Description

System built around high efficiency speakers (99bd/w) and low powered parallel single ended triode amplifier (8 watts).

No immediate plans to upgrade. Looking into ways to integrate a processor to synthesize multichannel delay (currently, I utilize an old Yamaha DSP-1 system just for fun).
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    • Naim Audio CD555
    CD player with separate power supply
    • Audio Note Kageki
    Audionote UK model.
    • Audionote Sogon
    4 meter Sogon interconnect between preamp and amplifier.
    • Basis Debut Vacuum Gold
    w/Basis motor controller
    • Basis Vector
    Unipivot
    • Lyra Titan
    None
    • Shunyata Hydra
    Original Hydra with wood/Corian case
    • Magnum Dynalab FT-101a Etude
    none
    • Zoethecus six tiers
    none
    • NBS Monitor III
    none
    • Furman ?
    balanced power for amplifiers
    • Stax Omega II
    Electrostatic headphones with tube amplifier/interface
    • S.A.P. J-2001 (twin)
    two 12" woofers in Jensen/Onken bass reflex cabinet, horn midrange and Fostex bullet tweeter. Midrange driver replaced with Western Electric 713b driver and Western Electric horn.
    • asl tube traps
    double stacks of 16" traps
    • Audio Carpet carpet and diffusor panel
    Small acoustic dampening carpet placed in front of the speakers and a floor-standing panel placed between the speakers that provides absorption and diffusion of higher frequencies
    • Emotive Audio Epifania
    Upgraded with Teflon capacitors and remote control
    • VIVA Fono
    phonostage with 12AX7 tubes
    • Transfiguration Orpheus
    low output version
    • Custom-built none
    Utilizing 310 and 311 tubes; transformer coupled input and outputs (Western Electric
    • Custom-built none
    Stereo amp using four 348 tubes and four 349 tubes and Western Electric input and output transformers
    • Audionote Sogon
    two meter silver speaker cable.
    • Naim Audio NDS
    Music server, with 4 + 4 tb NAS storage, and iPad interface.

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Larry, I strongly second all of the previous comments about how extraordinary your system must be.

And I want to say also that I consistently find your posts in the discussion forums to be exceptionally informative, based on what is obviously an enormous breadth and depth of experience, and balanced and nuanced to an exceptional degree. And I'll add that I am consistently struck with how IMO your experience-based comments just about always seem to be technically plausible, and to make sense from a technical standpoint.

Thank you for your exceptional contributions to the forums, and keep up the good work!

Best,
-- Al

almarg