Ron’s New System

[Zero000]

Thank you, but mixing video with the audio is anathema to me. In the next room over we have a small dedicated home theater room with mercifully simple components.

For some reason watching videos of music concerts does nothing for me.

I find it gets the closest to going to live gigs than anything else.

Granted, it's not very "audiophile", but I can live with that.

I think it's one of those things that once you explore it in the real world, you just can't step back on.

My bet is you do it, it is just a question of how many years it takes you.

Smiles.

 

[Ron Resnick]

My bet is you do it, it is just a question of how many years it takes you.

I will take that bet!

 

[sbnx]

Hello Ron, i have been trying to follow this thread as best I can. The search for optimum listneing position and speaker postion can be a trying process (to say the least). I posted a pic of the result of moving my chair. This was with the Vivid Spirits. You can see there was a "breakover" point that occured at 8" back from where I started that resulted in a much smoother response and it got a little better at 12" back and then another jump at 16" back. I assume you are using the Ipad app and playing pink noise to see what is happening. Does the app let you adjust the frequency range to say 20 to 200 Hz?

Have you looked at the graph (60Hz peak) with just the left speaker and then just the right to see if it is symmetric or is it being caused by just one of the speakers? Sometimes this can be insightful in figuring out which way to move to fix the peak.

If moving the chair doesn't fix the 60Hz Boom then you might consider moving the bass tower just a little bit (an inch or so) just to see if it moves the 60Hz peak at all. I think it will.

Not sure any this helps you but worth a shot.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Very interesting! Thank you for posting the chart!

 

[Zero000]

I will take that bet!

0.001 Bitcoin in 10 years accepted.

Well, maybe not without concrete proof, but you get the idea.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Tube Swapping Friday!

Tonight Stevie Nicks Bella Donna is helping me compare in the input stage of the VTLs fancy Telefunken ECC801S versus very fancy Mullard 6060 (black plate, Mitcham factory).

 

[Ron Resnick]

Saturday Tweak Time!

Time to dust off the vintage Shakti Stones!

 

[Ron Resnick]

Oh my, what is this I found amidst the rubble?

 

[Ron Resnick]

 

[Scott Naylor]

Mr. Resnick, do they help the 60 hz bump?

 

[Ron Resnick]

I am sure they don't.

 

[MRJAZZ]

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Do to the size ( height) of your amps, you may need to try 2 Shakti stones per mono block. If there's enough room try placing one underneath the mono block....

 

[Ron Resnick]

What sonic effect(s) do you hear Shakti Stones having in your system?

 

[MRJAZZ]

What sonic effect(s) do you hear Shakti Stones having in your system?

Generally, a slightly darker background, with a more relaxed sense of reproduction... A less " hyper " presentation.... , somewhat more subdued perhaps...but not at the expense of transparency or timing... PRAT.
YMMV....some sense no change.
Maybe it's just Confirmation Bias....if so , I am confirmed...
Cheers....

 

[crosswind]

Hi Ron,

Anette is out with her third album now. Presale here on her own label.

PRESALE: With Every Cell (Vinyl) Signed

With Every Cell is Askviks third studio album. Double 180 gram, 45 rpm, Gate folded. Pressed at Pallas with audiophile sound quality. Buy two and get 20 EUR off with the discount code: 20off

bird-records.myshopify.com

I have not heard it, nor have I any clue if it includes any analogue element during production this time.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

ordered. thanks for the tip.

 

[KeithR]

Hi Ron,

Anette is out with her third album now. Presale here on her own label.

PRESALE: With Every Cell (Vinyl) Signed

With Every Cell is Askviks third studio album. Double 180 gram, 45 rpm, Gate folded. Pressed at Pallas with audiophile sound quality. Buy two and get 20 EUR off with the discount code: 20off

bird-records.myshopify.com

I have not heard it, nor have I any clue if it includes any analogue element during production this time.

Serious question - does anyone listen to any track other than Liberty?

this sorta reminds me of Rebecca Pidgeon.

 

[cal3713]

Serious question - does anyone listen to any track other than Liberty?

this sorta reminds me of Rebecca Pidgeon.

apparently

 

[Ron Resnick]

Bruce Springsteen "Meeting Across the River"

 

[BjörnÖsten]

Nothing quite like listen to "the Boss" in a great space!

Enjoy Ron