Audiokinesis speakers would qualify... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-18, 19:17:41 (68.96.221.2)
as something completely different. Also, if you're really interested in electrostatic speakers contact Roger Modjeski at Music Reference and inquire about his. Roger got his start at Beveridge so he k .......

233: Speaker Asylum, The 9/1 is essentially the floor standing version of the 1/2... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-18, 12:44:40 (68.96.221.2)
I think they came out with the 1/2e after discontinuing the 9/1. I agree the 1/2e is a very special speaker. I wish I still had mine as a spare set (I have a set of original 3/1's as spares), but now .......

234: General Asylum, I learned that the hard way (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-17, 09:52:18 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

235: Speaker Asylum, I owned a pair as well... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-16, 12:15:15 (68.96.221.2)
and they are very good in this regard, but just recently bettered by the Audiokinesis Jazz Modules in my system. .......

236: Cable Asylum, RE: Paypal action taken: Revelation Audio (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-15, 13:44:58 (68.96.221.2)
If you used a credit card to make payment via PayPal, dispute the charge with your credit card company as well. If not, PayPal will most likely find in your favor, but I doubt he has any money in his .......

237: Cable Asylum, Next time do some homework... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-14, 23:25:09 (68.96.221.2)
There is enough information around here and on Audiogon about Brad. He was banned from doing business on Audiogon. My first transaction with him was a failure. I was lucky enough to get an e-check fro .......

238: General Asylum, Shine Ola (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-14, 23:17:43 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

239: Digital Drive, Maybe a better option... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-13, 08:18:12 (68.96.221.2)
is contacting Reference Audio Mods. Doug and Kyle used to be in business together. From what I've read from others the preference leaned towards Kyle. .......

240: Speaker Asylum, They should have never discontinued the 9/1 and 7/1... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-10, 14:18:37 (68.96.221.2)
regardless of the high cost to manufacture. I owned the 7/1 for several years and was quite impressed with it, even versus my 1/2e. .......

241: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You mean the RM-9... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-03, 09:15:13 (68.96.221.2)
The RM-10 is 35 watts per side. There is also an RM-9 SE available now with considerable upgrades over the RM-9 MkII. You are correct in that many prefer this amp to the RM-200 (which has balanced inp .......

242: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Make it easier for us to get to know your company... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-02, 11:15:03 (68.96.221.2)
get a Web site up. If you have one I couldn't find it via Google search. Did find some interesting tidbits about Chane Audio, but a Web site would be much better IMO. Then you could even link it to yo .......

243: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I see your point... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-02, 11:09:27 (68.96.221.2)
but based on my understanding as to Abe's comment, Charles should deal with support posts in an Ayre sponsored manufacturers forum. As we both know Charles provides valuable contributions on a number .......

244: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It's a bit complex... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-02, 10:22:40 (68.96.221.2)
as plantsman indicated. Then you have all the people who bought items of Audiogon or other sites and can't get dealer support. It's a tough one to figure out. Ayre doesn't make the situation any easie .......

245: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not how I understood it... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-04-02, 10:16:18 (68.96.221.2)
Not that I am agreeing with Abe, but I believe his point is if Charles/Ayre wants to provide product support through AA, they should do it via the Sponsored forums for manufacturers, not the inmates f .......

246: Tweakers' Asylum, Thanks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-31, 11:02:12 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

247: Speaker Asylum, RE: LEDR tests Chesky Test CD 1 (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-31, 11:00:33 (68.96.221.2)
I definitely get height impressions with both. It almost appears as if the sound is right at the ceiling at it's peak. I use room treatments for front, side, and rear walls, as well as corners, seams, .......

248: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Which brands of the cables did you use... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-30, 20:27:14 (68.96.221.2)
Where did you get the PA-01? I tried searching for a source but couldn't find one. .......

249: Tweakers' Asylum, Which brands of the cables did you use... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-30, 18:35:06 (68.96.221.2)
For Belden I assume 89259, but what about the others. I'd be interested in experimenting with this design myself. .......

250: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'm not a Naim nut either... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-30, 14:15:14 (68.96.221.2)
I wanted to be, but couldn't convert, even though as you mentioned the combination of Harbeth and Naim are excellent. I also found a preference for Spendor over Harbeth. The Harbeth to me are less neu .......

251: Tweakers' Asylum, An alternative to using the myrtlewood... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-29, 15:58:01 (68.96.221.2)
is to go find the game Jenga. The game comes with a bunch of wooden rectangles that you can use under equipment. Charles Hansen himself has even recommended this. See link. The HVAC neoprene and cork .......

252: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I've read a number of reviews... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-28, 14:22:05 (68.96.221.2)
where it mentioned Spendor's and tube and tube amps, even low watt tube amps. In my experience with 3 different sets of Spendor's solid state was always the better option in my system. When I audition .......

253: Tweakers' Asylum, Thanks for the update... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-26, 12:36:46 (68.96.221.2)
setting the sensitivity is tricky. I agree our ears are probably the best test as to whether or not the tweak works. .......

254: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: I would think............ (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-19, 21:30:32 (68.96.221.2)
In some ways this is why I think the tweak has worked well for me as I had to line the interior with some foam weather stripping to provide a snug fit. The combination with the damping properties prov .......

255: Tweakers' Asylum, Senior moment... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-19, 12:59:58 (68.96.221.2)
the closest I lived to Atlanta was Birmingham, AL which I left a year ago. At one time about 20 years ago I wanted live in Atlanta, just couldn't land a job there. .......

256: Tweakers' Asylum, Sorry, you were close, Las Vegas ;) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-19, 12:47:23 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

257: Tweakers' Asylum, Will give it a go... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-19, 10:58:18 (68.96.221.2)
although it may be a tad more difficult to fit the 2" copper pieces as the cables are plugged into a power strip and the male plug ends nearly touch one another. Unfortunately no extra receptacles to .......

258: Tweakers' Asylum, My Lowe's had 2"... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-19, 10:52:18 (68.96.221.2)
1.5" was not large enough and there wasn't a 1.75" sizing. So I had to get 2" and then bought some foam weather stripping to line the inside of the tube so it fit snugly on the IEC plug. .......

259: Tweakers' Asylum, Got some nice results... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-18, 15:18:10 (68.96.221.2)
by just putting them on my transport and DAC. Bass improvement was most notable. Didn't kill the highs as I feared it might. In fact smoothed them out a tad. No loss of detail as far as I can tell. Ha .......

260: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: suitability of system for Promitheus TVC (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-18, 11:46:04 (68.96.221.2)
Resistive based passive are more prone to impedance mismatching than transformer volume controls. I've used both including the Endlers. You shouldn't have issues with dynamics and oomph, but system sy .......

261: Tweakers' Asylum, Okay, off to Lowes, thanks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-18, 10:15:51 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: suitability of system for Promitheus TVC (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-18, 10:12:17 (68.96.221.2)
Couldn't find any specs on this amp. The current production PA-3 amp has the same input sensitivity, with 30db gain, and 50k ohms input impedance. Even though I'd like to see an input sensitivity clos .......

263: Tweakers' Asylum, Test Results (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-18, 08:38:18 (68.96.221.2)
I bought a Greenlee GT-16 tester at HD yesterday. Did some testing this morning. Not sure how to interpret the results. This particular tester has a sensitivity setting. At the highest setting just ab .......

264: General Asylum, You'll need to do a search... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-17, 13:19:47 (68.96.221.2)
but the TNT Audio site has a nice DIY speaker stand design that should be well within your budget. .......

