Thanks Bodhi! It all seems surreal that I'll soon have them in my room. I am speechless and so grateful to Greg and Steve for the time and attention to detail they put into every aspect of this effort. I tried to upload pics of everything in the shipping cube but the image files are too large...
Absolutely! I will post pictures and probably a video as well.
I'm sure you're floating on cloud nine right now John! Btw thanks for your input which culminated in Greg developing the new ss supports & revised x-over location that has evidently taken the GTA3r's to the next level. No doubt those developments will inform Greg's roadmap to develop the new Reference 3-way panels. Looking forward to your update once these beasts are uncrated and setup in your room!
Yes, a kid in a candy store!!!
Thanks Bodhi. Yes, the heater in the cube worked well. Kept the temp in the 40's.
Bohdi, yes I finally have the speakers and subs setup and on the Stillpoints. As soon as I have the room back in order I will be posting pictures and a link to a video. My daughter is coming over this weekend and will be helping with the video. I should be able to post the pictures before that.John, now that you've got your GTA3r's + SI600 servo subs setup, would love to get an update on how they're sounding & maybe a pic or three
Bodhi, whoa! Glad to learn there was no permanent damage incurred.
Looking forward to a video update once you've logged some more hours & got your setup dialed in .
Bodhi, no worries. Family commitments will always take precedence and remind us of what's really important and profer a greater appreciation for our hobby. On that note, since I last wrote on this thread I had my own interruption to deal with. I had to contract for home electrical system updates that include a new panel, wire and outlet replacement, and proper home ground system. These updates were necessitated by a fireball shooting from the duplex into which my right channel subwoofer amp was plugged. As luck would have it, I was downstairs on the elliptical when it happened. Freaked me out and I hope I can erase the image of that fire coming out of the wall!Sorry about the late reply John. I've had a crazy week with family commitments. Lol, I remember lino - we had that in the kitchen in the house where I grew up. That's ok, it's all about the audio system. Apropos that, nice job with your initial setup. The updated GTA3r speakers look terrific! How does the automotive finish look in person? I've got to say I like the concept of the Sound Insight servo subs, with front and rear-firing drivers. I know the Genesis Primes have opposing rear-firing woofers on the bass towers, so there must be something in that.
Interesting that your Vitus cdp is now rivalling your vinyl setup in some areas. Do you have the SCD-025Mk2? That is an awesome single box cdp. Given a sufficiently resolving system, the Vitus has an analogue-like sound which can mix it with decent vinyl rigs. Though i'd say the APL Hifi DTR-MR/DSD-MR transport/dac is even more resolving, dimensional and analogue-like, but is a lot more doh.
You've certainly doubled down on SP Apertures! Though Steve gave me a heads up that system does need carefiul attention to room acoustics. But once dialed in, the system is capable of amazing sound as you know. My plan is to have SMT or ASC do a custom design for my room with the GTAW speakers in situ. Not cheap, but they're the experts.
Yes, tt speed controller/psu's spew out a lot of emi/rfi. My friend had the speed controller for his Transrotor Tourbillon sitting next to his tt on the top shelf. I advised him to move it to the bottom shelf of his rack, or as far away as possible. When he tried that, I got a text back from him saying "Breathtaking increase in air and lowering of noise floor. Good tip".
Btw, good choice using a space heater. I've found they maintain a consistent temperature better than split system a/c units. Though if your space heater ever breaks down, you can always upgrade to a pair of Pass Labs Class A mono's. Great room heaters!
On the plus side, after all the inside and outside work was done there was no component damage to the system and the improvement to its overall sonic character was immediately evident upon first listen. Better articulation across the board, more drive, improved separation of the image from the speakers. I'm now in safe, code-compliant home audio heaven! Steve's bent my ear on several occasions and I admit they sounded great in his system. If I were to switch I'd have to A/B in my room against the Symphony. It's no slouch, IMHO. But glad to see you've taken the opportunity to replace the panel, wiring & crispy crittered wpo. Did you replace it with an audiophile wpo (eg: Furutech)? In any case, your tradie's done a good job by the looks of it with commensurate sonic benefits.
