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Post by novisnick on Nov 4, 2018 5:39:42 GMT -5
Just read an article on CNet by Steve Gutenburg and it was about the Focal's Elegia. Strange thing about it was that he, like I owns a Mytek Brooklyn Aand An IPhone 6S. Thats scary!
Whatnare the odds? Now I have to try the Elegia’s! Am I an old odd hippy Too? 😋
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Post by dsonyay on Nov 4, 2018 9:08:09 GMT -5
I enjoy his reviews and commentary.. He's probably the main reason I dusted off my old 2 channel gear and started listening again.
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Post by novisnick on Nov 7, 2018 23:34:12 GMT -5
I’ve been using different Roon endpoints around the house lately! Love the ease of use.
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Post by novisnick on Nov 9, 2018 19:48:16 GMT -5
Really enjoying my LS50’s with added 10” sub blended in nicely. ERC-2 feeding my XPA-1L’s in Class A mode. UMC-200 As the pre.
Diana Krall Line in Paris sounds so smooth and detailed. Even the hi-hat is super sweet. Nice to have the big room to myself tonight.
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Post by gus4emo on Nov 9, 2018 21:24:15 GMT -5
I feel you, lost my stepfather on Halloween 12 years ago, he showed me a lot of dignity....
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Post by novisnick on Nov 9, 2018 22:40:34 GMT -5
@gusatemo , sorry for your loss. I understand completely! December 14 th will be one year that my father passed into heaven. Miss him So very much! We had coffee and did the crossword together every morning for almost 30:years.
Nick
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Post by gus4emo on Nov 10, 2018 0:09:18 GMT -5
@gusatemo , sorry for your loss. I understand completely! December 14 th will be one year that my father passed into heaven. Miss him So very much! We had coffee and did the crossword together every morning for almost 30:years. Nick You will always have that in your heart, I lost an 18 year old sister when I was 12, didn't spend much time with her so I was confused, but also lost a brother 7 years ago, we loved talking about baseball and life in general, one of the best human beings I have ever met, hey, it's the great memories we keep, not perfect, but you know what I mean....
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Post by boomzilla on Nov 10, 2018 4:36:02 GMT -5
The fact that life IS finite is what makes it so precious.
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Post by novisnick on Nov 10, 2018 5:00:39 GMT -5
The fact that life IS finite is what makes it so precious. Amen!
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Post by novisnick on Nov 22, 2018 3:19:37 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Dec 11, 2018 14:23:14 GMT -5
Funny klinemj how our journeys have mirrored each other lately pretty much. Both going with network players and then Roon and on to HP setups. Made me laugh when I saw each posted update of the journey! I alsp prefer music via two channel but there are many many times HPs are the only escape to music without disturbing others in the home. I was drawn in by the sotm/Brooklyn combo fed by my Mac Mini and Roon + Tidal. The only other thing I needed at that time was a decent set of cans. The Sennheiser HD280 Pro sounded really good but I knew it could get better. So I upgraded cand via Massdrop, first came the Sennheiser HD6XX followed shortly by a set of HiFiMan HE4XX, both of which have been sold to a couple of happy forum members. I was in search of my perfect Ying & Yang pair of HPs and I honestly believe I’ve found them in the form of these. Ying First is my favorite set of cans with a wonderful sound second to none I know of, an offering hand crafted by Zach and his hand choosen artisans at ZMF , www.zmfheadphones.com , The Cocobolo Auteurs! Yang Secondly is the Focal Clear, www.focal.com/headphones/, which balances my HP requirements. These two HP are driven by the Brooklyn ‘s balanced 6 watt amp with DSD and MQA abilities as well as other filters I couldn’t be happier with my selection. I can not recommend these HPs anymore then buy being thrilled to own them. If you ever get the opportunity to hear them I would ask that you NOT pass it up. Whats next Mark?
