OT - H.E.A.T. (Australian)

[Jim Bookie]

some mad people out there...

[skc]

^ farking nutter.

Had a pair of BE-20's though - very nice.

[Jim Bookie]

i hope to one day be that mad.

i had a stall at the record fair in glebe yesterday - very glad that nobody purchased my 180g copy of moussorgsky's 'pictures at an exhibition'! listening to it now, is very nice!

how are thew valves coming along on breaking in?

[skc]

I have about 300 hours on them now, and they sound superb. Best amps I have heard to date.

[Jim Bookie]

nice!
what's next on the agenda?
cables? did you get rid of the kk monocles?

[skc]

nice!
what's next on the agenda?
cables? did you get rid of the kk monocles?

Yeah, Monocle XL's are sold, though I have been using Nordost Heimdall speaker cables largely with the Living Voice. I have some silver Kondo speaker wire arriving today for demo actually. I have Kondo LPz IC's and really rate them. At $5k a meter I was really sceptical, and was determined to prove they were an over priced rip off when I demo'd them at home. I was wrong.

[shauno]

$5k for a cable? That's more than my speakers!

I've got a bridge you might be interested in...

[Jim Bookie]

cables can cost up to 10 x that amount, per unit.

[Jim Bookie]

Yeah, Monocle XL's are sold, though I have been using Nordost Heimdall speaker cables largely with the Living Voice. I have some silver Kondo speaker wire arriving today for demo actually. I have Kondo LPz IC's and really rate them. At $5k a meter I was really sceptical, and was determined to prove they were an over priced rip off when I demo'd them at home. I was wrong.

cables can make a real difference. at your level it's just a matter of tuning.

[skc]

Yeah - some gear is crazy $$. Heard a 1m long pair of $44k interconnects recently.

I have the Kondo SPz speaker cables in the system - makes my Nordost Heimdall's sound very poor in comparison.

[Jim Bookie]

i don't really like nordorst - tried the valhalla on my phono stage and wasn't very impressed. i find silver cable a little too bright and thin sounding.. i end up with some tricon analog cable from synergistic; nice and warm, full-bodied sound.
kondo is made by audio note, right?

[skc]

Kondo is Audio Note in Japan, not Audio Note in the UK.

I am not usually a big fan of much silver, for the reason you mentioned. That said, I am a big fan of this Kondo annealed silver. Much nicer detail than Cu but with body and weight.

[Jim Bookie]

yeah japan is the original audio note.
you into tt's or just digital?

[dkr]

Who bought Beyer DT1350s a little while ago??

Thoughts, reviews, comparisons?? Under $300 from BH photo in the US??

[skc]

yeah japan is the original audio note.
you into tt's or just digital?

I have heard a few $100k+ turntables, and too be honest other than with a few
lp's, I don't get what the fuss is all about.

[Jim Bookie]

which $100k turntables have you heard?
continuum caliburn?
rockport sirius?
clearaudio statement?

analog is hard to get right - need to finely match the tt, arm, cart, phonostage, cables and stand.
digital is much more easier to get good sound. when analog is done right, the difference is just in the warmth of it. it definitely has more air than digital, but you're correct in that it also depends on the lp. recording and condition plays a major role. if you don't own many lp's it's not really worth the hassle though.

[skc]

Best ones I have heard are, Goldmunf Ref, Continuum, top of the range Basis and a much cheaper (relatively) but still very nice 47 Labs.

Have you heard any high end digital?

[Jim Bookie]

not lately. just all the usual suspects from the old days of yesteryear 44.1
levinson, krell, cec, sonic frontier, classe, wadia etc.
haven't heard the latest players like dcs, msb, weiss. ears need updating in that respect.

[sweatyworker]

(also i can ****in smash that, wait till i get home lol )

Come at me Bro!

[Jim Bookie]

Have you heard any high end digital?

have now. very nice!
thank you.

[TheHamofMam]

Who bought Beyer DT1350s a little while ago??

Thoughts, reviews, comparisons?? Under $300 from BH photo in the US??

They are good, better than HD25s sonically, but not enough for me to upgrade from them.
Jaben Audio in Melbourne has them too. If you like balanced sound, none of that bass biased crap, then you won't be disappointed.

[skc]

have now. very nice!
thank you.

Anytime.

[shauno]

Sold all my vintage hifi kit (Yamaha, marantz) and currently selling Mordaunt Short MS10's.

Bought new Ugly Cables interconnects, and moving my rear speakers (Krix Brix) to the study as there's limited space - will replace the rears with some Equinox or KDX or whatever's easily available.

Turned my sub back on after 5 years of living in an apartment - its nice to have < 30Hz again

EDIT: Anyone know where to get foam pads for Sennheiser's?

[MickyD]

i had a stall at the record fair in glebe yesterday - very glad that nobody purchased my 180g copy of moussorgsky's 'pictures at an exhibition'! listening to it now, is very nice!

Probably my favourite suite of music. I'd love to hear it performed live at some stage. We played a shortened version of it in the band I was in when I was still playing (clarinet & sax), and I've had a soft spot for it ever since.

[auR32]

EDIT: Anyone know where to get foam pads for Sennheiser's?

In Australia? http://service.syntec.com.au/

They put 'service' in the url as a joke though...

[TheHamofMam]

lol

[shauno]

In Australia? http://service.syntec.com.au/

Thanks - the part I need is in stock & 67c each... plus $10 shipping.

I'll try eBay.

[IML337]

This guy means business.

[skc]

Absolutely bonkers!

[TheHamofMam]

Azns really love their Levinsons. Along with JBL and Tannoys.

[The Pork Hunt]

Waynes money/wall pissing activities aint got sh*t on this guy





http://au.ign.com/articles/2012/08/0...atcave-in-home

[Jim Bookie]

Azns really love their Levinsons. Along with JBL and Tannoys.

the 33's were the last good levinson amp.
you'd wanna be sitting 50 metres back though

[mdt]

Anyone got a small desk top amp to drive those John Blues that SKC sold me some time ago? I fired my King Rex's up today to see some blue wisps of smoke coming about the back of them.

[IML337]

Get one of the Bel Canto amps with the USB DAC. I'm sure you could find a second hand S300iu if you looked hard enough. They are quite small, and will never ever break.

[mdt]

I've still got the fubar iv plus DAC headphone amp. Don't think I've blown that up yet.