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audi · « **Reply #30 on:** Oct 20, 2012 at 11:11 PM »

very nice gears sir synchro.

dieselsy · « **Reply #31 on:** Oct 20, 2012 at 11:27 PM »

Nice system.. Congrats and welcome back..

Gentlebully · « **Reply #32 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 12:43 AM »

Wow dami gamit,they must sound really good
Thanks for sharing!

meat_eater · « **Reply #33 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 12:46 AM »

WOW!! Nice Stereo's sir

synchro_01 · « **Reply #34 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM »

@ Audi,

Thanks for the compliments

@dieselsy and gentle bully,

Idol ko mga system ninyo. Reference level quality.

@meateater

Suki ka din pala ni Anthony. Through the years madami na din akong repair job that Anthony managed not only to fix but to improve. Bang for the buck yung speaker designs nya.

R · « **Reply #35 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM »

I wanna hear this! Same Classe-Dynaudio pero mas big time!

synchro_01 · « **Reply #36 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 12:52 AM »

Quote from: jhnkvn on Oct 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM

I wanna hear this! Same Classe-Dynaudio pero mas big time!

Pag napadaan ka sa South let me know. Medyo old nga lang gears ko bro since I got off the equipment merry go round a long time ago.

Timithekid · « **Reply #37 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 07:40 AM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Oct 22, 2012 at 12:52 AM

Pag napadaan ka sa South let me know. Medyo old nga lang gears ko bro since I got off the equipment merry go round a long time ago.

Taga south lang po pala kayo, pagnagka get together sa inyo sir pabulong naman, im just in BF Parañaque.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #38 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM »

Timithekid

Sent you PM

TeeGoY · « **Reply #39 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM »

Enjoyed browsing thru your pictures

wonderful gear you have there! Cheers!

Narayan · « **Reply #40 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 09:58 PM »

Congrats on your set up

Nice combination of gears you've got there bro.

meat_eater · « **Reply #41 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 10:22 PM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Oct 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM

@meateater

Suki ka din pala ni Anthony. Through the years madami na din akong repair job that Anthony managed not only to fix but to improve. Bang for the buck yung speaker designs nya.

Yers sir! He's pretty good!

I was skeptical nun dinala ko yung d1 for tweaking and replacement ng tweeter, I was under the impression kasi na the speaker was designed with a different tweeter, so malamang ndi maganda yun kalabasan. My oh my was I wrong! hehehehe... He did wonders sa xover design, I think - Halos binago na ata yung 1sc crossover. hehehehhe..

Cheers

smt · « **Reply #42 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 10:41 PM »

wow! Ganda!

synchro_01 · « **Reply #43 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 08:11 AM »

Quote from: Narayan on Oct 22, 2012 at 09:58 PM

Congrats on your set up Nice combination of gears you've got there bro.

Thanks. It's been quite a while since I got those gears. It took me several years to get the combination that I wanted and most of my gears on the average is around 5 to 7 years old already but even though they are aging already I look at it as a testament of the durability of the gears and the satisfaction from the type of performance that I get from them. No upgrades for a long time.....though a pair of em bigger Contours or a C2 would be nice

synchro_01 · « **Reply #44 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 08:29 AM »

@SMT and TeeGoY,

Thanks for the kind words guys.

@Meateater,

The guy knows what he is doing that's for sure. I remember back in 2007 I blew out one of the tweeters of my MB Quart floorstanders and got assistance from Anthony for a replacement tweeter. Since the speaker was already put of production and it would cost me a lot to import an original tweeter from MBQuart's factory in Germany, Anthony then recommended to install his personally sourced out soft dome tweeters and gave me an assurance that at the very least they will equal the performance of the original ones if mot better. Since I needed to have the speakers fixed I gave the go signal for Anthony to replace the tweeters. Surprisingly the speakers sounded even better after he swapped out the metal domes for a pair of his soft dome units. Money well spent.

smt · « **Reply #45 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 09:52 AM »

Quote from: meat_eater on Oct 22, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Yers sir! He's pretty good!

I was skeptical nun dinala ko yung d1 for tweaking and replacement ng tweeter, I was under the impression kasi na the speaker was designed with a different tweeter, so malamang ndi maganda yun kalabasan. My oh my was I wrong! hehehehe... He did wonders sa xover design, I think - Halos binago na ata yung 1sc crossover. hehehehhe..

Cheers

wow! nice upgrade!!!!

Cjtjader · « **Reply #46 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 09:54 AM »

Welcome back to audio, Sir synchro_01!

Those Dynes are really for keeps!

smt · « **Reply #47 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 10:09 AM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Oct 23, 2012 at 08:29 AM

@SMT and TeeGoY,

Thanks for the kind words guys.

@Meateater,

The guy knows what he is doing that's for sure. I remember back in 2007 I blew out one of the tweeters of my MB Quart floorstanders and got assistance from Anthony for a replacement tweeter. Since the speaker was already put of production and it would cost me a lot to import an original tweeter from MBQuart's factory in Germany, Anthony then recommended to install his personally sourced out soft dome tweeters and gave me an assurance that at the very least they will equal the performance of the original ones if mot better. Since I needed to have the speakers fixed I gave the go signal for Anthony to replace the tweeters. Surprisingly the speakers sounded even better after he swapped out the metal domes for a pair of his soft dome units. Money well spent.

we too have an mb quart floor stander. all of the drivers are ok. but unfortunately nabaha yung enclosures. it still sounds good, but the lower parts got bloated and peeled. Planning to bring it to anthony for repairs. hehehe.

