[Nachkebia]

Wuthering Heights is so bad by Hayley Westenra.....

 

[GreatDane]

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Originally Posted by Nachkebia /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wuthering Heights is so bad by Hayley Westenra.....

Bad as in good or bad as in awful?

 

[woof37]

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Originally Posted by sachu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Being half way around the world from my main headphone rig has some pleasant surprises. Till I get back to PDX, this is my current listening setup. My first ever DIY project. An active 3 way speaker system. Drivers are : Vifa D27 tweeters Scan Speak 13M/8640 paper cone midrange drivers Dayton 10 inch classic woofers 7 channels of gainclone amplification and 3 way active xover which is housed inside the amplifier chassis (Linkwitz 24dB/octave).

I don't really know what Gainclone amplification is except for some minor googling, but it sounds quite awesome.

 

[lextek]

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Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif Right now the RSA Stealth is doing duty as my main preamp, as the Cary is on it's way to Cary to be repaired Funny thing is the Stealth sounds almost as good as the Cary does, at 25% of the price. When the Cary comes back, there will be another great amp shuffling

I loved my Stealth as a preamp. Best my speaker setup ever sounded.

 

[jjinh]

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Originally Posted by GreatDane /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sooo many of her songs give me goosebumps...listening with my JVC-WOW! I bought those "Sings Japanese Songs" from cdjapan. They were expensive but good stuff.

cheers for the link! and its not that expensive (before postage) compared to aussie cd prices.

 

[teishu]

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Originally Posted by Nachkebia /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wuthering Heights is so bad by Hayley Westenra.....

I disagree, i thought it was very good.. I prefer it to the Kate Bush version... And here cover of May It Be, is fantastic.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

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Originally Posted by woof37 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't really know what Gainclone amplification is except for some minor googling, but it sounds quite awesome.

It can be awesome when well implemented on a good board. Just MHO, but Audio Sector's PCBs and kits for gainclones are the best out for the DIY'er.

I am biased though. I have two of his gainclone kits, two of his phono stage boards, his NOS USB DAC kit and (24) of his F5-clone amp PCBs as well as a dozen of his PS PCBs in different formats.

 

[Fitz]

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Originally Posted by woof37 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't really know what Gainclone amplification is except for some minor googling, but it sounds quite awesome.

Gainclone is the cmoy of speaker amps.

 

[sachu]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Those speakers came out very nice! Congratulations.

Thanks Miguel.

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Originally Posted by woof37 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't really know what Gainclone amplification is except for some minor googling, but it sounds quite awesome.

Thanks...gainclone amps are also called chip amps and are a stepping stone to speaker amps. They sound quite decent

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Originally Posted by BoilermakerFan /img/forum/go_quote.gif It can be awesome when well implemented on a good board. Just MHO, but Audio Sector's PCBs and kits for gainclones are the best out for the DIY'er. I am biased though. I have two of his gainclone kits, two of his phono stage boards, his NOS USB DAC kit and (24) of his F5-clone amp PCBs as well as a dozen of his PS PCBs in different formats.

All the amp boards i have used are from audiosector, however the PSU could be made much better as i am running a simple unregulated PSU with only stiffening caps.

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Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Gainclone is the cmoy of speaker amps.

I suppose in a way they are....i find them better than most amplifier modules built into HT receivers. They aren't suited for low freqs..a class D (hypex) or N channel Mosfet Class AB amp would be much better in my setup. A SET amp for the mids and tweeters is on the cards in the long term.

 

[Patu]

It's been a while since I took pictures of my setup. No big changes for a long time. New DAC and slight modifications to acoustic panels on the wall. Sorry for the crappy quality of the pics.

I keep my DAC next to my integrated amp and I have it connected to Lehmann BCL with three meter long QED Qunex 2 interconnect cables. That's why the second picture might look like something's missing.

 

[lextek]

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Originally Posted by Patu /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's been a while since I took pictures of my setup. No big changes for a long time. New DAC and slight modifications to acoustic panels on the wall. Sorry for the crappy quality of the pics.

Nice set-up. Love the Proac monitors. You must be single. My wife would never let me hang acoustic panels.

 

[Ra97oR]

 

[koven]

Awesome setup Patu, love the ProAc's.

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by lextek /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice set-up. Love the Proac monitors. You must be single. My wife would never let me hang acoustic panels.

Thanks. Yes I'm single. My apartment is 24 square meters so it would get tight if I'd live here with someone.

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Originally Posted by koven /img/forum/go_quote.gif Awesome setup Patu, love the ProAc's.

Thanks. Ebony finishing is truly awesome looking. I had the same speakers earlier in birds eye maple. From the beginning I was looking for them used in ebony finishing. When they finally came available on the used market in ebony finishing, I didn't hesitate. Actually I got very good deal.

 

[chesebert]

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Originally Posted by Patu /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's been a while since I took pictures of my setup. No big changes for a long time. New DAC and slight modifications to acoustic panels on the wall. Sorry for the crappy quality of the pics. I keep my DAC next to my integrated amp and I have it connected to Lehmann BCL with three meter long QED Qunex 2 interconnect cables. That's why the second picture might look like something's missing.

love your proac. I really like the bigger proac monitor (2cu meter one) with the transparent midrange driver; those are pretty magical.