[AnyDave]

Panasonic Viera TC-P65VT30 plasma checking in... It's been the center of my home theater system since 2011. Long may she reign!
(The speakers are Paradigm Reference Series v2 from 2001 - Studio 60 mains, Studio Center, and Servo-15 subwoofer - in the rosewood finish.)

I remember those times vividly. that's a modular Salamander rack too, isn't it?

 

[SalR406]

I remember those times vividly. that's a modular Salamander rack too, isn't it?

That's right. I've had a 25 year love/hate relationship with the Salamander Synergy series equipment racks. I only have that one in the house now, but I've had as many as three. The tall rack on the left used to be in my dining room and the one next to it used to be in my home office room holding my headphone system. They are wonderful for their style and configurability. Each shelf is fully adjustable and the series has lots of optional parts. But they're just very finicky when trying to install or re-configure them. It doesn't take a lot of skill, but it does benefit from a lot of patience.

 

[phoneslave86]

Just finished this system a couple of months ago. It's been nice enjoying it and not working on it so much. Endless plans in the future. This hobby never ends.

 

[cwoo]

Panny plasma!!

My 2012 Panasonic Viera 50" (one of the last they made) is still going strong. No matter what settings I use, it has a smooth, perfectly saturated, kodachrome look...a lovely TV. Also still have the semi-legendary 42" 720p Pioneer 940D, another beautiful picture (the Pioneer occasionally shows up as a comparator in reviews of some modern flatscreens).

I love my big LG OLED (spectacular picture), but will be very sad when one or both of my plasmas go to flatscreen heaven....

Sadly all my plasma TVs have bit the dust other than a 43" Panasonic S60 Plasma we used as a bedroom TV. Thankfully, they all died after the invent of the OLED. It was a nail biting time there for many TV enthusiasts between the end of Plasma and the mainstream production of OLEDs.

 

[csch92]

wrong thread

 

[leylandi]

 

[TheAbyss2022]

Note: 65” Panasonic plasma screen still going strong with Hans Zimmer's rock and symphonic orchestra Live in Prague: comparison of four headphones: Moondrop COSMO, VENUS and PARA, on the one hand, and Sennheiser HD-560S, on the other, with my main Hifi system: Viva 2A3 tube amp and French electronics (dac + drive) AUDIOMAT.
Photo natural light, without flash 1/20th second (first pic).
Photo natural light, without flash 1/8th second (second pic).

Is it just me or does this person have suspiciously high end gear for headphones that are on the opposite spectrum in terms of price.

What is going on here

 

[jonathan c]

wrong thread

that depends ...

 

[eric65]

Is it just me or does this person have suspiciously high end gear for headphones that are on the opposite spectrum in terms of price.

What is going on here

Indeed !

Separate power supply for my Audiomat Maestro Reference dac: 2 x 350 VA ultra low noise transformers.

Note : Explanation of this strangeness: these are the remnants of an old high-end hi-fi system for loudspeakers.
Old system (in spoiler)

Spoiler

High-end PEL Léon Maestral loudspeaker + high-end Audiomat Recital mk4 tube amplifier (2 x 80 W in pure class A: 8 KT 88 power tubes); full Audiomat high-end electronics (dac Audiomat Maestro Reférence + drive CD Audiomat D1 Drive).

Since then, I've switched to headphones: the last ones you see in these photos aren't the most expensive, but for me they're the best.

 

[vmiguel]

 

[fidgeraldo]

Love the photo!!!
I changed tubes on my TA-26S, did you change the stock tubes on TA-26?

Cheers!

 

[betula]

 

[SalR406]

Beautiful pair of amplifiers. It strikes me that inside the amp on the right, there must be at least one Flux Capacitor.
I'll show myself out...

 

[vmiguel]

Love the photo!!!
I changed tubes on my TA-26S, did you change the stock tubes on TA-26?

Cheers!

Thanks! It's my most reserved corner, in my bedroom in a small countryside village.

Yes, I've also changed the original tubes. I've got a 6SN7GTB ITT/Hitachi and I can't remember what's the other one... I'll check tomorrow.

EDIT: The other one is a RCA JAN 6AS7G.

Cheers

 

[TheAbyss2022]

Do you get any background hissing when using the HA-3A with dynamic driver headphones?