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Member Name: Tim Bingaman
Location: Thornton, Colorado
ML Model: ReQuest (gone), then CLS IIz (gone), then KEF LS-50 (gone), finally YG Acoustics Carmel
Year Purchased: 2008 (used CLS IIz's), YG Carmel's in 2015
Mods/Changes - None, actually I stuck some pavers on the top of the transformer box's (CLS IIs's)
Associated Electronics:
Analog Front End - Zu Audio DL-103 Mk II Reserve cartridge, VPI JMW 10.5 tonearm, VPI Aries turntable, VPI SDS Motor Controller, Aesthetix Rhea phono stage, Living Voice Mystic Mat, Black Diamond Racing clamp
Digital Front End - Mac Mini feeding an AURALiC Vega DAC via either Pure Music or J River.
Pre-Amp - AURALiC Taurus PRE
Power Amps - AURALiC Merak Monoblocks
Subwoofer - REL Stadium II
Cables - Mostly Synergistic Research Designers Ref or Resolution Ref X2 with Active Shielding, some Signal Cable Silver Reference
Headphones - Audezee LCD-3's, B&W P5's (modified), Noble Audio IEM's, AURALiC Taurus Pre headphone amp at home, iPod Classic 160G, Cypher Labs Algorythm Solo -dB 24 bit DAC, ALO Audio Continental tubed headphone amp for travel
Power Filtering - 3 dedicated 20 amp lines feeding a PS Audio P600 & UPC 200
Accessories - Bright Star Audio Big Rock Aries base with 50 lbs. of sand, Bright Star Little Rock under PS Audio filter, Mixed sets of Black Diamond Racing cones and thick pucks under DAC and Pre-Amp and amps, custom stainless steel cones under Phono-stage, SolidSteel Amp Stand, IKEA bamboo platforms under most of the electronics including self made double thickness amp stands, ceramic cable elevators, Spin Clean Record cleaner (initial cleaning) and VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine (final cleaning).
Room Size Dedicated room; 11' x 19' with an 8' ceiling
Room Treatments - GIK Artpanels from one of my photographs, Auralex LENRD Bass Traps, Knauf Insulation Acoustical Smooth Board treatment behind my own paintings throughout the room (coming soon)
Lighting - mix of Phillips Hue and Cooper Lighting Wavestream HDL's. All LED on dedicated dimmers, controlled via iDevices
Comments or Stories - I had my system listed on the old website, but both it and I have been through many changes since then. My wife and I built a new house and moved in after many months. The room the system is housed in is a bit small, but at least it's a dedicated space. Eventually I will build a full blown Audio and Video room in the basement, but this works well for now. I'm enjoying the virtues of nearfield listening!
My first set of Martin Logans was a pair of used Sequel's. I'd always been enamored of planar type speakers, starting with Apogies and Magnapans, but when I had an opportunity to get the Sequel's I didn't hesitate. A few years later I picked up the ReQuests when they were first coming out and I enjoyed them for a very long time. While I enjoy the superb dynamics and bass attack of the Summits, I really felt like the midrange of my ReQuests was more magical than any of the other Logans. - although I haven't heard the Statement E2's or at that time, a properly set up set of CLS's.
In 2007 I had the opportunity to travel to Italy and Switzerland for my job, and in the process I was able to meet with one of our fellow Martin Logan owners Radu (Lugano). This meeting was magical for me on many levels. I got to visit a beautiful place, make a new friend, and finally listen to the CLS speaker in a setting that did it justice. I left Switzerland with fond memories and a burning desire to own the CLs's for myself. Almost a year later, after monitoring the 'Gon and other sites, I finally was able to lay my hands upon a minty set of CLS IIz's, and I couldn't be happier.
EDIT: In October 2014 I started construction of a dedicated room in my basement details of which are contained in posts 123-144 of this thread. Changes to many of my components are reflected here, but older equipment is still contained in many of the early posts. Prior to building the dedicated room I had done a significant amount of physical downsizing, prompting the addition of the equipment now updated here, including the small KEF LS50 speakers you'll see in many of the current pictures. I've been swapping between the CLS's and LS50's trying to decide which sound best to my ears and work best in the new room. It's a journey, who knows where we'll end up.
I listen to pretty much all kinds of music, but have an affinity for Classical, 50's & 60's era Jazz, most Rock and Alternative. I'd say about 70% of my listening is from vinyl. I worked in a record store for about 10 years part time and took my wages out in music, so I've collected about 6000 albums and 3500 CD's over time. I've also picked up about 400 SACD's over the past few years. It all sounds great through Martin Logans! So happy to finally have the vinyl in the same room as the system.
Shots of the new YG Acoustics Carmel based version of the system shown below. Legacy shots of the old ReQuest, CLS and LS-50 based systems appear throught out the thread...