Ganda din ng rotel b&w setup.... pwedeng parinig? hehehe.

qguy · « **Reply #48 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM »

Nice gears.

Did the smaller Castle speakers displayed any qualities that was better than the Dyns ?

synchro_01 · « **Reply #49 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 01:33 PM »

Quote from: qguy on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Nice gears.

Did the smaller Castle speakers displayed any qualities that was better than the Dyns ?

Compared to the 1.8MKII's...In all aspects a resounding NONE OF THE ABOVE hehehe. In hindsight outgunned naman talaga sya in all categories such as price point, cabinet size and driver size so the result is not surprising and it isnt a fair fight to begin with BUT compared to a bookshelf speaker that is in the 20K to 30K category like say an A42 with same size and same application then the Castle Trent II will be in the mix of things. Subjectivity na lang will come into play. For its size and price it is an over achiever.

there is only one aspect that the Castle manages to be at par if not better than the 1.8MKII....cabinet finish. It is a beautiful speaker. All my guests who have seen it marvel at the craftsmanship of this little bugger. When somebody likes to listen to my stereo I usually start with the Castle and then use the 1.8MKII's on the same tracks that we just listened to. Probably 95% chose the Dyne.

Aspects that I like about the Castle would be:

1. Fit and finish. Pulido sya in all angles. The binding posts literally is a work of art. Il take a pic later and upload it.

2. Mids - very fluid though slightly forward when compared to the Dynes. The highs are a tad stronger than the Dynes with more air. Recordings with ambiance and reverb sound superb.

3. Output. Though a comparatively small speaker that is engineered to sound loud for its size (a42 or 52) will out punch the castle, it will certainly hold its own specially if assisted by a good musical sub then it's limitations on output is masked to a certain level. It hits the wall hard though on levels that it wasnt designed for. The mids suddenly get brighter and shouty plus it also loses its coherence on instruments as well if driven beyond its capability. For sure this wasn't designed for HT use based on its strong points. It's not even magnetically shielded to begin with.

if we take out the 1.8MKIIs out of the equation and my budget is around 20 to 30ish for bookshelf speakers i'll probably be very happy to live with the Castle as my main speakers.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #50 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 01:43 PM »

Quote from: Cjtjader on Oct 23, 2012 at 09:54 AM

Welcome back to audio, Sir synchro_01! Those Dynes are really for keeps!

thank you sir. On a different note baka pwede pa audition ng Interconnects mo? Hearing and reading a lot of good reviews about them.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #51 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 02:21 PM »

Quote from: smt on Oct 23, 2012 at 10:09 AM

we too have an mb quart floor stander. all of the drivers are ok. but unfortunately nabaha yung enclosures. it still sounds good, but the lower parts got bloated and peeled. Planning to bring it to anthony for repairs. hehehe.

Ganda din ng rotel b&w setup.... pwedeng parinig? hehehe.

Anthony can fix that. I just don't know if it's advisable to spend that much on refinishing the quarts if one can get speakers from Anthony that sounds better than the MB quarts for probably the same dough.

As for the Rotel and Nautilus, it's disassembled right now because of house renovations. Probably by Dec it will be singing again. Will PM you by then.

Cjtjader · « **Reply #52 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 03:47 PM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Oct 23, 2012 at 01:43 PM

thank you sir. On a different note baka pwede pa audition ng Interconnects mo? Hearing and reading a lot of good reviews about them.

YGPM, Sir! Cheers!

synchro_01 · « **Reply #53 on:** Oct 23, 2012 at 06:30 PM »

Quote from: Cjtjader on Oct 23, 2012 at 03:47 PM

YGPM, Sir! Cheers!

Got your PM sir. I just need a week or two to evaluate. It's for the HT BTW to connect the main left and right plus center. Baka may ilalabas pang details kasi vs the old Neotechs that I'm using. Will send you PM re contact details if Im good to go already with filing several VL's and lining up a couple of movies. Most probbably by Halloween

Cjtjader · « **Reply #54 on:** Oct 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM »

Quote from: synchro_01 on Oct 23, 2012 at 06:30 PM

Got your PM sir. I just need a week or two to evaluate. It's for the HT BTW to connect the main left and right plus center. Baka may ilalabas pang details kasi vs the old Neotechs that I'm using. Will send you PM re contact details if Im good to go already with filing several VL's and lining up a couple of movies. Most probbably by Halloween

Just ping me when you are ready!:-)

smt · « **Reply #55 on:** Oct 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM »

Yes sir. Anthony's speakers are better than the quarts. Actually my ht speakers and audio only speakers are all from anthony. Sayang lang kasi yung quarts. Hehehe.

Thanks.

bass_nut · « **Reply #56 on:** Oct 24, 2012 at 12:29 PM »

congratulations !! !! !!

frootloops · « **Reply #57 on:** Oct 25, 2012 at 02:57 AM »

Excellent choice of gears sir, congrats!!

synchro_01 · « **Reply #58 on:** Oct 25, 2012 at 04:38 AM »

@ bro frootloops and bass_nut,

Thank you for the compliments guys.

synchro_01 · « **Reply #59 on:** Oct 25, 2012 at 04:51 AM »

Will be having 2 house guests next week for the entire Christmas season. They are namely:

- Carver dipolar bookshelf speakers. Something unique in design
- Definitive Technology Mythos speakers. One of those high tech designs that use pressure coupled passive radiators and inert materials as enclosures.

Let's see how they stack up to my usual suspects when connected to my rig.