Is there anyone out there who has 2 pair of speaker wires, of any length, to audition and/or borrow for my new Vandersteen 3a Sigs while I finalize my thinking and purchase? I need a small spade on the speaker end and a pin or banana on the monobloc end.
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Also, Is there anyone out there who would be comfortable with replacing a hardwire with an IEC in my Sony 222es sacd player. I am told it is a tight fit but can be done. |
To be honest, I have yet to look into this because I figure that audiophiles are "more" balanced! I'm sure that if one would check on a constant basis, he could get lucky. What a task that would be! I will do this some day and post it. |
Any Las Vegas audiophiles into new age music such as Medwyn Goodall, Oliver Shanti, Adiemus, Dagda....for listening and appreciating? I'm also into the same with anything that is sacd!! |
March is under way and I am still the only member of "our" Las Vegas _____ Club!!! I would like to share favorite music as well as hardware preferences.
Paul |
WOW, I have not checked the forum in months. I gave up thinking I would be the first and last member.
Ehart, I auditioned the Vandersteens at PHE but bought out of town. PHE seemed very fixed on their price and were ~$500 off. I bought two Kimber power cords from Kim and she gave me a very fair price.
Dbx, welcome!! I always check in with Richard at Abbotts. He is both very knowlegable and straight forward. He is an audiophile first, and a salesman second. They do deal with Aq cabling and I use Python ic's throughout. I hope to audition an Anaconda sometime soon.
Paul |
It is CES 2004!!!!
I am having a dealer from Placerville, Ca. demo his gear in my home in Green Valley during the week of the Show!
He has an EMC-1 source with the new Belles 21a preamp, Belles 150a Ref momoblocs, Meadlowlark Blue Herron 2's, JPS Labs best wires with Aluminata and Kaptovator power cords in addition to an assortment of other leading wires.
I have both an SACDmods modified Sony 555ES and a modified 222ES source, Audible Illusions L-1 preamp with the same Belles setup, Vandersteen 3A Sigs, Audioquest DBS and non DBS wires...(Panther, Pythons, Volcano), as well as Kimber Kable PK 10 Palladian, PK 10 Gold, and PK 10 power cords.
Feel free to contact me to audition and/or listen to music!
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Dbx, The demo was great! My new Belles 21A and 150A Ref are burning in and sound spectacular. These units are the "real thing". There are ppl liking the preamp better than the Bat 51SE for 1/3 the cost. The same goes for the amp. There are ppl comparing it favorably at 4x the cost.
Corona, If you like Medwyn, it might be time to visit. Be prepared to see the sun rise :-) |
I would ultimately prefer to get together at the various homes of our members, but we could first meet just about anywhere :-) It seems like ppl are reluctant to form clubs around the U.S. I do not know why. Sharing music, knowledge, system preferences, attracting speakers... seems like it could be rewarding!! |
Hi,
I have not checked in for awhile. I moved in June to New York in order to care for my dad, and hope to return often. I will ultimately come back. Although it is not my preference to live in Long Island once again, it is good for this hobby :-) I had three dedicated lines installed, bought a nice component rack, and use my father's formal living room for my 2-channel and the dining room for my home theater!!! I care for him all day, and although he has little short term memory, he has figured out where I spend my time :-) I am in the living room, on my "Perfect Chair", listening to music!!! Relax the Back sells this chair. Go check it out!! I have the discontinued love seat model so my wife can enjoy the hobby!! |
Hi Everybody,
Life is not much fun taking care of dad in Long Island:-(
I either cook or listen to music :-)! I did get to go to my first audio club meeting last night. There were ~ 20 ppl ranging from 40 to 80 yrs. old. I had a lot of fun. It was the president's house and he was showing Pipedreams with an Italian tube cdp, and an ARC amp. Of course, I heard a bunch of new music. Making new friends to exchange ideas and discovering new music is what its all about:-) I hope you guys get a club rolling before my return. I told dad that I needed one week ~ New Year's to visit Las Vegas. Well, maybe 10 days :-) Catch y'all at CES!! |
Lunna,
Sad to say that nothing has transpired :-( My wife and I are temporarily caring for my dad in Long Island and will eventually return. There are a handful of clubs in the metro area and it is a lot of fun. All Las Vegas needs is a good push to get started :-)
Paul |
I will be moving back to Las Vegas in 2007!!! My father has finally agreed. I have constantly upgraded my system and have finally reached a level that my father actually looks forward to daily listening sessions.
A good way to start is to share this list and begin by posting on this forum. Talk about system goals and music preferences. With duplicators advancing to the levels of superior copies on redbook cd's, we can easily share our software.
I will assist in any way I can until I arrive. I will be vacationing there some time in the next few weeks :-)
Good luck.
Paul |
Does anyone have a place and a system for ppl to get together and listen to music. In New York, there are six differnet clubs that meet monthly at a member's house. It is a lot of fun. |
I am packing to move back to Las Vegas!!! I will do everything to gather a group of serious audiophiles!! I have Vandersteen 5A's, Arc Ref III pre, Arc 210 Monos, Audio Aero Prestige SE sacdp, top of the line Purist cabling with Elrod Statement Gold power cords on the monos, a plethora of tweeks.....will be in place by the fall. |
