mondie Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 ^^ nice second system made up of some of your 'spare' bits This is mine, I mainly play vinyl into active ADAM speakers. texan4life, dethrock and slinch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 20 minutes ago, mondie said: ^^ nice second system made up of some of your 'spare' bits This is mine, I mainly play vinyl into active ADAM speakers. Can I have that? What tt is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 24 minutes ago, mondie said: ^^ nice second system made up of some of your 'spare' bits This is mine, I mainly play vinyl into active ADAM speakers. As a rule I'm not a fan of powered speakers but when they're done right they can be quite impressive and those are pretty imposing beasts, I bet the mid top end is impressive with that ribbon tweeter array. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Wow, there's some great rigs in here. Mine is very modest compared to some of these I'm seeing. For my vinyl I run... Lounge MCR MK III phono preamp Carver CT-29v preamp/tuner Carver AV-505 amp Klipsch RF-15 towers Klipsch KSW-10 I have a separate 5.1 surround sound setup for home theater Denon 2312Ci receiver Sony satellite speakers same KSW-10 sub as the vinyl setup dethrock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mojo Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Hey, I'm new here so this'll be my first post: Here are the vinyl: Here's the vinyl player + one of the speakers: And I'll include some paintings I did of my heroes in music: cbbrew22, Eliminator Jr., JacobMckinley and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Looks like Monitor Audio Silver 2? I use RX1s for my PC setup and RX8s in my main audio/AV setup. You need to get them off the floor. They will sound worlds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 6 hours ago, vinyl addict said: Can I have that? What tt is that? Speakers are ADAM Tensor Alpha's, a German made 5 way design. Turntable is German too, a Brinkmann LaGrange. 6 hours ago, allenh said: As a rule I'm not a fan of powered speakers but when they're done right they can be quite impressive and those are pretty imposing beasts, I bet the mid top end is impressive with that ribbon tweeter array. They are air motion transformers not ribbons. Sounds like you haven't heard a well engineered active system to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, mondie said: Sounds like you haven't heard a well engineered active system to me. Sounds like you only read half of the first sentence of his post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mojo Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Tardcore said: Looks like Monitor Audio Silver 2? I use RX1s for my PC setup and RX8s in my main audio/AV setup. You need to get them off the floor. They will sound worlds better. Thanks, I'll try that. Any ideas on what I should use to raise them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mr Mojo said: Thanks, I'll try that. Any ideas on what I should use to raise them? those are stand mount speakers. You'll want to mount them on speaker stands. The specs will likely give you some guidelines on positioning, but the rule of thumb is that the tweeter should be at roughly ear height from your listening position. those are large speakers, you'll likely end up needing stands that are a bit shorter than average if your listening from couch-height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 10 hours ago, mondie said: ^^ nice second system made up of some of your 'spare' bits This is mine, I mainly play vinyl into active ADAM speakers. Those speakers look like something out of a 1950s sci fi movie. I love it. mondie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 7 hours ago, Mr Mojo said: Hey, I'm new here so this'll be my first post: Here are the vinyl: Here's the vinyl player + one of the speakers: And I'll include some paintings I did of my heroes in music: HOLY SHIT YOU PAINTED THOSE? THEY ARE REALLY FUCKING COOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 7 hours ago, Mr Mojo said: Hey, I'm new here so this'll be my first post: Here are the vinyl: Here's the vinyl player + one of the speakers: And I'll include some paintings I did of my heroes in music: HOLY SHIT YOU PAINTED THOSE? THEY ARE REALLY FUCKING COOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mojo Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 4 hours ago, Issei Hyoudou said: HOLY SHIT YOU PAINTED THOSE? THEY ARE REALLY FUCKING COOL. Thanks...yes I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 12 hours ago, mondie said: Sounds like you haven't heard a well engineered active system to me. 11 hours ago, Tardcore said: Sounds like you only read half of the first sentence of his post? I've not heard any ADAM speakers no and it's not a brand I'm really aware of hence not knowing they weren't ribbons but I've heard enough other Active speakers both good and bad so as my learned colleague says read a little further. As someone who builds amplifiers in my spare time my preference to external amplification is from an electronic engineering standpoint, that and the amplifiers I generally build contain valves which tend to not like being in closed boxes with magnets Edit And now I've got to go and find some ADAM's to listen to, I make a point of listening to as much sound equipment as I possibly can in one lifetime and I can't hold an opinion on something until I've heard it. ajxd, mondie and tvham 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 13 hours ago, Mr Mojo said: Hey, I'm new here so this'll be my first post: Here are the vinyl: Here's the vinyl player + one of the speakers: And I'll include some paintings I did of my heroes in music: That's a great use for a pallet as a turntable stand, did you make that or buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 50 minutes ago, allenh said: And now I've got to go and find some ADAM's to listen to, I make a point of listening to as much sound equipment as I possibly can in one lifetime and I can't hold an opinion on something until I've heard it. ADAM made their