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Post by klinemj on Dec 11, 2018 14:34:29 GMT -5
novisnick - Not sure what's next for me right now. I am loving my systems...the main listening area, the HP system, my office system, and my around the house system! I'm sure something will come up. If anything, I will consider some room treatments in my main listening area. Mark
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Post by novisnick on Dec 11, 2018 15:21:38 GMT -5
novisnick - Not sure what's next for me right now. I am loving my systems...the main listening area, the HP system, my office system, and my around the house system! I'm sure something will come up. If anything, I will consider some room treatments in my main listening area. Mark You had better double step it Mark, you’re a few behind if you don’t have any treatment yet! Best money you can spend. Theres plenty of good stuff out there and muchof it can be made to look like prints or home decor. Its amazing how far its come to make the Mrs happy and still improve our audio needs. Heres a great resource, they’ll advise you at no cost or obligation. Nice to deal with too. Theres a couple of reputable dealers on line. www.gikacoustics.com/the-basics-bass-traps-diffusion-panels/
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Post by novisnick on Dec 28, 2018 20:46:23 GMT -5
Just paid for my RMC-1, this is the beginning of my journey with Emotivas newest premium Processor. On a hunch and with the year end deadline,(self imposed) I looked on their sales site. There it was ready to take my order. Placed my order and paid for it and received a conformation e-mail.
And Now I wait! 😁🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
I’m assuming the unit will do wides? Maybe a set of Emo Towers! Now I’ll need suggestions for 4 ceiling speakers for Atmos hights.
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Post by novisnick on Dec 29, 2018 0:09:53 GMT -5
Do XLR to SE cables come with the RMC-1 or do I need to order them?
What overhead speakers are being favorably reviewed / used?
Are side speakers supported?
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Post by creimes on Dec 29, 2018 2:42:09 GMT -5
Just paid for my RMC-1, this is the beginning of my journey with Emotivas newest premium Processor. On a hunch and with the year end deadline,(self imposed) I looked on their sales site. There it was ready to take my order. Placed my order and paid for it and received a conformation e-mail. And Now ImWait! 😁🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 I’m assuming the unit will do wides? Maybe a set of Emo Towers! Now I’ll need suggestions for 4 ceiling speakers for Atmos hights. Sweet, did ya notice no more XMC-1 on the site
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Post by novisnick on Dec 29, 2018 2:48:24 GMT -5
Just paid for my RMC-1, this is the beginning of my journey with Emotivas newest premium Processor. On a hunch and with the year end deadline,(self imposed) I looked on their sales site. There it was ready to take my order. Placed my order and paid for it and received a conformation e-mail. And Now ImWait! 😁🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 I’m assuming the unit will do wides? Maybe a set of Emo Towers! Now I’ll need suggestions for 4 ceiling speakers for Atmos hights. Sweet, did ya notice no more XMC-1 on the site Yes I did, a friend called Emotiva and was advised they are gone and the XMC-2 is on its way! We shall see when that happens. Be great to have it soon but they should get the RMC-1 straightened out first. 👍 It seems to need a few more promises kept with that unit. 🤞🙏
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Post by creimes on Dec 29, 2018 10:14:30 GMT -5
Sweet, did ya notice no more XMC-1 on the site Yes I did, a friend called Emotiva and was advised they are gone and the XMC-2 is on its way! We shall see when that happens. Be great to have it soon but they should get the RMC-1 straightened out first. 👍 It seems to need a few more promises kept with that unit. 🤞🙏 Yikes well hopefully its not the same as the powered Airmotiv speakers, that's been over a year now
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Post by garbulky on Dec 29, 2018 15:44:11 GMT -5
Just read an article on CNet by Steve Gutenburg and it was about the Focal's Elegia. Strange thing about it was that he, like I owns a Mytek Brooklyn Aand An IPhone 6S. Thats scary! Whatnare the odds? Now I have to try the Elegia’s! Am I an old odd hippy Too? 😋 Steve man, his articles I don't think are aimed at audiophiles. I think they are aimed at people that haven't heard of good sound to introduce them to better audio. But I'm not entirely sure he really cares about sound quality. He's more focused on just introducing the concept of something new that CNET readers haven't seen before. His stuff is the equivalent of a reviewer for office productivity applications trying out the latest gaming computer and then playing minecraft on it and remarking that it did really nicely and that it booted up faster than his laptop did.
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Post by novisnick on Jan 4, 2019 18:35:47 GMT -5
Prepping for Atmos and Emotiva! God help me! 🙏🙏🙏
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