toobfreak
Tungsten/Glass Member
Hey, you're alive! I thought you died or something, 007. I tried to PM you way back to see if everything was OK and couldn't and saw your posts had stopped. Wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing. Glad to hear everything is working for you. Power conditioning can do a lot, I actually use a pair of Power Wedges, and impingement from the dirty power line varies GREATLY by time of day. When you get the chance, try listening to detailed music late at night, like after 2AM, and you'll likely hear an added level of transparency and detail.And my home theater now. Kinda have to stuff this into my small living room, have a small house, but the new Rotel RB-1590 is upper left, will fit in a lower shelf but really tight, and I want it to able to breath. Below that is the Yamaha Aventage RX-A3080 theater receiver, next to that is the new Panamax M5400-PM. I had my electrician friend come over and we ran a new dedicated 20 amp circuit for the system because the old line wasn't properly grounded and was causing an annoying ground hum on the amp, but the Panamax cleaned that up entirely. But it also cleaned the sound, and I mean noticeably, big time. So I also bought a new AQ NRG-4 power cable for the Rotel, since the stock cord has a funky shaped plug on the wall end that caused fitment problems on the Panamax. The speakers are Bowers & Wilkins CM-10 S1 front LR, and the new model Bowers & Wilkins HTM71 center channel. All in all, I'm impressed. The amp, the AQ Mackenzie XLR cables and the Panamax are an incredible sounding system, in my opinion. The Rotel is open and airy and super detailed, and even playing at reference levels is barely warm to the touch. It's loafing at levels loud enough to be uncomfortable to listen to. The TV is a 65" LG 4K HDR 10, and covered up on the bottom shelf is a Staton T.92 turn table. Not pictured is an SVS PB-2000 subwoofer, and Bowers & Wilkins DM-602 S3 as surround sound.