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For me this is my dream system as i love every component, it gives me endless hours of enjoyment. It puts the musicians in the room playing for me, what more could one want?
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    • Chord Electronics Ltd. CPA-5000 reference
    Fully balanced
    • Chord Electronics Ltd. SPM-14000 ultimate
    Power amp
    • Chord electronics Red Reference MKIII
    Cdplayer
    • Wilson Audio MAXX II
    Excellent speaker
    • Marantz SA-14
    V2 CD/SACD
    • Core Audio Designs 3 shelf rack and platfform
    2 3 shelf and 2 platfforms for the monoblocs
    • Poth Audio Source Reference
    For me simply the best, i use these in line and phono.
    • Avid Acutus
    Great turntable
    • SME Series V
    V Gold Upgraded with high quality wire (it's a secret)
    • Air Tight PC-1
    Great cartridge
    • VPI Turntable rack
    Great support
    • Rui Borges Turntables Ultimo Tristar
    Tristar 3 arm turntable (VPI 12.5, SME V and SME 312) with Clearaudio Insider, Benz Micro LP and VDH Colibri XGP
    • VPI Industries JMW Memorial 12.5
    12" soon to be upgraded with Nordost Valhalla wire
    • Clearaudio Insider
    One of the greatest ever
    • SME Series V
    Upgraded internal wire
    • Benz Micro LP
    Great cartridge
    • SME 312
    12" arm upgraded with silver wire
    • van den Hul Colibri XGP
    Vinyl in HD i'd say
    • WLC custom made Custom made
    A true reference (for me)
    • Shunyata Hydra2 and Hydra 8
    Mains filter
    • Chord Electronics Ltd. Symphonic with choral audio rack
    Balanced and unbalaced inputs and outputs
    • Aesthetix Aesthetix Rhea phonostage
    Tube phonostage with Telefunken Diamond tubes, the price includes the price of the tubes
    • Acoustic system bronze, silver and gold
    Acoustic treatment
    • Jocavi Various
    Acoustic treatment
    • Custom made Circuit board
    Dedicated lines for digital, analogue and powers
    • Cable elevators plus Cable elevators
    Tweak
    • Audio Horizons Transparency
    Power cables
    • VH Audio Flavour 4
    Power cables for the turntables
    • Poth Audio Purple
    PowerCords
    • SolidTech Rack of silence
    Solidtech ROS

Comments 45

One of the nicest setups I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vernneal

Absolutely Stunning! Great job!

markevans

Thanks for your invitation I was glad, for your attention, and certainly when I came to Terceira I make a visit and listening your beautiful system.
I invite you too when you visit Portalegre, to visit me and ear my system too.
Thanks

shade_of_pale

Owner
Yes i live in Terceira island if you ever come here i'll gladly show you what my system can do when playing music.

canoa70

Owner
Mr. Microstrip these are my final speakers way better than JMlab grande utopia the Chords play much much better with these, the series 2 are enough for me thanks for your advice.

canoa70

Owner
Mr. Microstrip these are my final speakers way better than JMlab grande utopia the Chords play much much better with these, the series 2 are enough for me thank for your advice.

canoa70

Owner
System edited: These are way better than my previous B&W 800D.

canoa70

I see you live in Azores, I live in Portalegre, and I have a small corner talking aboult audio, is the audiofilia.forumotion.com. I invite you to check the space and be a member.We talk aboult audio too.

shade_of_pale

Hi, what a beautiful system you have, congratulations for your fine pieces.
This is the actual system composition. What aboult the room, dimensions?

Thans for all.
Jose

shade_of_pale

Hi Canoa70,
Yes, with the calibre of equipments you are using should just go for it, make Maxx3 your last speaker instead then be done! No doubt, your gears and ears will easily tell you the vast differences between these two. Cheers!

bvdiman

Congratulations - the Maxx2 are really a great speaker.
But never approach a Maxx3 near than 100 meters ...

microstrip

Owner
Just bougt a pair of Wilson Audio's MAXX 2 they're much better than B&W's 800D.
I think this is my last speaker.

canoa70

Owner
I forgot to mention 2 things, the VPI rack and Core Audio Design platforms, they were a great upgrade, so much that soon i'll be replacing the spiders with 2 Core Audio Designs 3 shelves audio rack.

canoa70

Owner
System edited: I will update the pictures asap.

canoa70

Owner
System edited: Another turntable!!!

canoa70

Owner
I'll try and explain, altough i like the Diablo the Chord combo is simply a whole other leauge one that's simple it's one of the best out there (for me is the best IMHO).

canoa70

Great system Surfgod!

How does the Gryphon Diablo compares with your Chord power/pre combo? I also own a Diablo and would be very interested to hear about your findings....

Happy listening my friend!

Michael

argyro

You have a second system!! I will be right over. Can you comment breifly about the Gryphon electronics. Never had the chance to audition.

surfgod

Owner
I'd say it's very neutral sound, the players are in the room with you and that's what it's all about for me.
For the record i also have a pair of Dynaudio Confidence C4 on my second system power by gryphon Diablo.

canoa70

GREAT SYSTEM-since not alot is written about the chord- what kind of sound does it produce- is it more SS or tube??- I m looking for a preamp to mate with my big ATC's and need something a little softer??

bgordon

WOW!!! what a system . Im a Mcintosh person myself . But, WOW!
I also love dynaudio for speakers ! But , if i didnt I would have B&W's !! Nice Pair :-)

MM tx

mattmiller

Great looking system and room!!! It must sound fantastic. With a system like that, I wouldn't want to leave the house for several weeks.

talon4

Owner
Well, i used to own pricesily a spm-5000E and altough very good doesn't even get close to the performance of these 14000's, these are simply magical, pity the price of admission is so high.

canoa70

$75.000 amps ... whooa ! I have heard the 5000 and 801 combo during The HiFi Show in London a few years back - that was a memorable experience. The bass, in particular was amazing. Deep, articulate, fast. I have never heard anything quite like this since.

elberoth2

Owner
Thanks Surfgod, i know what you mean some people will make fun of things they probably can't afford, so it's easier to bash. I love the sound i have and that's what matters to me.

canoa70

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