What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.

2 NOS 1960’s Brimar 12au7’s arriving tomorrow for use in the Hagerman Trumpet. Arriving tomorrow.

I ordered an ADD Powr Wizard. I have high expectations.

Acoustic Zen Absolute 75 Ohm digital cable... expecting it to arrive Monday. 

Schiit Bifrost 2 and Vali 2, both are backordered.

Morrow Audio speaker cables and one set of interconnects. Should be here Monday.

I am a passive pre-amp guy. I recently purchased a Luminous Audio Technology Axiom II w/ Walker Mods. I am modifying it up on them though. I have requested vintage western electric wire with Allen-Bradley resistors. I have a regular Axiom II with Caddock resistors and an extra output for 2 amps. I found passive is better than active. It is what works for me. I sold all active pre-amps within 3 weeks after going passive. One pre-amp I said would never go out the door.... Don't have it anymore. I don't always use 2 amps. The new pre-amp is, I hope, a good match for my old VTL300 Deluxe tube mono blocks. $$ are watched when buying....really watched. No real bargain....no real buy. I started this hobby 47 years ago and it has grown over time as I have. I have received a few digital cables lately to try out and hope it is for the better improvement. I sent back a DAC with a digital pre-amp....total crap. Old AA DDE and DTI blew it out of the water as soon as I changed back. It was not a cheap DAC. I was always a little skeptical of cable but have made major (to me) improvements lately that are significantly noticeable. Used is good if it was well taken care of usually. The VTLs feed my Maggie 3.7s. AND, I am quite happy. Drastic change does not have to cost you a mortgage. Going on my 3rd Axiom...must say something. I may be 67 but my ears are only 35. ;)

And the biggest upgrade I made was last week when I had dedicated lines run to my equipment. 1 for each amp and 1 for the digital. Huge improvement.

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!

Just ordered a Toolshed 300b amp......

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.

Expecting my Eddie Current Studio 8 headphone amp this week; just ordered a Holo May DAC and a Roon Nucleus streamer....

Symposium Svelte shelf speaker set...

Symposium Svelte Plus shelves and footers have made an enormous  difference in my system.

NOTHING

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?

If it bothers you, send it to me.
:)

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.

I was asked to be a Beta tester for the new LTA Ultralinear amp. It is in transit now and I have the weekend after this cleared to A-B with the latest original version. Should be fun!

hilde45

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

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. 

keysrawk

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

pantera2

did you get the amp for the sub?

all right everyone, you get the drift

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

@elliottbnewcombjr  I wasn't getting an 11.1 HT system! I think you've confused me with someone else.

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.

@elliottbnewcombjr  AHA! that was made in jest. I said,

Doing an 11.1 home theater setup with some MBL speakers. Guy on Craigslist will drop off between 9-11 am tomorrow.

The notion of an 11.1 home theater system with MBL speakers was the joke and the "guy on craigslist" was the topper.

Joke didn't land. My bad!

It was funny, now that I get it.

Having. a Toolshed Amps.  Transcendence  DHT  300b built.....

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

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.

Townshend F-1 Speaker cable.

ozzy

Already got it. 
Darwin speaker cables.
Waited far too long to get them.

All the best,
Nonoise

audio note 4.1x dac ... excited to hear it...

Raven Blackhawk. Sitting at FedEx at the moment. But no way to pick it up until tomorrow. https://youtu.be/PDJ_Mz8ftqI?t=20

I would be like a kid on Christmas Eve. Will you be able to sleep tonight?

I ordered a quad of Sovtek 2a3's on Friday they already got here Monday excellent service from Tube Depot.

A few weeks ago received a Taket Batpro 2 supertweeter. Should be receiving a Mojo Audio AES digital cable this Thursday

I would be like a kid on Christmas Eve. Will you be able to sleep tonight?

Like a baby: squirm and fuss, pass out, sort of half wake up during the diaper change....

Just received my new Soundsmith MIMC Star yesterday. Quite pleased thus far, and seems a nice match with my Hagerman Trumpet MC.

Now the Zephyr MKIII is a back-up. 

@oddiofyl my buddy has a custom Toolshed amp running Cornwalls, great sound for his flyrod building workshop…er man cave, whatever….

Nice !!!   What model?   Anyone who wants to check out some beautiful amps and preamps should check out Matt's  Toolshed Audio Instagram and Facebook pages ....   works of art.   

Schiit Freya Plus and Straightwire USB and 4 JJ vacuum tubes and Bifrost 2. They have shipped and will be here on Friday July 30. After a long wait......

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.