Description

  • After many trials and tribulations and lost dollars I have finally assembled a system that transports me in the concert hall or recording studio and stirs up emotion and makes me say – Wow!  My only limitation with having a hi-end system in a swank modern DC Condominium  is not having a dedicated listening room to fully enjoy and maximize the capability of the system or to do the tweaks necessary to get the best out of the system. Nevertheless I have overcome these challenges – even the WAF and have a system that is integrated into the houses decorum and allows me to hear into the music and gives me joy.  Here is my system along with a few pictures.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 30’ × 18’  X large
Ceiling: 10’


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    • Tidal Audio Agoria Platinum Special Edition (SE) Speakers
    With silver edition crossover upgrade - only 3 in world with this option - priceless. Added Stillpoint Ultra 5 Footers which took the sound to another level.
    • REL Acoustics Carbon Special Subwoofers - Qty 2
    Awesome Subwoofers that takes my sound to a live performance
    • Symphonic Line Kraft 300MK3A 40th Anniversary Monoblocks
    300 Watt Pure Class A Amplifiers - Not well known but can compete and blow away many hi-end amplifiers
    • Symphonic Line Erleuchtung Reference Mk3 HD Tube Preamplifier w/Turbo Reference Power Supply
    Awesome Sounding Tube Preamplifier - Probably the most transformational component in the system that can be modified with rolling tubes to your liking.
    • Symphonic Line Phono Reference Mk3 HD Phono Preamplifier w/Turbo Reference Power Supply
    • Acoustic Signature Ascona Neo Turntable
    Best Turntable I’ve ever owned - exceeds my digital system which says a lot.
    • Acoustic Signature TA-7000 Tonearm - Qty 2
    1 - Gold Plated
    2 - Black w/Gold Plated Weight  
    • DS Audio Grand Master Optical Cartridge
    • DS Audio W3 Optical Phono Preamplifier/Equalizer
    • Van Den Hul Colibri XGW Master Signature MC Cartridge
    • DS Audio Ionizer
    • Technics RS-1500U Reel to Reel (Gold Edition) modified by J-Corder Luxury Audio
    • Taiko Audio SGM Extreme Server w/USB Card/NIC/XDMS
    Phenomenal Server that is in another class from previous Innuos Statement server.  Helps to bring my Digital to almost equal of my Analogue rig.  XDMS Software upgrade is a game changer
    • dCS Vivaldi One APEX Digital Player/DAC System
    Digitial Playback System /All-In-One SACD/CD Player, Streamer, DAC and Upsampler.
    • dCS Vivaldi Master Clock
    • Mutec Ref10 SE120 - Master Clock Generator
    Sends 10MHz signal into dCS Vivaldi Clock
    • Synergistic Research Ethernet Switch UEF
    • Inakustik 4500P Power Conditioner
    • Synergistic Research Black Box - Low Frequency Resonator Array
    • Synergistic Research FEQ Carbon/FEQ Carbon Tuning Modules
    Two-channel Acoustic Field Generator
    • Synergistic Research Master and Purple Fuses
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    • Inakustik Reference LS 4004 Air speaker cable - 3M
    • Siltech Cables Triple Crown Speaker Cables (2M)
    • Nordost Odin 2 Reference Supreme Interconnects and Power Cords;
    Odin 2 Power Cords and Interconnects
    • Finishing Touch Audio (FTA) Sinope USB Cable
    • SOtM dCBL-CAT7 Ethernet Lan Cable (Qty 2)
    Connect DAC and Server to Ethernet Switch and from Switch to Modem.
    • SOtM dCBL-BNC Cable (Qty 3)
    Used to connect Clocks to dCS DAC
    • Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Record Cleaning Machine
    • Symposium Acoustics Ultra Foundation Doublewide Rack and Amp Stands

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Jon;

You have so much excellent gear
What components made the biggest difference in the sound?

I've always thought Tidal speakers sounded superb.

Jeff

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