Topic: My dream theater

[at_sunset_blvd]

Hand Made In France Super nice Sir Mark, speechless but I could hear it already even I'm down south

[frootloops]

Isa pa ito ... turntable? Ayoko. Masyado mahal, lalo na ang bala, and I don't think I will appreciate it.

Actually icing on the cake na lang yang TT....just in case you decide to pero since you are not.....

Yes, but the problem is the amp. Kung sine, pwedeng matindi pa rin ang power requirement ng 40 Hz. Meanwhile, either large (with music) or 80 Hz with movies.

 

..tapos makakakita na kami diyan ng mahahabang sawa, tapos hospital grade na outlets, tapos.................

Seriously, that is the best sounding speaker I heard during the last 2 HiFi Show's at the Mandarin. Alam mo ba senor Mark kung ano amp gamit nila during the show?

Sayang paubos na Hybrid CD's ko....sampolan sana natin. 
 

[streetsmart]

..tapos makakakita na kami diyan ng mahahabang sawa, tapos hospital grade na outlets, tapos.................

Seriously, that is the best sounding speaker I heard during the last 2 HiFi Show's at the Mandarin. Alam mo ba senor Mark kung ano amp gamit nila during the show?

Sayang paubos na Hybrid CD's ko....sampolan sana natin. 
 

Hehe. 

You are only partially correct. Inaayos ko breaker and wiring ko sa HT. Dumadami na kasi equipment and parang kulang ang kapal ng wires. Pero d ako naniniwala sa mga sawa na wires para sa interconnects, speaker wires and even power cords. Ok na sa akin ang Raon wires o kaya ang suggestion ni JojoD -- THHN. 

Alam ko ang amps na ginamit nila - VTL tube amps. D naman ako naniniwala sa ganyan. Ang ambisyon ko is Emotiva monoblocks. 1000 watts @ 4 ohms. Yun ang matibay and value for money. Kailangan talaga ng 1000 watts kasi parang may subwoofer ang Maestro. Meanwhile, ingat ako when watching movies or heavy orchestra.

I think that my speakers sound at least as good and probably even better than during the Hifi show. Wala naman kasing acoustic treatment ang kwarto sa Hifi show. Wala rin silang EQ. Dala ka ng magandang CD, preferably with exceptional highs. Magugulat ka cuz you will hear things you never heard before. PM mo lang ako. 

[streetsmart]

Now in French Utopia. 

Tomorrow perhaps German Utopia.

German Physics? D siguro.

Firstly, biased ako for the French kasi marami akong friends na French and I've visited France many times. Secondly, their food and wine are much better. Thirdly, my name is French. 

[dts-HD 3D]

I had a great time sir Mark thanks for inviting me over.

Here's my short impression: With just the 2 speakers playing, the room was effortlessly filled w/ crisp, detailed sound, smooth and not shrill. Walang overdone na high frequencies kaya sarap makinig. Very natural sounding lalo tunog ng drums and the imaging is great. Depth is well-defined compared to the Elektras parang 3D itong Maestro. The separation of every instrument is more distinct.

Tama ang sabi ni Setup . . . pwede na uli i-feature sa Jessica Soho.  

Congrats sir mark! parang marriage made in heaven ang Dream theater + Utopia 

[streetsmart]

I had a great time sir Mark thanks for inviting me over.

Here's my short impression: With just the 2 speakers playing, the room was effortlessly filled w/ crisp, detailed sound, smooth and not shrill. Walang overdone na high frequencies kaya sarap makinig. Very natural sounding lalo tunog ng drums and the imaging is great. Depth is well-defined compared to the Elektras parang 3D itong Maestro. The separation of every instrument is more distinct.

Tama ang sabi ni Setup . . . pwede na uli i-feature sa Jessica Soho.  

Congrats sir mark! parang marriage made in heaven ang Dream theater + Utopia 

Thanks for the review, Luther! It's truly an incredible speaker and it seems to be a perfect match for the room. Kulang na lang ang center speaker and power amps. 

[vgsison]

Focal Maestro! Major major Wow!

