Description

Parasound and KEF, PC front end with Empirical Audio and PS Audio doing conversion.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 12’ × 12’  Small
Ceiling: 8’


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    • PS Audio DigitalLink III
    silver faceplate, upconverting to 192kHz
    • Parasound Halo P3
    using single-ended inputs/outputs, DAC goes into direct inputs bypassing tone controls
    • Parasound A23
    125 into 8, 225 into 4.
    • Bell'Oggetti Audio Tower
    Different.
    • Quad 22L2
    89dB efficiency, 6Ohm nominal impedance, UPDATED Dec 20, 2019
    • Audioquest King Cobra
    produces deeper soundstage
    • Hsu Research VTF-2
    Bass extension to 25 Hz.
    • AntiCables Reference 2 bi-wire
    5 foot lengths. Beats the sound quality of the AQ Rocket 44s and $100 cheaper.
    • Black Cat Silverstar 75
    digital coax cable with BNC connectors and spring loaded RCA adaptors
    • DH Labs USB Mirage
    USB cable with internal separation of power and signal conductors
    • Cullen Cable Power Upgrade
    Power Box, Red Copper series, Perfect Plug. Smoothed everything out.
    • FoamFactory 2 inch pyramid
    Probably one of the most important upgrades, tamed high-end detail dug up by the new A23.
    • Jplay plug-in for JRiver
    Essential for PC audio.
    • KEF R 7
    These throw a huge sound stage, plenty of detail and a little laid back compared to the Quads
    • ADJ Mega Hex Par
    Accent lighting when the lights are low

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Hi Realremo, you have a sweet looking system setup and room. Totally agree with others about acoustic treatments and speaker placement. These are no-brainers.

Moving on from there, I'm looking at your source as the next candidate, cause there are certainly lots of options to improve fidelity.

I was also looking at the Small Green Computer CAPS-based solutions to replace my current Squeezebox Touch front-end. Digital source does really make a difference to end sound quality. USB, SPDIF, jitter, power supply and computer noise still require lots of effort to combat. But looking at the cost and ergonomics, you may also be interested in the upcoming Auralic Aries streamer. It seems really cost-effective and looks preferable to me to having a CAPS.

loftarasa