Can’t agree with u more @mwilson . I was initially attracted towards Dragon. Then realized it would invite more mechanical issues and hence trouble for me than giving me great time in listening to good music.
Regards,
Sourav
Can’t agree with u more @mwilson . I was initially attracted towards Dragon. Then realized it would invite more mechanical issues and hence trouble for me than giving me great time in listening to good music.
Regards,
Sourav
I bought a BX1 back when I was maybe 13 or 14 or 15. Kept it for many, many years, had to repair it, it broke again, gave up
I had a Nakamichi 700 with the external Dolby C unit (a black brick).
It was really great, and looked somewhat like this one. Those guys knew something about tape recording.
Andrea
looked somewhat like this one
Yes, somewhat
But you are right, Nakamichi knew what they did, and I miss them.
Congrats Franco
My ever evolving system -
dCS Bartok , dCS Rossini clock , meridian 808v6, Aurender n20, ch precision a1.5 power amp , rega RP10, Stenheim Alumine 3 speakers . Sadly my nakamichi dragon was sold on earlier this year due to
Lack of use - already regret it !
fear of regret… why I haven’t sold my turntable yet.
great system, just wondering about the rack, it looks like it’s bending a lot by the weight of the equipment.
(or is it a lens distortion)
I would be more concerned about heat build-up. Those ARC tube power amps and even the Ref.6 generate a huge amount of heat - they need more space around them. If it were me, I’d place the mono blocks on the floor next to the speakers. That would allow the other components to spread out on the rack.
Simplified my main audio system. Moved my cassette decks and cd player to the whole house sound system, and left only Rossini as source for primary listening. Decluttering, as it were.
Edit: also not a fan of blue displays on the analog equipment, but at least they’re all the same color… and the Rossini is quite neutral so at least there’s no visual clash.
Great, the Pass Labs XP-22 pre. Which one is the Pass Labs power amp(s)? X260.8s?
XA160.8, pure class A and great for cooking breakfast on the heatsinks.
I would also tell you to be careful stacking a silver Vivaldi one on top of the other…. The feet have rubber centers to them and after a while will leave an imprint on the unit below. I would use a microfiber cloth or something similar under the feet. I had mine stacked for 6 months and they circles were very difficult to get out. I finally did it with a microfiber cloth and elbow grease. Otherwise looks very nice!**
Beautiful system. Simplicity is beauty.
Except it’s not a Vivaldi.
And there looks like good ventilation between the shelves.