Show and tell your 2 channel

[NMyTree]

I just talked with Tosh from Divergent Technologies, who by the way seems like a really great guy.

And I can order from him.

Now, I'm going to desperately find someone who has the player, so I can audition.

But you know, I've heard so many great things about this player....that I may just order it anyway.

I will take some time to think it over and search for an audition, though.

I'll be heading up to the New York/ New Jersey area in about a month or so. If I can wait that long, maybe I can find someone who has it and would be willing to let a strange(r) tree into their home, to listen to their Copland :rofl: :B



Thank you Dave!

You too.......Bam! 8)

[Bam!]

All I can say about my precious COPLAND is if I had to choose thwe wife or the player.......hands down.........

THE PLAYER! :rofl:

Matching it with speakers and electronics was quite fruitful too!

edit It`s David....not Dave...! :lol: (he`s a little finicky!)

:W David! :

[NMyTree]

:B

Keep it up, you're selling me on the Copland :B

Especially, if the wife would leave over it :a> :frypan:

[David Meek]

edit It`s David....not Dave...! :lol: (he`s a little finicky!)

:W David! :

Finicky? ME? :B Actually I do prefer David, especially since we have another regular here that goes by Dave. But hey, it's not a big deal. I'll generally answer to anything - as long as it's not sh**head or something. :alol:

Good luck on the Copland!

PS. How'd you do with the 'canes? No problems I hope.

[Bam!]

:B

Keep it up, you're selling me on the Copland :B

Especially, if the wife would leave over it :a> :frypan:

Dude! You`re added to my buddy list! :lol:

Dave....I mean David! You`re already on it so don`t get jealous! : :lol:

[Bam!]

NMYTREE!

I thought you`d like this.....

An full blown review on Copland CDA 822

[David Meek]

Bammer, check your link. I'm getting an error. :

[Bam!]

Bammer, check your link. I'm getting an error. :

I did....It`s workin`! :

[David Meek]

Okay, it's working now.

Hmmm, I wonder if the reviewer liked the unit? If I were a designer, I'd think that reviews like that could go straight to your head. :B

[Bam!]

Okay, it's working now.

Hmmm, I wonder if the reviewer liked the unit? If were a designer, I'd think that reviews like that could go straight to your head. :B

David......it's true......but it's quite an extensive review :B For sure with reviewers you have to take some and leave some!

But this time.....I agree! :W :lol:

[NMyTree]

Thanks Bam!

But I read that review ...about a month ago :B

While reviews can be useful, I prefer to read or hear the experiences of people like us; customers, owners of the component.

I never fully trust those reviewers...from magazines.......or certain Audio/Video websites.

[Bam!]

Thanks Bam!

But I read that review ...about a month ago :B

While reviews can be useful, I prefer to read or hear the experiences of people like us; customers, owners of the component.

I never fully trust those reviewers...from magazines.......or certain Audio/Video websites.

I agree!

Except when you know the reviewer and his likes and dislikes...

I have 2 buddies that write in a magasine.....I know how they think so I can completly depict the review from what they wrote and what they are saying :lol:

[Bill Blank]

My 2-ch rig is much more modest than what you lot have listed, I call it my BritKit:

NAD C340 Integrated Amp
Cambridge Audio D300 CD Player
B&W DM601s2 Loudspeakers

I've built my other system with music as a first priority:

Rotel RSP-1066 Pre/Pro
Rotel RMB-1075 Power Amp
Arcam CD73T CD Player
Paradigm Reference Studio 100v3

Nice systems guys!

Bill

[Bam!]

Hey Bill!

Nice! :T

Thanks for contributing!

Any pics ?



Any upgrades for near future ?
What more would like out of your system sound wise ?

[Bill Blank]

Bam!

I do most of my listening on the music/HT system with the MCH Rotels, the Arcam and the Paradigms.

If budget and wife would allow I'd have a pair of B&W Signature 800's, a pair of Class A monoblocks, a nice 2-ch preamp, Arcam's FMJ CD192, and a nice turntable for the day I inherit the 1000's of LPs and 45's my dad has.

Bill

[Bam!]

Bam!

I do most of my listening on the music/HT system with the MCH Rotels, the Arcam and the Paradigms.

If budget and wife would allow I'd have a pair of B&W Signature 800's, a pair of Class A monoblocks, a nice 2-ch preamp, Arcam's FMJ CD192, and a nice turntable for the day I inherit the 1000's of LPs and 45's my dad has.

Bill

Well that sounds resonable... :lol:

:T

[Bam!]

Hey guys!

Is this an audio rack or what!



It is fully shock absorbant too! 8)

Comes out to about 1000.00$ Canadian buck a rooneys!

[Paul H]

What kind of equipment is that?

