Re: Audio Research

Posted by croft (A) on February 17, 2004 at 19:40:53

In Reply to: Audio Research posted by Lep on February 17, 2004 at 10:32:06:

Hi Lep,
Thanks for the post,
Wow,An LS-2 for $300 bucks,Cooool,Awsome.
I am also a collector of AV and Also audio.
I have had some crazy bargains myself Lep,

Here is my list of hi fi:

CROFT 2 BOX MEGA MICRO 14 VALVE PRE AMP WITH VALVE PSU.
CROFT SERIES 4 VALVE POWER AMP.
ORACLE DELPHI T/TABLE WITH SOUTHER ARM.
AUDIO RESEARCH DAC-1
AUDIO RESEARCH TRANSPORT
DECCA KEELY KARDIOID RIBBON HORN SPEAKERS WITH 12" DECCA MIDD/BASS.

Here is my list of cinema gear:

SANYO PLC 200PB VIDEO PROJECTOR
PIONEER THX CINEMA RECIEVER
PIONEER LASERDISK PLAYER
TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER(WAS FREE).

I like your idea of combining the audio and video in one Lep.
I also tried this with the Decca Kelly speakers and an Audio research SP9 amplifier i once had.

The results were utterly amazing,I tryed Crouching tiger hidden draggon(hong kong pressing)and the sword fight seen near the end was bewildering through the Deccas and a spare Nad 2200 power amp.

One set up i think would be awsome would be to use some Magneplanner panel speakers(5)for cinema,The soundstage would be massive.

Some of the hi fi listed was purchased at a crazy price.
The Croft pre amp was dumped in the back of a hi fi shop,Being sold due to its sheer size.
It is tottaly dual mono and hard wired throughout,I paid Â£200 uk pounds for it,New was over Â£2000.

The Decca speakers i have cost me Â£100,Unbelevable???????
The combination of Ribbon and conventional midd/bass is stellar.
The Dac-1 was Â£180 and is the best dijital product i have ever heard.

It always amazes me how if people looked around they could have such bargains instead of the new tripe thats made today.

Hope all goes well with the system,
Cheers,
Ian.

P.S. I did borrow an LS-2 myself,and it kicked ass.

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Topic - DVD obsolete? - Lep 05:14:26 02/12/04 (25)

Re: DVD obsolete? Not anymore! - Phil in IL 22:25:56 03/20/04 (0)

Lep--Please read link--LOTR ---just what your looking for - croft 08:24:11 02/19/04 (2)

Re: Lep--Please read link--LOTR ---just what your looking for - Lep 09:17:14 02/20/04 (0)

Pleased about what? This is old news - StylinLP 22:09:16 02/19/04 (0)

Re: What do you expect? - lwang 21:28:40 02/13/04 (0)

Buy an Digital VHS player - Tony 09:43:05 02/12/04 (0)

Move your seating position about ten feet further back and DVD will look superb - ppopp 08:25:10 02/12/04 (18)

HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's - Lep 08:58:26 02/12/04 (17)

LOTR was filmed in alot higher than HDTV - StylinLP 22:11:43 02/19/04 (0)

Re: I don't agree - rico 11:50:00 02/13/04 (3)

I agree - kevin 16:10:17 03/07/04 (0)

Re: I don't agree - Lep 07:29:58 02/16/04 (1)

Re: I Agree - DVD>>DIGITAL VIDEO DISCR@SE - croft 19:16:02 02/16/04 (0)

Re: HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's - Auricle 09:31:06 02/12/04 (11)

Re: HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's - croft 19:05:04 02/16/04 (6)

Audio Research - Lep 10:32:06 02/17/04 (3)

Re: Audio Research - croft 19:40:53 02/17/04 (2)

Re: Audio Research - Lep 07:58:52 02/18/04 (1)

Re: Audio Research - croft 20:19:40 02/18/04 (0)

Re:The LDS-2 - rico 08:28:41 02/17/04 (1)

Mine was (of course) modified - Auricle 15:26:38 02/17/04 (0)

Re: HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's - rico 11:52:39 02/13/04 (2)

Roughly... - Chris Garrett 16:43:43 02/14/04 (1)

Re: Roughly... - rico 13:10:43 02/16/04 (0)

D-Theater - Joe Murphy Jr 20:02:06 02/12/04 (0)

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Re: Audio Research - croft 19:40:53 02/17/04 (2)

Re: Audio Research - Lep 07:58:52 02/18/04 (1)

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