Updated and Upgraded. Custom made plinth of Phenolic and aluminum. This is probably one of the best turntables in the world now! I have heard a lot, but I have heard few better!
TriPlanar VII
black and silver. I've never seen an arm so versatile and easy to setup.
Soundsmith Strain Gauge
Not moving magnet or moving coil. The best I have ever heard regardless of price.
Sony SC-D777es
sacd, 1 bit. Modded by Richard Kern in Dec 2005. added new superclock and replaced all caps with Black Gates. The sound is much less 'digital.'
Pursit Audio Design Venustus
1.5 meter interconnect.
Soundsmith (custom made) SG - 400
Phono section with line stage single input. Custom Cocabolo cabinet.
Purist Dominus, 4 meter
4 meter pair of the liquid filled Dominus between the pre-amp and amp. The best cable I have ever heard.
Atma-Sphere M 60 mk III
60 wpc class A OTL mono blocks with V-Cap Teflon caps, power supply boost, Caddock resistor package, and stainless steel front panels.
Purist Dominus PC - 2
Using two Dominus PCs on the Classe amplifier
Purist Venustus
1.5 meter pair
Harmonic Precision Caravelle
Smallish two way with the original stand.
Sistrum SP-1 (?)
I bought five shelves with the solid top for the Sota Cosmos table. This is a great rack. If a person spent twice the money they might be able to get something better, but is it twice as good? The picture is just the top shelf. [url]http://starsound.biz/multiplatforms.HTML[/url] gives more info.
Purist Venustus PCs (2)
On the Sota power supply and the Klyne power supply.
Exact Power EP15A
I don't know what this thing is doing, but it sure does it better than the Tice Power Block...
Nrchy, my system started out the same way. It was supposed to be a budget system. (It's all my buddies' fault things went this far.)
I don't know what brings you to think of going the other way, but your strong presence here has been very helpful to me, and I wish you all the very best.
It could go that way for me too, dear sir. If so, I too would part with amp and speakers before sources. The TT will still sound good through a boom box.
Makes me think of a science fiction story by ( Cordwainer Smith ? ): great fortunes made and lost in the first hours of the night. If you must sell, I wish you good prices and fine buyers.
I have a Klyne preamp myself, an SK-5A (with built-in phono), and I couldn't agree more about musicality. (I would say your rack looks real nice too, but that wouldn't be very original.)
Your system must sound really good. About the Benz upgrade idea, I went from a Glider in my tweaky RB300 to a Cardas Heart Reference and was delighted, especially with the spectral balance (read: more bass). To me, the Glider now seems great value but your superb preamplification would do justice to even better. I am hoping to go to a Koetsu myself, with an arm upgrade.