Paul

[Jeff Aguilar]

I have been waiting to post a reply to thread until I got my last piece of equipment in. I just received my Pre-Amp. I only had to wait 2 1/2 months before it got hear! I am loving it. This is a very affordable tube based system.

Cayin TA-30 (35 watt tube amplifier)
Tube Audio Design TAD-150 Pre-Amp
ShengYa CD-S10 Tube Cd Player
Martin Logan Aerius i's

Here are some pictures...

Cayin TA-30

Image not available

Tube Audio Design TAD-150

Image not available

I did not take a picture with the cover on the Pre-Amp last night.

ShengYa CD-S10 Tube Cd Player

Image not available

Cool tube glow and blue lights of my audio system.

https://home.comcast.net/~jeffaguilar/images/TAD8.jpg

Jeff Aguilar

[Bam!]

Jeff awesome!

Thanks for join`in on this thread!

beautiful buddy!

Gimme some reviews on that cd player...I`ve been reading a lot of comments about it....

:T

[Bam!]

What kind of equipment is that?

Paul

Hey Paul the cd player looks like a Proceed......but anyways this is the rack of one of my buddies.....A mega TRUE audiophile...extremely passionate guy...he rocks!

I`ll give you shpeal on it in not too long!

[Jeff Aguilar]

Bam,

The Cd player does not color the sound to my ears. When listening to Norah Jones, it is much easier to listen too. There was a big difference when I originally added the tube amp. The voices seemed much smoother. With the addition of the cd player, her voice, especially seemed easier on my ears. Not as digital, or synthesised. The bass also really changed. It is much lower and precise.

I was using a Denon 1600 as my CDP. It sounded really good but the ShengYa is in a different league when it comes to cd playback.

Is this the information that you were seeking?

Jeff Aguilar

[Burke Strickland]

Is this an audio rack or what!

It could easily be mistaken for a "what". :>) An imposing piece of furniture, to say the least -- sort of a modern sculpture that happens to be functional.

Burke

[Bam!]

Bam,

The Cd player does not color the sound to my ears. When listening to Norah Jones, it is much easier to listen too. There was a big difference when I originally added the tube amp. The voices seemed much smoother. With the addition of the cd player, her voice, especially seemed easier on my ears. Not as digital, or synthesised. The bass also really changed. It is much lower and precise.

I was using a Denon 1600 as my CDP. It sounded really good but the ShengYa is in a different league when it comes to cd playback.

Is this the information that you were seeking?

Jeff Aguilar

Jeff! Yup pretty much! I responed over at HtTalk also! ...

[Bam!]

It could easily be mistaken for a "what". :>) An imposing piece of furniture, to say the least -- sort of a modern sculpture that happens to be functional.

Burke

:lol: :T

[Jeff Aguilar]

Bam,

There is a pretty good thread over at HTT about the cd player. Check it out.

Jeff

[NMyTree]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that ShengYa CD-S10 Tube Cd Player, the exact same player, that they sell in Europe and the USA....but they call it the Vincent CD S6?

[Jeff Aguilar]

I believe that is correct. I read on a few forums that the ShengYa is the same company that makes the Vincent players.

Jeff Aguilar

[robertwb70]

OK I'll jump in here too,now where to start...

speakers-adire kosalas(slightly modified)
sub-4 PE/dayton 15s in a manifold IB
main amp-ODL HT2 (odyssey stratos copy)
sub amp-aragon 2004 (was an adcom 555II-currently in need of repair)
CD trans-nakamichi CDP2 -7 disc changer
DAC-scott nixon non OS standard w/black gate caps
preamp-creek OBH-12 passive
X-over-paradigm X30
adcom ACE 515 power conditioner(Mike VansEvers laughed pretty hard when I told him I had this...makes me wonder about it)

also a rarely used technics SL1200 and bottlehead seduction phono pre

DIY rack,stands,room lenses and most cables

[purplepeople]

Oh yeah... (puffs out chest). Actually, my HT is composed of a pair of 2-channel systems and it isn't quite as 'phile as some of the others already posted in this thread. But, it's not embarassing either.

Sony DVP-NC650 CD/DVD/SACD 5-disc changer (6-ch analog out)
Teac 2A 6-ch/4-buss mixer
Yorkville YSM1p active monitors for fronts
Marantz 1530 receiver into...
Tannoy Proto-J studio monitors for rears
Yamaha NS-W2 active sub

I've run a patch into so many places on the mixer that depending on how I cue the channels and set the sliders, I can have 4.1 surround (phantom center), 2.0 stereo, 2.1 stereo, F/R stereo with fader, cross-mixed stereo, FM from the receiver into the mains, mono for PA, etc. In fact, I've used it as the sound system for the company picnic.

