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bombaywalla
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#1 erstellt: 09. Jul 2010, 13:30 | |
Hi All, I drove over to Washington DC to visit a few friends over the 4th of July weekend. The main idea was to hang out w/ my friends but I managed to sneak in some audio listening as well. Posted are the pix of the 2 systems I heard. Both systems sounded very good & the hospitality was simply great. The above system: B&W 802D, Symphonic Line Kraft 250 class-A power amp, Symphonic Line RG3 Mk4 preamp with Turbo power supply (sitting on wooden blocks), Symphonic Line Die Erleuchtung tube preamp w/ outboard power supply, Esoteric X05 CDP, cables by Stealth Audio Stealth, Groneberg TS Premium, Acrolink, Acoustic Zen. We were trying out both the solid-state RG3 pre & the tube pre hence one of the preamps had to be raised on wooden blocks. The TV is a Pioneer Elite Kuro 60" plasma. Fantastic picture. The above system: Avalon Orisis 5-way speaker w/ outboard x-over, Symphonic Line Kraft 250 power amp (cloth over the face-plate to protect the beautiful chrome finish), SMc Audio VRE-1 preamp, Acustic Arts top-loader CDP, Acustic Arts 32-bit tube DAC, all cables by Stealth Audio - Sakra interconnects & I forgot the model of the speaker cable. The video/HT equipment is inter-twinned with the 2-ch gear hence the xtra tall rack. Since the room is rather large, the TV can be raised that high w/o giving the viewer a crick in the neck. |
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bhagwan69
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#2 erstellt: 09. Jul 2010, 20:07 | |
nice; good exposure... both the set ups had the same amplifiers ? i am keen to learn about the DAC... how did it sound ? did you compare the acoustic arts with any other ? |
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bombaywalla
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#3 erstellt: 09. Jul 2010, 20:24 | |
Yes, both setups use the same power amp - the one with the chrome faceplate is of older vintage. Can't tell you much about the DAC as a unit onto itself 'cuz I heard it in the whole system. It's hard to tease out the sound of the DAC w.r.t. the whole system. No comparisons were made - I/we listened to the system as you see in the posted pix. From reading the forums, Acustic Arts seems to have a very good reputation amongst the user community. |
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bhagwan69
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#4 erstellt: 10. Jul 2010, 02:49 | |
Thanks 'bombaywalla' ! However, I was keen to know about the sonic attributes of the Acoustic Arts DAC's The reason I asked was because I was keen to buy it a while back. It seems to have some really innovative inventions or implementations [better choice of word] in it. I have heard the older version a few years back & was keen to know how the new one is. I will hear it soon - next month - I hope... I am sure that Avalon must have been a 'big' & 'impressive' sound. That model I have never auditioned, the newer incernations - Isis & Time - I have heard. I have high regard for AA speakers. Rolf's amplifier too is a master piece. It was [maybe still is] one of the top 5 solid state amplifiers in the world; Before I got G.A.D. the Kraft was on my 'radar' ! This is something you should keep doing - you live in a country that is full for high end & there are so many set ups you can go and listen to. We in India are so 'restrained' with the number of 'quality' set ups we get a chance to listen to. I am not sure if India has 50 mid fi to hi fi set ups [all put together].... Besides, there are so many audio shows that keep happening once every 2 to 3 months all over the states... Lucky you !! All the Best ! Keep traveling & keep listening... [I am happy for you] |
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abhi.pani
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#5 erstellt: 13. Jul 2010, 05:39 | |
Hi Bombaywalla, I am sure you do not want to just tease . Please do post your findings and experience with the two setups. They should be sounding be different. Especially, how did the preamp (tube vs SS) comparison go ? |
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bombaywalla
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#6 erstellt: 14. Jul 2010, 12:52 | |
correct, I was not intending to tease (altho' it looks like that!! ). Prefer to not say much. Tube pre vs. ss. pre: I personally could not make out too much of a difference (the owner could tell immediately as he has lived w/ both for a long time). One thing I did hear was that the vibes sounded much more organic thru the tube pre. I could hear the woodiness of hammer striking the metal vibes & pinging effect of such a strike. The tube pre has some 14 6922 tubes!! so, it could be trying on the pocketbook during replacement time....OTOH, it's a tube rollers dream!! |
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abhi.pani
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#7 erstellt: 15. Jul 2010, 09:47 | |
Thanks for the info. It was short but informative. |
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Arj
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#8 erstellt: 15. Jul 2010, 11:36 | |
i would put it the other way around..informative, but short |
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