name in Pro audio so nearly all of their designs are active but sadly the Tensor range is no longer made. They nearly went bankrupt about 2 yrs ago and had to scale back their ambitions somewhat hence no monster 5 way actives like mine are made anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 10 minutes ago, mondie said: ADAM made their name in Pro audio so nearly all of their designs are active but sadly the Tensor range is no longer made. They nearly went bankrupt about 2 yrs ago and had to scale back their ambitions somewhat hence no monster 5 way actives like mine are made anymore. I had a quick look at the website and couldn't find yours so that explains it, they do look to display the sort of attention to detail you'd expect from Teutonic engineering. The tweeter design looks very interesting My experience of active speakers is mostly from the powered BBC Rogers speakers, the and the Boothroyd Stuart and Cambridge domestic units and so far none of the modern active's I've heard quite measure up to the Rogers and I notice now there seems to be a trend in studios to use domestic passive speakers with some studios employing speakers from people like Bowers & Wilkins and Focal, funny how ideas change, we'll be back to NS-10's and LS3/5a's soon mondie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaizada Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 @mondie, Hi!! I am the one who bought your Kuzma Stabi XL4!! The one in your avatar. How are you doing? So do you like the Brinkmann better....if possible, can you tell me a bit about the differences sonically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 7 hours ago, shaizada said: @mondie, Hi!! I am the one who bought your Kuzma Stabi XL4!! The one in your avatar. How are you doing? So do you like the Brinkmann better....if possible, can you tell me a bit about the differences sonically? As a big Kuzma fan I'd be interested to know that as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandwichRecords Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On 5/4/2016 at 7:59 AM, mondie said: ^^ nice second system made up of some of your 'spare' bits This is mine, I mainly play vinyl into active ADAM speakers. EXTERMINATE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mojo Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On 5 maj 2016 at 9:13 AM, allenh said: That's a great use for a pallet as a turntable stand, did you make that or buy it? Hi, we made it ourselves actually. It's a quite small pallet that we sawed in half and bought the legs. SandwichRecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On 05/05/2016 at 11:23 PM, shaizada said: @mondie, Hi!! I am the one who bought your Kuzma Stabi XL4!! The one in your avatar. How are you doing? So do you like the Brinkmann better....if possible, can you tell me a bit about the differences sonically? Hello Gaurav! It would be wrong of me to say I like it more because when I sold my XL4 to you it had received little use for 2 yrs due to the rental property we were stuck in at the time. The Brinkmann however does sound utterly superb in every way, it is such a simple, elegant design but beautifully made. I am big fan of the Kuzma 4Point arm so when I saw this deck available ex dem including the optional HRS base I had to have it. You may recall I sold the XL4 as I wanted to downgrade to something simpler but I can honestly say I haven't lost anything on SQ. I suggest you try and borrow a HRS isolation base under your XL4, I reckon that is a major contributor to the incredibly solid 3d images the Brinkmann creates. Its really surprising just how well the HRS does of isolating vibration. Its easy to try for yourself - if I knock on my rack I cannot feel any vibration on the deck at all. Its really is an effective isolation system and I would now consider it an essential part of any mass loaded deck that lacks suspension like the XL4 or Brinkmans. Cheers, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaizada Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 On 5/7/2016 at 7:49 AM, mondie said: Hello Gaurav! It would be wrong of me to say I like it more because when I sold my XL4 to you it had received little use for 2 yrs due to the rental property we were stuck in at the time. The Brinkmann however does sound utterly superb in every way, it is such a simple, elegant design but beautifully made. I am big fan of the Kuzma 4Point arm so when I saw this deck available ex dem including the optional HRS base I had to have it. You may recall I sold the XL4 as I wanted to downgrade to something simpler but I can honestly say I haven't lost anything on SQ. I suggest you try and borrow a HRS isolation base under your XL4, I reckon that is a major contributor to the incredibly solid 3d images the Brinkmann creates. Its really surprising just how well the HRS does of isolating vibration. Its easy to try for yourself - if I knock on my rack I cannot feel any vibration on the deck at all. Its really is an effective isolation system and I would now consider it an essential part of any mass loaded deck that lacks suspension like the XL4 or Brinkmans. Cheers, Simon Howdy Simon! Good to see you around here I actually picked up a vibraplane to use under the Kuzma Stabi XL4. Non ideal suspended floor setting, so had to decouple with active air compressors. It worked out very well! I will definitely keep your recommendation of the HRS Isolation base in mind if I ever get to place the system on a solid ground floor I've been eyeing the Brinkmann Balance table as it looks like such a german masterpiece...I bet it is a great sound as well. These top notch turntable manufacturers are really something else. Their craft is simply superb! I'm very glad you were able to change turntables without losing sound quality! That is really great to know. Having used the Kuzma Airline for a while, what do you feel about the Airline vs Kuzma 4 point tonearm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Don't worry ajxd, I got this one; Get a room you two. slinch and ajxd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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