265: General Asylum, It's been known to leave marks, depends on the finish and how it's used. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-17, 13:18:38 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

266: Cable Asylum, RE: Cable Shielding review Thanks-follow-ups (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-17, 10:45:14 (68.96.221.2)
In some cable designs the shield is only connected to the ground at one end of the cable. Some say the end of the cable where the shield is connected to the ground should be connected at the source en .......

267: Speaker Asylum, Glad I can help... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-15, 00:22:17 (68.96.221.2)
let us know how it turns out. .......

268: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Very cool (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-15, 00:19:59 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

269: Speaker Asylum, Acoustimac (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-14, 18:06:22 (68.96.221.2)
Give Sal a call. He is in Zephyrhills, FL near you. I use some of his bass traps and they are a very good value. He also offers materials for DIY. Since you might be very close distance wise he might .......

270: Cable Asylum, I used to own the Pure Power Center... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 23:45:56 (68.96.221.2)
an excellent product that served me well. I think you'll be happy with the CPC. I have to admit though I preferred the RSA Haley over their balanced power units. If you can get the cables on a trial b .......

271: General Asylum, Not overly onerous, but not in a sharing mood (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 19:34:50 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

272: General Asylum, Neither..LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 19:28:05 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

273: General Asylum, LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 19:15:59 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

274: Tweakers' Asylum, Would it work as well... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 13:05:54 (68.96.221.2)
if the power cord is not shielded? Also, I can imagine uses with ICs as well. Kind of a simplified version of a z-sleeve. .......

275: General Asylum, RE: You obviously don't know Tony. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 10:17:20 (68.96.221.2)
Thanks Jack, good to see you over here. Obviously the person in question is narrow minded. Plenty of those in the world. BTW - Doctors illegally prescribing medication to patients who don't exhibit s .......

276: General Asylum, LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 10:02:31 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

277: General Asylum, They used to be a consumer oriented model... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 10:02:07 (68.96.221.2)
then they turned into a dealer driven model. They have a right to change their business model. However, when it affects other practices on the site you don't have to look so hard to see why people hav .......

278: Tweakers' Asylum, I'd definitely like to know where to get one of those detectors (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 07:45:08 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

279: General Asylum, Good points (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-13, 07:33:09 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

280: General Asylum, I don't have one to sell... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 19:29:17 (68.96.221.2)
sold mine over a year ago not that its any of your business. If you read my posts here on the subject and look at my system you will note that I'm using Alan Maher Designs products exclusively now. Th .......

281: General Asylum, I do not prefer the PS Audio products... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 12:41:38 (68.96.221.2)
I had a P-300 and was not satisfied with it. It did color the sound in my system, always ran hot, and the fan was loud. The Furman and Exact Power would be better options IMO. .......

282: General Asylum, IMO, the whole system on Audiogon sucks now (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 12:26:07 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

283: General Asylum, LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 12:24:49 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

284: General Asylum, Check your profile... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 12:18:44 (68.96.221.2)
In the cases where I have marked items sold and was charged a fee it appeared on my account and had to be settled before I could place another ad. If for some reason you've slipped through the cracks, .......

285: General Asylum, RE: Audiogon fees on feedback? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 10:46:33 (68.96.221.2)
If you mark you item as "sold", receive feedback for an item you sold, or engage in the "Make Offer" feature Audiogon will be able to track your transaction and will be able to assess the fee. I just .......

286: General Asylum, Furman as mentioned above is worth looking into too... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 09:32:45 (68.96.221.2)
unfortunately it appears as if the MSRP on the Exact Power is at $2500 now, so people will probably want to get a little bit more for them used. However, patience and this economy could be in your fav .......

287: General Asylum, Never said it was cheap... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 07:57:32 (68.96.221.2)
and you didn't state a budget. FWIW - I bought mine used for $995. Still probably more than you want to spend though. .......

288: General Asylum, RE: How do you clean dirty electrical current? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-12, 07:16:19 (68.96.221.2)
There could be a couple of options I would look into if in the same predicament. Assuming your issue is low voltage, there are power regenerators on the market that could solve this issue for you. PS .......

289: Speaker Asylum, RE: AudioKinesis Auditorium Beta - First Impressions (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-09, 10:54:26 (68.96.221.2)
If I had the room I'd love to have these speakers and the SWARM. Had a chance to hear them at RMAF. As it turns out I started with the Stormbringers and now have the Jazz Modules. The realism portraye .......

290: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Try here... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-03-07, 12:38:02 (68.96.221.2)
and maybe get some Herbies Halos as well. .......

291: General Asylum, I use the same test disc as you... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-23, 14:51:45 (68.96.221.2)
and have similar problems. The center and right center voice positions are fine. The right voice (which should be at the right speaker) and far right voice positions extend beyond the right speaker. O .......

292: Cable Asylum, Mogami Neglex Gold Studio (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-22, 12:07:37 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

293: General Asylum, Try Acoustimac... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-21, 18:34:50 (68.96.221.2)
They have some nice products and DIY kits that won't break the bank. .......

294: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, have been looking into the 400 & 800 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-20, 15:31:16 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

295: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: just curious (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-16, 16:04:32 (64.186.51.195)
I'm not a DIYer but could pay a reasonable fee for someone to do this for me. I haven't decided on which SB, but was leaning towards the Duet as it is less expensive. I could go with the SB3 if it wer .......

296: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: just curious (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-16, 05:03:58 (64.186.51.195)
According to Lessloss mine has a fixed output of 16.9344 because they feel it is the best and it is also what the CEC TL-51X with Superclock supports. Some models were configured with a jumper that co .......

297: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: just curious (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-15, 20:43:10 (64.186.51.195)
What is the best method of slaving an SB to my Lessloss DAC? The Lessloss will only send 16.XXXX to the SB, so what I've been told is that I need to add a 16.XXX clock input (Superclock as recommended .......

298: Computer Audio Asylum, This is exactly Lessloss's approach... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-15, 10:20:23 (68.96.221.2)
if there are disadvantages I'm not hearing them. As I said in a post below it's the best non-computer digital I've heard in my system. .......

299: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thanks for your suggestions... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-14, 09:53:44 (68.96.221.2)
What I'm really trying to do is this (see link below), but using the clock input of the interface. In order to do this the frequencies of the clock oscillators in both my DAC (Superclock 4) and comput .......

300: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks for your suggestions... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-14, 08:38:56 (68.96.221.2)
however, from what I can tell none of these has a clock input. Maybe the Squeezebox or Apogee Mini can be modified with a Superclock 4 and to accept a clock input, but the Apogee Duet appears too smal .......

301: Computer Audio Asylum, It's the best non-computer digital I've heard in my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-14, 08:18:18 (68.96.221.2)
and luckily I was able to get the set-up at used pricing on Audiogon. At new pricing I would not have bought it as it would be outside the price point I would be willing to pay for digital (I'm really .......

302: Computer Audio Asylum, Wouldn't the DAC need a clock output, not input... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-13, 16:53:54 (68.96.221.2)
I have the Lessloss DAC 2004 MkII that operates in master mode with a CEC TL-51X transport slaved to it. The Lessloss has a single frequency clock and a clock output. In addition to the digital cable .......

303: Cable Asylum, RE: Balanced between amp and preamp: $12 microphone cable?!? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-09, 14:53:07 (68.96.221.2)
Maybe give the Mogami cables a try. They would meet your budget and are very good XLR cables. .......

