jjwaudionut's System

by jjwaudionut on
The Room
The Stack
Reference 3A MM deCapo-i
Granite Audio Aspen 800
Bluesound Node and Benchmark DAC3 HGC
Audiolab 6000T CD Transport
VTA PH-16 phono pre
Fubk Firm Little Super Deck
SVS SB-12 NSD

Description

Replaced a Cambridge Audio 840C CD/DAC and Anthem Pre 2L preamp with the Audiolab 6000CDT CD transport and Benchmark DAC3 HGC in 2021. Removed iPod/Wadia 170i, replaced with Bluesound Node streamer in 2024.


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Room Details

Dimensions: 17’ × 15’  Medium
Ceiling: 10’

Components Toggle details

    • Reference 3A MM deCapo-i speakers
    92 dB efficient crossover-less heart of the system
    • Granite Audio Aspen 800 tube amp
    8 watt 300B SET amplifier, uses four 12AU7 and two 300B tubes
    • Vacuum Tube Audio PH-16 phono preamplifier
    Tube phono preamp with optional Lundahl step-up transformer for moving coils, uses four 6922 tubes and one 12X4 tube
    • Funk Firm Little Super Deck turntable with F5-II tonearm
    Belt drive beauty from Arthur Khoubesserian, formerly of Pink Triangle
    • Hana SL moving coil cartridge
    0.5 mV output moving coil
    • Benchmark DAC3 HGC
    DAC for 6000CDT and Bluesound Node, also using as preamp
    • Bluesound Node
    Streamer receiving stream via wired ethernet connection
    • Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport
    CD transport only, no DAC
    • SVS SB-12 NSD subwoofer
    400 watt class D internal amplifier
    • Sennheiser RS 180 wireless headphones
    • Zu Audio Mission LC Speaker Cables
    • Zu Audio Mission Interconnects (2)
    From Phono pre to the Benchmark DAC/preamp, and from preamp to amp
    • SVS Soundpath 5 meter Interconnects
    From pre-amp to subwoofer
    • Analysis Plus VDM-1Digital cable (2)
    From Bluesound Node to Benchmark DAC/preamp and from Audiolab CD Transport to Benchmark DAC/preamp
    • Shunyata Research Venom 3 Power cord (4)
    These are used for amp, pre-amp/DAC, CD transport, and phono pre-amp
    • Atlantis Reference Rack 5
    Component rack made of (sand-filled) steel posts, composite wood shelves, spikes supporting shelves
    • Studiotech US 24 Speaker Stands
    24 inch high (sand-filled) stands
    • Audio Advisor Record Doctor II
    Vacuum record cleaner
    • Monster Power Powerbar 1100
    • Additional phono cartridges various

    Shure V15VxMR 3.0 mV output moving magnet
    Benz Micro Ace 0.8mV output moving coil
    Denon DL-103R 0.25 mV output moving coil

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Looks like a very well thought out system!! I always wanted to try the DeCapos for my 9'x13'x10' bedroom. Does the Granite amp sound as good as it looks?

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