With blessing from the audio gods

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Description

Striving for a dynamic, neutral, life like and engaging system

Focal point is my solid wood Daedalus Apollo 11 speakers

97 db High impedance -  realism, tonality, dynamics


I use two parallel tube pre amp / amp systems

Uesugi (top end over designed 80s Japanese) and Doshi

My Doshi preamp handles the phono stage for both systems.


I like boutique audio designers that are passionate about music 


the Galibier / ZYX/Durand analog combo is to die for

The dial indicator setup really Fine tunes the vta on the fly.

An Oppo / MHDT Orchid digital combo sounds analog enough to feel I don’t need  Lps of everything

I have the room treated with GIK and real traps 

I wish my room were 4 foot deeper


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Room Details

Dimensions: 14’ × 27’  Large
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Galibier Gavia
    high mass table the new motor nd cloth drive and arm mount make it even more resolving Thom Mackris is wonderful, thank you
    • ZYX UNIverse Optimum
    incredibly revealing Universe Takes All the magic of the Premium and takes it to an even more open organic level - wow Mehran is wonderful to deal with
    • Durand Talea II tone arm Talea II

    this tone arm took my vinyl rig to new heights


    seamless with Universe and Galibier


    Now utilize dial indicator to refine vta to 1000th of an inch

    • Daedalus Apollo 11
    full range speaker 97 db efficiency Lou's speakers are very resolving, tonally balanced, dynamic, engaging. I own the Ulysses as well in my HT. Lou ungraded to a 10” in a refined cabinet with enhanced drivers and crossover. Phenomenal. HIs solid wood cabinets are of the highest craftsmanship. Lou Hinkley really stands behind his work and is wonderful to deal with
    • Doshi Aalap full function pre / phono
    Incredible life like resolution and dynamics phono stage is world class
    • Doshi J'hor 80 watt tube mono blocks
    80 watt per side tube mono blocks
    • Uesugi UTY 5
    40 watt mono blocks
    Very organic sounding
    Vintage 1980s overdesigned 
    Massive dynamics that don't break up
    • Uesugi Ubros-1
    Preamp. 
    Great detail
    I don't use the high output phono stage but others I know love it
    Take 0.24 mV signal from Doshi pre into line stage inputs

    Wonderful detail and incredibly musical
    • OPPO BDP-105
    Used as transport and 24/192 blu ray / sacd
    • SRA Craz Rack
    Incredible isolation great detail and isolation of instruments drops resonances to spooky levels piano keys don't blend together
    • KL Audio LP200
    Ultrasonic record cleaner fabulous. Brings out innner detail and imaging of recordings
    • SRA Ohio and Vr isolation platforms
    custom made for individual equipment Kevin Tellekamp designs resonance systems for nuclear submarines
    • Daedalus Daedalus Wywire
    Lou's very own internal wiring natural, revealing
    • Crimson Audio ICs
    Austin TX very revealing and tonally correct thanks Creston
    • purist audio design aqueous power chords
    energetic and low noise floor
    • Richard Gray Power station
    Brings dedicated 220 volt line stepdown to 110. Protects and isolates ac
    • Real Traps Acoustic treatments
    Corner Mondo Traps Diffusers ceiling absorption - first arrival
    • GIK art designed acoustic absorbtion panels absorption panels
    tame mild  slap echo behind listening area
    • Audio Research Dac 3

    very natural 6922 tube based dac

    use for more harsh cds

    • room 14.5 by 27
    speakers on long wall
    • Marantz 20 B analog tuner
    • Daedalus DIDs footers Daedalus Isolation Devices
    • Loricraft Record cleaner
    point action vaccum Keith Monks design use for dirty records only KL Audio Ultrasonic only for 97%
    • Triplanar VII
    My first serious tonearm excellent tone arm synergy with ZYX
    Considering using as second arm with a higher output  Soundcraft Boheme moving iron cartridge
    • Q-tip cotton swabs
    refined listening device. works well with mental ascension to be transported elsewhere by music
    • Richard Gray Power Company Switch box
    I utilize two systems

    Uesugi pre and power amps
    Doshi pre and power amps

    This is a high end - no holds barred switch box
    My friend Richard Gray built this specifally for my system needs

    It allows me to run speaker wire outs from both systems into the box and switch which system on the fly. Then the single common Daedalus speaker cables to the speakers

    I in principle avoid such components - tone controls - etc

    There is no degradation there
    • room long WALL gik REAL TRAPS 14.5 (widest) x 27 room

    Here is my long wall setup

    it sounds very nice


    All the components are on the right side wall

    I can run parallel systems through a switchbox to mY Apollo speakers

    I have Real Trap mondo bass traps in the corners and GIK art panels for slap echo

    • short wall 12 x 27 12 x 27 x 8 expands to 14.5 9 ft out
    Sounds good with certain speakers
    • MHDT Laboratory Orchid
    R2R tube dac with  2C51 Gammatron tube

    Very analog sounding 
    • NOGA Dial indicator and indicator arm
    Utlizing dial indicator to fine tune vta with the Durance Talea tonearm
    Can fine tune to the 1000th on an inch to nail down the vta

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beautiful system! I like your philosphy of using components from passionate makers, I am of the same camp and gravitating that way myself. Enjoy!

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