304: Cable Asylum, RE: Synergistic Research Powercell 10 & Running Springs Audio Jaco - opinions? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-03, 07:25:40 (68.96.221.2)
From what I know the Reference Power Center base model does do some filtering. However, mine is the V2 which is the base model with a PE-V Pro attached to it. As for the individual PEs of which I use .......

305: Cable Asylum, RE: Synergistic Research Powercell 10 & Running Springs Audio Jaco - opinions? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-02-02, 07:18:23 (68.96.221.2)
The Running Springs Haley was in my system for about 3 years. It was definitely the best power conditioner among those I tried which included PS Audio, Balanced Power Technology, Exact Power, and Equi .......

306: Computer Audio Asylum, What would that entail on my end... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-27, 09:48:56 (68.96.221.2)
knowing I use a MacBook and not going to change that end of the equation. .......

307: Computer Audio Asylum, The guys from Zardoz... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-27, 09:46:46 (68.96.221.2)
also, if the Luidas you reference is from Lessloss not sure he is in the PC audio camp. I own the CEC TL-51X/Lessloss DAC 2004 MKII combo and while they have a USB/RCA plug in for it, Lessloss has mad .......

308: Computer Audio Asylum, Very interesting reading.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-27, 07:30:08 (68.96.221.2)
but I'm still not ready to buy into any of it. Some of the solutions are well outside my price range, and that of most audiophiles as well. Others aren't any better than spinning CDs, save the conveni .......

309: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The VAC is very good for the money.. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-25, 19:26:29 (68.96.221.2)
I had the SE version, but there is a Super on Audiogon right now for $2650. .......

310: Cable Asylum, Email me offline... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-24, 00:59:34 (68.96.221.2)
I bought a complete 50m set used off a guy from Audiogon. Only thing is some of the cable is already cut up. In addition, I cut up about 8 segments of 4' each for speaker cables, the rest is in variou .......

311: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, QRD Plans (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-23, 18:37:48 (68.96.221.2)
You can go to the Decware site and buy their QRD plans. I opted to buy their channel diffusor kits and they work well. .......

312: Cable Asylum, RE: Mininalist cables (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-22, 20:10:51 (68.96.221.2)
I've always been fascinated by the 47 Labs wire. Simple solid core copper conductor in teflon tubing. Connectors are minimalist plastic and speaker wire can be used with bare wire connection as well. .......

313: General Asylum, Okay, I'll buy into your logic and listening tests... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-21, 12:06:19 (68.96.221.2)
now where can I acquire these to try in my system to hear for myself. I'll assume the manufacturer is confident in the improvements I'll hear that they will guarantee their products performance with a .......

314: Cable Asylum, Grover Huffman cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-21, 07:08:15 (68.96.221.2)
are right at your budget and very neutral. Are not as bright as Blue Heaven which I also owner. They come with a 60 day trial so if you live in the US it's a very low risk purchase. .......

315: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Nice review... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-19, 10:17:28 (68.96.221.2)
Like you I use recordings with cello to gauge the sonic qualities of a piece of equipment. I'm glad to hear you're happy with your purchase. .......

316: Cable Asylum, I chose Grover Huffman cables for a short run.. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-18, 12:27:37 (68.96.221.2)
should be between $200 - $300 depending on connectors. .......

317: Amp/Preamp Asylum, According to this guy they sound pretty good together... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-13, 07:31:02 (68.96.221.2)
"It is critical in manufacturing perfectionist speakers to use related components that reveal all that's possible; especially in resolution, tonality, dynamics and sound-staging. To this end we've eva .......

318: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: If I recall correctly... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-12, 14:57:59 (68.96.221.2)
Someone at the show described an ESL to me that had 3 panels. This must have been the Emperor. It looks stunning. What VAC gear was in the room? Were the speakers being driven by VAC amps? Is so which .......

319: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I did not hear anything about a new inegrated amp (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-12, 14:49:47 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

320: Amp/Preamp Asylum, If I recall correctly... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-12, 13:05:05 (68.96.221.2)
They had the Phi 200 amp, Signature preamplifier, and Phi Alpha DAC. The DAC (which was also used in the Von Schweikert room) was being driven by an Accuphase transport. Cabling was Magnan. I don't re .......

321: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Don't forget incredible detail... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-09, 07:42:07 (68.96.221.2)
even at low listening levels. To me this is the staple of a TRL design. I used to listen late at night at some of the lowest volume settings on my preamp and not miss a beat. Allowed me to maintain p .......

322: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Nice review but need some clarification... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2009-01-08, 10:55:13 (68.96.221.2)
I was under the impression transistor designs included those that were bipolar or mosfet (among others). You mentioned in your review the amp uses bipolar mosfets. Is this a typo? Reason I ask is Paul .......

323: Digital Drive, If you can find them used... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-26, 17:54:40 (68.96.221.2)
Northstar 192 and CEC TL-51X are two very good top loading transports. .......

324: General Asylum, I think what he is saying is... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-15, 18:27:05 (68.96.221.2)
applying for a trademark and being granted one are two different things. He provided the proof a trademark was applied for. Now he is asking for proof that one was granted. .......

325: Cable Asylum, What is your price range... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-13, 07:43:53 (68.96.221.2)
The Tel Wire cable is the most flexible I've come across in a while. Its a great cable to boot. I think they're $599 new. .......

326: Cable Asylum, The White Lightning DIY cables might work... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-07, 15:28:43 (68.96.221.2)
Follow the link. You could easily make the speaker cables using just the bare wire for termination. Obviously the ICs are a bit trickier, but doable. A 40 ft. pack is about $15 IIRC. Thats enough for .......

327: General Asylum, Agree... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-04, 13:29:00 (68.96.221.2)
I've been using diffusers to great effect in my room. It's made the sound stage more spacious and the room is much livelier. The only area I use absorption is on the rear wall. I wish I had gone this .......

328: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, RE: DIY Tube Traps (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-12-04, 09:01:17 (68.96.221.2)
You would want the 1000 degree pipe insulation or the Redi Klad 1000 degree pipe insulation. This uses the rigid fiberglass. Johns Manville also makes this as well. Check the link out. It shows additi .......

329: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help with use of passive preamp (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-29, 14:30:46 (68.96.221.2)
The 20k input impedance on your amp could be a bit low for a passive. It will take some careful matching. Everything else appears in order and I assume the output voltage on the CD is 2V or more. You .......

330: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, DIY Tube Traps (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-28, 11:40:17 (68.96.221.2)
I have a local source for both the Knauf and JM products so I was thinking about building a few of these. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with these DIY traps and advice they could offer. .......

331: Cable Asylum, There is always diyaudio.com (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-27, 01:18:10 (68.96.221.2)
* .......

332: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Good point... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-25, 07:24:43 (68.96.221.2)
Ayre offers an integrated with a passive preamp section. Atma-sphere offers their M-60 amps with a passive volume control option for those with a single source system. TRL is another that uses a passi .......

333: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help me understand (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-24, 14:49:14 (68.96.221.2)
As Kal said impedance is the issue. The information in the link will help you understand some of this further. Also, you may want to get a better understanding of the different type of passive preamp .......

334: General Asylum, Nope, and not going to... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-20, 11:29:46 (68.96.221.2)
However, I have listed an item here recently and may continue to use AA as well as other services in addition to Audiogon in the future. .......

335: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: EVS & Endler attenuators (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-07, 11:22:04 (68.96.221.2)
Ric posts here so you might want to ping him. Not sure about Scott. I've owned both products and preferred the EVS. I keep mine around for back-up purposes. .......

