Ultra high-end pics
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Topic: Ultra high-end pics
Posted By: oliverstoned
Subject: Ultra high-end pics
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 03:51
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While waiting for pics of my own system, here are two pics from my master one. 1) The first displays a Mark Levinson digital setup on a Relaxa plate, itself on a "Grand prix audio" furniture. Up theres the transport and below the converter. The transport costs 15 000€, the converter 30 000€, one furniture is 7500€, the Relaxa plate is 1200€ and i dont talk about the cable price, you would not believe me. Besides, there's a Forsell turntable. 2) The second pic shows his Nakamichi 1000zxl Gold deck, very rare and expensive, the best tapedeck ever (7500 €). 
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 17:19
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Crazy stuff! ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: February 17 2007 at 23:07
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So over the top. Someday I'd like to hear some system like that. I could have 4 or 5 great systems (for my ears) for the price of that stand :) I'd be able to put one in the bathroom even.
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 02:52
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I can offer to listen to my own, if ever you're in the corner. It's not ultra high end, but high end. My own system costs less than 2 Grand prix audio furnitures! Have a look at Grand prix audio furniture design: http://www.grandprixaudio.com/idx_design_rea.php - http://www.grandprixaudio.com/idx_design_rea.php |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 03:01
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Now the speaker's pic: "Genesis" (brand now dead, created by one of the Infinity designers). Over the top as well, featuring ribbon tweeters. On the top shelf in the foreground, you can see a Marantz 10b tuner, the best one ever from 1968, very fragile tube tuner, but the most musical ever! 
Marantz 10B 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 04:54
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No criticism or starting the usual argument intended ... but isn't the couch/sofa affecting the sound? Or do you move it away when listening?
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 06:46
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Well, this is what i'm thinking too. But my friend has to cope with the room dimensions as well. On another hand, the extreme low is propaging following an omnidirectional way, so it's not too bad. But that'd be probably better without the sofa indeed. |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 22:09
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I doubt Id ever get close enough to your corner but I would certainly take ya up on the listening offer. Thanks Oliverstoned. I saw a Tube amp today for sale. 150 bucks and two tubes were missing and I was told the multiplexor was non functioning. By the way, That speaker is big enough to BE a sofa.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 18 2007 at 22:10
 wow.... I need a raise 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 19 2007 at 13:33
I admit I was tempted to post a picture of my Logitech active speaker set (€79) ... but I'll give it a miss this time.
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Posted By: Neil
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 15:45
Those speakers certainly look impressive. What do his neighbours think of the system? ------------- When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 21 2007 at 04:52
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Curiously, it seems that there are no conflicts, whereas this system is located in a flat. |
Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: February 24 2007 at 11:40
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You are completely nuts Oliver O_O ------------- 
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Posted By: martinn
Date Posted: February 24 2007 at 14:46
How I envy you Oliver!
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 08:48
some lo-fi .....
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 02 2007 at 15:37
As you're located in USA, i warmly recomned "Jolida"(302), a fantastic amp for the price, quite as good as a Conrad Johnson, for a fraction of the price....i think it must be around 600/700 dollars on second hand over there. What they say here is true http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/jolida_jd302b.htm - http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/jolida_jd302b.htm |
Flyingsod wrote:Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: March 02 2007 at 17:37
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My "high-fi" system: Etymotic 6i In-Ear Headphones (which are actually top-of-the-line), which I got less for the audiophile sound quality and more for the noise blocking and precision, allowing me to TURN IT DOWN and try to prevent some of that ear damage!  $80 or so from Amazon, I got a great deal. My hi-fi speaker set:  Logitech X-230 speakers, hooked up to my computer. about $30 on Amazon. BTW, Oliver, I just converted 7500 Euros to $, and you must be INSANE to spend that much on a table to hold up your turntable! EDIT: and you have TWO of them?!?!?! -------------   |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 03 2007 at 08:48
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First, all that are not pics of my system, but a friend's one, which is around 700 000€ for the whole. The Grand prix audio are american furnitures, and my friend have 5 of them!! (7500€ X 5 + huge custom taxes (7500€)and 1 year of waiting!)Under each device he uses the Relaxa magnetic levitation plates, around 1200/1500€ each, plus other cancelling devices between the device and the Relaxa (about 450€ per set). He uses 1000€ Richard Grey power Filters (he has a lot, a good dozen) + others filters ("Transparent Power Isolator"). The power cables are 2500€ each, the speaker's cables are 60 000€, the modulation ones are 4500€ each, the digital cable is 4500€, etc...
All that in bi amplification with two monster Goldmund monoblocks in the low and various tube amps in the highs (2 monoblocks of Conrad Johson or Tenor audio or Graaf 10 000 the pair), the best preamp in the world (Mark levinson 32 reference, 15 000€). He owns the best Stax headphones setup as well (Stax, 7000€) but never uses it. And i forget many things. To sum up, he's not a little player and no need to precise that it's the best sound in the world, and that no studio can compete with that, not only because of the excellence of the components itselves, but also thanks to the excellence of the optimzation (best cables, best cancelling devices, best power filtering). |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 03 2007 at 11:06
BTW, your Etymotic are great. I've got the Er 4P, and the HD600 and 650, drived by A Sugden Class A amp. And i'm waiting for a "Stefanaudio Equinox" headphones cable. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 18 2007 at 09:54
here's my "new baby", a Roksan Xerxes turntable, better than a Linn Sondek/Ittok? - pretty damn cool competition! 
The little box on the left is its power supply, and speed can be changed from 33/45 by pressing a little button, no need to remove the platter! i still like playing 12" singles, and some Metallica and Oasis double albums are 45rpm. I had a Rega RB250 and Audio Technica AT44O ML fitted and set up by Richard my friendly hi fi dealer Harrow Audio http://www.harrowaudiohifi.co.uk/about.asp - http://www.harrowaudiohifi.co.uk/about.asp
 I fitted an Origin Live stub and counterweight structural upgrade myself
 , and mounted the deck on 3 wooden feet, and added a Kimber power cable, the deck is mounted on a wooden isolation platform supported by wall brackets (about £8.00 from B&Q), a temporary measure for now. . Fabulous results, though still came to over £500 in the end. the two bottles of rum were brought back from the Caribbean islands by my sister
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 07:52
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Good to see a nice deck!
But what are the results of the match with the Linn? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 10:17
And given the fact you are the founder member of The Grey Room, why does it not go to 78 rpm?  ------------- 
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 20:00
i only have a small grey hamster....
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 19 2007 at 20:03
more tests to do, but so far the Roksan sounds sweeter...! my Linn is a basic one with a Valhalla power supply, so it could still be upgraded ahead of the Roksan, watch this space!
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: March 31 2007 at 11:23
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Oliver, why not place that novelty oversized speaker in the corner of the room, facing into the middle of the room? ------------- 
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: March 31 2007 at 11:24
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P.S - I love the name 'Nakamichi'. -------------
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: April 01 2007 at 02:16
Because that's not my system. My system appears into "Pics of my system" thread. |
Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: April 01 2007 at 07:53
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Ah...my apologies for this misunderstanding. -------------
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