The addition of the XDS1 and AudioNote interconnects and speaker wire revealed the system to be even more magical than it had been for the decade before. I was so enamored of the capabilities of the Extrema's after all these years that I purchased a complete replacement set of drivers, fearful that they would no longer be available should any one fail.
V P I Industries TNT Jr. w/Tri-pulley system & SDS
Upgraded suspension
Magnum Dynalab MD-102
FM
Hovland Company HP-100 mc
with mm-mc phono
Brown Electronic Labs 1001 mk V
Have two - run them in stereo and bi-amp - they were upgraded from Mk II to Mk V in 2003
Sonus Faber Extrema
pair, 7.5in woof, 1.25in twtr, 180 lbs
Hovland Music Groove 2
Phono 1.5m
Marigo RMX Reference
For every device on system EXCEPT BEL amps which sound better with stock power cable provided
Chang Lightspeed CLS-9600 ISO
Not used for amplifiers
EMM Labs XDS1 V2
SACD player & DAC
AudioNote UK SOOTTO - Single Ended
1m solid silver: "SOOTTO (SO Over The TOp!) which with 120 strands of pure silver strands in each conductor, split between 3 different wire gauges to further enhance signal transfer behaviour rewrites much of what interconnects are supposed to do, its clarity and dynamic differentiation almost defies what one would have thought possible."
AudioNote UK SOOTTO - Single Ended
1.5m solid silver: "SOOTTO (SO Over The TOp!) which with 120 strands of pure silver strands in each conductor, split between 3 different wire gauges to further enhance signal transfer behaviour rewrites much of what interconnects are supposed to do, its clarity and dynamic differentiation almost defies what one would have thought possible."
AudioNote UK SOGON80 Bi-Wire
2m Bi-Wired -2x SINGLE conductor with 4 separate internal conductors totaling 80 strands 99.99% silver speaker wire
Lovely system you've put together. Onr comment; PICTURES!! I want to see all those components, esp the Extremas. I own Guarneri's and am obv partial of SF, especially when paired with tubes as you have done so nicely
In my opinion you `ve got a great system . I love Sonus Faber speakers, the way they sound and look. I`m just curious, What other speakers you checked out before making this choice? And what you liked better in Sonus Fiber?
David's system has truly been in the making for 10 years, however I've known David for about 30 years and I can say with great confidence that David's "finally done" status will last approximately 3-5 months. Stay tuned.
Thanks Sd, I wasn't putting the two together. Small wonder that David's so pleased. BTW, he sent me a note to confirm his cancellation of all audiophile subsciptions! Gunbei, he just might make it ;-)
Ozfly: Brown Electronic Labs is better known by its abbreviation, BEL. Most of the printed references and reviews of the amp call it the BEL 1001, so look for it under that title.
David, I salute you. Ten years of work and total satisfaction. You must have put a ton of time into matching everything just right!!! I'm not familiar with Brown so tried looking it up in the Manufacturers Directory but they don't seem to have a web-site. Could you share a little more info on that? By the way, I would strongly recommend that you now cancel any subscriptions you have to any audio publication and just sit back and enjoy! You lucky devil. By the way, anything in the way of acoustical treatments? Thanks.
