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Message started by MrDerrick on 12/08/19 at 14:47:09

Title: It's been a good year for SQ
Post by MrDerrick on 12/08/19 at 14:47:09

It has been a good year in the Derrick household for sound quality;

SE84UFO25 & ZBIT
HQPlayer
UpTone EtherREGEN

These items have elevated and transformed my listening experience too levels that I never would have imagined.

It's a good time to be an audiophile!

Anyone else had a good year increasing SQ?

Title: Re: It's been a good year for SQ
Post by Steve Deckert on 12/10/19 at 02:27:25

I have been thinking similar thoughts about the SE84UFO25 paired with these 100dB baffles! Still I can't get over the sound, especially when I turn it up a bit. The dynamics are so realistic I constantly find I have to remind myself that I'm not listening to our larger amplifiers. Then if that wasn't enough... the dynamics are actually better. The amp is faster. I'm sure your horns are equally intoxicating!

Steve

Title: Re: It's been a good year for SQ
Post by GroovySauce on 12/12/19 at 02:34:35

MrDerrick I still wonder if I should have gotten a UFO25th over the Torii ;D ;D

What are your impressions of the EtherREGEN? Next year, I might consider either adding that or a optical rendu. I'm not sure which would give me more improvement.

It's been a very good year for hifi musical enjoyment for me.

I started from scratch and have put together a system I'm really enjoying.

In the room treatment I give a short mention of my entire system.

https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1574860506

I have a Torii MKIV "on the bench" now so next year that will really kick things up!

I'm also starting to explore DIY speakers. based around the Crystal 10 drivers. I should have the first build done before the end of the year. I emailed Leo at Lii audio and looks like I might have a few of this W15 woofers on the way next year too.

Title: Re: It's been a good year for SQ
Post by Palomino on 12/12/19 at 13:05:17

I took some pretty big leaps forward this year as well.

25th anniversary Zen
- Aqua 274B rectifier
- OD3W VR tube
- matched set of Steve's SV83 tubes

Eichman Bullet REC plugs (knockoffs) and built my own ICs

Built a Beg Betsy Speaker with the Lii Audio F15.

Acoustic Elegance LO15 bass drivers

Built a OB with Lii Audio Crystal 10s and the AE LO15s.

I still hope to re-create my ICs using the VHAudio silver reference formula for both my RCA XLR based ICs. To this end, I purchased some silver wire and some furutech rhodium plated XLR connectors.

Unfortunately, to fund this expansion, I had to sell my original Rachael, a Torri MkIII and my power plant premier. I may still sell my Hawthorne Audio Augies and P300 power plant and some miscellaneous other drivers.

I'm also interested in your thoughts about the Ethergen. I have a Regen currently.

Title: Re: It's been a good year for SQ
Post by Radarek on 12/12/19 at 18:41:08

Hi

Biggest changes to my system are still underway yet...

I have a ZKit1 amp awaiting tubes... so sound impression still to come. Biggest upgrade this year was nice scoring of set of 604e Altec drivers from the pawn shop in the middle of nowhere... since that I have build new crossovers and now awaiting for 620 cabinet replicas...