I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve?

Dear @chungjh  :  good that @lewm  will come over your place do that's he is a very knowledge an experienced audiophile and along that he own SounLabs speakers and I think you will receive a first hand advises where " things " happens that's at your room/system.

Don't make radical changes in between his visit to you till he can gives you his specific opinion. 

Good luck.

R.

@chungjh The offer from a forum member to visit is a very kind offer and is a very  good opportunity that awaits you.

An experienced enthusiast and like minded individual is willing to share time with you in your listening environment, this is a very fortunate turn out, and the 'one to one' time together should be remembered as an invaluable experience for a very long time. 

These types of interactions are my regular participation, I don't find being shut in a room by myself, as my only HiFi interaction of any great value.

It is for me much more enjoyable when shared as a community and visits and visitors are the norm.

Now with my vast experience of such types of encounters, there is a need to arrange the room correctly, there will be a requirement for a special room treatment, to be placed in a very easy to reach location between the listening position and the speakers, a selection of Biscuits is the only requirement for a          very special room treatment for these occasions. 

Enjoy.

there will be a requirement for a special room treatment, to be placed in a very easy to reach location between the listening position and the speakers, a selection of Biscuits is the only requirement for a          very special room treatment for these occasions. 

In the antipodes some wine and a “cheese and bickie plate” are used …

It is great to have an expert like @lewm nearby. I have been to his house and listened to his awesome system. And the collection of incredible TTs he has... pretty impressive.

It is absolutely astounding how much the use of an ear can guide a person in a whole new direction, and be the guiding force, sorting through the Wheat from the Chaff.

As said in a previous post, I was quite sure I was not looking of another device to consider in the Vinyl LP Replay chain, and the recent visit to another's home and hearing the SUT's has changed that, the curiosity to try at home is on the to do list .     

Make the most of these opportunities when they arise.

@pindac, what was the SUT and the rest of the vinyl chain?

I'll PM you as I try not to reference present available merchandise on forums.

I can reassure you that I have not made any monies from regularly dealing in HiFi Devices within or externally to forums.

I have periodically sold of a odd surplus device throughout the years, the most recent about Three Years ago being a unmodified DD TT, of which two modified models are still retained, and to undergo further treatments.    

Install a Glanz tonearm MH94S and you'll have a dream turntable. 

@chungjh 

I saw in another thread that you think thee speakers are not well matched to your room and I tend to agree. Electrostatics like space in front and behind. Acoustic Fields (do a search for them) do a free measurement of capacity vs driver size. I have a small room and had Yamaha NS1000M's in them. They are superb speakers but i had to move them out. The big bass drivers overpowered the room. In addition to this the mid and tweeter were giving too many first reflections thereby causing serious image instability. I then decided to get smaller speakers that had ribbon tweeters Roksan Darius S1. My rationale - which was proved to be true was that they are more directional thee dynamic drivers and tweeters which radiate. I fiddled around with placement and followed classic placement - i also invested in REW freeware with a measuring Mic. What was an audio epiphany and quite revelatory was chancing upon an article about nearfield placement by Leeo Massi on the website NSMT Loudspeakers. He actually puts the speakers in the middle of thee room - don't dismiss it until you try it. I tried to track Leo MAssi down and found out he was deceased.

I find the near-field set up gives me grand scale, insight and resolution as the room just disappears away to an extent i've never had before.

Out of interest what is your cabling? I am not a cable fan having tried and been disappointed with a few until I tried out Vertere and Townshend cables.

@lohanimal, I agree that near field listening is the way to go. It is fine for jazz, but I miss the large stage imaging of the orchestra when I listen to classical music. How do you get "grand scale" when you sit so close to the speakers. I am using Audio Sensibility cables, which are very good.

@chungjh 

i had expected nearfield would make the soundstage and imaging smaller. In my set up I found it to be the opposite. I noticed the room disappeared and the image stretched backwards. Try out the NSMT website article. I must say that my ribbon tweeters help a lot due to their directional nature which prevents first reflections. I’m not sure where u are based but is there any way you can audition some ribbon tweeter speakers my experience may be speaker specific but it’s worth experimenting.