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I completely retooled my system to a combination 2 ch and HT. The CJ preamp has a nice HT bypass enabling me to have a nice combo system. I will update soon with a picture as the Maelstrom subs are still under construction.
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    • Mac iBook G4
    CDs imported using Apple Lossless
    • VPI Industries Scoutmaster
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    • VPI Industries JMW Signature
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    • Dynavector 17-D2 mkII
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    • Panamax Max 5500
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    • DIY Equipment rack and speaker stands
    1 3/4" solid ash
    • MHDT Lab Paradisea +
    Tubed DAC
    • Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Multi disc player with the Modwright tube mod on the stereo analog section.
    • Conrad Johnson PV-14L
    CJ PV-14L modified by RHB Sound Dezign
    • Rotel 1068
    Surround processor
    • Behringer DCX-2496
    Digital crossover for subs
    • Behringer EP-4000
    3 for powering the sub woofers
    • Wyred 4 Sound ST-500
    250wpc Class D
    • Rotel RMB-1075
    I use 3 of the 5 channels for powering the rears and center
    • Geddes Abbey 12A
    These are used for 2 ch listening through the Jolida and CJ. Also as the front L&R in HT
    • Definitive Technology Mythos 1
    Rear channels
    • Definitive Technology CLR-2002
    Center channel
    • Clear Day Cables Silver I.C.
    Silver I.C. with Eichmann plugs, on the 2 channel equipment
    • Audioquest King Cobra
    Used on the multi channel equipment
    • Clear Day Cables Silver single run
    Great sounding cables
    • DIY Maelstrom-X and Dayton sealed encl.
    1; 18 inch sealed Maelstrom-X, in a 24 inch cube sealed enclosure. 1 15 inch Dayton Titanic Mark III in a 22x22x30 inch sealed enclosure. 1 12 inch peerless in a 14x14x22 inch ported enclosure. 2 15 inch Dayton Titanic Mark III in sono tubes for H/T LFE (still under construction)
    • Direc TV High def
    Sat receiver
    • Panasonic TC P58V10
    58 inch Plasma TV
    • Dayton Titanic MK-III
    Two - 15" in sono tubes with 18" passive radiators
    • Aural Thrills MM/MC Phono Preamp
    274B tube rectified / 12ax7 preamp

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Updated picture and component list 01-28-11.

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Updated picture.

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System edited: OK here is the pic with the new rack and speaker stands along with the two diy subs and the Abbey 12A speakers.

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System edited: My system is just about finished be completely retooled, pictures will follow soon.

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System edited: Updated the system Paradisea+ DAC and 2 Parasound HCA1000A amps. Gone is the Great March DAC and the Rotel 985 Amp.

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Thanks Linnie, my wife is into photography and some of those pics go way back, the one on the far right behind the speaker is me in front of the family 57 Chevy.

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I pulled the cd player out of the system. The picture still shows the jolida jd-100 in the bottom left space in the rack, the rotel 985 is now in that space. Yes I am in the process of impoting my cd collection to the mac, I'm about 1/3 of the way there. I am using apple lossless and storing them on a 750 gig external HD. The whole computer thing started when I decided to "upgrade" the jolida. I was looking at cd units up to $3000, I figured before I did that I would try the mac and dac combo just to get an idea if I would like it. So I bought a used mac and an inexpensive dac and HD(all for under $1000). Low and behold it sounded A LOT better than the jolida, so yes it is now my digital source. I am planning to upgrade the dac to a wavelength unit in the future. After all that I still listen to vinyl 80% of the time!

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Kirkus

Yes the speakers are dipoles and Linkwitz (linkwitzlab.com) was involved in the Audio Artistry designs. As for the cats they are laying on the Adcom 2535 amps that I was originally powering the speakers with. They think they are their electric blankets now, I didn't have the heart to pull the amps out of there when I got the Jolidas and the Rotel 5ch.

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