What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.

Oppo arrived here, took 3 whole days!

hook up tomorrow.

Oppo doesn't work,

unknown disc, no disc ... once it played a bit, very stuttering, what a shame. Seems like it is something in the mechanism, needs new belt, lube, lens cleaned, all of the above? I tried lens cleaning disc (tiny brushes), no change.

I ordered a tube preamp made in Russia, in transit since 3-1-21

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/russian-tube-preamp-no-return-here-i-go-again

I've been buck wild since inheriting all those LP's

1. Ordered a new pair of bookshelf speakers (fit shelf, no ports) Wharfedale Diamond 225

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wharfedale-Diamond-225-New-in-sealed-box/303936441062

for updated garage system, however, I will first compare them to the B&W DM100i's in my office where they get help from a self-powered sub. 
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2. for my very heavy speakers: ordered new wheels, soft rubber, 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PX91JYE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I move them, adjust toe-in for wider center when friend(s) are over, push back into corners when space needed ...

after reading this.

http://www.townshendaudio.com/hi-fi-home-cinema-equipment-vibration-isolation/hi-fi-home-cinema-equi...

Originally I used hard wheels, thinking, all that weight, on only 3 wheels, hard wheels, only the surface area touching the floor = more weight/less area, hard surface like a spike.

The whole theory above is soft isolation. I found real rubber, softest I could find, why not try?
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3. I ordered a vintage CD/SACD player for main 2 channel system, Oppo BDP-83 SE
Special Edition, upgraded for audio.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OPPO-BDP-83-Used-With-Original-Box-and-Remote/384052707809

will compare to existing Sony carousel which surprisingly matched my prior Onkyo DX-7500. Loser goes to garage system to compare to Sony single player I just inherited.
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4. Melissa Etheridge's debut album, LP, used DMM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MELISSA-ETHERIDGE-melissa-etheridge-ISLAND-12-LP-33-RPM/313399191450

I blasted that album with a room full of people the day before I married Donna 31 years ago!. Dave Letterman said at the time "everybody else should get out of the business".
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5. Tube preamp is still in transit from Russia since March 1.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TUBES-STEREO-PREAMPLIFIER-AT-11PV2-SUNSET-BLUES-BUILT-IN-PHONO-STAGE/174498...

The Wharfedale Bookshelf speakers arrived in 3 days, love them, looks and sound.

Had to return the Oppo Blu-ray player (the audio Special Edition), the laser was no good, seems a common problem.

Bought and just received a barely used OPPO BDP-105 blu-ray player, based on it’s highly regarded audio. (BDP-83 was returned).

Direct to my Tube amp, sounds terrific.

Tried long XLR cables, didn’t work out, if interested in failure:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/30-foot-long-balanced-cables-to-balanced-rca-adapters-into-am...

I ordered my Russian preamp 2-12-21. Patience, it arrived in 2-1/2 months 4-23-21. Defective, intolerable noise, tried everything, gave up, returned it, got full refund,

Wednesday (yesterday) Ordered a Luxman SQ-N150 Integrated Tube Amp, MM/MC, remote volume. It will be here tomorrow, yes, 2 days from Illinois. (FedEx Home).

Because I gave my McIntosh mx110z Tube Tuner/Preamp to Audio Classics, I lost Phono in my main system, soooo I'll use this little 10 wpc in the main system until the mx110z gets home in a week or two. Then, Luxman moves up here in my office system.

The mx110z is getting new gold plated rca jacks and a general checkup, it is all original.  I also ordered an interconnect from Audio Classics. I just realized, an mx110z is on order!

Blue Nile, Walk Across the Rooftops, LP, just arrived from Germany yesterday

https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=35779&ev=mb&format=Vinyl&sort=condition%2Cde...

Linn's First LP LKH-1, designed to help prove how darn good LP's could be made and their LP12 could play them.

Great voice, band, music.

I pre-ordered if from a coupon way back then, it's downstairs somewhere, but I can't find it. 

The CD is awesome sounding if not into Vinyl.

I forgot to say, I got some stuff, new to me:

1. Received the Nearly New Luxman Tube SQ-N150 Integrated for my Office. It’s terrific. I ass-umed it had pre-out/main in, but nope. Happily it drives my little true bookshelf Wharfedale Diamond 225’s with enough volume. My lowest powered amp ever 15 wpc, with my least efficient speakers ever 87.