336: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Heard their stuff at RMAF... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-07, 08:08:04 (68.96.221.2)
was very impressed considering the cost. The EL-84 integrated was a bargain at $650. .......

337: General Asylum, I use Alan Maher Designs products... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-07, 06:53:26 (68.96.221.2)
For your budget you could pick up a Reference Power Center v2 which includes a 4 outlet (8 receptacles) power strip for your AV components. Then get an assortment of Power Enhancers for other circuits .......

338: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Balanced operation is available with the new Bent... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-03, 16:33:42 (65.42.208.134)
One input, two outputs, $2250.00 .......

339: Tweakers' Asylum, Acoustimac also offers a similar service... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-11-02, 20:54:46 (68.96.221.2)
I own there bass traps and they look and work well. .......

340: Digital Drive, Testing (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-30, 10:04:46 (68.96.221.2)
I'm interested in testing this out so I have a quick question. My equipment is plugged into a powerstrip and that power strip is plugged into the receptacle of a wall outlet. I assume one way to condu .......

341: Digital Drive, Alesis Masterlink (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-27, 10:16:28 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

342: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Two that come to mind... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-26, 19:37:51 (68.96.221.2)
the new Bent TAP autoformer passive and the Jeff Rowland Capri. I own the latter and am considering the former. Both can be had for between $1500 and $2000 and have remote for volume, input selection, .......

343: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I am using this combo now... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-20, 06:58:24 (68.96.221.2)
Jeff Rowland Capri preamp with VAC Auricle MB70 Musicblocs. A very good combination IMO. I know most people use tube pre's with solid state amps, as most of the latter have better bass characteristics .......

344: Tweakers' Asylum, Not sure this is it... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-17, 15:27:12 (68.96.221.2)
but it is interesting and uses teflon tubing. .......

345: Computer Audio Asylum, I had an in home demo a few months ago... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-15, 12:08:40 (68.96.221.2)
Sonic Studio was noticeably better than iTunes using red book sources ripped to a Mac. We did not test Hi-rez sources. .......

346: Cable Asylum, I'll give the vendor the benefit of the doubt... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-13, 00:04:29 (68.96.221.2)
but if delays persist I will still file a dispute with PayPal to protect my rights and then initiate a dispute with my credit card company (I use credit card for the vast majority of transactions). If .......

347: General Asylum, I bought these... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-12, 19:16:55 (68.96.221.2)
Ludvig Berghe Trio - 48 and Counting Ludvig Berghe Trio - Ludvig Berghe Trio .......

348: General Asylum, For those who missed buying at RMAF... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-12, 16:20:20 (68.96.221.2)
the $15 deal is available at the link below which is the Guru speaker dealer website. Seems to be the normal price here. .......

349: Computer Audio Asylum, It sounded phenomenal today at RMAF... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-10-11, 16:30:11 (12.17.234.10)
with the Harbeth 40s and DNM amp and preamp. So did Gordon Rankin's Wavelength set-up. These two guys have somewhat opposing theories, but the end result was great music. Maybe there is more than one .......

350: Shady Lane, I guess I was lucky... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-30, 19:33:40 (68.96.221.2)
Once I got a refund from them after waiting 8 weeks for a cable that was never delivered (umbilical cable for my TT power supply). Then several months later I placed another order and I actually recei .......

351: General Asylum, Contact John Barnes at Audio Unlimited... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-28, 20:21:07 (68.96.221.2)
in Denver, CO. He is a dealer and I've done business with John in the past. He is a great guy to deal with. MSRP is $1395 now. Not sure how cheap you can get one. They do pop up on Audiogon every once .......

352: General Asylum, Alan's PEs allow you to tune the circuit... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-28, 15:59:44 (68.96.221.2)
how and where they are placed can yield a warmer, brighter, or neutral sound. See the link for more information. The Haley tended to be a bit warmer, but I'm not sure it was solely the result of the u .......

353: General Asylum, I used to use the RSA Haley... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-28, 09:31:59 (68.96.221.2)
it is a great PLC. However, I now use Alan Maher's Power Enhancers with great success. I also just recently received his Reference Power Center (version 2) which works extremely well in my system. It .......

354: Digital Drive, You shouldn't have much problem selling it... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-22, 22:56:09 (68.96.221.2)
The AA classifieds are free and if you want to splurge $6 for an ad you can post it on Audiogon as well (where one pops up every now and then). .......

355: Cable Asylum, Most of the sources I know.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-08, 22:02:21 (68.96.221.2)
have the wire available in Teflon not cotton. Personally I think that is a better option anyway. VH Audio, Take 5 Audio, and Parts Connexion are good sources to start with. I suppose if you must have .......

356: Cable Asylum, Great, thanks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-08, 12:28:10 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

357: Cable Asylum, Do you know if there a site that will calculate AWG... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-08, 11:24:25 (68.96.221.2)
if I am using mixed values? Say 22 AWG and 18 AWG? TIA .......

358: Cable Asylum, The Acoustic Revive was not better in my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-09-06, 13:05:54 (68.96.221.2)
compared to the Tel Wire. Neither was the Oyaide Tunami GPX which is a favorite cable of mine. I've also heard Lessloss and Alan Maher's Studio Reference versus the Tel Wire and in each case in my sys .......

359: Cable Asylum, I like the Flavor 4 option... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-30, 11:53:32 (68.96.221.2)
I just removed a Tunami with the stock Oyaide plugs from my system after a long run. It's a great cable for the price, but I wouldn't invest in much more in it. .......

360: Cable Asylum, RE: Did the Mod's delete my other posts -or- did I just imagine someone else posted....nt (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-30, 11:50:14 (68.96.221.2)
Alan Kafton posted a response but either the Bored of he deleted it. .......

361: General Asylum, So if I wanted to "float" the grounds on my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-29, 07:34:08 (68.96.221.2)
I would also need to float the grounds on my power cords. If I recall correctly Charles also mentioned something about lifting the ground on the outlet the system is plugged into as well (I'm assuming .......

362: General Asylum, RE: Question for you... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-28, 07:17:11 (68.96.221.2)
Thanks for the response. Your first paragraph is correct. However, I'm a little confused about your second paragraph. If I look inside the chassis at the IEC inlet, nothing is connected to the ground .......

363: General Asylum, Question for you... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-27, 17:03:23 (68.96.221.2)
I have had a custom amp and preamp made for me in which the designer does not connect the ground to the either components IEC. Just the hot and neutral. He says it's a source of noise. In essence is t .......

364: Tweakers' Asylum, Try these sources... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-22, 23:25:26 (68.96.221.2)
Goldpoint, Bent Audio (Shallco switches) and K&K Audio (Seiden switches). All are very good quality stepped attenuators. I believe all are available in ladder type as well. They will cost you though a .......

365: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Jeff Rowland Capri could be an option... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-18, 05:46:15 (207.237.234.248)
I just bought one and was very surprised by its performance. Of course you probably could not go wrong with an all Ayre set up. .......

366: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Depends on what type of passive preamp we're talkng about... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-10, 19:22:44 (68.96.221.2)
resistive or transformer based. In general though what I look for is a source with high output voltage. For digital this means greater than 2V. From the amp end one with high input impedance (50k ohms .......

367: General Asylum, Try Virtual Dynamics... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-10, 07:27:52 (68.96.221.2)
If I recall they sell it. Maybe they'd be willing to negotiate a bit. .......

