Two years in the making, this is an Audio Note UK based system. Main components and cables are Audio Note UK of the highest level, complemented by a beautiful Dr. Feickert turntable with Kuzma tonearms and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum, one stereo and one mono. The ear phono amp works with the mono cartridge while the stereo one works with the phonostage in the Meishu Tonemeister Phono Silver Signature integrated amp, one of the best phono stages I've heard. Power cables are mainly Shunyata, Isolation is HRS rack and Townshed isolation platforms for the speakers and some room treatment makes this pieces sing hours and hours at a time. CAD ground control should be a piece in any system. It makes it clearer, wider and deeper soundstage and instrument separation. PS Audio Power Plant provide clean electricity. All components (But turntable and streamer) are tube based, and use a collection of NOS tubes, Telefunken, Mazda Tonemeister Phono Silver Signatureand Amperex. The Meishu amp is powered by the great 300B tubes made for Audio Note, the 4300E.
Another update, the Koetsu Rosewood Signature has been changed to Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum. Highly recommended to any KRS owner. Preparing to make the move for the Mono as well....
I somewhat recently added the Townshend Isolation Platforms under my custom built Tannoy HPD 315's, and at near 200 lbs, apiece, they are quite a load for the Townshends, but they have held up, look and work beautifully, and have helped the system sound very enjoyable.
The HRS is model RXR-1921-3T3 with the 1921 isolation bases but the one for the Turntable. That base is the R3X. I believe the rack is no longer in production.
Man,oh,man. I've been admiring some of those sound impact panels-as displayed behind your system-for a while now. The "back to nature" effect (and the impact) on sound distribution are a perfect meeting of form and function. "Diffusercity" needs a higher profile,IMHO. It sure looks great in your admirable system-nice job!
The CAD ground control is not electrical grounding. I invite you to visit their website to understand the technology involved, but is opens the Soundstage, wide and depth, instrument separation and base clarity. It is incredible.
The PS Audio Power plant basically converts the AC current into DC current and them back to AC, but since it is regenerated it is clean of noise.
How does the grounding system you have within your hi-fi system work with the existing grounding of your electrical system. Why did you choose to do this and what impact are you noticing?
Fred I know the CD-5 is the top CD player but you answered my question anyway the DAC-4 is just for streaming. Amazing setup all the way around and nice seeing J's with old school paper woofers like mine.
The CD-5 is not a transport, It is the top of the line CD Player available in the Audio Note UK line. It sound fantastic. Only improvement I made is NOS Tubes in the output stage, Telefunken and Tungsol. The difference was huge. It is still about 100 hours, has ways to go.
The DAC 4.1x Balanced used the HiFi Rose 150B as a streamer. I like the combination but not 100% sold. Also about 150 hours, NOS Tubes in, will see with time.
Anyways I mainly play Vinyl and Cd's, streaming is to explore mostly.
The CD-5 is not a transport, It is the top of the line CD Player available in the Audio Note UK line. It sound fantastic. Only improvement I made is NOS Tubes in the output stage, Telefunken and Tungsol. The difference was huge. It is still about 100 hours, has ways to go.
The DAC 4.1x Balanced used the HiFi Rose 150B as a streamer. I like the combination but not 100% sold. Also about 150 hours, NOS Tubes in, will see with time.
Anyways I mainly play Vinyl and Cd's, streaming is to explore mostly.
Fred totally fantastic system! I'm an AN-J user myself LX, and I've heard the Meishu SS Tonemiester, not even broken in it was a great sounding amp. A question are you running the CD-5 into the DAC-4.1 or using it as a straight CD player? I ask because it seems like a waste to not use the great Dac in the CD-5, plus a dedicated transport might sound better.
WOW!!! Well thought out system, I bet it sounds amazing no matter what the source. In addition to quality gear, cabling and isolation; component grounding is a necessary evil (sorry addition) for any high resolution system. Great job!
