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this is my first decent stereo ,i listen to all kinds of music,chamber,jazz(old&new),rock,electonica,bluegrass,acoustic.I love the sound of a tube preamp with a SS poweramp ,.my system is sounding much better with the upgrades ive made,,!!i would apprieciate any sugg.,comments ,thanks for all the help so far guys!!!
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    • Harmonic Precision Caravelle
    monitors with dedicated stands
    • Audio Concepts Force
    10" downfiring sub,Arch. Black,Sounds great!Texture,slam,tone,blends in very well with my Caravelles
    • Supratek Chardonnay
    2pc pre,Very happy with this pre!Gets music right!
    • PS Audio Trio-A-100
    150 WPC class D amp,very good sounding amp,sounds better than it should for price.No hurry to upgrade,but eventually will.
    • VPI Industries scout
    basic scout
    • VPI Industries jmw 9
    jmw 9
    • Jolida JD 9
    Tube powered phono preamp
    • ZYX R100H
    MC cart,Love the sound !!!Very quiet in the grooves,great tracker
    • Magnum Dynalab FT-101a
    analog
    • Monarchy Audio DIP/Classic
    newest version w/o upsampler
    • G&D Reference
    transport
    • stax srm/1 mk11
    headphone amp
    • Sonoran Plateau
    10ft pr
    • Purist Audio Musaeus
    1 meter RCA
    • signal cable magic power cord
    4 ft
    • apature black beauty
    6 ft
    • apature black beauty
    IC
    • stereovox HDSE
    Analog IC
    • Stereovox HDXV
    Digital cable
    • VH Flavor 1
    6FT power cable
    • DCCA Powerwave
    6ft powercord
    • Audio Magic Stealth
    3 duplex outlets ,The real deal!Everything sounds better!
    • Chang Lightspeed 3200
    power conditioner
    • vpi 16.5
    record cleaner
    • DIY acoustic panels DIY
    2 ft.x 6 ft.x4 in.
    • Audio Points 1.0AP1D APCD2
    1" Points and coupling disc,Better clarity,tighter bass

Comments 233

Owner
any ideas for upgrades?

raytheprinter

Owner
I upgraded my phono pre to an acoustech ph1p,sound is much better now with analog,although I still need to upgrade my cables on my analog rig.

raytheprinter

Owner
thanks Upstateaudio,I have read that studios really come to life with some high current power and some watts powering them.

raytheprinter

Great system. For amp upgrades, I would recommend a Classe CA150 or higher.

There are quite a few for sale on the 'gon. I have the Studio Reference 60v2s and just bought the CA150.

Paradigms seem to love that extra high current capability.

Have fun.

upstateaudio

I see there are high dollar Sockets available. My buddy used a "commmercial" grade Socket. An electrician at his work said that they are similar to "hospital " grade sockets for less money. He said the biggest advantage that both have over inexpensive household sockets is the clamping force applied to the spades. He ran 10 gauge wire with a 30 amp breaker.

Question .... Can any gain be had with better quality breakers?? Seems that if one end is can be better (socket) then the other could also.

BTW Im not an electrician so I wont comment on wire runs grounds ect.. best to talked to a pro!

flickkit

Owner
System edited: just recieved signal cable "analog two" IC.i took out the audioquest coral between cd player &pre amp ,put analog two in its place , only a few hrs on it ,so far sogood will update when i get more hrs .

raytheprinter

Owner
thanks flickkit, talked to a friend that can help me out with dedicated line.will install after new year.any tips concerning this...

raytheprinter

A friend of mine has the same speakers as you. They sound good. Anyway he ran a dedicated power line from his breaker box to power his system. The difference was truely "night and day". His amp and pre-amp are Odysseys.
Anyway just thought Id pass that along. Much cheaper than "power conditioners" and the gain was incredible

flickkit

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