368: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Best Pre-Amp around $2000 (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-06, 22:03:37 (68.96.221.2)
I just picked up a Jeff Rowland Capri with MM/MC phono for slightly more than $2000. Linestage only should be right at your budget. I'd also recommend a Joule Electra LA-100 MkIII which can be had use .......

369: General Asylum, Neither of those is a reasonable cab ride from Gaylord... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-08-03, 07:24:53 (68.96.221.2)
but Deja Vu is a great store and worth the time and expense to visit. .......

370: Tweakers' Asylum, Don't bastardize it with Black Gates... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-31, 06:09:35 (68.96.221.2)
From the VAC website here is what the upgrade consists of: All new coupling capacitors costing 20x the originals; same for most of the audio path resistors. Many new power supply capacitors. VAC Renai .......

371: Cable Asylum, I saw this ad as well. Have you dealt with the seller? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-24, 01:57:16 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

372: Cable Asylum, Just looking at these myself... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-24, 01:53:32 (68.96.221.2)
as well as Mogami Neglex as per Ralph Kartsten. I'll be using mine between my Lessloss DAC and JRDG preamp, as well as the Capri and a pair of VAC Musicblocs. Where can you get the cable for DIY purpo .......

373: Digital Drive, Check this out... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-20, 06:49:06 (68.96.221.2)
might work well for you and reasonably priced. .......

374: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Evidently so... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-17, 05:34:20 (68.96.221.2)
Have you checked out the pot-in-the-box by Music Reference? I believe Roger Modjeski even posts the schematic for it. I know someone who preferred this passive to a Joule Electra LA-150 MkII. ::: TOP .......

375: Vinyl Asylum, If it is just the arm that you need... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-07-10, 21:50:48 (68.96.221.2)
get a new or used Rega RB 300 or RB 250, or maybe better for about $250 a brand new Jelco you can get on Audiogon. JP could easily fit these to the AR. Dave at Vinyl Nirvana commonly subs the Rega ar .......

376: Cable Asylum, I find Alan Maher's Power Enhancers do the trick for me... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-30, 19:43:39 (68.96.221.2)
Alan also has some power conditioning products out now that are very interesting. As for power cables, look into the Tel Wire's. Excellent cable for the money. .......

377: General Asylum, I just moved here and sadly there are none really... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-26, 17:26:31 (68.96.221.2)
however, feel free to email me offline. We could get together with a few other audiophiles here and do some listening. Also, Jack Elliano of Electra Print and Vincent Sanders of VRS Systems are in tow .......

378: Amp/Preamp Asylum, John got reemed by S&B... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-25, 17:43:19 (68.96.221.2)
he did nothing but justice to their products in his designs and just because they can't market their own product he and others have to do without S&Bs. I was fortunate enough to have Kevin Carter buil .......

379: Amp/Preamp Asylum, John now uses a custom version of the Slagle autoformers... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-24, 19:58:21 (68.96.221.2)
I hope to be checking one out soon. I have had discussions with John about a full function version using the K&K phono stage. .......

380: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Are they using the SAC silk transformers? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-23, 17:40:12 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

381: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Wish I could offer more help... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-23, 06:31:11 (68.96.221.2)
but I've used both the Endler and EVS attenuators at the preamp outputs and amp inputs with no issues. Typically though they are used at the amp input from what I have read. .......

382: Cable Asylum, IMO the Tel Wire beats them both... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-22, 22:31:30 (68.96.221.2)
and I've heard all three in my system. .......

383: Tweakers' Asylum, Since you are using Roger's amp... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-21, 18:50:45 (68.96.221.2)
have you checked out the schematic on his site for the "pot-in-the-box?" I believe this would work quite well. .......

384: Cable Asylum, I was thinking of making a double run... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-20, 21:15:01 (68.96.221.2)
One cable for the positive and one for the negative twisting together two conductors per side. Anyone else try this? .......

385: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It appears the domain name has expired... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-17, 20:52:22 (68.96.221.2)
not at all uncommon. If you email me I will give you Brian Weitzel's cell number. You can also use the numbers listed by one of the other posters. In addition try emailing Paul at trl98848@yahoo.com. .......

386: Cable Asylum, Got your email... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-08, 19:18:45 (68.96.221.2)
but for some reason my responses to you have been bounced back. Not sure what the issue is but the delivery failure message is saying you don't have an email account with Yahoo. Try emailing me again .......

387: Cable Asylum, I have a few of them lying around... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-08, 12:29:32 (68.96.221.2)
the Kapton and Signature. Email me if you're interested. All are 3' and RCA. .......

388: General Asylum, I provide a timeframe to confirm the deal... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-08, 12:27:57 (68.96.221.2)
and complete the transaction. Since I primarily use PayPal this means that when I send my PayPal address to the buyer I let them know I expect payment within "X" hours. If others are interested I comp .......

389: Computer Audio Asylum, Please email me offline... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-06-07, 09:39:12 (68.96.221.2)
assuming you are still in Las Vegas I'd like to meet up with you. I am torn right now between going with a high end USB DAC solution with my Mac Book as the transport or waiting a bit longer for the n .......

390: Tweakers' Asylum, They are under consideration for the shelves of the rack (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-31, 10:10:03 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

391: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Getting ready to go back to passive myself... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-31, 08:36:27 (68.96.221.2)
I'm now using a preamp/amp combo from the same manufacturer, and while it sounds awesome I just prefer a passive. My old K&K TVC did a wonderful job of providing dynamics and transparency. Now I'm pro .......

392: Tweakers' Asylum, Yes wood is a good alternative... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-30, 20:48:46 (68.96.221.2)
but I'm trying to maximize my investment in my current rack which is metal. although I will most likely replace the acrylic shelves with wood. .......

393: Tweakers' Asylum, Thanks for the suggestion... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-30, 06:14:56 (68.96.221.2)
brass was on the list because I felt it could have benefits with vibration control. Same with tungsten carbide. These metals are used in other applications, such as Star Sound Technology (brass) and c .......

394: Tweakers' Asylum, DIY Rack Question (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-29, 19:56:59 (68.96.221.2)
I am thinking of modifying my existing 4 shelf rack to make dual 2 shelf versions. I was browsing the McMaster-Carr site looking for 1/2" diameter rods and noticed several constructed of different met .......

395: General Asylum, Just going on the pure concept of what you are saying - no (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-26, 17:47:54 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

396: General Asylum, and the original concept I mighy add... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-25, 21:09:56 (68.96.221.2)
which from what I hear is what mikel was using. .......

397: Cable Asylum, I am not sure... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-25, 09:34:33 (68.96.221.2)
what they use for filtration. It is easier to see the ferrite clamps on the digital cable as it is a much thinner design. .......

398: Cable Asylum, RE: You guys using power conditioner? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-25, 09:32:40 (68.96.221.2)
I use the Alan Maher PE products (not your traditional type of power conditioning) and these were in the system with the LessLoss cable. Funny, Liudas never advised me to take them out and he was stan .......

399: Cable Asylum, I have heard both in my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-25, 07:38:42 (68.96.221.2)
just not at the same time unfortunately. When Liudas from LessLoss was visiting the US he stopped by to demo some cables and his power conditioner. I have to say the immediate thing that strikes me ab .......

400: Cable Asylum, Nice review... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-24, 15:38:01 (68.96.221.2)
I've been using The Tel Wires on my DAC and transport for a few months now. They replaced the Stealth Dream and M5000. Love what they do although I think the Stealth have a bit more weight, musically .......

