MY Place sbayneI've changed my digital playback system to a Gustard A26 and Eversolo Play streamer. The Gustard A26 DAC combines two AK4499EX DAC chips with one AK4191 modulator. It has independent power su... posted 3 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI'm now using a Hagerman Labs Trumpet with LTA power supply as my phono stage. The sound quality is excellent and I'm liking the adjustability for different cartridges. posted 7 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've switched my speaker jumpers to Audioquest Dragon which are solid silver and crazy good. I'm also trying different cartridges. I'm currently using an Ortofon 2M Orange and will probably get a 2... posted 8 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've added analog back into my system. It consists of a heavily modified custom AR-ES1 turntable with an Origin Live speed box and SME 309 tonearm. The phono preamp is a DecWare ... posted 8 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneMy next major system change was to my digital playback. I previously had an Innuos Pulse streamer running to a heavily modified MHDT Orchid DAC that was very musical. I had read a lot about the hig... posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've moved away from the Tekton Moabs not because of their performance but purely on their aesthetics and the fact I owned them for nearly 5 years - which is a long time for me. I now have a beaut... posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI did a massive overall to my system. I've added pictures. Details to come. posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI finally got the power cords figured out for the Modwright Signature Truth SCD XA5400ES. The power supply needs a solid core cable and the player itself sounds best with multi-strand. I'm using a ... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneThe Modwright Signature Truth SCD XA5400ES cd player is driving me crazy. I think I finally have it broken-in but it uses a power cord for the external power supply and a power cord for the player ... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI have a large CD collection and when I saw a Modwright Signature Truth SCD XA5400ES for sale at a very reasonable price I went ahead and got it. I added blue Sophia Electric 6SN7 tubes to the outp... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've come full circle regarding a tube system. About 10 years ago, my system was all Shindo and I worked with the late Art Dudley to build a pair of field coil Altec Valencia horn speakers. Tens of... posted about 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've updated my system pictures. They show I had to take the top cover off the MHDT Orchid DAC to accommodate the Sophia Electric blue 6SN7. I've added a picture of the power supply for the Line M... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've been rolling various tubes through the MHDT Orchid DAC. With adapters you can roll the 6922/ECC88/6DJ8 family and the 6SN7/5692 family which are in addition to the "normal" 5670/2C51/396A fami... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneBeen spending time with my Line Magnetic LM-845 Premium integrated amp that I recently purchased. It's a 845 tube based, 30 watt Class A high current amp. The 300B and 310A drive tubes have been up... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneAnother significant change is my use of Vera-Fi Audio's SnubWay and MainStream. I found I no longer needed my Puritan PSM156 once I started using these products. Highly recommended and an excellent... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneMilpai - agreed the Inakustik are excellent. posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI haven't posted for over 3 months but I've been busy with my system. The Aria Audio Signature MK2 Class A amp continues to impress me with its pure musicality regardless of what preamp I use with ... posted over 1 year ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've added Inakustik Referenz LS-2404 Air interconnects and speaker cables to my system. These are meticulously made open-weave copper cables. Each strand is separated to insure an air insulation b... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI recently saw that Synergistic Research may come out with a Black Box that is intended to sit on top of another Black Box. This makes sense to me because the Black Box is an acoustic resonator. I'... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've gone all-in on the Swiss Digital Fuse Boxes. I now have one in my amp, streamer and DAC. The sluggos have been driving me a little crazy though. After much listening and break-in time I've con... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayne"A Les Paul Gold Top into a Fender Tweed amp. Nice!" Thanks. I bought them locally and got good deals. Just keeping them as investments -- my playing is not nearly good enough for that caliber of c... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI was a little surprised that Bill Dion's (Grannyring) highly modified personal Orchid DAC recently came up for sale. I've worked with Bill in the past on some mods and crossovers so I knew the mod... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI've recently added a Swiss Digital Fuse Box to my power amp. It replaces the fuse in your component with a pure copper "sluggo". The "sluggo"comes in various types depending on what coating, if an... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneNo doubt the Allegri is an excellent performer but the Mr. K unit is better overall in its soundstaging and dynamics. I did some serious listening today with an an audiophile friend and he thought... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
MY Place sbayneI continue to be amazed that audiophiles who pay thousands for high-end equipment don't give it adequate time to fully break-in. I recently bought a used passive preamp that has extremely high-qual... posted almost 2 years ago | View comment |