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  1. New price $4,200.00 for VRD's $1,300 for NBS when bought together! that is only $5,500 for equipment that costs over $9,000 new.... if you could even get it made . MOVED TO AUDIOGON https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-nosvalves-vrd-s-nbs-amp-preamp-2016-07-16-amplifiers-70578-rayne-la price includes shipping but not paypal fee.
  2. Just throwing this out there... the VRD's and NBS might for sale. Freaking economy!
  3. This will tax any system except for the might Khorn. Bella Flecks Cosmic Hippo!
  4. I think updating the Klipschorn with the AK-4 or AK-5 should be added to that list. I did exactly that around 2002, and was very impressed with improvements in blending and smoothness. And they are, after all, integrated Klipsch-engineered products. Anyway, I like mine very much, have no desire to tinker with or search for hoped-for improvements. So here is a loaded question... Can one instal a 2" midrange driver/horn using the AK4 or AK5 ( changing nothing else) ? Or would the crossover point be wrong for the 2"
  5. How good can a $50.00 amp be? maybe just get a blue tooth device that you can connect to your digital device http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BWEUNAA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=K7D79NGVHJR0&coliid=I22DFXC9WQSTK3
  6. I guess so, but my room is ~ 15 X 18. If you don't get goosebumps when listening, best to use my blood pressure cuff!
  7. Solved my speaker questions and pondering's. With the Khorns being driven with VRD's and Nos Pre, carpet in the room and sound absorption ( blanket for now) on wall facing the horns, ( directly across ) Oft times listening will cause eyes to leak ( in a good way). As I said on another post, if the sound were to be waves crashing on a beach, I have no doubt that I could smell, taste and feel the salt! A big thank you to the following people for being instrumental in this Incredible and amazing 2 channel system being in my life. PWK & team Tim Rodney Craig Brad John ...and anyone else I may have forgotten to mention.
  8. I've used MagneQuest transformers on a few projects (DS-025, FS-030, TFA-2004 Jr with Cobalt/M4 pinstripe laminations and one of the EX models with nickel laminations) and a few of the Electra-print transformers (including a pair of 5K 8ohm air gapped silver winding transformers that I picked up on the secondary market cheap and have now re-purposed for my build of Maynard's Little Sweetie mono blocks); and have come to believe that with tube amplifiers, there seems to be huge dividends in buying the best transformers that I can afford. I need to see where I can raise some cash for the MagneQuest upgrade on my VRDs. I'm curious if Craig is using the S-271-A or a model not listed on the MagneQuest site? Thank you so very much! I will enjoy. Do you think I need to check/adjust the bias? Congratulations on purchasing the VRD mono block amplifiers. I haven't been online for several weeks due to some fairly extreme work commitments (that has another week or two to run its course) and the last time was around when you were having issues with matching the preamplifier that output less than 2V to the horn monos that required the 6V input. I'm happy for you , wish you lived closer Id love to hear your setup . 14 h 58 min away Wow, I thought your NOS Valves preamplifier was already gone, but it looks like 2Bmusic found a NOS Valves preamplifier to go along with the VRDs? Now that he has the amplifiers, all that is left is to add some bling. Of course, gold plating similar to this pair may just need to be the next upgrade he makes. They look something from a James Bond flick! Very nice! As you know my amps were built with COST NO ISSUE attitude! I often listen with lights down low and just see the glow from the tubes. They bling in the sound department! BUT YES YOURS do look amazing! I got the pre from Discgolfer123. did the late night 8 hr drive to get them! TIM WAS AWESOME in his help with this!
  9. FYI, and YMMV ( for sure) .... but i was trying some different interconnects. I tried the Audio Quest "BIG SUR" compared to these http://www.amazon.com/3-28-feet-meter-Better-Cables/dp/B003UT5GP2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01 The BIG SUR sounded like mud through a straw! AMAZING! So if your sound is questionable and not full at low volume the better cables are very very good!
  10. Of course all are welcome in my home. If time allows I can cook like few people can. It will be an auditory and gastronomic extravaganza ! I believe Music and Math define the universe as we know it. Truly Great & Complete sound defines it best!
