Shindo Green in Wine CountryHi Breezer, Just read your comments and question. I've been back in Hawaii for the past month with minimal access to a PC (and no HiFi) so sorry for the delayed response. ... posted almost 5 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryA couple of system additions and equipment rotations as we move into spring here in NorCal (thank goodness!). I acquired a gently used pair of Shindo Corton Charlemagne monoblocs that feature the ... posted about 5 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine Countrymcslipp, Thanks for the kind words and the recommendation! I do love tasting Lafarge's Volnay Clos du Chateau des Ducs and his Clos des Chenes. posted almost 6 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryNow that I'm firmly entrenched in my retirement digs, it was time to tackle an area that my system has always lacked; namely FM audio. I had acquired a well-kept McIntosh MR-67 FM tuner in LA back... posted almost 6 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryA friend from Chicago and his family recently came out for a Wine Country visit and really enjoyed listening to the "magic" of a Shindo-based system and it's synergy with Altec 846A Valencia'... posted almost 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Latest system upgrade/addition is an Auditorium 23 Hommage T1 SUT acquired from a fellow Agoner. I'm slowly unpacking my boxes of LPs after the Big Move in late December/early Jan... posted about 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryHi charles1dad,I pondered on your questions over the weekend as they were (as always) very thought provoking. I can't provide a meaningful response to your second question as I... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryHi Dave, Congratulations on your upcoming retirement and move to TN. And thank you very much for the BBQ recommendation! ... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine Countryclosdesducs posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryDan,Thank you for your comments; it definitely has been an interesting audio journey! A lot of passionate, interesting, committed people along with the occasional audiophile or... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Well, my retirement and impending move out of LA is just around the corner so I jumped at the opportunity to trade-in my Masseto preamp for a gently used Vosne Romanee via Matt Rotu... posted over 7 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Transitioned from the Shindo Cortese F2a SET amp to a pair of Shindo Lafon WE 300B SET monoblocks. I also acquired a pair of custom crossovers for my Altec 846A Valencia but will wa... posted almost 8 years ago | View comment | |
The Rud Listening RoomEnjoyed the layout of your listening room. May I ask where you obtained your coffee table from? It's very striking. I ask as I am in the process of remodeling a little cottage in Northern Cal and ... posted over 8 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Well in May it was the addition of the Shindo 301 Player System turntable. July brings a transition from my much beloved Monbrison to a Masseto as part of Pitch Perfect's Trade Up pr... posted almost 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: The first of two major upgrades to the System. I really need to dig into a sea of shipping boxes and find that carefully stored VPI 16.5 LP cleaner. It's looking like it will be the ... posted almost 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Couple of recent, fun additions to the system to provide a different audio path every once in awhile as the mood strikes me. A pair of vintage Quad II monoblocks that are in fairly g... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Hi Fi Haiku (What's Old is New)Thanks Needfreestuff & Mapman. Unfortunately, I sold my place and am living in temporary digs so most of this system is in storage until I get to my final location in about two years. I do run the ... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryJeff1225,I have to agree. Matt's Greenhaus events are a great experience. I just have to wear a bib to catch all the drool after looking and listening to all the great gear. I missed the la... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryThanks Jetrexpro! I checked out your system; what a lovely pair of Audio Note UK AN-e LX HE speakers. May I ask what hardwood veneer was used? They are spectacular! posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Thanks to Matt Rotunda of Pitch Perfect Audio's "trade-up" system, I was able to exchange my beloved Montille for a "gently-used" Cortese F2a. I'm still unpacking and slowly re-assem... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo/Altec/GarrardDouglikesaudio,Just wondering how your adventure with the crossovers turned out? I am almost ready to order a pair of crossovers for my Altec 846A Valencia's after reading about them in Bur... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Replaced the stock wooden plinth for the Thorens TD-124 mkii with an Oswald Mills Audio (OMA) single layer slate plinth which can accommodate another tonearm in addition to the Ortof... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryIsochronism,2000 was the last Bordeaux vintage I participated in with enthusiasm and vigor, though I did buy selectively in 2005. I didn't want to create a cellar that would be enjoyed by m... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountryJetrexpro,Some nice juice there!Our little Napa wine group just did a long overdue Volnay tasting two weekends ago. The '99 d'Angerville Clos des Ducs and a '99 Carre Courbin Clos d... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Shindo Green in Wine CountrySystem edited: Gotta love when income tax refund checks arrive! Planning to use this with the Uwe African Ebony-bodied, Soundsmith re-tipped Denon DL-103R on the Thorens TD-124 mki-SME 3012R tonear... posted about 10 years ago | View comment |