401: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Interesting... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-22, 06:16:32 (68.96.221.2)
So I invert the speaker wires for CD playback through the linestage (my DAC is non-inverting), but swap them back again when listening to LPs through the phono section? .......

402: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Interesting... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-21, 18:48:16 (68.96.221.2)
in that the linestage inverts output polarity but the phono does not. There is no polarity switch from what I can tell either. .......

403: Tweakers' Asylum, I have used these on my Spendors.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-14, 06:47:50 (68.96.221.2)
very professional fit and quality. Worked well too. .......

404: Cable Asylum, Since you already have 47 Labs equipment.. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-04, 17:58:26 (68.96.221.2)
I would have recommended their wire, but it is solid copper and you are looking for silver. However, you may be able to use their speaker connectors since they are used with thin wire. From what I'm t .......

405: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks, head phones is what I would use it for anyway (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-03, 14:52:11 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

406: General Asylum, I also just tried this... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-03, 14:50:29 (68.96.221.2)
I live in a condo so I taped two to the panel door of the breaker box with the label side facing the door. Made a nice difference and as you said the music is livelier. I use one stone on the DAC and .......

407: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I was just looking at the Icon today... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-03, 12:51:02 (68.96.221.2)
I think I'm going to get one for a bedroom set up and computer audio. Have you tried the headphone output? .......

408: Digital Drive, RE: questions for clio09 (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-05-01, 19:46:46 (68.96.221.2)
The Northstar is a bit smoother than the Musical Concepts, especially at the top end although the MC seems to have a slightly stronger bottom end. I could live with either but I enjoyed using the I2S .......

409: Cable Asylum, Intuitive Audio Design Mosaic Chimera... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-29, 22:18:50 (68.96.221.2)
Using the ICs between my Lessloss DAC 2004 MkII and TRL Pre-1.5 preamp (both are battery powered) and also between the preamp and TRL D-225 amp. Using the speaker cables as well between the amp and Au .......

410: Digital Drive, At first glance I thought it was some type of weapon (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-28, 18:34:08 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

411: Digital Drive, RE: need a new transport (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-28, 07:18:03 (68.96.221.2)
Under $1500 you could look for a used North Star 192. It uses the Philips CD Pro2M mechanism. If you liked the Pioneer stable platter mechanism another option is a Musical Designs transport. This is e .......

412: Emerald Physics Forum, Email sent (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-20, 21:47:12 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

413: Emerald Physics Forum, Would you happen to live in Las Vegas... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-19, 12:13:41 (68.96.221.2)
i just moved here and am looking for a few audiophiles to hang out with. .......

414: Tweakers' Asylum, Got it (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-18, 06:36:08 (68.96.221.2)
nt .......

415: Tweakers' Asylum, Still using the BPT PPC... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-17, 16:53:50 (67.111.197.195)
in conjunction with the Alan Maher Power Enhancers. My PPC has the SWO-GX outlets, copper wiring, and no filtering or surge protection. The RSA Haley is a great PLC. When I used it all by itself in my .......

416: Tweakers' Asylum, Running Springs is a good brand... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-04-16, 20:15:55 (68.96.221.2)
and I have had great results with it in my system. At this time though I'm just using the Power Enhancer devices from Alan Maher. Youmay want to look into these and other products he offers. ::: TOPIC .......

417: Tweakers' Asylum, Since you are a creative type... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-25, 13:38:47 (74.164.217.36)
why not try making a DIY version of the HRS platforms. These are a combination of different materials, of which granite is a primary one. One idea could be to apply 40 durometer rubber (sorbothane - a .......

418: Cable Asylum, If you own the previous line... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-24, 17:25:57 (71.91.7.92)
then you already own the best CRL cables out there which were originally designed for FIM by Paul Weitzel. In addition to his cable designs, Paul uses the same solid core copper wiring in his point-t .......

419: Tweakers' Asylum, Suppose your speakers are towed in 45 degrees... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-19, 06:44:50 (71.91.7.92)
with that type of angle would you ever see the tweeters in the mirror along the wall the speaker is closest to? Also, as a general rule where in the mirror should the tweeter appear. In the middle? So .......

420: General Asylum, I used an Exact Power EP-15A... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-19, 06:37:58 (71.91.7.92)
with good results. However, preferred the Running Springs Haley in my system. In the end I now use neither but instead have configured and tuned my house power with the Power Enhancers from Alan Maher .......

421: Tweakers' Asylum, I'm curious about that myself (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-18, 21:06:38 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

422: Propeller Head Plaza, Electron ordering is the term Dale Pitcher used to talk about... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-18, 15:16:30 (68.113.104.128)
what you stated in your post: "Carbon nanotubes have one advantage, however. Their microscopic size, 4 to 6 nanometer, IIRC means that a maximum of one or two electrons can travel down the tube. This .......

423: Digital Drive, TRL is worth looking into... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-11, 10:56:50 (71.91.7.92)
they have modified many Marantz models. There is an old thread on Audiogon that talks about one of the specific models they have modified. I think it was the SA-11. I have had them mod a DAC for me an .......

424: Cable Asylum, The Tel Wire replaced a Stealth M5000 on my transport... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-08, 06:47:18 (71.91.7.92)
and will soon replace a Stealth Dream on my DAC. I burned the Tel Wire in for a couple hundred hours on my amp. While I thought it performed well there I still prefer the original Paul Weitzel designe .......

425: Digital Drive, CEC TL-51Z or North Star 192... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-07, 11:47:45 (71.91.7.92)
I have both and each is very good. Using the XLR output of the North Star allows you the option of 16/44.1 or upsampling to 24/96 and passing that signal to a DAC. North Star uses Philips CD-Pro2 mech .......

426: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Agreed about Sam Tellig... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-05, 06:07:42 (71.91.7.92)
but I actually became aware of the amp from a dealer in SoCal that I have done business with before. I'll do more research on the Sugden. .......

427: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You are probably correct... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-05, 05:20:16 (71.91.7.92)
they seem to go through distributors here easily as well. If as Ben Jacoby suggests a bad transformer could be the culprit, getting one to match the size of the one already in there should not be a pr .......

428: Amp/Preamp Asylum, In some subliminal context... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-05, 05:14:35 (71.91.7.92)
I think I'm looking for a reason to try Accuphase. Unfortunately I'm not sure their 20 watt class A amp will drive my Spendor 1/2e speakers very well. I've had better luck with higher power. On the ot .......

429: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Any comparisons to LFD... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-04, 22:03:28 (71.91.7.92)
which has just been reintroduced here in the US? There is a long waiting list for this integrated, which has led to my interest in Sugden. I am wondering if the Sugden sound might combine the musicali .......

430: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thank you.. (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-04, 21:56:53 (71.91.7.92)
I tried them previously and did not get a response. I tried them again so hopefully I may get something back from them this time. In the process I have also spoken with Ben Jacoby in NYC, and located .......

431: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Electrocompaniet Amp Service (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-03, 05:57:22 (71.91.7.92)
I have an old Electrocompaniet AW-250 amp. Probably from the early '90s as it has the metal instead of acrylic faceplate. When I plugged it in to test it out there was a loud hum coming from the amp i .......

432: Tweakers' Asylum, Could you give some examples of how RF affects sound stage (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-02, 06:24:17 (71.82.5.149)
nt .......

433: Digital Drive, You might want to look at MHTD Paradisea... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-01, 21:54:20 (71.91.7.92)
that can be found on eBay. They have a few other models too. Lots of good talk on Audiogon about the Paradisea. Has a USB input option. I have not heard it personally. Also, Audio Sector makes a Non-O .......

