retiredaudioguy's System

Dimensions: 45’ × 25’ X large
Ceiling: 8’

- VPI Scoutmaster
The "Old" version with the JMW Memorial unipivot arm.
3 gm head shell weight added for low compliance cartridge.
- Koetsu Rosewood Sig Platinum
Transparent Super Phono to Sutherland Dos Locos
- Sutherland Dos Locos
Medium Gain
Cardas Clear Reflection to LA4
- Eversolo T8
Cardas Clear USB connection to DAC
4TB SSD installed.
- SRS (Stanford Research System) FS 725
Master Clock.
DX Engineering DXE-8XDB003 50 ohm RF cable to DAC clock input.
- Esoteric K-01XD SE
Balanced to LA4, Cardas Clear Reflection
- Preamp Benchmark LA4
Cardas Clear Reflection, Balanced to home brew, RCA to XA25 or Elekit when those in the system
- Elekit TU-8900
Lundahl OPT
Jupiter Paper-Beeswax coupling caps
WE 300B or NOS RCA Black Plate 2A3
Brimar CV4003 or Amperex ECC82
- Home Brewed Power Amp
Fully balanced from XLR inputs
Wiring Kimber
Resistors, Vishay
Coupling Caps, Jensen Silver, other caps Vishay
OPT Lundahl 1623
6SN7GTB NOS RCA Black Plate, TungSol or E-H, 300B Western Electric

Power Supplies, MeanWell switching
- Speakers Rockport Atria II
Tara Labs , RSC Reference 2000 Gen 2, 5 meter.
- Power Amp XA 25
Rarely in system
- Monster Cable HTS-3600
Surge protector, power line filter. Entry level stuff but seems to do the job.
- Cardas Clear Reflection
Balanced from DAC to Pre
RCA from pre to XA25 or Elekit

Dig your DYI AMP!! What 300B's does it use please?

wsrrsw February 20, 2026 20:22