Location: Thornton, Colorado
ML Model: ReQuest (gone), then CLS IIz (gone), then KEF LS-50 (gone), finally YG Acoustics Carmel
Year Purchased: 2008 (used CLS IIz's), YG Carmel's in 2015
Mods/Changes - None, actually I stuck some pavers on the top of the transformer box's (CLS IIs's)
Associated Electronics:
Analog Front End - Zu Audio DL-103 Mk II Reserve cartridge, VPI JMW 10.5 tonearm, VPI Aries turntable, VPI SDS Motor Controller, Aesthetix Rhea phono stage, Living Voice Mystic Mat, Black Diamond Racing clamp
Digital Front End - Mac Mini feeding an AURALiC Vega DAC via either Pure Music or J River.
Pre-Amp - AURALiC Taurus PRE
Power Amps - AURALiC Merak Monoblocks
Subwoofer - REL Stadium II
Cables - Mostly Synergistic Research Designers Ref or Resolution Ref X2 with Active Shielding, some Signal Cable Silver Reference
Headphones - Audezee LCD-3's, B&W P5's (modified), Noble Audio IEM's, AURALiC Taurus Pre headphone amp at home, iPod Classic 160G, Cypher Labs Algorythm Solo -dB 24 bit DAC, ALO Audio Continental tubed headphone amp for travel
Power Filtering - 3 dedicated 20 amp lines feeding a PS Audio P600 & UPC 200
Accessories - Bright Star Audio Big Rock Aries base with 50 lbs. of sand, Bright Star Little Rock under PS Audio filter, Mixed sets of Black Diamond Racing cones and thick pucks under DAC and Pre-Amp and amps, custom stainless steel cones under Phono-stage, SolidSteel Amp Stand, IKEA bamboo platforms under most of the electronics including self made double thickness amp stands, ceramic cable elevators, Spin Clean Record cleaner (initial cleaning) and VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine (final cleaning).
Room Size Dedicated room; 11' x 19' with an 8' ceiling
Room Treatments - GIK Artpanels from one of my photographs, Auralex LENRD Bass Traps, Knauf Insulation Acoustical Smooth Board treatment behind my own paintings throughout the room (coming soon)
Lighting - mix of Phillips Hue and Cooper Lighting Wavestream HDL's. All LED on dedicated dimmers, controlled via iDevices
Comments or Stories - I had my system listed on the old website, but both it and I have been through many changes since then. My wife and I built a new house and moved in after many months. The room the system is housed in is a bit small, but at least it's a dedicated space. Eventually I will build a full blown Audio and Video room in the basement, but this works well for now. I'm enjoying the virtues of nearfield listening!
My first set of Martin Logans was a pair of used Sequel's. I'd always been enamored of planar type speakers, starting with Apogies and Magnapans, but when I had an opportunity to get the Sequel's I didn't hesitate. A few years later I picked up the ReQuests when they were first coming out and I enjoyed them for a very long time. While I enjoy the superb dynamics and bass attack of the Summits, I really felt like the midrange of my ReQuests was more magical than any of the other Logans. - although I haven't heard the Statement E2's or at that time, a properly set up set of CLS's.
In 2007 I had the opportunity to travel to Italy and Switzerland for my job, and in the process I was able to meet with one of our fellow Martin Logan owners Radu (Lugano). This meeting was magical for me on many levels. I got to visit a beautiful place, make a new friend, and finally listen to the CLS speaker in a setting that did it justice. I left Switzerland with fond memories and a burning desire to own the CLs's for myself. Almost a year later, after monitoring the 'Gon and other sites, I finally was able to lay my hands upon a minty set of CLS IIz's, and I couldn't be happier.
EDIT: In October 2014 I started construction of a dedicated room in my basement details of which are contained in posts 123-144 of this thread. Changes to many of my components are reflected here, but older equipment is still contained in many of the early posts. Prior to building the dedicated room I had done a significant amount of physical downsizing, prompting the addition of the equipment now updated here, including the small KEF LS50 speakers you'll see in many of the current pictures. I've been swapping between the CLS's and LS50's trying to decide which sound best to my ears and work best in the new room. It's a journey, who knows where we'll end up.
I listen to pretty much all kinds of music, but have an affinity for Classical, 50's & 60's era Jazz, most Rock and Alternative. I'd say about 70% of my listening is from vinyl. I worked in a record store for about 10 years part time and took my wages out in music, so I've collected about 6000 albums and 3500 CD's over time. I've also picked up about 400 SACD's over the past few years. It all sounds great through Martin Logans! So happy to finally have the vinyl in the same room as the system.
Shots of the new YG Acoustics Carmel based version of the system shown below. Legacy shots of the old ReQuest, CLS and LS-50 based systems appear throught out the thread...
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