434: Digital Drive, As relevant as any other Non-OS DAC... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-01, 19:40:05 (71.91.7.92)
I wouldn't say the Audio Mirror is outdated, although the DAC itself is no longer produced by Vlad, it still is being sold under the Lite DAC AH brand. The design might differ versus other Non-OS DACs .......

435: Digital Drive, I don't know anything about the Upgrade Company... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-01, 14:08:31 (68.113.104.128)
so I won't comment on their work. TRL first and foremost builds tube and solid state components. The mod business is secondary to them. Paul Weitzel has designed some of the most powerful tube monoblo .......

436: Digital Drive, I suspect more was done.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-01, 08:48:19 (68.113.104.128)
but TRL never fully discloses what mods were actually done. All I know is it sounds great, just as my custom TRL amp and battery powered preamp do. I'm not in it for the resale value. If I was I'd fin .......

437: Digital Drive, Consider sending it to TRL for mods... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-29, 21:28:22 (68.113.104.128)
Paul Weitzel at TRL modified my Audio Mirror D1. Among other things he added larger power supply caps and removed the op amps. In lieu of the op amps capacitors are direct coupled to the analog output .......

438: Cable Asylum, Extremely flexible and a great value to boot (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-27, 08:18:35 (207.203.89.1)
nt .......

439: General Asylum, Can you post a link to it (nt). (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-27, 04:29:42 (67.78.241.67)
nt .......

440: Tweakers' Asylum, I like it better than sand... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-20, 14:19:36 (65.83.52.198)
This is very granular filler that adds tremendous mass. Much more granular than #8 lead shot. If you spill any of it you better have a good vacuum. I spilled some and the stuff is so granular the next .......

441: Tweakers' Asylum, I have used... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-20, 13:50:32 (65.83.52.198)
Sand, kitty litter, lead shot (#8, for the legs of a VTI stand), and Star Sound Technologies micro-bearing filler (for the base of my TT). I even did a combination of lead and kitty litter for a set o .......

442: Digital Drive, Thanks for the response... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-18, 11:25:38 (65.83.52.198)
I received your email as well and responded with some additional information. .......

443: Digital Drive, I keep getting reminded about these guys... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-18, 09:57:28 (71.91.7.92)
but the only negative for me is that they don't support Internet downloads, unless of course I burn the files to a CD and then rip it to the Zero One. Kind of defeats the purpose for me though which i .......

444: Digital Drive, I'm curious... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-18, 09:53:27 (71.91.7.92)
where is the Toslink output on the MacBook. I own one but don't seem to be able to recognize it. Thanks for this information. I've decided to go with computer audio and this solution looks very promis .......

445: General Asylum, Good points... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-14, 13:00:58 (208.54.95.243)
Emoticons don't cut it and the anonymity the Internet affords people sometimes brings out a nature in them they would never exhibit in person. .......

446: Digital Drive, I've always liked his ICs... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-13, 20:38:56 (71.91.73.175)
and currently use his phono cable in my system. Very good for the money. .......

447: Tweakers' Asylum, I use the BPT Pure Power Center... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-10, 17:52:23 (71.91.7.92)
It was one of Chris's demo units that did not include filtering, but used 3 Oyaide GX outlets. For filtering I use the PPC in combination with a nuber of Alan Maher's Power Enhancers. This set-up repl .......

448: Digital Drive, RE: Digital XLR to RCA - need advise ! (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-10, 06:27:13 (71.91.7.92)
I used an XLR to RCA cable going from my North Star transport to my Monarchy M24 DAC. It worked quite well and I did not notice any negative audible effects. The cable was made for me by Star Sound Te .......

449: Cable Asylum, Question about carbon fiber sleeves and cables... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-07, 19:19:18 (71.91.70.100)
I'm going to build a set of the WLM White Lightning speaker cables. I have read of the potential benefits of using carbon fiber sleeves on cables and thought I would do a test with the cables I'm buil .......

450: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-04, 06:41:30 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

451: Computer Audio Asylum, I'm going to be using a Mac Book for digital playback... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-03, 12:56:02 (71.91.7.92)
I occasionally download FLAC files from a site. I'm not that familiar with the Mac Book or iTunes just yet, but based on what you are saying I could download the FLAC files to the Mac Book HD, then co .......

452: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It is the TRL you're thinking of... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-03, 06:20:11 (71.91.7.92)
Paul Weitzel designed the preamp which uses an internal battery power supply. Unlike his uber tube preamp designs such as the GTP-4 this is a solid state Class A circuit. I believe it uses one bipolar .......

453: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I realize this was not intentional but you left out... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-02, 20:38:41 (71.91.7.92)
the $4000 TRL Pre-1.5 battery powered preamp which uses 45 step Shallco attenuators and Shallco input selectors. .......

454: Shady Lane, What he said (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-02, 12:31:45 (68.113.104.128)
nt .......

455: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Maybe this will help... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-02-02, 06:19:05 (71.91.7.92)
I once owned a Cary SLP-98 preamp that inverts phase. It was written in the Cary manual to reverse the speaker leads (plus to minus, minus to plus) for each channel at the amp end. Of course the under .......

456: Cable Asylum, Lots to choose from... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-28, 06:14:10 (71.91.7.92)
A few I would recommend checking out are Ridge Street Audio Designs Poiema, Crystal Cable Micro, and those made by Asylum member someyoungguy. All are in your price range. .......

457: Cable Asylum, Al's advice is good... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-27, 11:34:28 (71.91.7.92)
typically with tube amps the Goertz cables pose no problems. However, it has been known that with certain solid state and tube amps oscillation can occur using the Goertz cables. Goertz provides a zob .......

458: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Agreed... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-25, 21:05:28 (71.91.7.92)
but with a transformer volume control the ICs may not present as much of an issue as opposed to resistive based passives. I use a TVC with an amp that has .8V sensitivity and 67k ohms input impedance. .......

459: Tweakers' Asylum, Send me an email through the Asylum... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-25, 11:17:39 (71.91.7.92)
I can help you out. .......

460: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Send me an email through the Asylum... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-25, 11:14:12 (71.91.7.92)
I can provide you with some help. .......

461: Digital Drive, Sounds like what you have... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-22, 08:57:54 (71.91.7.92)
is a combination of active linestage circuitry using the S&B TX-102 silver transformers (the new ASL preamp and some Mac preamps are known to use a combination of autoformers and active circuitry). If .......

462: Digital Drive, The TX-102 is not an autoformer... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-22, 06:28:08 (71.91.7.92)
it is a transformer which is used to attenuate volume in a transformer volume control. I use an S&B TVC. The difference I am told is that an autoformer has just one winding, while the S&Bs use a prima .......

463: Digital Drive, The preamp section is decent... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-21, 19:10:59 (71.91.7.92)
but I wish it had lower gain and a better volume control. The M24 sounded best as a stand alone DAC for me in my system. Lynn Olson did run the DAC signal through an autoformer volume control, then lo .......

464: Digital Drive, The M24 is one of the best kept secrets out there... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-20, 15:25:02 (71.91.7.92)
a phenomenal DAC for the money. I used mine with a North Star 192 transport. It was an excellent match and performed wonderfully. .......

465: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How is the build quality on the PPC? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-20, 15:22:12 (71.91.7.92)
The BPT PPC is well built. In fact the current version has a slightly better chassis than my version. I bought mine as a demo from Chris at BPT so I got a good deal on it with the Oyaide plugs already .......

