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A continuous Musical pathway of East meets West in selection of components from Master Craftsmen who were/are dedicated to their art. My sincere thanks to those who have helped with their valuable time and advice and shown me the way to enhance my knowledge and improve the sound I can elicit from my system.
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    • Miyabi (Elnic Sound Lab) Takeda Miyabi MCA
    Explosive! Takeda san's creation for how he listens to music. A magical music maker
    • Ortofon SPU 90th Anniversary
    • Ortofon SPU Meister Silver
    GM Mk11 Thanks Unoear!
    • Lyra Helikon Mono
    Special thanks to ALF
    • Fidelity Research FR-7f
    Vintage Gold, does everything just right!
    • Fidelity Research FR-1 MK3f
    Vintage Cartridge
    • Syntax SUT by Acoustical-Systems
    1 :12 Step up for FR-7f
    • Fidelity Research FR-66S
    Music Maker with the FR-7f
    • Fidelity Research FR-64S with B-60 VTA adjuster
    Boogie Factor 10
    • Micro Seiki RX-5000
    My thanks to Syntax for his advice in relation to this Vintage TT and its potential. Replaced a Marigo Modded Well Tempered Classic
    • Micro Seiki SDP Platter Tweak RX 5000
    Acoustical Systems SDP Platter and Arm Risers
    • Vibraplane 2210
    Replaced SRA under the Micro Seiki RX 5000
    • Dynavector DV507 Mk11
    • Lamm Industries LP2 Deluxe
    With WE tubes Replaced Klyne Audio Arts 7PX 3.5
    • TEAC VRDS 10
    With Guido Tent's Tent Labs Mod's Replaced a 47 Lab transport
    • Concert Fidelity CF-080 LSXV2
    A master piece from Masataka Tsuda San! Probably the last preamp unless I have to go balanced or downsize. Replaced the Concert Fidelity CF-080 LSX
    • Concert Fidelity DAC - 040
    Replaced the 47 Lab Shigaraki DAC
    • Melquiades Koshka 6C33C SET Monos - Schematic courtesy of Roman Besnow 13Watts of pure SET in custom made 4 box system
    Replaced Audio Note UK Conquest Silver Signature 300B PSE monos
    • Avantgarde Acoustic Duo Omega
    From my friends Holger and Armin in Lautertal Reichenbach in Germany
    • Audio Note Japan AN - Vz
    ANJ's Kondo San's vintage top of the line interconnect terminated with Bocchino Audio Barewire Brenda RCA's http://www.bocchtech.com/bocchinoaudio/interconnectsbyusers.html
    • Audio Note Japan AN - SpZ
    ANJ's Kondo San's vintage top of the line speaker cable run as bare wire from amps to speakers.
    • Audioquest LeoPard Phono
    Great for the money!
    • PSC Audio Custom MK 111
    Australian Made Silver Ribbons. 6Moons review here http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/psc/1.html
    • Furutech Carbon, Oyaide, Acrolink, Elrod power cables and connectors
    helps dial in the sound
    • Sequerra Pyramid T-1 supertweeters
    Replaced Townshend Maxim SST supertweeters
    • VPI 16.5 RCM
    Helps keep the LP's clean
    • Custom standmount speakers with Mirage subwoofers Commercial OEM drivers
    Replaced - Vintage Altec A7's with 16 ohm Alnico drivers and Hiraga XO's in a second system fed by TD160 with SME309 or Luxman PD370 and driven by an assortment of Luxman and Cyrill Murray Amplifiers
    • Ikeda 407
    Thanks to Unoear!
    • Garrard 401
    Custom made plinth on my design.

    Two tonearms- FR64s and a custom made 12 inch cocobolo prototype made by Duc Minh Lai (RIP) the Australian designer/manufacturer of the Univector tonearm. 


    • Jadis Orchestra Reference
    Used in the second system.

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Congrats!! Sounds like a good move...I have heard the difference a transport makes...I compared Esoteric VRDS Neo Mk V (in an Audio Aero using its digital out) to an Oppo 95 and it was not a fair fight.

In the end, after years and years of debating, I finally relented and found a 2nd hand Zanden Transport and am incredibly happy to have the full Zanden digital set. Makes a huge difference.

Enjoy!!!!

lloydelee21

+1! Look forward to your views on the Teac transport.

lloydelee21

Good stuff. Thanks for that, Taksil!

lloydelee21

Hi Taksil,

Great system also! How did the Vibraplane improve over the SRA under your turntable...SRA is pretty serious stuff and Vibraplane is 'older tech' as i understand...sometimes you stick with tried and tested...so i am not knocking older tech AT ALL. i was just wondering what made you switch. Thanks for any insight! Enjoy your tremendous system!

lloydelee21

Hi Whart,

Fantastic system! I saw your posts about the Lamm ML2. BTW, i nearly got the new ML2.2 and did a ton of research for a couple of weeks...and i have also read in many places the ML2 is better than the ML2.1.

Congrats on a great system !

lloydelee21

110 inch screen! perfect!

lloydelee21

Serious system! Nice! Enjoy and congrats!!! Clearly the result of a lot of hard work and passion from the sounds of your description.

Maybe time to get a 3 meter Stewartscreen to match the size of your audio soundstage! ;)

lloydelee21