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this is my first decent stereo ,i listen to all kinds of music,chamber,jazz(old&new),rock,electonica,bluegrass,acoustic.I love the sound of a tube preamp with a SS poweramp ,.my system is sounding much better with the upgrades ive made,,!!i would apprieciate any sugg.,comments ,thanks for all the help so far guys!!!
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    • Harmonic Precision Caravelle
    monitors with dedicated stands
    • Audio Concepts Force
    10" downfiring sub,Arch. Black,Sounds great!Texture,slam,tone,blends in very well with my Caravelles
    • Supratek Chardonnay
    2pc pre,Very happy with this pre!Gets music right!
    • PS Audio Trio-A-100
    150 WPC class D amp,very good sounding amp,sounds better than it should for price.No hurry to upgrade,but eventually will.
    • VPI Industries scout
    basic scout
    • VPI Industries jmw 9
    jmw 9
    • Jolida JD 9
    Tube powered phono preamp
    • ZYX R100H
    MC cart,Love the sound !!!Very quiet in the grooves,great tracker
    • Magnum Dynalab FT-101a
    analog
    • Monarchy Audio DIP/Classic
    newest version w/o upsampler
    • G&D Reference
    transport
    • stax srm/1 mk11
    headphone amp
    • Sonoran Plateau
    10ft pr
    • Purist Audio Musaeus
    1 meter RCA
    • signal cable magic power cord
    4 ft
    • apature black beauty
    6 ft
    • apature black beauty
    IC
    • stereovox HDSE
    Analog IC
    • Stereovox HDXV
    Digital cable
    • VH Flavor 1
    6FT power cable
    • DCCA Powerwave
    6ft powercord
    • Audio Magic Stealth
    3 duplex outlets ,The real deal!Everything sounds better!
    • Chang Lightspeed 3200
    power conditioner
    • vpi 16.5
    record cleaner
    • DIY acoustic panels DIY
    2 ft.x 6 ft.x4 in.
    • Audio Points 1.0AP1D APCD2
    1" Points and coupling disc,Better clarity,tighter bass

Comments 233

Hello Ray,
Good move on the battery power.Hope it works well in your system.
Battery power for audio applications it's actually come along way these past few years believe it or not.

On a differant note.

I know you live in Florida.
We woke up to a trace of snow this morning....
Mark

stiltskin

Owner
Hello Chad,Still showing signs of breaking in with around 40 hours,no noise at all, battery power works well.very good dynamics,nice wide deep layered soundstage goes past outer edges of speakers,very good detail and retrieval of low level signal.Bass is pretty good,but hope it fills in a bit more with more hours.LPs sound esp. good!When I get to the 100 hour mark ill have another report!Ive been working like crazy as people are taking vacations lately!!Talk to ya soon!Ray

raytheprinter

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO??? hows the amp bro?

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chadnliz

Owner
System edited: Day one with Redwine Audio 30.2 poweramp in system!

raytheprinter

Owner
DCCA PC is hooked up to my Jolida phono,so far im enjoying what it does!My RWA 30.2 shipped today ,should have it by Monday!

raytheprinter

Owner
Just bought a DCCA Powerwave !Hope to have it sometime next week!

raytheprinter

Owner
My Jolida arrived Friday,,,I am very pleased with the sound!Just recieved a matched pair of Tung-sol reissue 12AX7 to replace stock Chinese tubes,,hoping to hear some improvement.Man ,,is it nice to listen to my LPs again!!!!!!!!!! The Jolida replaced an Acoustech PH1P that I had to sell last year.I will write a comparison in a few days,,of course with the PH1P I will be going by memory .Well,have to change out a couple tubes.Ray

raytheprinter

Owner
Hehe,,Albert,,I sure am,and hoping they go well together!I ordered the Redwine today,,I will have to wait 4 to 6 weeks to find out!Ill busy myself (rediscovering) my LPs,,

raytheprinter

Ray,

Dare you mix Red Wine with Chardonnay?

albertporter

Owner
May try a Redwine 30.2 before settling on a pair of Malbecs!

raytheprinter

Owner
System edited: Should have Jolida phono pre this week,looking forward to playing my LPs again!!My ZYX R100H only had about 10 hrs on it when I last listened to my analog setup,,

raytheprinter

Owner
Thanks Mark,Things are going well ! Had to put some things on the backburner last year!Still hoping to have my Malbecs 2to4 months tops!! Cant wait!Ray

raytheprinter

Glad to see your back Ray...

All the best for 2008!

Mark

stiltskin

Owner
Hello Nate,Hoping to get around to new photos this spring after a good housecleaning,,,How are your Caravelles working out?I dont have any plans to replace mine anytime soon,,still happy with them. Taking forever to get my new amps!!!Ray

raytheprinter

Why are there no pictures of your speakers???

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nrchy

Glad your ok Ray, call me when you can.

chadnliz

glad to see you're back, ray. update us on how the malbecs sound when they arrive. my experience with them was less than stellar, but other's seem to enjoy them.

kgturner

Owner
Hello guys!Thanks for the concern!In a nutshell the new job and the one after did not work out!Things were not going well for some time,,,Chad,,I did slip for a short while,,,Everything is going well now,,just took a while to get back on my feet!Im using the computer at the Library for a few weeks ,should have mine going soon. I should have my Malbecs in 3 to 4 months!Music sure has been a great comfort during some hard times as always!Chad I just got a new phone,ill call you soon.Thanks for thinking about me!

raytheprinter

I used to talk to him weekly and now nothing, no phone I know his internet got shot off long ago, I just hope he is ok and didnt slip up or worse...if you know him you understand my concern.

chadnliz

Hi Chadnliz,Thanks for the note.Sometime has past since I spoke to Ray via e-mails.His last e-mail Ray told me he took a new job in another part of Florida and was concidering buying a house....We hope he's O.K. too.Please keep us informed.Mark and Donna

stiltskin

Ray is MIA and his phone is no longer working or his email and I havent talked to him in months, I am worried about what has happened to him and hope he is ok.......I just wanted posters here to know.

chadnliz

Nice ambience- looks like a great place to kick back with a fatty and a few friends listening to music, perhaps that days record haul? : )

leica_man

Hi Ray,

As a potential Malbec purchaser, l was wondering if you have received your amps and what you think of them?

Regards,
Mondie

mondie

Hey Ray
Hows it going. I haven't left a posting on your sight for quite a while but I saw some of your comments on analysis loudspeakers and I had to tell you that I just made a deal with a friend of mine in san jose, ca who is a dealer of the analysis line and I'm getting a pair of the analysis omicrons. they are the smallest of the analysis speakers but I was limited by the WAF. They are perhaps the biggest surprise of the entire line because they are smaller, and they disappear even easier than the larger models. Not to mention more affordable. Set up right they have about a ten foot sound stage and it fills the room. anyway hope things are going well for you. looks like your system is doing well. I hate breaking cantilevers but a new cartridge is always exciting.
cheers!

jsquattrin

Hey Ray,Anyword from Mick on the Malbecs? ALL the best for 2007! Man where has the time gone? Regards Mark

stiltskin

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