Talking to Ivor today didn't realise the Eist's will be solid Walnut! Very nice I remember posting here in the beginning stages of Tirnahifi about Hart speakers I think that were in walnut and I queried if they were solid or veneer.Turned out they were veneer.
Certainly these could be very special and it will be interesting to hear if they end up sounding differently to the corian material normally used.
New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
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Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
I'm still moving the Eists around so can't really say. The quads do need the space behind them broken up so you will have a bit of trial & error going on for a while.DaveF wrote:You seem to be more than happy with the speakers Ivor. The search for Quad replacements didnt that long afterall. Would you think that the more room around them compared to the Quads help the sound? (Something I need to experiment with here)
I guess the preamp might be up for sale at some point?
Yeah I will most likely sell the preamp. I paid something like 259 sterling and have replaced the tubes (caps were changed just before I got it) so I'd be looking for €250. Phono never worked for me, probably something small enough but I can't vouch for it.
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Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
Welcome to the Eist Owners Club Ivor, very nice write up, I hope they'll live long in your system.
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Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
I put this camera photo up on facebook last night... the Eists sitting comfortably in the back room... sounding good out of the box, looking forward to them breaking in and warming up. Beautiful job by the lads, superb workmanship. Detailed (and better quality) photos, and of course, musical reports to follow.
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Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
thanks Derek, it really shouldn't be such an exclusive club.... you know me, I'll hold on to a component I like for 7 -10 years and if I think it's working well I'll hold on to it.Derek wrote:Welcome to the Eist Owners Club Ivor, very nice write up, I hope they'll live long in your system.
Vinyl -anything else is data storage.
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Thorens TD124 Mk1 + Kuzma Stogi 12"arm, HANA Red, Gold Note PH 10 + PSU. ADI-2 Dac, Lector CDP7, Wyred4Sound pre, Airtight ATM1s, Klipsch Heresy IV, Misc Mains, RCA + XLR ICs, Tellurium Q spkr cable
Re: New speakers or Eist Dubh 2!
They do look at lot nicer than the wardrobes. Beautiful excellent choice Ivor best looking finish I have seen in a speaker for a long time and one I very much like. Can't beat solid wood and walnut is one of the favourite timbers
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