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07-17-2008, 05:05 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Oh and that's it? No one else has pictures of their High End Audio toys.
come on, Post em.
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My candle burns at both ends...
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered...I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
Thomas Jefferson
All views expressed are IMHO and are in no way meant to denigrate anyone’s equipment or musical preferences.
Now GO Away…. I’m thinking (trying to sleep)......... Dreaming of soft Philadelphia Pretzels with Mustard. (The yellow kind. Not that brown s##t)
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07-17-2008, 05:19 AM
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Here's my high-end setup 
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07-17-2008, 05:27 AM
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High End can be a relative term.
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My candle burns at both ends...
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered...I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
Thomas Jefferson
All views expressed are IMHO and are in no way meant to denigrate anyone’s equipment or musical preferences.
Now GO Away…. I’m thinking (trying to sleep)......... Dreaming of soft Philadelphia Pretzels with Mustard. (The yellow kind. Not that brown s##t)
(\__/) (O.o ) (> < )
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07-17-2008, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Todd R
Living the SET/High efficiency thing a try and really liking it  . Wife got to pick the color for the speakers (that really helps get new speakers in the house, hint, hint). Headphone stuff is on top left of the rack. |
Todd,
Agreed re: the SET/Hi-Eff. Love those Zus and the colour does look great (as you noted ... any colour that get new speaks in the door is OK  ). I've picked up the Tones in one rig and, though not paired with a SET, just love their sound - very natural & without fatigue. It's clear that the Zu sound, especially concerning the Druids, is definitely a like it or not sound with very few people on the fence.
A couple of questions - given how particular Druids are with respect to proper bass loading, did it take you a long time to dial them in? Did you compare them where they are now directly on the carpet vs, say, having them placed on a solid surface (slate or wood slab)?
Cheers,
Garry
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Headphones: Sennheiser HD650 w/ Cardas ~ AKG 701 ~ AKG 702 ~ Audio-Technica ATH-W1000 ~ Audio-Technica ATH-W5000
Amplifiers: PS Audio GCHA ~ Cayin HA-1A ~ Yamamoto HA-02 ~ Project Head Box MkII - Corda Opera
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07-17-2008, 08:03 AM
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Lambda Pro and SR-303:
Next, the AD2000 and its good friend, the Pico:
Stax 323A and PS Audio DLIII help run the Stax show:
The whole gang:
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07-17-2008, 12:07 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Quote:
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Todd,
Agreed re: the SET/Hi-Eff. Love those Zus and the colour does look great (as you noted ... any colour that get new speaks in the door is OK ). I've picked up the Tones in one rig and, though not paired with a SET, just love their sound - very natural & without fatigue. It's clear that the Zu sound, especially concerning the Druids, is definately a like it or not sound with very few people on the fence.
A couple of questions - given how particular Druids are with respect to proper bass loading, did it take you a long time to dial them in? Did you compare them where they are now directly on the carpet vs, say, having them placed on a solid surface (slate or wood slab)?
Cheers,
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Gary,
I can't imagine anyone not liking the Druids if they are set up properly & broke in. (Zu is putting 160 hrs on them before shipping now).
I've only tried them on carpet. Only had them for 2 weeks on their 60 day trial period, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep them.
They didn't sound right for about the 1st 5 hrs, but then they started to settle in and slowly got better. As time went by the bass got stronger and the details started to come out more clearly.
Getting them dialed in only took a couple days of playing around with placement. Last weekend when playing a very bass heavy CD, the bass sounded kind of loose and overblown. Turning the spikes in a couple turns so the bottom port sat closer to the floor tightened it right up.
Fine tuning will go on as I listen to them more of course.
TR
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07-17-2008, 01:37 PM
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Getting them dialed in only took a couple days of playing around with placement. Last weekend when playing a very bass heavy CD, the bass sounded kind of loose and overblown. Turning the spikes in a couple turns so the bottom port sat closer to the floor tightened it right up.
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I've spent a tremendous amount of time listing to the entire Zu line, but mostly the Druids, and, at first, it took a little getting used to before determining that they were to my liking. In my experience, a distance of approximately one CD case measured from the bottom of the speaker base to the floor will yield the best results - I believe that Zu recommends this as well. Of course this will depend somewhat on the surface they're sitting on.
For me, the coherence of single driver configurations is really addictive and I especially like the fact that, even at low volumes, there's a fair amount of detail. Good luck with them.
Cheers,
Garry
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Headphones: Sennheiser HD650 w/ Cardas ~ AKG 701 ~ AKG 702 ~ Audio-Technica ATH-W1000 ~ Audio-Technica ATH-W5000
Amplifiers: PS Audio GCHA ~ Cayin HA-1A ~ Yamamoto HA-02 ~ Project Head Box MkII - Corda Opera
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07-17-2008, 04:43 PM
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mine..
michell gyrodec/tecnoarm/dynavector 10x5, dynavector p75, bryston bp25, stax 313/303 all on a quadraspire q4. sounds quite nice 
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07-17-2008, 05:33 PM
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Picture too small, can't see shiny goodness 
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My candle burns at both ends...
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered...I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies... The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
Thomas Jefferson
All views expressed are IMHO and are in no way meant to denigrate anyone’s equipment or musical preferences.
Now GO Away…. I’m thinking (trying to sleep)......... Dreaming of soft Philadelphia Pretzels with Mustard. (The yellow kind. Not that brown s##t)
(\__/) (O.o ) (> < )
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07-17-2008, 06:40 PM
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Not sure I exactly qualify...
The silver box on the upper right was recently replaced with a Stax SRM1 MKII and SR Lambda Pro.
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07-17-2008, 07:30 PM
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Beautiful stuff in this thread.
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07-17-2008, 07:56 PM
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We should start a thread for Mid End systems?
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07-17-2008, 08:15 PM
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But then again that wouldnt belong in the High End subforum.
Fantastic pictures! Makes my rather modest gear look a bit bland... 
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07-17-2008, 09:43 PM
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My headphone rig only for now:
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