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This is a collection of equipment (note how I dont call it a system!), the purpose of which was for me to sample as much as possible prior to settling down to equipment I can use in a final room I am building with Rives. Needless to say, I ended up getting deeper and deeper in this, learning that reviews are typically falwed because (i) reviewers have specific motives, (ii) they dont generally have very good systems, and (iii) no system is perfect and therefore personal preferences matter a lot.

The room is by no means great but it is custom designed and measured. It works quite well, even though these speakers need more room to breathe.

Happy to answer questions about my experience with all this equipment, all of which is quite excellent in its own way. I have some on order which I will add when the time comes.

Other equipment I have owned include:

-Tenor 300hp

-MBL 9011 monos

-MBL 6010D preamp

-VTL 7.5 mk i and ii

-Audio Research Ref 3 preamp

-BAT 75se

-Other

UPDATE: Moved to new room, much more spacious and finally allowing me to sit within the prescribed distance for driver integration. Also, I cleaned up somewhat the amp list: I now use the Wavac 833 mkii (4 box) and for solid state the Class A Gryphon Colosseum Solos. Added to the preamps is the Soulution. All cables are Jorma Prime including an 8m length xlr. Power cords being changed all to Valhalla. Here you also see an attempt to test the continuum turntable through a wavac phono. The sound of the system has ameliorated appreciably and it is now starting to be a system after all. Very happy with it.
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    • Accuphase DP800
    SACD Transport
    • Accuphase DC801
    Precision DAC
    • Wavac PRT1
    Linestage preamp
    • Krell Two
    4 box preamplifier
    • Vitus Audio SL101
    SS Preamplifier
    • Gryphon Mirage
    Preamplifier
    • Lyra Connoisseur 4.2L
    Preamplifier
    • DartZeel Preamplifier
    Solid State
    • EMM Labs CDSA
    SACD Player
    • Accuphase DG38
    Digital Equalizer
    • Kaleidescape Hard Disk Server
    CD/DVD Player
    • Vitus Audio SM 101
    Class A Amplifier
    • Goldmund Telos 2500
    Mono Amplifiers
    • Krell One
    Class A Amplifiers
    • FM Acoustics Resolution 411
    Stereo Amplifier
    • WAVAC HE 833 v 1.3
    150W SET Amplifiers
    • DartZeel Model B
    Stereo Amplifier
    • Nordost Valhalla
    XLRs and Speaker Cables
    • Jorma Prime
    XLRs and Speaker Cables
    • Isoclean Various
    Conditioners and Tranformers
    • Finite Elemente Master Reference
    Racks
    • Gryphon Poseidon
    4 Tower Speakers
    • Escalante Freemont
    Speakers
    • Velodyne DD 18
    Self Powered Sub
    • Gryphon Mirage
    • Gryphon Colosseum Solo
    • DCS Scarlatti Clock, Upsampler, DAC
    • My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent BC
    with Lyra, MSL, Kondo stepups
    • Goldmund PH3 Phono
    • Jorma Prime
    XLR, Power, RCAs
    • Nordost Odin
    RCA
    • Apple MacBook Pro 15
    Hi Res audio
    • Burmester Audio 948
    Power Conditioner Also Isoclean, PS Audio, Purepower and Isotek

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Agapite Michali,

Krinontas apo tis fotografies, mporo na po oti h poreia sou sto hi fi einai polu entuposiaki. Exo akolouthisei paromoia poreia kai me analogis poiotitas mixanimata kai antilamvanomai ton enthousiasmo sou 100%.

Ena megalo mpravo gia to meraki sou, to pathos sou gia ton anaparagomeno hxo kai pano apo ola, gia thn agaph sou gia tin mousiki.

To mono pou me enoxlise prosopika einai oi arnitikoi xarakthrismoi pou aneferes gia tous reviewers sto proto sou minima.
Sumfono sto oti oi perissoteroi einai etsi opos tous perigrafeis, alla oxi oloi. Eimai kai ego reviewer san deutereuousa enasxolisi, alla den anoiko stin katigoria auton pou periegrapses kai elpizo oti einai kai alloi san kai emena, toulaxiston ektos ellados.

Isos giati den zo apo auto. Isos giati exo megalo pathos gia ton anaparagomeno ixo. Isos giati mou exei ginei emoni idea na katafero se ena sustima na apodosei opos auto pou akouo piso apo tis konsoles ton studio kai auto na me boithaei na diakrino kapoia xaraktiristika sta mixanimata. Isos giati pote den perasa apo tin "alli pleura" kai akoma kai simera parameno "pelatis" tis agoras tou hi end.

Opos kai na exei, den thelo na sou allakso tin gnomi, apla na sou ekfraso mia antitheti apopsi, giati den anoiko stin katigoria auton pou grafoun me "kinitra", opos aneferes sto enarktirio minima sou.

Teleionontas tha sou euxitho kali sunexeia se auti tin toso omorfi periplanisi kai gia akoma mia fora ena mprabo gia to meraki sou, to pathos sou kai tin agapi sou gia tin mousiki. Pragmatika thelei mia romantiki kai paidiki trela gia na ftaseis mexri ekei.

Me ektimisi,

Nikos

korakakisn