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I’ve been in this hobby for more than 50 years and gone through more equipment over the years than I care to remember.  Up until a few years ago, I played records almost exclusively.  Once I began streaming music, I found that I was playing records less and less.  Finally, I sold my turntable and records, packed up all my CD’s and began streaming exclusively.  I also moved my system to a much smaller space. Up until recently I also always had big everything; amps, speakers, etc. in rooms with home theaters combined at times.  My room now is 11 x 14, a much more intimate listening experience than I’ve typically had over the years.  I liken it to a small jazz club that I spend countless hours in now that I’m retired and living the good life 😙.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 14’ × 11’  Small
Ceiling: 10’


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    • Atma-Sphere Class D mono block amps
    When it gets too hot during the summer for a tube amp, the Class D mono blocks are the next best thing.
    • Cardas Clear and Clear Beyond Cables
    I’ve been a Cardas guy for, many years.  Moving up their line to my present cables.  Power cables are Clear Beyond, and speaker and interconnect cables are Clear.
    • QLN Prestige One Speakers
    A wonderful, well rounded monitor, with a smoothness and fullness you don’t find in too many speakers.  I can listen fatigue free for hours.
    • Core Audio Speaker stands
    Stands make a difference and these stands from Core Audio are not only beautiful imo but add a solidity and fullness to the music that I’ve never obtained with metal stands.
    • Atma-Sphere MP3 line stage
    I’ve always been a “tube guy” and this preamp remains the core of my system despite currently using only one (digital) source.
    • Furutech FPX Cu AC Outlets
    Two dedicated 20amp circuits are used, one for digital and the other for amps.
    • Atma-Sphere S30 OTL Amplifier
    My primary amp.  Perfect mate to my MP3.  Wonderfully transparent and musical.
    • Audioquest Niagara 3000 Power Conditioner
    Connected to 20 amp dedicated circuit.
    • Innuos Pulsar Streamer
    My most recent streamer along with a Stealth Audio USB cable from the streamer to DAC.  Streamers, DAC’s and digital cables have come such a long way in the last few years I can honestly say I no longer miss getting up every 15 minutes to flip records 🥴
    • Lampizator Genya DAC
    A “beast” of a DAC.  Replaced a  Denafrips Terminator Plus a pretty good DAC in its own right.  For the first time since selling my turntable has music sounded like playing records again.
    • Innuos PhoenixNET Switch
    Probably one of the more controversial components for some.  For me it has been a tremendous improvement in sound quality when streaming music over the internet.
    • ampsandsound Mogwai SE amp
    The weather is cooling off so time for tubes again.  The Mogwai normally serves my headphone duties but as a speaker amp in my small room it does exceptionally well with my QLN Prestige One’s.

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Great dog.

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