tomic601

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Listening Height Adjustment -- Is This Why Two People Don't Hear the Same?
Surprised nobody has mentioned Jim Smith book......that and good setup instructions from manufacturers plus laser tools and a willingness to experiment/listen = joy 
blue jeans cable?
Solid quality gear at very fair prices and leadtimemy vintage system mostly wired with Bluejeans 
Hard to sell my Klipsch Heritage Speakers for a possible Harbeth upgrade.
so keep them....i have a pair of Cornwalls w Crites tweeters and better crossovers, some damping on the mid and Hf horn throats....they are great garage rockers.... 
Listening Height Adjustment -- Is This Why Two People Don't Hear the Same?
and yes when Michael visited recently to listen to my Treo CT with his Line Magnetic amp, first thing I did was measure his ear height.... 
Listening Height Adjustment -- Is This Why Two People Don't Hear the Same?
IMO great designers include measurement of ear height in the setup instructions....I use a Leica Distoreference Vandersteen setup for the proper tilt based on distance to tweeter and ear height..i setup quite a few other systems besides Vanderstee... 
Atma Sphere deserves praise
 looks like the dealer link on the website is not working...FYI Ralph 
Atma Sphere deserves praise
@gdnrbob i have them in mind for a pair of ancient Quad ESL i will be rebuilding.....part of my learning journeybut if i ever replace my ARC preamp in my reference system I will be sure to give Ralph a shot  
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passes away
true geniusheaven must be rolling in the blues today, blues with eternal soul.... 
Atma Sphere deserves praise
a class act that is the real deali see the OTL kit amps in my future for sure 
Vandersteen Treo CT
Well in the ensuing weeks and months Tim, Mike and Richard Vandersteen have all been over for a glass and or dinner and. long listening session......big fun...biggest suprise is the 22 wpc Line Magnetic is up to the task !!!!!! sweet midrange also... 
Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma
@montaldo contact made, will most likely send them....kid and dog frying voltages floating around.......ha.... 
SOS: Andy Bowman - Vintage Tube Services
love Andyno BSbought a slug of stuff from him 2 months ago 
Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs
i am rebuilding a set of Quad esl 63 and will probably try a Rythmic sub along w a Vandersteen 3@noble100 not running you off, new thread seems to be thriving.... 
Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years.
vandersteen, Magnepan, Sonus Faber for sure.... 
Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe
i think Charlies reputation as as engineers engineer and music lover is unassailable..especially by the mouthy peanut gallery