[iiinas]

Naku! pag narinig ni kagawad ayns yan..  kagawad, Emotiva monoblocks na daw

hehehe, sayang, hindi ako nakapunta sa audi na yan. it must have been something else!

monoblocks!!! lima kaagad... 

[SETUP™]

ahem.. second in line sa emo after kagawad ayns

[streetsmart]

hehehe, sayang, hindi ako nakapunta sa audi na yan. it must have been something else!

monoblocks!!! lima kaagad... 

ahem.. second in line sa emo after kagawad ayns

Aba aba ... Parang vultures ang dalawang neighbors ko. Sigurado ba kayo na walang nauna sa inyo mag-reserve?   

Aynz, sayang wala ka sa audi. The sound is really incredible. Natural and huge.

[iiinas]

Aba aba ... Parang vultures ang dalawang neighbors ko. Sigurado ba kayo na walang nauna sa inyo mag-reserve?   

Aynz, sayang wala ka sa audi. The sound is really incredible. Natural and huge.

oo nga, sagabal kasi yung trabaho... 

anyway, sa next session an dun ako. 

regarding the emotiva...  ika nga ni sir jake. dam di dam di dam... 

[Cjtjader]

Congratz, sir marK!  With the Utopias....looks like  there's something inevitable coming!!!

[audiojunkie]

Aba aba ... Parang vultures ang dalawang neighbors ko. Sigurado ba kayo na walang nauna sa inyo mag-reserve?   

Aynz, sayang wala ka sa audi. The sound is really incredible. Natural and huge.

sir Mark parang kilala ko yang nagpareserve ng EMO....   bihira magpost pero mabilis mag-text from south....

I Wish and Always in my Dreams that bullet day (per brader Tirso) got a chance to experience your Awesome Theater... " All I can Say... The BEST! "       

[dukesociety]

best sounding speakers i've heard last hk hifi show powered by mcintosh. eto ba yung grand utopia sir?

congrats!

[streetsmart]

Congratz, sir marK!  With the Utopias....looks like  there's something inevitable coming!!!

Hehe! Isa ka pang tukso! 

[streetsmart]

sir Mark parang kilala ko yang nagpareserve ng EMO....   bihira magpost pero mabilis mag-text from south....

I Wish and Always in my Dreams that bullet day (per brader Tirso) got a chance to experience your Awesome Theater... " All I can Say... The BEST! "       

Kapag napauwi ka, PM ka lang para makabisita ka. 

[streetsmart]

best sounding speakers i've heard last hk hifi show powered by mcintosh. eto ba yung grand utopia sir?

congrats!

Nope. The Grande Utopia is 7 feet high and is recommended for rooms with a minimum area of 65 square meters. My room is around 45 square meters. It's too big ... and too expensive. 

I have a Maestro Utopia which is 58" high. It's just right for the room. Not too big, not too small. The AV Driver tech has installed a Grande Utopia and he said the Maestro, in my room, sounds even better. I'm sure that's because of my acoustic treatment and the electronic room correction.

[Brian_mico]

Another great great upgrade sir Mark 
I'm now so excited to see and hear it these babies this coming Saturday!

[Cjtjader]

Hehe! Isa ka pang tukso!  

 You might be surprised as to what you can hear with your Utopias in 2ch rig!!!

[dukesociety]

sir, sa ht mo lang ba gamit yan? you have to hear it sa music, with a proper amp parang may performance sa loob ng room mo.

[audiojunkie]

Kapag napauwi ka, PM ka lang para makabisita ka. 

Thanks Sir Mark 'will do that. 

Malate was my old neighbourhood. When I was in collede, my bro & I rented a room at Gen.Malvar St. opposite  PCU ext. next to Pitoy Moreno's house, but that was decades ago. ...   

[Stagea]

Sir Mark,

I know that I'm not in the position to comment, but I have a very silly idea. How about situating your upcoming monoblocks right beside each speaker for maximum damping? Something like the AVP-A1HDCI connected to these amps via balanced interconnects (XLR) should minimize losses. That's an extreme setup to match those superlative speakers.

Sorry, I was just thinking aloud.