The SACD player is not what I would call great, but the system is resolved enough to tell me the difference between DSD and PCM. I have to do it in the middle of the night after the bars close, before the stockbrokers start waking up, and without the fridge compressor or the computer fan running, but I can attest to it. SACD just has a smoothness throughout the whole range, like the difference between Olympic gold or a silver medal.

The weak link is the sub... which doesn't go low enough and is muddy enough that I don't bother with it unless I want to feel the dinosaurs roaming the earth.

Fantasy upgrades?

1) Mackie 824 monitors for mains, relegating the Yorkvilles for surround and moving the Tannoys into dual centers.
2) Pair of Copland YBA Pre5's so I can get remote volume control and still get all speakers into mono/stereo party mode.
3) Ultra-smooth source (that will be fun shopping)
4) M&K sub
5) PMC actives to relegate the Mackies into center duty with Tannoys moved into center surround.

I'm curious, why aren't there more people with studio monitors? I find them to be huge bang for buck. Not only do the speakers sound great, but you also get a decent pair of amps and active cross-overs.

ensen.

[Bam!]

Hey duders!

I listened to this Monday night....





Listened to this on Pro Ac 2.5's

Transport Was an Arcam cd 73t into a MF DAC

Pre AMp....Rogue.....

Stunning os the word to give this.!

[Bam!]

Me no comprendez me amigos!

Pair of Copland YBA Pre5's so I can get remote volume control and still get all speakers into mono/stereo party mode.

Copland.....YBA....2 different companies.... I'd like to hear more about this....as my YBA doesn't have a remote control either.... :cry:

[JonMarsh]

Ah, M-150 Monoblocks. I love the smell of hot KT-88's in the morning...

oops, wrong movie! :B



Seriously, these are a very nice value in tube amplifiers, especially monoblock tube amps, at just under $4K for a pair. The only drawback compared with a "high end" solid state amp of the same power is that they won't be quite as graceful with lower impedance loads, and the power won't go up much going from 8 ohms to 4 ohms.

For a lot of folks, though, the high value ticket would probably be the Stereo 90 amplifier, which get's you within 2 dB of the same power, at half the cost. Most of their ampsa are switchable between triode mode and pentode ultralinear mode; they all use cathode biasing (easy to swap different tube types; no manual re-biasing) with mu follower drivers, so linearity is above average, but they run a little hotter than average, also.

~Jon

[Cowanrg]

i guess i can add my system. its a dual purpose system, but geared more towards 2-channel anyways.

speakers: magnepan 1.6QR
amps: rotel rb-1070's (one for each speaker)
speaker cables: audioquest pike's peak (bi-amped)
interconnects: audioquest jaguar
subwoofers: dual velodyne hgs-15x (yummy)
sub cable: synergistic research resolution reference X2
transport: sonic frontiers SFT-1
digital cable: MIT digital reference
pre-amp: yamaha rx-v1300 (weakest link, upgrading soon)

its a nice little setup. with enough power, the dynamics on the maggies REALLY wake up. plus, the velodynes really add that bottom end punch that complete the system. of course an upgrade is in order for the pre-amp, but i havent decided which one yet.

you can see some really grainy and crappy pictures on my site:

http://www.cowanrg.mesanetworks.net/

[purplepeople]

Me no comprendez me amigos!




Copland.....YBA....2 different companies.... I'd like to hear more about this....as my YBA doesn't have a remote control either.... :cry:

Oops... late nights ensure more stupidity. I meant Audio Refinement. After reading the thread completely I must have had Copland on automatic repeat.

ensen.

[Bam!]

Oops... late nights ensure more stupidity. I meant Audio Refinement. After reading the thread completely I must have had Copland on automatic repeat.

ensen.

:lol: Copland is some great stuff! :T :lol:

[SpOoNmAn]

Good grief. Its humbling coming in here, thinking I had good gear then seeing these lists. You people are nuts, I love you all :rofl:

[jimmyp58]

Some of this stuff makes my Bryston gear look silly!

;x(

[SpOoNmAn]

Some of this stuff makes my Bryston gear look silly!

;x(

if yours looks silly....

Im not coming back in this thread, im depressed :cry:

:lol:

[jimmyp58]

As sexy as your Parasound gear is Aaron, it takes a backseat, IMO, to that Rogue amp. Now THAT is sexy! :brunette: :blonde:

Jim

[SpOoNmAn]

Jimbo, I dont want to talk about it :cry:

[jimmyp58]

Tell me about it...3 pieces of Bryston gear and a tank in the Grande 5 and I have my tail between my legs... :banghead:

[Bam!]

Hey check this one out duders!

[jimmyp58]

You're killing me BAM. I love the rack too.

[SpOoNmAn]

nice rack!

cant believe i typed that