Obviously very vinyl-centric. Main musical interest is jazz, especially hard bop.
Wondering if I should change from my Plinius 9200 to separates such as Pass XA30.5 and a Preamp as I can't raise the Plinius volume control above 9:30 -- too much gain. I'm always interested in opinions and recommendations!
Dreaming of a tubed integrated amp, or perhaps a tubed preamp with a SS amp, these days.
FDIV damping and VTA adjust. Currently using Hovland Music Groove 2 phono cable.
Benz Micro Ruby Z
0.28 mv.
Art Audio Vinyl One
MM/MC with chrome gain control and chrome face plate. Herbie's tube dampers on tubes. NOS Telefunken ribbed plate for the three 12ax7's, 6CG7 is RCA clear top.
Jolida JD-100A
with matched GE 5751 tubes
Blue Circle Audio Music Ring MR1200
on sources only
Nordost Super Flatline MkII
biwired 25 ft. length
Hovland Music Groove 2
phono cable
Cardas Golden Reference IC
between Vinyl One and Plinius
Verastarr silver IC
beta version; CDP to amp
Shunyata Python Helix CX
1.8m, FiM-880 to Plinius 9200
Shunyata Taipan Helix
1.8m, two from MR1200, one to AAV1, one to DAC.
Shunyata Black Mamba HC
FIM 880 to Hydra 4
Shunyata Diamondback
MR1200 to Volvere.
Shunyata Python Helix
1.8m
Shunyata Hydra 4
silver
FIM 880 wall outlets
two separate double outlets each with a dedicated 10 ga. homerun mains cable
Dedicated AC lines
two 10 gauge homerun lines; one for amp and one for sources; each with FIM 880 outlet.
I had the same Nordost Flatlines like you do. But once I replace them with the Signal Cable Silver Resolutions, it was a big upgrade - at least for me.
