Haute ~ Fidelite

by toudou on Ever Evolving
Almarro A318B
as they say, serious bang for the buck...
Late night listening....
Oliver Sayes DHT Korneff clone
Yamamoto clone

Description

Basically pursuing what my Dad initiated when I was a kid. The pursuit of what moves me the most, the sound of music.

Dad, thank you!
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Room Details

Dimensions: 15’ × 13’  Medium
Ceiling: 7’

Components Toggle details

    • VPI Industries Aries Scout
    JMW-9 Tonearm.
    • TT Weights Audio The VPI Screw Clamp
    The VPI Screw Clamp (12.2 oz/345 Grams) Aluminum.
    • Dynavector DV-20XL
    Low output moving coil.
    • Walker Audio Precision Motor Controller
    Designed for all turntables using A/C motor.
    • K&K Audio Phono Preamplifier
    A Hybrid Mosfet/triode circuit design. Lundhal audio output transformer, oversized power supply. 

    Tube complement, 2 Svetlana Electron Devices 6N1P triodes.

    Moving Magnet input, 41 dB
    Moving Coil input, 61 dB
    • Almarro A318B
    Single ended, Class A, Zero Feedback, 18 watts.
    6C33C-B power tubes, RCA VT-229/6SL7 GT input tube, Early Russian 6H8C/6SN7 second stage (cathode follower) tube.
    • Naim Audio CD-5i
    • Omega Speaker Systems Super Alnico Monitor
    Proprietary 6" Omega Alnico Hempcone
    94.5 dB sensitivity
    Impedance, 8 ohms
    Crossover, none

    Finished in natural hand rubbed cherry wood finish.
    • Sound Anchors 3 Post Speaker Stand
    Made out of large section square and rectangular steel tubing. Pre-filled at the factory.

    Dimensions, 20" tall, width (top plate) 10" width, 14" deep. 

    Sound Anchors conecoasters disks which are made of stainless steel, provide protection and easy manuevability. 
    • MIT Z-Center
    MIT Z-Center AC Filter
    • Golden Sound DH Cones Large and Ceramic pads
    DH Cones are ceramic stands enhancing audio system by minimizing sound vibrations and distortions to stereo equipment. DH cones are made of high-tech ceramic material.

    Golden Sound DHLabs pads Ceramic made, similar to the cones.  
    • Herbies Audio Lab UltraSonic SS-9 Damping Instrument
    Tube dampers for small-signal miniature nine-pin tubes.



    • Neuance Platforms B Platform
    Isolation platforms!
    • Butcher Block Acoustics Maple Edge-Grain audio platform 3" thick
    19"X18"X3" (2)
    18"X15"X3" (1)

    Rock hard sugar maple
    Hanks hardness scale score:1450
    Lamination, edge grain

    All platforms supported by 4 Anti-vibrations pads made of rubber/cork construction.

    Anti-Vibration Spikes: Rock Hard Sugar Maple, and Black Walnut.
    • Walker Audio Resonance Control Disks
    1/2-inch control disks.
    • Audioquest King Cobra
    PSC+ Copper conductors. Shielded. Used as phono cable for my VPI Scout.

    Audioquest, GroundGoody Turntable ground wire. Saturn offers perfect surface Copper+ conductor for an ultra pure ground path.
    Being use in conjunction with King Cobra. 
    • Discovery Cables Discovery
    Teflon dielectric. Twin axial design, and standard foil and braid shield.
    • Discovery Cable 1-2-3
    This cable consists of six(6) conductors, three positive and three negative, spiraled around a hollow tube. The conductors are all 16AWG OFC stranded copper with Polyethelene dielectric.
    • Discovery Cables Signature
    Terminated with Clearaudio Profi-MPC-RCA Connectors.
    • PS Audio X Stream Power Punch
    Features * Connectors machined from solid billet * Braid shielded * IEC connector * Nickel plated and polished * Hermetically sealed connectors * Removable ground pin * 12 Gauge multistrand * Hot and cold welded connections Benefits * * Perfect for source equipment * Shielded power * Lowers noise floor * Helps eliminate ground loops * Improves performance of anything connected
    • Salamander Synergy
    Double S30, cherry and black posts finished.
    • SolidSteel WS-5
    Heavy gauge steel frame
    3/4" MDF shelf with 3 aluminum insulation cones.
    • RoomTune-Michael Green Audio Tunepack
    four 12"x24" XLTs, two 16"x10" EchoTunes and four 15" triangle CornerTunes 
    • Korneff clone Oliver Sayes DHT
    Korneff clone built by Oliver Sayes. Emission Labs 45 and 274B Mesh tubes.
    • Yamamoto Soundcraft Oliver Sayes DHT Yamamoto clone
    Yamamoto clone built by Oliver Sayes (sonic _oli). Emision Labs 45s and 274B Rectifier.

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That's quite a system you have in such a small room. There really is something special about the Reference 3a products. I heard an earlier version of the decapos years ago and was very impressed. I am certainly enjoying my Grand Veenas immensely.

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