Overall impression is clean, punchy and smooth. Surprising soundstage given small room. Always tinkering with upgrading components and minor system adjustments. Lots of sound treatments and time invested in speaker/seat placement to give most even room response. DIY items allow MUCH higher sound quality per invested $, and allow for super fun projects.
NX Studio Speakers with custom paintjob and upgraded crossovers
Tubes4HiFi ST-35
ST35 amplifier, upgraded to the max, custom painted chassis, integrated high pass filter and NOS Amperex/Siemens tubes
Tubes4HiFi SP9 preamp
SP9 preamp, upgraded parts and connectors
Tubes4HiFi PH16
PH16 phono preamp, upgraded internals and connectors
MHDT Laboratory Atlantis
MHDT Atlantis dac with upgraded caps, connectors and NOS WE396 tube
Hapa Audio Ember RCA
Phono->pre
GR Research IC8 rca cables
Dac->pre and pre->amp
Schiit Audio Sol
Schiit Sol turntable, Benz Micro Zebra cartridge, rewired with Cardas, KLE connectors, Music Hall cruise control, upgraded footers on an isolation base
Hollis Audio Labs MS-6
HAL MS-6 streamer running Foobar2k
Rythmik Audio F8
Rythmik F8 subs (pair).
Antek BP-1300
BP-1300 alanced power transformer. Kills 100% of any DC on AC line. Great improvement.
@dtorc Yep, the Sol table and Zebra L cart have been the heart of the system since early in '21. I'm pretty sure my table was in the last batch run before discontinuing. If one ever pops up, 100% worth the investment.
Thank you for the system compliments. It's been a bunch of time tinkering and always trying to learn new skills. Plus I had some very fun projects along the way.
What a good use of a smaller room. It's like you made your own Watt/Puppy speaker set, to your own dimensions. I also love the small tube gear, and all the upgrades you in which you invested time and money.
AND, you managed to get a Schiit Sol turntable! I really wanted them to work out the bugs and pursue this table - I wanted one. Glad you got one, and I hope it is behaving.
