Description

Room is L shaped with a 20' long x 11' wide with kitchen off the right speaker. 

Power cables: Aurender - 3' Audio Art AAC Statement Digital. DAC & Pre-amp - 3' Audio Art AAC Power 1 Classics. Amp - 2' DIY with 90-degree Furutech 12 AWG 
Interconnects: Pre-amp to amp 15' Mogami Gold, AES Compliant XLR's -  DAC to Pre-amp 3' W4S C1 XLR's. Aurender to DAC - 3' DH Labs D-750 Coaxial (also have 3' DH Labs Mirage USB, seems Coaxial sounds better). Router to Aurender - 5' Purist Audio Design CAT7 Ethernet Cable. Netgear Modem,Router & Switch all have their own LPSs using Linkup CAT8 patch cables. 2 Furman PST-8 Power Stations, 1 for digital components & 1 for analogue components. Dedicated 20 Amp circuit using 12 AWG Cryo Treated Romex and Furutech outlets. 
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    • Coda Continnum No. 8

    Class A ~18 Watts : 150 Watts x 2 into 8 Ohms. 300 Watts x 2 into 4 Ohms

    • Coda CB Pre-amp
    • Martin Logan Expression ESL 13A
    • Gustard R26 DAC
    Using the DAC a server via LAN connection. Alternatively use my Lenovo laptop via USB to DAC.
    • Aurender N200
    Music Streamer
    • GIK Acoustics 2" Panels
    5 in total

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Hi @navyachts
Great system! I saw your post regarding a quest for a DAC. After looking at your system, I thought I would reach out to you. This may seem self-serving, but I have a used Playback Design Merlot DAC on consignment with Audio Archon in Chicago. I thought this might be of interest to you because I also use CODA electronics and it is a very synergistic pairing with the Playback Design products. I recently upgraded to the Playback Design MPD-6, but the Merlot is excellent! Extremely musical, huge soundstage. The PBD gear is the most "non digital" sounding DACS I have ever heard. The Merlot was very well reviewed and sounds great with the CODA gear. If you have interest, you could contact MIke Kay of Audio Archon for more details. He is a PBD and CODA dealer, so he would be a great resource on the pairing. Don't know where you are located, but he has my Merlot in Chicago, if you would like to hear an audition with CODA electronics. Good luck on your search!
Dave 

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