The Italian job (well, almost)

[Reid Malenfant]

Just looked up your speakers, some nice design principles In fact the very same I intend to employ on my next DIY speaker build

4 way = less intermodulation distortion & rubber mounting of the upper bass/mid, mid, treble enclosure

Obviously I wasn't going mad looking up what I was doing a few weeks back on ebay. At the time I was wondering if it'd be worth the hassle, looks like I'll be buying some small engine mountings

[jason]

Very nice John...

[Reid Malenfant]

<snip> looks like I'll be buying some small engine mountings

Make that 4 engine mounts from a Land Rover Discovery V8

[vouk]

Straight swap for my Amazon - a mint Vyger Timor t/t in silver. Already scored top marks for sound and WAF (and then some). Arm is the Clearaudio OEM version of the Rega RB 300, with Clearaudio Sixstream wiring throughout.

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[panos_adgr]

Excellent John! This is a complete system! With attention in every aspect of it. No I see your space. Ursa Major is also to big for the room dimension but I think it's fine if you think that you don't need to go for high volumes. At least this what I guess....

Anyway yo got a serious set up there!

[vouk]

Thanks Pano,

With the volume up to 11 o'clock things work quite well, which is surprising/impressive for the size of the speakers. So far, I am really impressed with the VYGER; very musical, great soundstage and imaging - very different in every aspect from the Amazon 2 I used to own.

[vouk]

There have been quite a few changes in my system since I last posted here.
Notably, I recently upgraded my pre-amp from AA's Bellini to the Maestro Line Reference - a tad on the behemoth side of things but, so far, this one has proven to be a very, very special piece of kit. Had to part with my entire Siltech cabling loom to afford this one but I was fortunate enough to come across a complete set of Audio Analogue BCD cables at great prices - to my ears it proved to be the right move by far.
I addition, I replaced my Rega 300 with a Bluenote/Goldnote U-39 unipivot tonearm with a titanium pivot - this is a beautiful arm in every respect and must say it has totally out-performed the Rega. At its price point, I think it's an absolute bargain. A new cartridge, in the shape and form of a Bluelectric Virus, will complete the picture by next week. Very excited about that one!


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[stupinder]

That's all very handsome!

[Brico]

That's a very nice system but you need a properly camera.

[vouk]

That's a very nice system but you need a properly camera.

Yep, I know!