[streetsmart]

sir, sa ht mo lang ba gamit yan? you have to hear it sa music, with a proper amp parang may performance sa loob ng room mo.

I have designed my system precisely for BOTH music and ht. So far, I have been using it mainly for stereo and multi-channel music ... and the AV Driver tech (who has owned 5 Sonus Faber speakers) says that it's close to the best that he has ever heard among 2-channel rigs.

With regard to the amp, please read the ff article. http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_4_4/aragon8008bb.html

Having said that, I feel that this amp doesn't have enough power so I will likely upgrade it. Nevertheless, at normal volumes, the amp has no problem whatsoever.

[streetsmart]

You might be surprised as to what you can hear with your Utopias in 2ch rig!!!

That's exactly what I'd like to see soon -- an Avid turntable & tube amps driving the Utopias. See and hear lang, not buy. 

[streetsmart]

Sir Mark,

I know that I'm not in the position to comment, but I have a very silly idea. How about situating your upcoming monoblocks right beside each speaker for maximum damping? Something like the AVP-A1HDCI connected to these amps via balanced interconnects (XLR) should minimize losses. That's an extreme setup to match those superlative speakers.

Sorry, I was just thinking aloud.

Unfortunately, the Denon 4311 doesn't have balanced outs. In any case, I don't really think there's a problem, given that I'm using gauge 10 speaker wire.

[JojoD818]

German Physics? D siguro.

Firstly, biased ako for the French kasi marami akong friends na French and I've visited France many times. Secondly, their food and wine are much better. Thirdly, my name is French. 

Oh I love the French, their language is like an aphrodisiac.   

Thankfully, my wife speaks French... 

[Stagea]

Unfortunately, the Denon 4311 doesn't have balanced outs. In any case, I don't really think there's a problem, given that I'm using gauge 10 speaker wire.

That's also true, sir. Those wires are beefy enough for most situations, plus the processing can make up for changes in response from DF change. I'm just a bit OC with DF (I know a lot of people don't believe in this).

This is what I was thinking: AWG 10 copper speaker wires will have a total resistance of about 1 ohm per 150m (To/From). A 30m run would be about 0.2 ohm. Given that the wire impedance would be stable at 0.2 ohm across the frequency range: If the speaker's impedance drops to 2 ohms in certain ranges, there would be times when the DF might get as low as 10 (even with a perfect amplifier). If the wire runs between speakers are of widely different lengths, then this can cause minute differences in output (OC mode again).

[streetsmart]

That's also true, sir. Those wires are beefy enough for most situations, plus the processing can make up for changes in response from DF change. I'm just a bit OC with DF (I know a lot of people don't believe in this).

This is what I was thinking: AWG 10 copper speaker wires will have a total resistance of about 1 ohm per 150m (To/From). A 30m run would be about 0.2 ohm. Given that the wire impedance would be stable at 0.2 ohm across the frequency range: If the speaker's impedance drops to 2 ohms in certain ranges, there would be times when the DF might get as low as 10 (even with a perfect amplifier). If the wire runs between speakers are of widely different lengths, then this can cause minute differences in output (OC mode again).

Hehe. When I first installed the wires for the front speakers, more than 12 years ago, I made sure that they were of the same length. I really don't think it matters much and so it's likely not audible but if it doesn't cost much, doing it doesn't harm you either. 

Lately, I've been busy playing with the Oppo BDP-80, primarily for the digital SACD output (in either DSD or PCM) and the flexible video outputs (for example, it's one of the very few players wherein you can select Color Space). This is the first time I've heard digital multi-channel SACD output and I think it's pretty awesome. Another different experience in Listener Envelopment.

[alvinh]

It’s only been in my dreams that I imagined that I could one day own a Focal Utopia. That dream is now a reality. This is the Focal Maestro Utopia. It's huge and heavy.

Gotta hear this on Saturday! Wuhoooooo! 

[Stagea]

This is the best-sounding system I've heard so far (in fairly recent memory):

This is a straight Bryston setup driving Scala Utopia speakers in the 2009 HiFi Show (picture borrowed from WS).

I'm sure sir Mark's Maestros won't disappoint any attendee this Saturday. Have fun guys.