Axiom Home Page Forums Thread Like Summary - Someone Gave Me Something

No, Mr. Mojo, not what you're thinking.

So, I wandered into Excel Audio, the True Toy Store, to chat audio with my friend, Mike Rose. I told him I needed an amp and pre for my Harbeth upstairs system. He pointed to one of the ugliest amps I've ever seen, the Dan D'Agostino designed Aragon 4004 (400 watts into 4 ohms, 200 into 8) and asked me if I wanted it. "Sure," I said. He then sold me an Audio Research LS25 mkii for $450, another GIFT. These things go for quite a bit of money. I schlepped the Audio Research upstairs, but the Aragon is a beast, no box, so I can't slide it up the carpeted stairs. I will report back once they are all installed. What a generous fellow! I am so happy. That's what getting something nice for nothing does for you. Makes you happy.

PS Both were trade-ins. Mike retubed the LS25.

BTW, the Audio Research uses 6H30 super-tubes!

And here is a picture of the drop dead gorgeous Denon DP45f turntable.

You could probably do fondue and melt a giant Toblerone in there!!

It would sound sweeter......see what i did there? Ha Ha !

Yes boys!! Sweet, yet, ugly! I'm waiting for my weightlifting friend to get that beastie upstairs.

Yes, Trevor, that's exactly what it looks like ... a business card holder!

I'm really happy. I think they will play very nicely together!

Here she is, the Audio Research LS25 mkii. Gotta get the monster Aragon 4004 upstairs. Can't wait to hear this system up and running.

Will report!





PS I have a Rotel RCD 990 CD Player with XLR outputs in that system, a Line Magnetic LP33 phonostage, a beautiful Denon DP45 turntable with a Shure M95 or 97e cartridge (don't remember, too lazy to look) and, of course, the magnificent Harbeth 30.2 Anniversary speakers. Should sound pretty darn good.

No patience. Who cares if the Aragon weighs 54 kilos. In it went along with the Audio Research LS25 MKII preamp. The ugliness of the Aragon is hidden in the shadow of the bottom cubby of the cabinet.

Morning workout. I'll hook it all up and give it a listen this evening. Will report back.



BTW, unfortunately, the Rotel is not the 990, it is the 991, identical except for the Philips Pro Transport in the 990. If you ever find one, that is the one to get. The 991 is pretty darn good as well.

Ah yes, the garage system is in semi retirement. I've converted my garage into a shrine for the S2000 and a warehouse for the boxes for all the audio equipment. Waiting for some room are a Pioneer stereo receiver, a pair of Merak center channel speakers which I've heavily modified, one has a real horn tweeter the other a tweeter out of a Reference 3a de capo mm and associated capacitor and resistor, and I replaced the 6.5" drivers in each with Axiom 6.5" black-eyed peas drivers and a Velodyne CT120 subwoofer. I have a Sony XDR F1HD tuner. 88.1 the Long Beach jazz station comes in really well here and my old Ah! Njoe Tjoeb tube output CD player. The system sounded terrific for car wash and wax duty. I'll get it up and running again someday.

Guess that depends on your definition of a chick and the polarity of the magnets