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2 separate SACD and Vinyl front end based system, with full tube electronics and soild state amps. Always looking for more transparency, dynamics and resolution.
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    • Sony SC-D777es
    SACD source and transport
    • Linn LP-12 Valhalla
    LP 12 Valhalla
    • Linn Ittok LVII
    The classic Japanese made Ittok LVII tonearm
    • Pioneer DVS10A
    Pioneer Japanese model Universal DVD/CD player.
    • Sonic Frontiers Line 1
    Tube pre amp based on 6922 tubes.
    • Rogue Audio 99 Magnum
    Rogue Audio Magnum 99 Pre amp
    • Rotel RHB-10
    Michi Hi-end Rotel Power Amp 200wpc
    • Kimber Select 1010
    Top line Kimber copper I/C between pre-power and DAC to Pre Amp
    • Aural Symphonics Purple
    Shotgun bi-wire for Acustik Lab speakers
    • Cardas Golden, Quadlink 5C, Twinlink
    All power cables by Cardas
    • Meridian 566
    20bit Delta Sigma DAC
    • Aural Symphnics AS One gen5
    I/C between SACD and Line 1
    • Audio-Technica Japan AT33PTG
    Audio Technica's 35th Anniversary special edition low output MC cartridge for Japanese market
    • Soliloquy 5.3
    Full range speaker
    • Sonic Frontiers SFP-1
    Tube phono stage with NOS Phlips JAN tubes 2 X 8DJ8 and 2 X 12AT7WC
    • VTL ST-80
    70wpc tube ppower amp
    • Cardas Neutral Reference
    Phono cable
    • Eurolab (Scheu) Premier II
    The highly acclaimed Premier II with the uprated 8cm thick platter
    • Linn Linto
    Stereophile Class A Phono amplifier from Linn
    • SME Series IV
    The beautiful SME IV tonearm mounted with the Denon DL103R
    • Electrocompaniet EMC1 24/192
    Analog sounding CD Player
    • Thiel Audio CS-7.2
    Ultimate speakers added
    • Teac DV50s
    Universal Player
    • Musical Fidelity kW500
    Limited Edition kilowatt 500 amp

Comments 19

Hi George,
Its fantastic, I still have them to now!

Regards

jared_lee

you have a assembled a fantastic system here. Best of both worlds, indeed!

musicpdx

Hi Jared, are you using spikes under your Thiels

alan2

Fairleypm,
I am now using Cardas Neutral Reference. They seem to work fine. Rgds
J

jared_lee

Jared - I have the kW500 and the CS7.2s and wondered what speaker cables you are using?

fairleypm

No haven't, but the 7.2s are hard to beat in terms of scale.

jared_lee

Hi,
Have you compare Thiel 7.2 with the new 3.7?

jeffmohd

Do you like your 7.2's?

George (416) 993-5249

georgios

just wondering how do you like the sony sc 777es vs teac dv50s, the sound quality, very nice system enjoy!!!

keyarae

Owner
VTL can't drive the Thiels. Not even the CJ 11A.

schumy

Schumy,
What are your room dimensions, and how far do you sit from the Thiels?

ketchup

Hi Schumy, nice set up. How do you find the VTL with the Thiel 7.2's?

gelmhirst

Owner
System edited: kW500, Thiel CS 7.2 and Esoteric DV50s added. Dropped the Akustik Lab Stella Melody.

schumy

Owner
System edited: EMC 1 upsampling 24/192 CD Player

schumy

Owner
System edited: Added another turntable and a CJ Premier 11A.

schumy

Owner
I sold the Plinius as it lacked dynamics in my system. The 5.3 sounds better with tubes. I am now using a Conrad Johnson Premier 11A. Beautiful combination.

schumy

Hi... Damn, that's a lot of gear. Where you using the Plinius with the Soliloquy's? If so, how did it work? What did you use as a preamp?

Thanks!

mdp0430

Owner
No, one in bedroom and one in living room. However, spend more time listening in bedroom. So I swap the equipment around often. I have sold the Plinius recently.Rgds

schumy

very nice. is all this stuff in one room? my brain would fry just figuring out what to listen to, through which system. i think you need another pair of speakers for more versatility.

aloha keith

atagi

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