View Full Version : Couple of pictures for your enjoyment.
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 10:40 AM
Here are a few pics of nice gear.......sorry, no Polk this time...Enjoy.
reeltrouble1
10-23-2005, 12:24 PM
Houston the Shandling has landed. One Giant step for Audio!!!
Gotta love the looks of that little saucer, everything I read says it really performs. I THINK BlueMD has a Shandling.
RT1
janmike
10-23-2005, 12:57 PM
Nice shots.
cfrizz
10-23-2005, 01:00 PM
I like picture #1 & the spaceship thingie! :D Does it fly? :confused:
BlueMDPicker
10-23-2005, 01:27 PM
Houston the Shandling has landed. One Giant step for Audio!!!
Gotta love the looks of that little saucer, everything I read says it really performs. I THINK BlueMD has a Shandling.
RT1
My Shanling is not (quite) as futuristic looking. If I had $5K sitting around (Audio Advisor's price) I was bored with, I'd sure like to give that model a listen though.
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 03:32 PM
Yeah, It would be nice to have that much extra $$$ around to play with..that's a lot of green for one chunk of gear. It is an incredible looking CD player.
audiobliss
10-23-2005, 03:38 PM
What're the mains in the first pic? Anybody know? They look to be about the size of my Klipsch, but they have glossy finish.
beardog03
10-23-2005, 03:44 PM
those are my RT2000i`s....!!
:D
thanks for the cool shots..
I dig looking at what I dream of in these kind of pic`s
trubluluc
10-23-2005, 04:10 PM
..I think I'm going to CES in Las Vegas next year, I'll be taking my digital SLR and taking a whole lot of pictures, and I'll post the best ones.
-Luc
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:11 PM
They do remind me of Klipsch, I think they might Paradigm Studio 100's if I'm not mistaken. I have few more pics of different systems just because they look so darn nice.
beardog03
10-23-2005, 04:12 PM
by all means...post away..!!
I for one really enjoy them..
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:17 PM
The first one is a Juicy Music Blueberry Preamp ($1400.00) and VRD's (valve rollers dream) made by a guy over on the Klipsch forum for $2500.00
The 2nd - CIA 200 watt monoblocks for $2300.00
And of course everybody recognizes the McIntosh stuff.
beardog03
10-23-2005, 04:20 PM
that old Marantz stuff reminds me of my dad`s gear..
very cool..!!
audiobliss
10-23-2005, 04:23 PM
Everything I've seen from Juicy looks really nice. Has anyone here had any experience with them?
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:25 PM
The Portal Panache is a simple 100w-8ohms 200w-4ohms integrated I may try in the future for about $1300.00 if I dont go tubes or Crown pro amp.
Get a load of the Denon Integrated they only sell overseas......why not here?
BlueMDPicker
10-23-2005, 04:28 PM
Yeah, It would be nice to have that much extra $$$ around to play with..that's a lot of green for one chunk of gear. It is an incredible looking CD player.
According to the propoganda, only 300 were manufactured and only 30 units available for sale in the US. IF AA cuts their price in half, I'll pull the trigger.
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:34 PM
That would be cool MD Picker..... :cool:
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:36 PM
...and a couple more......
beardog03
10-23-2005, 04:38 PM
the last pic is some serious Fung Shwe
PolknPepsi
10-23-2005, 04:40 PM
I'm not sure where it is but I'd like to trade places with him for a while until I unwind.
W WALDECKER
10-23-2005, 05:00 PM
They do remind me of Klipsch, I think they might Paradigm Studio 100's if I'm not mistaken. I have few more pics of different systems just because they look so darn nice. Hey PolknPepsi, they may be Studio 100v2s, i own the 100 v3s and they are slightly narrower with outrigger mounted spikes and have a curved peak at the top where the tweeter resides. i will probably put them up for sale in the club Polk flea market now that i own a pair of the Loreleis. thanks....WCW III
audiobliss
10-23-2005, 05:01 PM
Yeah...that last one looks just like my room......
:p
audiobliss
10-23-2005, 05:02 PM
W Waldecker - I would really enjoy hearing your comments and thoughts on the Paradigm Studio 100's you have.
beardog03
10-23-2005, 05:04 PM
I'm not sure where it is but I'd like to trade places with him for a while until I unwind.
I could`nt agree more..
looks like I could spend some real time in a place like that, just to recharge the ol batteries...
schwarcw
10-23-2005, 11:44 PM
I like the Marrantz vintage looking gear! Can't beat if for looks! :)
organ
10-24-2005, 02:06 AM
Thanks for sharing the pics. I like the very first pic. I love the simple look of 2ch rigs.
I've heard great things about the Blueberries. And now they have Peach or something like that. They have a strong following over at the Klipsch forum, very much like Dodd is with Polk..
Maurice
Dennis Gardner
10-24-2005, 04:34 AM
I love the simple look of 2ch rigs.
This is one of my favorite 2 channel setups I've seen in a long while. The colors chosen and lighting makes it "look" like it sounds good.
