The prepress system - Page 13

Originally Posted by prepress 

Very good. Congratulations on good seats and a good performance as well. How big was the auditorium? Not too big I guess, if they could get away with no mics. Unamplified acoustic instruments. Nice.
I saw McCoy Tyner back on 10/27, along with Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette and Grady Tate. Really good.

Originally Posted by prepress 

You can be sure that Thanos teaser at the end of Avengers will pick up in another movie. My first guess would be Thor 2, as the next Avengers might be too far away.

Originally Posted by prepress 

Just so you know how little progress I've made...

The setup is only slightly different. It's hard to see, but the top shelf on the left rack has only the Duo VP on it; the Oppo 83 is now inside the main cabinet. When I (finally) get around to it, I will move the Hooker console out and substitute my EFAV, seen partially to the left of the left speaker, in its place. I also have some 5" pillars to shorten each EFAB, as the shorter equipment will go on the outside racks and the EFAV will hold the taller stuff. Or if I really do keep the Hooker, the Duo will go inside (where the EDGE before it was) and the VPI SDS turntable conditioner (2nd shelf on the right rack) will go back in there as well. Then, one of the Furmans can go off to the new computer rack (another Sanus EFAB, seen partially at the bottom left and waiting to go) nearer the outlet.
Housekeeping hasn't been a priority with the events of the last two weeks, so excuse the mess.

Originally Posted by ddgtr 

Charles, the setup looks great!
The Elite looks good,, I'm really happy with mine and it still is an incredible display even after all these years.
When you get a chance, can you upgrade your first page to reflect the latest addition, perhaps add this pic? Those Macs need to be in plain view, LOL...

Originally Posted by prepress 

Gentlemen:











And about 10 minutes after the install guys left, FedEx showed up:





I'm going to use the stock cords for a couple of days to get used to them, before swapping out for the Pangeas. If I don't hear an appreciable difference I'll send the Pangeas back and just get a longer cable to replace the one that's too short. Or just run it through the heavy-duty strip as I'm doing now, to get it to the LCR2400. More later.

Thus, the initial equipment list changes. The McIntosh MC501s replace the B&K M-200 Sonatas, and the Pangea power cords will replace the stock cords on the 501s.

Originally Posted by prepress 

Someone mentioned that there was an Infinity Gauntlet on display during one scene in Thor. I suppose I'll have to watch Thor again to see if I can find it. While Jim Starlin wasn't my favorite artist, he ws the right guy to draw Thanos. I remember reading Captain Marvel and the battles those two had.

Originally Posted by prepress 

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and let us be thankful for what we have, not getting caught up in what we don't have.

Originally Posted by prepress 

Though it was a brief session, I actually heard a McIntosh C2300 preamp yesterday. It was feeding a pair of MC601s and fed by a MCD1100. The speakers were Adam Audio (I forget the model). I didn't pay much attention to the cabling but did notice some balanced Kimber (Hero?) sticking out the C2300's rear going to the amps. It looks nicer in person than the photos I've seen. And the alphanumeric display is green, not blue; they must photoshop all those photos I see, in which the display is blue. The 2300 was warm to the touch, but not hot. It should definitely have more room than my rack can give it. The stock tubes were installed.
The track I heard was by the Fairfield Four, an a cappella gospel group. I know not to invest too much in what I heard, but the voices sounded pretty realistic, with a nice touch of dynamics and detail. Overall, it was a bit more neutral-sounding than I'm used to. The last time I heard Adam Audio speakers (at my 501 audition) I was turned off by how bright they sounded. But this time, though different material and a different system, things weren't too bad. These particular speakers have a built-in sub, so the 601s were driving only the mids and highs.
Leaving the store, however, I began developing a bit of a headache. Could this have been due to the sound of the system, perhaps the speakers? I can't blame the 2300. So, the 2300 is back on my radar a bit, I suppose.

Originally Posted by prepress 

Though it was a brief session, I actually heard a McIntosh C2300 preamp yesterday. It was feeding a pair of MC601s and fed by a MCD1100. The speakers were Adam Audio (I forget the model). I didn't pay much attention to the cabling but did notice some balanced Kimber (Hero?) sticking out the C2300's rear going to the amps. It looks nicer in person than the photos I've seen. And the alphanumeric display is green, not blue; they must photoshop all those photos I see, in which the display is blue. The 2300 was warm to the touch, but not hot. It should definitely have more room than my rack can give it. The stock tubes were installed.
The track I heard was by the Fairfield Four, an a cappella gospel group. I know not to invest too much in what I heard, but the voices sounded pretty realistic, with a nice touch of dynamics and detail. Overall, it was a bit more neutral-sounding than I'm used to. The last time I heard Adam Audio speakers (at my 501 audition) I was turned off by how bright they sounded. But this time, though different material and a different system, things weren't too bad. These particular speakers have a built-in sub, so the 601s were driving only the mids and highs.
Leaving the store, however, I began developing a bit of a headache. Could this have been due to the sound of the system, perhaps the speakers? I can't blame the 2300. So, the 2300 is back on my radar a bit, I suppose.

Originally Posted by prepress 

...I didn't go anywhere or do anything special, though. I took some quiet time to reflect...

Originally Posted by pcweber111 

The Infinity Gauntlet was shown in the trophy room during the first Ice Giant "theft" scene.