Main System

by tump350 on
Main System
Main System
Main System

Description

Visually innocuous, wife ignored, great sounding Roon/Qobuz system that consists of:

  • a Bonn-8 ethernet switch from Fios (optical) modem (both powered by an LPS) through 20 meters of Supra Cat 8 ethernet cables to 
  • an Innuous Zenith Mk.3 core/server/ripper connected via a Veritas Mirus ethernet RJ-45 cable to
  • a Meitner MA3i DAC/Pre Amp which is connected via Veritas Audio Argentum XLR cables to 
  • Merrill Audio Veritas mono-bloc amplifiers, which are then connected by Silnote Orion M1 Elite bi-wire speaker cables to 
  • a pair of graphite Sonus Faber Olympica III speakers; and
  • two Rel T/9x subwoofers are fed from the monoblocs w/ Van Alstine neutrix connectors.

All components are powered by separate 20-amp lines that are run on separate circuits with separate breakers to Hubbell IG 5362 20-amp outlets behind the system.  The front-end digital components and peripherals are connected to a Furman elite 15 PFi power conditioner plugged into the first 20-amp circuit, and the Pre/DAC and monoblocs are connected to the Furman IT-Reference 15i (isolation transformer) plugged into the second 20-amp circuit. The DAC/Pre and Zenith are powered by Zafino Fina PC's, and the monoblocs and one power conditioner are powered by CPT Valiant Diamond PC's. 

The Zenith, monoblocs and Pre/DAC are on Stillpoint ultra minis.  The Speakers are on IsoAcoustic Gaia II's. The subwoofers are on SVS isolation pucks.  The Audeze Carbon2 headphones, Stax 700T energizer and Stax 15' flat ribbon XLR extension cord are kept on hand for music that the family finds difficult to appreciate.  

The Fios G1100 router and Bonn-8 ethernet switch are powered by a custom LPSU  to cut the noise associated with stock wall warts and are run through a 20m dedicated Supra Cat-8 to the Zenith and through a Veritas Mirux RJ-45 from the Zenith to the MA3i Pre/Dac.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 25’ × 16’  Large
Ceiling: 10’

Components Toggle details

    • Innuous Zenith Mk.3 1tb
    Roon Core, Server, Ripper -- feeds Main & Office systems
    • Meitner MA3i
    Streamer/DAC/Pre-Amp (fully balanced)
    • UpTone Audio Ether-Regen (Removed)
    • After Dark Emperor Signature Master Clock (Removed)
    to EtherRegen
    • Merrill Audio Veritas
    Mono-blocks
    • Sonus Faber Olympica III
    • Rel T/9x x2
    Pair of these to supplement the SF's
    • Silnote Orion M1 Elite
    Bi-Wire Speaker Cable (2 meters)
    • Vogue Audio Silver Strand Ultra (Removed)
    Speaker cable (1.5 meters) 
     (per VA, a single wire (40% copper/ 60% silver) made of an OCC copper core, and an
     OCC 7n Silver sheath).
    • Furman Elite 15 PFi
    for digital components
    • Furman IT-Reference 15i
    for monoblocs and pre-amp/dac
    • After Dark LPSU X 2 (Removed)
    powers Clock and EtherRegen
    • Stack Audio SmoothLAN
    RJ45 filter between streamer and DAC
    • Veritas Audio Argentum XLR x2 (1.5 mtr - XLR)
    MA3i pre/dac to Veritas mono-blocks
    • Silnote Audio Morpheus Reference Series II BNC Cable (Removed)
    Clock to EtherRegen
    • Veritas Autio Mirus (RJ-45)
    From Zenith to MA3i
    • Zafino Fina Power Cord x2
    for the MA3i & the Zenith MK3
    • Acoustic Zen Karatoka PC, 1.5m
    from wall to Furman IT-Ref 15i
    • Core Power Technologies (CPT ) Valiant Diamond PC x3
    Three of these, one for each monobloc and one for the front end power conditioner.
    • Bonn-8 Network Switch
    between Modem & 45' distant EtherRegen powered by custom LPS
    • Custom LPSU
    to Fios Modem & Bonn-8 Network Switch
    • AudioQuest NRG-Y3 PC
    for one Sub and a TWL pc for the 2nd Rel
    • Hubbell IG 5362
    One outlet for each of the two dedicated 20amp lines from the breaker
    • Audeze Carbon2
    Electrostatic Headphones
    • Stax 700T
    Tube electrostatic headphone energizer/amp.

Comments 9

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Owner
Thanks so much @zlone.  I selected everything based on knowledge gleened from this Forum starting during Covid confinement.  The system does actually sound very good -- full, open, and transparently detailed. Still considering some upgrades, but can't justify them ... yet.

tump350

Nice, well done. Great choice of components and cabling.

zlone

Owner
New pictures added.

tump350

Owner
Need a new picture of the new components.  Same basic setup though.

tump350

Owner
Thanks! the room is relaxing and the music sounds great.  Too loud for my wife though.  I just leave the Bel Canto and Innuous on 24/7 so music can be selected easily through Roon on the Tablet and the volume controlled with the BC remote (the BC DAC/pre does not have a 12v trigger).  BC recommends that their components be left on; right now, I'm not sure about the Innuous, but since it's basically a computer, I don't think it will be damaged.  Everything is run through the power conditioner though.

tump350

I love small chassis electronics and simple systems that lets the room invite comfort, enjoyment and good tunes.  You nailed it!

I have always been intrigued by Bel Canto....enjoy!

linnie01

Elegant innocuous and bet it sounds great, my wife would be jealous (assuming it's easy to turn on and make music).  I am too.

thosb

Way to fit the system in so unobtrusively and a nice relaxing looking space too.

jond

Nice, enjoy the music.

skypunk

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