What audio system do you have, or plan on getting?

[DavidW]

Why do you want a dynamic range processor in your quiet living room?  The only use I see is for mobile listening.

[otare]

I'm moving to a new house, with a bit smaller listening room than what I currently have, so my Quad 2905s will be sold. I just bought these beauties:



Sonus Faber Guarneri memento - possibly the most beautiful speakers ever produced. I hope they will play well with my Conrad-Johnson amps.

For headphones I prefer electrostatics, and am currently using STAX SR-009s which I cannot ever imagine changing for something else:

[Todd]

So, any takers for the up to €15K Varios Angelo (the one on the right).  And yes, it is apparently a real product.

[Pat B]

So, any takers for the up to €15K Varios Angelo (the one on the right).  And yes, it is apparently a real product.

Looks sweet! Let me check with my wife.

[Mookalafalas]

I have a 7.1 system.  The heart are Usher dancer mini X speakers (I think they are 45 pounds each, so not really so "mini", a 15" usher woofer, and then a Mirage Omnisat 5 speaker system for fill.

[Kontrapunctus]

I've made a few upgrades recently. First, I sold my Martin Logan Theos and bought a pair of DALI Epicon 2s--wow...every bit as detailed and transparent, but more musical:



I have a DALI Epicon Vokal on order to replace my Martin Logan Motif center speaker:



And an SVS SB 13 Ultra subwoofer on order to replace my Martin Logan Abyss:

Here is the rest of my system:

Pre-amp: Marantz 8801



Amp: Parasound A 51


Sources: Opp105


Sony ES 5400 SACD player


Technics SL1200


Headphones: Sennheiser HD 800


Headphone amp: Woo Audio WA6

[Todd]

Headphone amp: Woo Audio WA6

You may want to consider upgrading the rectifier to the Sophia 274B.  I use a WA6-SE with Beyer T1s, and the swap made a noticeable improvement, or at least a change.  The sound is a tad less warm.  A friend of mine made the same change on the standard WA6 (he also uses T1s), and he reported similar improvements.

[Kontrapunctus]

I like the warmth! It seems to be a good match for the HD800s.

[Fëanor]

Here is the rest of my system:
...

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 800


Headphone amp: Woo Audio WA6

Nice system in general and nice headphone equipment.

I recently upgrade my headphone amplifier to Schiit Audio Asgard 2 and I'm very please.  The Asgard 2 features an all-discrete FET front end and a class A MOSFET power section.  The sound is detailed, dynamic, and sweet.  The thing runs a pretty hot, though, on account of class A operation.



My current Sennheiser HD 555 are doing a good job, though it would be nice to upgrade at least to the HD 650; (the HD 800 are beyond my budget for the foreseeable).

[otare]

I use a Woo Audio 2 with my HD800.

[DavidW]

I'm planning on acquiring the Objective Amp O2 + dac.  I think I've finally seen the light that iphone + portable amp is not smart.  Copying my library to my work PC and using a desktop amp + dac would be better.  I'm on break and I don't start up again until mid August so there is no rush (I listen through my speakers at home).  I've been playing this since May.

[jlaurson]

At last, at long last!

[The new erato]

Tell us what it is!

[jlaurson]

Tell us what it is!

Yamaha   A-S2100 Amp

Yamaha CD-S2100 SACD/CD player / DAC

Thiel SCS-4 T

[The new erato]

Thanks. One doesn't see Thiel in Norway, though I know the name.

[Sergeant Rock]

Yamaha   A-S2100 Amp

Yamaha CD-S2100 SACD/CD player / DAC

Thiel SCS-4 T

Excellent    I know you've been after the Thiel speakers for quite some time.

Sarge

[Jay F]

Yamaha   A-S2100 Amp

Yamaha CD-S2100 SACD/CD player / DAC

Thiel SCS-4 T

Why the little speakers? And what are they? Does the amp allow two pair of speakers?

[SonicMan46]

Jens - congrats! Dave 

[71 dB]

At last, at long last!

Looks like you don't have much damping in your room (looks like only couple of carpets).
The speakers seem to be very near the side walls and far away from each other.
How far is the listening spot?
Do they really sound good as they are?

[Herman]

Looks like you don't have much damping in your room (looks like only couple of carpets).
The speakers seem to be very near the side walls and far away from each other.
How far is the listening spot?
Do they really sound good as they are?

also, have you experimented with UNstacking the electronics?

Many people think it's a bad idea to stack amps etc on top of each other.