2. I replaced a single 12" self powered sub in the office (my ancient Velodyne Servo 1200 died). Rockville, was $165. costs a bit more now

https://www.rockvilleaudio.com/rock-shaker-12-wood/

single, mono, facing sideways in front of the bookcases, just adds enough low end that nothing seems lacking, i.e. the office system doesn’t sound small.. Unaware unless you turn it off.

3. My Vintage Tandberg 2080 SS receiver died, so I bought a very low priced 2 channel receiver to play either or both pairs of speakers in my Garage/Shop system, with remote volume. Insignia Receiver NS-R2001 (Best Buy’s brand), playing all legacy stuff thru it: 8 track, dual cassette; compact programmable Technics SL-J33 TT; it’s tuner for my one FM Jazz station, and CD player. Sound quality just fine to play over saw/drill/sand/curse noises.

4. got my McIntosh mx110z Tube Tuner/Preamp back from Audio Classics. I sleep better knowing it has new gold plated RCA jacks throughout (the old ones corrode). They were a problem, inadvertently causing balance issues by themselves. Other repairs, lights are brighter, I suppose I can kid myself that I can hear the difference of the resistors they replaced because a few of the original ones were good but ’out of specs’. It sounded great, still sounds great!

New speaker cables at the same time, new L-Pads in the speakers, new interconnects with locking connectors, too many changes to pin-point, but definitely the best sound ever.

5. Oh yeah, added a power gizmo, Furman P-1800 PF R to the main system

6. I am using my friends NOS Goldring Eroica LX Cartridge in my TT’s rear arm (removable headshell). He found it in a drawer, a few years old, never used. It sounds very good. Just happens one of the 4 optional loads in my FRT-4 SUT is very well mated to it.

sorry, the Luxman SQ-N150 is only 10 wpc. what the hell kind of model number is that anyway?

bkeske

I couldn't find my LP copy of Joni Mitchell's Blue, so bought a new sealed one on discogs. 50 years old, still awesome. 

well, I might, if it proves too much for an old mind, preconditioned by amps with hints

my McIntosh 2250 meant 2 x 250
Tandberg 2080 meant 2 x 80
Carver 400t meant 2 x 200 (was t for total?)

I’ll admit, Fisher 80z mono amps, or 500c receiver, or 800c receiver, huh?

Cayin A88T ?
mx110z, what the bejesus kind of # is that? the only reason I remember it is because it sounds so good I dream about it.

hilde45

how is the 11.1 HT System??????

pantera2

did you get the amp for the sub?

all right everyone, you get the drift

What Happened? Good, Great, Crap, ....

keysrawk

too busy listening to all that new stuff to tell us about it?

are there two hilde45?

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hilde452,270 posts03-25-2021 12:28pmDoing an 11.1 home theater setup with some MBL speakers. Guy on Craigslist will drop off between 9-11 am tomorrow.

It was funny, now that I get it.

Oh yeah, I found a recommended center speaker for a member here, hmmm, fits here ....so I found a used, with two matching surround speakers

Klipsch R-34c Center, installed/balanced it yesterday, very nice

Klipsch R-41m small surround rear, replaced my similar sized Paradigm's which will now move to my shop.

I gotta slow down.

My Birthday is coming, several people ask what I want, I'm ready to let them pay for music I send them a link, and they reimburse me.

I pre-ordered Larkin Poe soon to be released Live LP

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#search/larkin/FMfcgzGkZZjgZtzCmvPXXqMJKwLxBrpk

I got a modern FADO CD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado_em_Mim

I then ordered traditional FADO LP

FADOS ~ LES PLUS BEAUX ~ PORTUGAL ~ IMPORT LP

I ordered 2 other LP's, same seller

Classic Flamenco LP
FLAMENCO REVOLUTION ~ LYRICHORD LP ~ ESTRELLA MORENA

LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG & HER ORCHESTRA ~ RIVERSIDE ORIG 1961 ~ MONO IN SHRINK LP

millerc

I’ll be interested to hear your experiences with Raven.

You know their internal crossover to go out to self powered subs intrigues me, will you be using that feature?

I know you have real swarm type multiple subs, so it may not be part of your plans.

I tried my best with the Oppo BDP-105, but, nice as it is, I could neither hear or see superiority, so I am selling it. I feel I wasted a lot of time and money on it. Gave me more confidence with my existing Sony pieces it couldn't beat: music player and video player.