Ron’s New System

[cjfrbw]

I like that he is generous enough to keep the professionals employed, yet never sails their ships for long.

 

[Holmz]

The observation I would make having read much of this thread and based on what Ron has written to me, he likes to gather the opinions of various experts, and then based on his own thoughts pick and choose from the advice he gets. He did this with his acoustician and DDK regarding room treatment and construction, and with his electrician and DDK regarding power delivery. It is also demonstrated by his practice of mixing and matching and choosing different electronic components.

I think Ron is the chef at his Audio café, choosing his own ingredients, and presenting a menu. It’s a very individual hobby and I understand his approach. It is somewhat unusual, but certainly not unique.

I like to cook, and often do fusion dishes and approaches.
It takes some chin scratching to work out things and sometimes the ideas never really work. Like one I have been trying to do with salmon for ~30+ years.
Other times, it just works like it was an epiphany straight out of the gate.

Other times it is easier to just to make a sammich.
And other times, I have the Haus-Boss give a theme or ingredient, and go from there.

The speaker and room sort of go together though.
And once one decides on that, then the amplifier choice sort of narrows down.

Certainly for a hobby one can do what they want, and the process may be as much of a goal as the outcome.
And it is easier to pull apart a system, than pulling apart a casserole.

 

[bonzo75]

I like they way Ron chooses his equipment. He buys it, brings it into his listening room, has it set up by professionals and thereafter decides if he wants to keep it. Everyone should be so diligent !

So Gryphon, Clarisys, and the amps were set up by professionals, and professionals recommended the amp speaker match? They recommended the 47 ft RCA via the woofer?

 

[Johan K]

So Gryphon, Clarisys, and the amps were set up by professionals, and professionals recommended the match? They recommended the 47 ft RCA via the woofer?

I feeeel your irony all the way to Sweden… LOL.… !

 

[Lagonda]

So Gryphon, Clarisys, and the amps were set up by professionals, and professionals recommended the amp speaker match? They recommended the 47 ft RCA via the woofer?

Ron has made some placement choices that necessitate long cables, going through the woofer tower when not using them seems like a snafu. He did have the cartridge specialist help with placement, as have other industrie people like that Rune guy from Denmark.

 

[Holmz]

Ron has made some placement choices that necessitate long cables, going through the woofer tower when not using them seems like a snafu. He did have the cartridge specialist help with placement, as have other industrie people like that Rune guy from Denmark.

Sounds like a phrase out of the hooked on phontics book.

 

[bonzo75]

He did have the cartridge specialist help with placement

On cartridge yes, the first Graham plus Zyx and Reed 5T with Grado set up by industry pros did not work, the second with Reed 5T and Opus did. Audioquattr already has that combo set up by himself. We don’t have evidence video or otherwise to confirm it is better sounding than or as good as many of the Opus’ set up by non industry people.

The cartridge specialist helped with the placement of the Gryphon right which Ron gave up on

 

[Lagonda]

Sounds like a phrase out of the hooked on phontics book.

Definitely hooked on phononics, i am a big turntable fan !