  11. eth2, on 05 May 2016 - 08:07 AM, said: Now you need the tubes. ***** SO HOW GOOD ARE THE NOS VALVE TRIO****** (?) OR HOW WELL DOES MY SET-UP HONOR PWK? I have great tubes in a three amps. I listened for a while after work last night. It was Damn hard to stop,and go to bed knowing I had to get up for work in am. I would say the NOS VALVES pre and amps bring the search for truly amazing sound to an end. What comes out is as good as it is going to get when considering what is going in. A lot people do not know, but a great deal of the music we listen to, was laid down in tracks. This does not sound as good as recording the music as a whole... well..... this is what I was told anyway. Be that as it is, I can certainly hear a difference between a master recorded LP and regular. ALSO, it is amazing how some music on the same iTunes album will differ. It could be due to any number of things. SO WHAT... it does not matter! The sound coming from the Khorns, is beyond ANY SYSTEM I HAVE HEARD regardless of price. ( I listened to 3 different sets of Khorns, 2 Jubilees, Martin Logan, Magnepans, B&W's, SONOS etc etc. up to $150,000 ) THE $150,000 one sounded the worst! That was so disappointing! I figured that if I spend 150,000 I still won't have the sound my Snells made... THIS IS HOW GOOD MY SYSTEM IS: 1.) IF Chuck Norris was into music like YANI... this would be his world title win! LOL 2.)Seriously…. in the early 80’s, and since I wrote my final paper on Khorns and Music reproduction to graduate from Electronics University...I WANTED to own a top shelf 2 channel system. I looked for about a year. In those days, HIFI was a big deal. ( today not so much). I finally found a system that sounded amazing. It was a pair of Peter SNells' finest powered by Yamaha M series amp and pre. The entire system with B&O 4004 was around $9,000. I had a hard time convincing the wife because our first home did not cost much more than that. ( not a fancy home, but a good one). You could buy a nice car for $2,000 in those days. I could not bring myself to go to the bank and ask to borrow 9 large and then tell him it was for a stereo system. ( BTW a top shelf system from Radio shack, Macy's etc... the stuff was from pioneer... could set you back $1,000) . One day while in the listening room ( of my favorite audio store) I turn around and this diminutive size man sitting in the sweet spot chair. The Sales clerk fires up the system I had come to listen to all those many times. I thought this is cool. I am not the only crazy guy that likes great music. I left the room so he could enjoy. To be honest I am kind of choking up as I type this. He was in there for at least 30 minutes and I had to go listen to my system just one more time. I asked the owner of the store and he said sure. Just don't say anything or make any noise. He then told me,"don't you know who that is"? NO is said. He said ok. I did not press the issue plus I was running out of time. Upon entering the room I noticed him wiping his face. He was slightly weeping. I said to my self, damn I know "MY" stereo sounds good but that is amazing. I left the man to his bliss and told the owner I will come back later. THEN the store owner said I can not believe you did not ask me who he is. I told him it seems as though I had seen his face before, but could not place him. He said that is the Conductor of the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC! WOW WOW WOW! Then he said he flew down here to listen and buy the system if he liked it. I thought, hell, he is in there crying I guess he likes it. I asked how long to get another one like that. He said 2 months to never as he was not sure if he could gather together that exact setup. I wrote the check then and there and enjoyed wonderful music for about the next 15 years. Life, kids, housing got in the way and my beloved system got listened to less and less. Finances caused me to sell it all at fire-sale prices. A DECISION I still regret......THAT IS UP UNTIL NOW!!!! WHY, because my 30 yr old khorns, and NOS VALVES kick those snell's into the bin of good memories and this is the NEW STANDARD! Seriously, the music comes out like a tidal wave, and if it were the sounds of crashing waves, I feel certain I would be able to feel, smell and taste the Salt! Thank you once again to all who made this possible!
  12. Writing up my impression... Should be done by 8pm central time Site was down .... So i have time to add a few more thoughts
  13. I have only had a few minutes to listen and I have to go back to work. Up to this point they sound Extremely >>>> all of the wonderful adjectives you care to inject! ME LIKEY!!!! Thanks everyone for you sage advise!
  14. Does the included paper work delineate tube placement?
  15. May your woofer stay shrunk to the size of a tweeter! Sad to say that happens to most as they age! So then it gets to the point where "you can't rooster like ya usta"
  16. So I paid 4,500 for a strap and the amps were free?
  17. So you left them in the box because your strap was on back order?
  18. Thank you so very much! I will enjoy. Do you think I need to check/adjust the bias?
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