A long road of not planned decisions about what equipment to use and a long road of trial and error regarding setup.

Luck has played a bigger part than I like to admit! :-)

I am now in a position where every single record in my collection through my system brings me music regardless of how they have been recorded! Still sounding different they all bring me in a state of joy when listening. The few records I have avoided in the past all just play music now. This just to...

Having “downgraded” my cart on my Sondek from a Linn KlydeB to a AT33PTG/II it is now possible for me to say that it has been a succes. I am listening to music now with the same kind of “non disturbed” mind flowing away into the world of music. Classical music has in some ways gained from this chang...

Thank you Lejonklou. Once again we get a reminder that care and attention to detail is Important.

I have already tried it getting the ground wire to follow as closely as possible all the way to the binding post.

It works. More music.

Returning to Charlie1’s speaker towers I can say that overall I am a Tukan/Katan man when it comes to all the speakers I have heard via clips from Charlie1. Not having heard the last Kan1 model I can say that despite their qualities they play the music with some drawbacks I cannot live with. Tukan/K...

I find armboards very interesting. When I bought my Sondek in 1990 it came with the usual 3 layer armboard. Formica-like on the top and the bottom and mdf in the middle. One year later I bought the Cirkus upgrade just after Linn had released it. I still keep my pre cirkus bits in my Sondek box. The ...

That’s a really good example. The second clips makes the first sound disjointed to my ears, although it took the second clip to make it obvious. I would only quibble a bit and say ‘setup is often important’. I agree. With the Klyde it was never a question of searching for the emotion in the recordi...

The one and only thing I really value in a hifi system is it’s ability to carry the emotion of the music across to the listener. I would not use my time and effort on this hobby if the above was not possible. Setup is very important (as shown here many times). The clips below are two different speak...

As mentioned by charlie1 and markiteight there is something with the rosewood Kans ability to “boogie” that also to me seems a little stiff. Now seing all your speakers on display charlie1 I would like to hear your own comments telling us which speakers you are going to keep and what you like about ...

My most to least preferred: Rosewood Kan, Tukan, Kan 2 and Teak Kan last.

I love it! :-)

When you go all in you REALLY go all in!

It is a subtle difference but I can hear it too when listening carefully.

You mentioned in your posting of the clips that it is as if they (rosewood) need more use to loosen up. Have they changed during the period you have used them? If not, then you have to get another pair to compare.

+1

As things are moving fast I will remove the clips above and say thank you for your help. It has been very valuable to me. I am back where I want to be.

Sorry for using the same number but it is too interesting for me to pass on this opportunity. Previous (favorite on this forum): https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfu44y4141464dw/Video%2003-05-2019%2011.35.24.mov?dl=0 Now (my favorite): https://www.dropbox.com/s/v0s1zo2zikefnkt/Video%2013-05-2019%2012.34.08...

So what do I use to get the speakers into the right position messuring from the back wall and the sides? Well, have a look:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/onlyqc3gbkyz5 ... 1.jpg?dl=0

Fine tuning is by hand listening to each small change.

are yours more sensible to the tuning of the distance between each other or more the distance to the wall? I used most of my time tuning the distance between the speakers. I quickly settled on 11 cm to the back wall. I would say that with the AT it was make or break tuning the distance between the ...

Do folks think that every system is critical down to a couple of mm or just the higher resolving ones? Not sure it answers your question but I think it is quite telling that with the Linn Klyde I did not feel the need to search high and low for the best speaker setup. With the AT I had to or I woul...

lejonklou wrote: ↑2019-05-08 00:15

beck post wrote:In the end it is finding a balance between the two (wall distance, distance apart)

There is an optimal distance from the rear wall. And there is an optimal distance apart. These two are not related and do not compensate for one another.

Heard, Understood, Acknowledged! :-)

In the end it is finding a balance between the two (wall distance, distance apart). The lighter “footprint” of the AT compared to the Klyde made me go nearer the wall and closer together. A bit like tracking force (wall distance) and bias (distance apart). What makes it difficult is the mutual depen...

I can now leave my worries behind. When I listen to music playing my records I am back in my teenage room nodding my head away. I have ended with almost exactly the same setup as with the preferred clip a couple of posts back. A changed speaker setup (leaving the Klyde setup behind) was needed close...

I agree with lejonklou and markiteight (and half of Charlie1s brain) but often (always) we are listening to less than perfect so different aspects come out more or less good. What this forum is about (to me) is choosing the (imperfect) musical way. It will give me lasting plessure. When in doubt fol...

I've been having a bit of fun this weekend too: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ocb07xz8smd4bw/IMG_0425.MOV?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/oq4vz9rpfxdq1v1/IMG_0421.MOV?dl=0 Watch out! I foresee that you end up like Charlie1 with you house full of speakers. :-) You sure know how to pick the “fun” ones. A...

Thank you lejonklou and markiteight for your answers.

I think people get it now. Speaker setup can be time consuming! :-)

I think I hit bulls eye with my speaker setup.

Previous:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o80bpx67okg90 ... 4.mov?dl=0

Now:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5oq6pfzzifi3 ... 5.mov?dl=0

Or am I only dreaming?