466: Tweakers' Asylum, I use the BPT PPC with my PEs... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-20, 11:50:12 (65.42.208.133)
the version with no filtering or ERS, and Oyaide GX outlets. For the main wall outlet I use an Oyaide R1. The power cord from wall to BPT is an Oyaide Tunami GPX with the 046 connectors. I had previou .......

467: General Asylum, RE: 411 on AllegroSound (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-04, 06:47:02 (12.44.147.66)
Rick is on the up-and-up. A little obsessive and somewhat difficult to get off the phone once he gets to talking. He was interested in buying a Micro Seiki TT from me and certainly knows his analog. : .......

468: Cable Asylum, Good question... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-01-02, 08:33:15 (71.91.7.92)
at least here AA had the sense to cut off Welborne after all the negative comments. Audiogon is just interested in the money I guess. I consider myself fortunate that after having done business with h .......

469: Cable Asylum, Go over on Audiogon... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-28, 05:09:18 (68.113.104.128)
there are a couple product reviews and a couple discussion threads on the sketchy service provided by this company. I have personal experiences where I had to cancel one order due to an extremely long .......

470: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, BTW - I also use the Eighth Nerve Triangles and Rectangles... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-25, 06:23:21 (206.251.168.18)
and my room is 18.5' x 15.5' with speakers currently 7' apart and distance from listening position to the plane of the speakers about 5.5'. .......

471: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, Yes, Ethan and David have different viewpoints... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-24, 21:26:10 (206.251.168.18)
but they also agree on a few things as well. Search out some previous posts and youll see what I mean. Okay, I originally was an Audio Physics long wall follower, then moved to a another apartment and .......

472: Digital Drive, Thanks, that is helpful (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-17, 12:33:20 (65.117.235.172)
nt .......

473: Digital Drive, Can you point me to CIC's paper (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-16, 21:59:28 (68.113.91.31)
nt .......

474: Cable Asylum, It's their power line conditioner... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-16, 21:55:49 (68.113.91.31)
it uses no filters, inductors, capacitors, or transformers from what Liudas told me. He didn't volunteer much in terms of what was in it, but it was obvious that the case was made of carbon fiber and .......

475: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Do a search on Audiogon, your answer is there (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-16, 10:40:02 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

476: Cable Asylum, I recently heard these PCs in my system.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-14, 05:22:51 (71.91.7.92)
when Liudas from Less Loss stopped by and visited me Monday on his US tour (I think he heads home on the 19th). Prior to the visit I just purchased on Audiogon a used Less Loss 2004 DAC Mk II/CEC TL-5 .......

477: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 4 x 6SN7 for linestage only (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-13, 14:24:39 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

478: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Welcome to the club... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-08, 09:22:13 (71.91.7.92)
I thought my quest for good digital would stop with the North Star. I ran across Less Loss a year or so ago and decided to not pursue it mainly because of price ($4500 USD, plus the added cost of slav .......

479: General Asylum, Same here except I sold the NHs (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-08, 09:13:20 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

480: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks, that is helpful (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-08, 05:24:21 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

481: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Out of curiosity any experience with the Belles 28A preamp? (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-07, 21:01:37 (71.91.7.92)
I'm considering this because it is a full function preamp with a phono stage. One thing that bothers me is that there is a lot of Belles gear available on Audiogon. If you did not have any experience .......

482: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I used to own one... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-07, 20:56:10 (71.91.7.92)
The Monarchy preamp circuit is very good and if you need the active gain then that is why you would use it with the Sonic Euphoria (or any other passive volume control such as the EVS attenuators) in .......

483: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I used to own one... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-07, 17:05:29 (71.91.7.92)
and the article you are referencing is by Lynn Olson (which was actually about the previous model the M24). First, do you want to use this as a DAC only, with your own active preamp performing the in .......

484: Tweakers' Asylum, I am sorry to hear the news.... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-06, 04:44:48 (71.91.7.92)
I wish him a speedy recovery. .......

485: General Asylum, I was very surprised... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-12-06, 04:40:13 (71.91.7.92)
by the difference treating the ceiling reflection point made. More noticeable in my room than the first reflection point. Like you I have an 8 ft. ceiling. Also, treating the horizontal seams where th .......

486: General Asylum, ...and these guys are great to work with. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-27, 15:35:06 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

487: General Asylum, So I guess I don't have a PE-IV anymore...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-27, 15:32:44 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

488: General Asylum, Alan would be the best source... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-27, 11:50:26 (65.117.235.169)
but the PE II and III add one more band of filtering from what I recall. The PE-IV is essentially a hotrodded PE. I use one on my audio circuit (non-dedicated) to reduce the number of overall PEs on t .......

489: General Asylum, Take a look at Alan Maher Designs... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-26, 19:06:25 (71.91.7.92)
and his brand of "power conditioning." Essentially allows you to tune your system to your tastes. I had previously used a Running Springs Haley PLC with great results, but Alan's PEs, combined with a .......

490: Digital Drive, You could try pinging Kevin over in the K&K forum... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-25, 14:49:59 (71.91.7.92)
he monitors that pretty well. He is reachable via phone as well. Drew at Moon Audio was a bit harder to reach, although not impossible by any means. He was very helpful once we touched base. ::: TOPIC .......

491: Digital Drive, I haven't heard it... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-25, 06:50:23 (71.91.7.92)
but am considering trying out one the modded versions. Kevin Carter at K&K Audio does the mods. Owning a K&K phono stage and TVC, I'm convinced Kevin knows what he is doing, so that is what is pushing .......

492: Tweakers' Asylum, I forgot to mention the PE-IV is used in parallel, not series (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-24, 17:07:20 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

493: Tweakers' Asylum, Very well... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-24, 17:05:00 (71.91.7.92)
I was able to verify what hot/neutral leads to the outlet receptacles were live and which were used to daisy chain to the next outlet. So I configured the outlet to allow the PE IV to be plugged in on .......

494: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I like to have a range on the volume control... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-24, 16:54:44 (71.91.7.92)
that runs from 10pm to 2am. At 10am I would have a comfortable listening level, with the norm being 12pm. The rest is for when I want to crank it up. What is the input sensitivity of your amp and the .......

495: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Even better (nt) (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-24, 06:42:46 (71.91.7.92)
nt .......

496: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Wasn't Kimber... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-23, 15:18:45 (71.91.7.92)
but good to know they offer the option. I used the EVS on my amp inputs. There is a 1k and 10k version. Ric will help you identify the best one and the best position to use them. .......

497: Amp/Preamp Asylum, EVS has the nude attenuators... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-23, 13:10:42 (71.91.7.92)
back in production. Uses Vishays and are very good, better than the Endler but more expensive. I've had both of them (still have the EVS), and the Rothwells. The Endler and EVS attenuators are much be .......

498: Cable Asylum, I found them a bit too forward in my system... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-20, 16:37:46 (71.91.7.92)
and at the time I was also using the Master ICs. They are fast and will settle down a bit more as you continue to put some time on them. Since you are using the single wired version, you may want to .......

499: Cable Asylum, 400 or so hours... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-20, 09:48:35 (65.117.235.169)
That was my experience. Some heavy gauge solid core copper in there. Are you using the Master jumpers as well? .......

500: Tweakers' Asylum, You're right... (0.00)
Posted by clio09 on 2007-11-19, 05:33:18 (65.117.235.169)
for $75 I'm not complaining, and I've addressed the surge supression in other ways based on your suggestions. I'm still ahead of the game price wise. .......

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