RoDa's system

[kelvinMunson]

Hi Rolf

Great system and some excellent pictures.... look forward to the next upgrade

[RoDa]

Hi,
Complimenti! Beautiful systems, which must sound even better.
Congratulations. Do enjoy!

bauzace50

Thank you!

Regards
Rolf

[RoDa]

hi rolf

for what concerns the technical part the sonus faber has great looks but if my memory from my italian days serves me well, lacks a bit in detail. at least it did some 15y ago. the tweeter is very equilibrated on the other hand. im curious on what u think as compared to the cm9.

the room aesthetics are exquisit. congrats again

Hi

I have also heard that the earlier models from SF were a bit warm/soft and with a top treble that was a bit too loud.

I do not feel that this is correct to say about my Domus Grand Pianos.
They are quite open, forward and 'neutral' with a tight bass.
Not what I expected, but still I am happy.

They sound to my ears 'lifelike' and very good on piano, guitars, ...etc

CM9 vs SF D GP:
The CM9s are very good all-rounders. They play most records without ever sounding harsh. I very much enjoyed the bass and the mellow sound from the CM9s.
On the negative side the CM9s didn't sound loud, even when playing very loud.
This was - at least in my room - due to the fact that they are down in level between 2kHz and 8kHz. (Broad BBC-dip )
Well-designes and beatuful speakers.
I only sold them to try out an old dream - the 805s

The SF D GPs are similar in design and size. Three-way and four drivers.
The biggest difference is the more direct and open sound from the SFs.
Thay don't at all handle the bad recordings in the same polite way as the CM9s, but lets me know the differences between the best and worst recordings... Not just good.
Huge soundstage and the ability to play very loud with control.
Where the CM9s sounded mallow and polite, the SFs are more 'warts and all'.

I am really happy with these 'poor man's cremona' speakers.

Thanks for the kind words, regards
Rolf

[RoDa]

Hi Rolf

Great system and some excellent pictures.... look forward to the next upgrade

Thanks

The next upgrade is already in scope. We're talkin' PSU

Regards
Rolf

[RoDa]

[neonmagic]

Lovely looking system Rolf - beautiful room too. I can only wish to have a listening room like that

re: SF speakers - they're very particular on seating/positioning and stands from my experience. Get it right and they can be quite magical, get it wrong and they can sound a bit bright. Depending on the model, some SF speakers don't really like high volumes either, they can harden up and some busier music will suffer and sound congested and confused.

Dave

[RoDa]

Thank you, neonmagic

I was also surprised to discover the effects I got from different positioning of the SFs. But as you say, when it's right it's quite magical!

These Grand Pianos don't mind playing loud and without hardening.

Regards
Rolf

[neonmagic]

I must also (as a fellow photographer) congratulate you on the quality of your system images. Very impressive!

Cheers,

Dave

[RoDa]

Thanks Dave!
I have an old Canon EOS400D with the standard kit lens (18-55) and a 50mm F1.8.

News from the system:
Just implemented the Touch Toolbox 3.0 from
http://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com/20 ... ox-30.html
a week ago on my Squeezebox Touch. A very welcome improvement in sound quality to my ears. Free of charge and risk free.

One more component on the way (PSU for the Squeezebox) and then it's time for some new pictures.
This small part made it possible to use standard power cables on my Rega DAC.

[neonmagic]

I had a look at the toolbox just now, but only a quick browse through, seems to be Linux centric. I'll have to have a a deeper look when I have some spare time. I do have a Logitech touch, have had one for six months, haven't even used it yet lol. Converting all my CDs to FLAC and tagging them is a very daunting task that well...I started, stalled and probably will never finish rofl. It's just a boring, tedious job. I've also heard that PSU upgrades for the touch make significant improvements in sound.

Some updates at my end: I've purchased a ASR basis exclusive (2 input) phono stage and also a pair of Audeze LCD-2 headphones for Christmas for myself

Dave

PS I use a Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn, 60D and an older D60 (Canon, not to be confused with the Nikon DSLR of the same model number). I also have a eos1n. I had a 1D, but sold it to finance the 1D mark IIn. Will eventually upgrade to a 1Dx as it has everything that I want in a camera. I mainly shoot macro (Insects & Arachnids) - www.flickr.com/davidpastern

[Singlemania45]

Wow those insect photos are incredible. Do you use a tripod to avoid camera shake?

[Dinohyus Hollandi]

Man, I really dig your setup, especially the Sonus Fabers. I compared the Liuto Monitor to the Cremona Auditor M and ended up buying the latter. Combined with a PrimaLuna amp these babies really sing.

Cheers!

[RoDa]

I had a look at the toolbox just now, but only a quick browse through, seems to be Linux centric. I'll have to have a a deeper look when I have some spare time. I do have a Logitech touch, have had one for six months, haven't even used it yet lol. Converting all my CDs to FLAC and tagging them is a very daunting task that well...I started, stalled and probably will never finish rofl. It's just a boring, tedious job. I've also heard that PSU upgrades for the touch make significant improvements in sound.

Some updates at my end: I've purchased a ASR basis exclusive (2 input) phono stage and also a pair of Audeze LCD-2 headphones for Christmas for myself

Dave

PS I use a Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn, 60D and an older D60 (Canon, not to be confused with the Nikon DSLR of the same model number). I also have a eos1n. I had a 1D, but sold it to finance the 1D mark IIn. Will eventually upgrade to a 1Dx as it has everything that I want in a camera. I mainly shoot macro (Insects & Arachnids) - http://www.flickr.com/davidpastern

Sorry for the slow response...

The Toolbox is free and fully reversible, you should try it.

A PSU cost (a lot of) money, and may not be that big of a deal soundwise in all systems. I think mine lowered the noisefloor and gave a better bass, both weight and definition/speed.

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing!

REGArds
Rolf

[RoDa]

Man, I really dig your setup, especially the Sonus Fabers. I compared the Liuto Monitor to the Cremona Auditor M and ended up buying the latter. Combined with a PrimaLuna amp these babies really sing.

Cheers!

Thank you!

Never heard the Liuto Monitor or the Cremona Auditor, but I suspect you have a wonderful system paired with a PrimaLuna amp. (Had a prologue two on loan some years ago)

My room is too big to be filled by standmounts, something I had to admit after trying the B&W 805s. Wonderful speakers, but the bass was not satisfactory in my room. Didn't want to go down subwoofer alley so I went for floorstanders.

The Domus Grand Pianos are truly great speakers, warm yet dynamic and "alive".

REGArds
Rolf