Altec and Tubes:
PolknPepsi
10-24-2005, 08:13 AM
Dennis, That room is amazing with the colors and equipment.
What puzzles me is so many peolple have their equipment on or near the floor. Why not have it at table height so you could walk up to it and make adjustments etc. Maybe I'm just old or something.
....bunch of high dollar stuff......
VAC 110 watt integrated
Audio Research 50 watt integrated
Old style Blueberry...new one is a 'black' Blueberry Extreme
Canary 8-watt SET amp
JJ Electronics Integrated
cfrizz
10-24-2005, 09:37 AM
UMMM, but where are the speakers???? :confused:
This is one of my favorite 2 channel setups I've seen in a long while. The colors chosen and lighting makes it "look" like it sounds good.
Altec and Tubes:
UMMM, but where are the speakers???? :confused:
They are the big things in the corners.
PolknPepsi
10-24-2005, 04:45 PM
With gear that nice I wouldnt need speakers, I could just sit and stare at it all day.....lol. :rolleyes:
ND13 is right the odd looking speakers are in the corners.......I don't have any idea what kind they are though.
cfrizz
10-24-2005, 09:49 PM
Thank you. All I can say is: FUGLY!!!
PolknPepsi
10-26-2005, 07:39 PM
..........a couple more......
1. TAD 100 watt monos
2. rich guy
3. Supratek (from Australia)
4. TacT
5.Supratek
organ
10-27-2005, 12:57 AM
Damn. Those are some fine looking gear and rigs.
PolknPepsi,
Just checked your sig and you own a pair of RF-7. Have you compared them directly to the RF-35? The 7's are what I would eventually upgrade to if I upgrade at all. I love my 35's so much. How do they perform on bass? Damn monsters are 99lbs each!
Maurice
organ
10-27-2005, 12:59 AM
Thank you. All I can say is: FUGLY!!!
WHAT??? Man, I thought the WAF is over the roof on those 2ch rigs.
Anybody still have pics of the crazy French???
Maurice
PolknPepsi
10-27-2005, 07:43 AM
Damn. Those are some fine looking gear and rigs.
PolknPepsi,
Just checked your sig and you own a pair of RF-7. Have you compared them directly to the RF-35? The 7's are what I would eventually upgrade to if I upgrade at all. I love my 35's so much. How do they perform on bass? Damn monsters are 99lbs each!
Maurice
Hey Maurice,
Our dealer carries Klipsch & Paradigm and I did demo all the big ones of their line. At the time I figured the bigger the better and the $$$ was available at the time so I jumped on the big monsters. I can't remember or could not hear much difference between them because they were using a small Denon receiver as an amp. The bass is pretty good but the subwoofer still makes a very big difference. I heard with high dollar amps they don't need a sub.
Any of the Klipsch line to me seem super revealing and amplification is everything. I borrowed a 250 watt Carver amp from them and there was a huge difference in sound but the amp was cutting out so back it went.
organ
10-27-2005, 06:14 PM
Pat,
Thanks for the informative reply. Yeah, they're super revealing. Swappping gear can make a very big difference.
The 7's have an imp dip of 2.8 Ohms so that's probably why the amp was cutting out.
I will own a pair one day:).
Maurice
PolknPepsi
10-27-2005, 06:15 PM
.....few more.......I'm running out of pics. :D
1. Mac
2. nice liv. rm.
3. Mac
4. M.Logans
5. ..my dreams....AES 6 packs
organ
10-27-2005, 06:19 PM
Pic #2 is sexy. I bet it sounds wonderful.
Dennis Gardner
10-27-2005, 06:44 PM
I'd like a couple six pacs. Even a Super 25 would do for me.
speakergeek
10-27-2005, 11:27 PM
I like pic #2 alot. Also fond of the vintage stuff.
BobMcG
10-28-2005, 12:02 AM
:eek: I could have sworn I saw a CDT-300 come down out of the night sky and abduct.................
Never mind. :o
PolknPepsi
11-05-2005, 07:24 PM
I found a turntable from Mars.....
gidrah
11-05-2005, 07:32 PM
NOSValves sin't far from me. I hope to give his amps and pre a demo on my speakers some time in spring.
PolknPepsi
11-05-2005, 07:36 PM
REALLY....!...?
Man, I would like to hear his $2500.00 60 watt tube monoblocks with my speakers.....
gidrah
11-05-2005, 07:42 PM
I've been thinking about having him mod my ST70 for some time now.
organ
11-06-2005, 02:10 AM
I've been thinking about having him mod my ST70 for some time now.
What kind of mod are you talking about? I thought about doing mods and even contacted NOSValves about them. After doing a lot of research I decided to keep the amp stock. I love the stock sound and don't want to change it.
After mods, the amp is no longer a Dynaco. A lot of people believe in the original design. Many say it sounds better after mods, but they're comparing 40yr old parts to new ones. Those who rebuilt the amp with a replacement stock board, better quality caps and higher PS capacitance say the amp sounds killer. I'm keeping mine stock. My next purchase for it will be the PS caps from Curcio. After that I'm getting a replacement 7199 board with premium caps.
