Scott's New "Toys"

[Ron Thorne]

OK, Scott, please bring us up to date on your sweet new audio system components from Santa. Some of us will appreciate model names/numbers, too.

Thanks, and Happy New Year.

[Ron Thorne]

Wow, and thanks.

Sounds like a great new beginning. Are you achieving a warmer, more tube-like sound, overall, with the Emotiva?

Scott, can you possibly find a smaller image of those PSB headphones? This one is HUGE and requires scrolling! Thanks.

[Ron Thorne]

Well, these new components should keep you happy and busy for a few minutes.

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[Ron Thorne]

[Ron Thorne]

Looks like piano gloss black to me. Sweet-looking finish.

Also looks like a mouse is jockeying for position to enjoy some headphones.

[Ron Thorne]

Scott, I ran across a review of the Dynaudio Excite X12 speakers and had to smile while reading the "meat" of the review, remembering your (former) disdain of Hammond B3 organs. Nice material was utilized in the listening test.

"The layers of detail revealed by the X12's rich, glorious, silky midrange made me want to listen to female singers. There was a quality in the lower end of the alto range that made particularly luscious Cassandra Wilson's rendering of Robbie Robertson's "The Weight," on Belly of the Sun (CD, Blue Note 35072). Further up the frequency range, there was a rightness to Madeline Peyroux's voice on Careless Love (CD, Rounder 11661-3192-2) that made her the perfect foil for Larry Golding's upper-register colorings on Hammond organ. I speak here of rightness of harmonic structure. From the mid-midrange to the lower highs, the X12 had such a "rightness" of timbral reproduction that I could almost see the drawbar settings on Golding's instrument."

[Ron Thorne]

Yes, I saw Jesse's comment.

They are the kind of company I appreciate, too.

Heard any B3 on them yet?

[Ron Thorne]

A tremendous performance from a favorite B3 group of mine.

[Chazro]

Wazzup Ron! Didja ever hear John Scofield's 'Hand Jive'? It features Goldings and Stewart. This one along with 'Groove Elation' (also feat. Goldings) are favorite Sco records!

Scott, cool to see yr having fun with yr new toys! I notice you mentioned you've got the surround-sound set-up goin' on. I'm curious, do you use it when listening to tunes or is it just for movies and what-not? Just an innocent question bro, plz don't turd-bomb me again!! What didja do with yr ol' faithful receiver? (I've got a closet full of old gear and cables, right next to my old family photo albums, I consider the gear old friends!).

[Ron Thorne]

No, I haven't heard Hand Jive or Groove Elation, Chazro. Sounds like I might just dig them, though. I'll check 'em out.

Thanks.

[Ron Thorne]

Scott, I was pretty certain that I remembered that you had a bit more tolerance for B3s these days. No?

I think you might enjoy the trio I posted above. Peter Bernstein is a wonderful guitarist and a good foil for Larry Goldings. Bill Stewart is a solid drummer, too.

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[jwaggs]

my fancy audio system consists of Seinhauser headphones and an iPod ... that's about it.