justinsweber Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I told Steve Lefkowicz about my headphone amp and the new Eliptrac 240s... He wanted to come hear and brought along some friends. Russ, Stratton, Steve Lefkowicz, and Mike Mercer. My 2 close friends join in to aid with setup. Andy Mawhinney, Art Acosta. My wife and daughter were out of town so setting up the whole house to audition was pretty amazing. After comparing my reference pair of Cornscalas to the pair getting ready to be shipped to NYC all agreed that the big boys were better in every respect. (I still love my pair more :-) ). The big Eliptrac 240 and BMS 4592 throws a huge immersive sound stage. ALK crossing over 300hz and 4500hz proved a wise choice giving the cornscalas a bass speed I haven't heard before. Drinks, Chocolate, and beagles had by all. The system was thunderous with 3 watts of SE goodness. (Ken-Rad 6B4Gs). MBP and Pono as source. Edited November 23, 2015 by justinsweber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinsweber Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) Mike Mercer was kind enough to listen to my Kenzie headphone amp with Mr. Speaker Ether C headphones. I've used Audezze LCDs before and loved, but the Ether C took out the room interaction and we so light and comfortable. If you need a reference headphone it might be the one. Mike had the volume 10:30 and the Ether Cs were jaw dropping. Headphones are truly a way to taste reference level sound without the need of big speakers or complex systems. Never had some many good ears listening. They brought and left some great music, fun time by all. Edited November 23, 2015 by justinsweber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That's awesome Justin. I am glad you hade a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinsweber Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yes it was dog... No seriously it was cranberry and onion bagels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniper Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 That sounds like fun! Hope to hear some reviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcox00 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hey Justin, when I had the chance to listen to the Eliptrac 240 setup you were still deciding on optimum attenuations. What did you settle on with the networks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcox00 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 In remembering my impressions on the earlier listening session on the same speakers we had with you and I and two others I had mixed feelings. The first, the positive, related to the mid range. Absolutely won me over. The air and detail - a real sense of "live performance" on the vocals - it was a real treat. I could have listened to that mid range all night. The base, well, not so much. Just seemed to lack punch and definition. Didn't hammer as well as I thought it might (my set has the same Eminance KappaPro 15c speakers and a very similar crossover with the ALK ES500's . . . . .albeit a higher crossover point . . . .but I was expecting very similar). Seemed a bit lacking in energy and defined power. Maybe the listening room (hard concrete floors and that garage door behind us . . . . gotta be a terrible environment). But, man, the midrange. I've been wanting to duplicate that ever since I left. Think about it often. Maybe the BMS 4592 drivers? If yes, might they have a similar impact on my Eliptrac 400's? If so, I'm definitely going to pick up a pair. The midrange was stunning. Gotta have it - however I get there !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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