Maurice
PolknPepsi
11-06-2005, 01:00 PM
I bet a guy couldn't go wrong with NOSvalves and his work, he is a respected and trustworthy person from what I've read.
His monoblocks are called VRD's....."valve rollers dream"
lanion
11-06-2005, 01:31 PM
pic # 2 up there looks like soem Totem Model Ones.
Dennis Gardner
11-06-2005, 04:17 PM
Anybody still have pics of the crazy French???
Maurice
Here is the French system
Jean-Yves Kerbrat (http://aca.gr/pop_jyk.htm)
speakergeek
11-06-2005, 05:53 PM
Here is the French system
Jean-Yves Kerbrat (http://aca.gr/pop_jyk.htm)
That system is down right scary. :eek:
PolknPepsi
11-06-2005, 06:18 PM
I've seen that French system somewhere before....I bet it takes all day to change tubes in those amps.
organ
11-07-2005, 01:23 AM
Here is the French system
Jean-Yves Kerbrat (http://aca.gr/pop_jyk.htm)
Hot damn :eek: . I was looking for the other French system in the attic with big horns but this one is MUCH bigger and like speakergeek said, SCARY! I wonder what kind of SPL he could pull off in that rig. Thanks for the pics.
Dennis Gardner
11-07-2005, 01:29 AM
French Attic............... (http://aca.gr/pop_molin.htm)
organ
11-07-2005, 01:52 AM
Aaah, that's the one. Beautiful DIY horns there. Thanks man.
aaharvel
11-07-2005, 01:54 AM
Nice McIntosh Polkn'Pepsi.
one day...........
danger boy
11-07-2005, 03:42 AM
retail used on the McIntosh amp is still a whopping $9 grand.
aaharvel
11-07-2005, 09:42 AM
retail used on the McIntosh amp is still a whopping $9 grand.
or maybe not one day :(
That has to be the most ridiculously outlandish set-up I've ever seen. The one in the palace, I mean. Did ya'll see the pic of the amp room?? What about the power conditioning??
INFREAKINSANE!!!!!
The really cool thing is that it would probably only take about 150 watts or less, total, to drive that rig to insane levels.
Dennis Gardner
11-07-2005, 11:07 AM
I want to see what happens when the Dad comes home to find a shitload of his sons buddies partying to Snoop Dogg @ 130dbs. That might be the first time any Dad says...........sure son, you can have the Mercedes for a date, just get the hell outta my stereo room!!!!!
PolknPepsi
11-07-2005, 11:11 AM
That McIntosh gear has a huge resell price. Crazy to know the old stuff sold new for a few hundred bucks and now it's worth thousands.... :eek:
The gear in the attic is complete over kill.....if there is such a word in audio. :D
Yeah sorry Dad...I was just showing the boys your stereo! I'll pay for all the shattered glass in the nearby houses......lol....lol.
The one in the attic AIN"T SHIT compared to the one in that palacial room in the post # 51. Go check out that gear. Scroll down and look around that site. It's insane!!!!
BlueMDPicker
11-07-2005, 12:12 PM
The one in the attic AIN"T SHIT compared to the one in that palacial room ...
If I had those digs and income level, I'd just book a couple of live acts in that room a week and kick back. No remote required -- hell, no gear required. :p
polkatese
11-07-2005, 12:20 PM
Have you guys seen Albert Porter's system? I don't know him from Jack, but he seems to be a very down-to-earth guy with an awesome system (of course, expensive):
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1022712214
PolknPepsi
11-07-2005, 01:25 PM
Yeah, he's a photographer for audio equipment isn't he. I made a comment once about his system and he responded........real down to earth guy.
PolknPepsi
11-12-2005, 11:39 PM
Nice looking amp...No?
Dennis Gardner
11-13-2005, 12:00 AM
Onix SP3-Possibly one of the best buys in tube audio at this time. $700 new!
Don't let the picture fool you, those are good size amps and over 40 lbs.
PolknPepsi
11-13-2005, 09:41 PM
This could be an interesting thing to try....
crossroadazn
11-14-2005, 12:33 PM
Here are some of mine, pictures from web bc I donot own digital camera :mad: : Plus two Dynaco ST-70s for the midrange
Cool - looks like the Mite! What amp are you using ?
PolknPepsi
11-14-2005, 12:46 PM
Crossroadazn,
Those speaker stands look mighty solid and that Sunfire sub.........nice.
crossroadazn
11-14-2005, 12:47 PM
They're Silverline Refference 12 with tweeters and x-overs modified. SS amp Classe 70 for the tweeters and two Dynaco ST-70 for the mids.
crossroadazn
11-14-2005, 01:01 PM
They're Sound Anchor 28" tall made for the speakers around $600 at time.
PolknPepsi
11-14-2005, 04:39 PM
They're Sound Anchor 28" tall made for the speakers around $600 at time.
Since my speakers are floorstanders my sand filled 24" Target stands are very similar and are now being used as plant stands in the utility room....lol.
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