stone_of_tone
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They are fine Speakers. The Forum about them attests to this too. Trip, you should have heard them with your Zen?! Plus, Mundorf's or different Clarity's in them, will do the final trick.
I have priced them not to sell, essentially. At least till my 6C33C Mono's are released (in April, May or June 2018). But, if they do sell in the near future...I maintain the PayPal put away bank for my Mono's.
I also, returned my NT-503 to Crutchfield. UPS $10 return label fee~can't complain. I put that machine through its paces and it was not for me. So, I won't need my ZBIT either. This frees up $1650 + DM's towards the Mono's. However, I am not opposed to keeping the DM's as stated above....and putting different Caps in them....win~win.
I have some 8TC to sell....will list on USAudiomart, then AudiogoN, if it does not sell here or on US. I also have some old Audio Alchemy Gear I need to list on Ebay...at a price it will sell (two DTI-PRO's & two DDE 3.0v's).....for my aggregate bank/PayPal for my Mono's. I don't let audio equip sit anymore if I'm not using it. I sold 9k of Gear off in 2015.
My Listening Room System stands below (and putting the DM947 Monoliths in and out with my Adagio's).
This morning I'm putting a Mullard 7308/E188CC ~ Cryogenic in my ARC Line Stage. I run the ZMA with and without it ~ different flavored bliss....switching from ARC Line Stage influence to ZDSD straight to ZMA!
I have resisted this first week with my ARC....to change the 6922 tube/electro-harmonix....till now....it has got to go! But, it did well....and gave me a sonic baseline to compare too.
Listening Room:
Room Treatments from Michael Green & Home Brew
Sony as Transport (DVP-NS57P) Illuminati D-60 Digital Coax IC
Shunyata Research Zitron Alpha Digital Power Cord to ZDSD {Significant}
Decware ZDSD DAC / Recorder ++ *************************************************************** W/Steve's Output Transformer's/kicking to the Curb quite a few superb DAC'S *************************************************************** (@ -20 Ref Level, 0.0 Input volume and @ 16/192)
WBT RCA Kimber Select KS1030 ~.5 meter
Audio Research LS-2B MKII Line Stage w/remote
WBT-0102Ag RCA Kimber Select KS1030 ~.75 meter
Decware Zen Mystery Amplifier.....Ediswan's in Inputs right now ~BIASED at *56* mA~ NOS/Platinum/Mullard E188CC/7308's in my A12 an B12 Input positions Cryogenic~NOS/Platinum/Telefunken E88CC for Inverter Tubes~NOS RCA 0A3's & matched Quad/Tung-Sol KT66's ZMA adjusted at 20% to 30-40% max ~ from 0 Gain ~ w/ZDSD ZMA adjusted at about 80-90%, or 100% gain ~ w/ARC Line Stage ~ volume via Remote Control
*************************************************** Kimber Select KS6063 Speaker Cable 8ft WBT-0681-Ag Spades *************************************************** Kimber 8TC new/white & clear jacket/to remind me of how fluid/timbre correct and good the KS6063 are
Acoustic Zen Adagio - Black Pearl (Modified) .....enjoying from 8 ohm ZMA Taps
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Decware DM947 Monoliths/4 ohm (Midrange modification/Wave Guide) w/PX Clarity Caps Kimber Silver (AG) Jumper's to Tweeter's .....enjoying from 8 ohm ZMA Taps
Caintuck Audio Eminence Alpha 15" OB BASS Unit at 53Hz, with my Velodyne CHT 130 watt plate amp and 0 degree phase.....at 1/4 volume on plate Plate Amp....regen'd clean ~ plugged into P3
Acoustic Zen Adagio's x-over's Modified/Full Range with Mundorf MCap Supremes-single Cap to each Tweeter/4.5k cross (Gutted: 3kHz/18dB/Octave, Linkwitz/Riley Crossovers....with all crappy parts = gone)
XLO Pro Power Cord to ZMA PS Audio P3 Power Plant / Pangea AC-9SE from wall to P3 (Transport, ARC Line Stage and ZDSD, Regenerated/*120*~ Multiwave off...ZMA on High Current Output).
++ ZDSD DAC, kicked to the Curb: Auralic Vega, PS Audio PWT & PWD, PS Audio Direct Stream DAC, Chord Qute, NAD M51 (twice) & Schiit Yggdrasil.
~NOS Platinum Tubes from Upscale Audio/Kevin:
(Great Britain) Mullard 7308/E188CC ~ 2 pair (both pair Cryogenic) (Germany) Telefunken E88CC ~ 1 pair (painfully expensive/worth it) (US/Great Britain) Ediswan CV2492/6922 ~ 2 pair (one pair Cryogenic) (Hungary) Tungsram 6922/E88CC ~ 1 pair (Hungary) Tungsram PCC88/7DJ8 ~ 1 pair.
From Cryoset: (Russia) 6N23N/P-EB ~ 2 pair
(Russia) 6N23P's ~ 2 pair/came with ZMA.
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