This unique SE Class A design has a 211KHz upsampling, a hybrid attenuator and a total of 2 components on the entire signal path from the DAC outputs to the line output.
Elrod Power Systems EPS2 Signature
These cables are targeted towards low-amperage components like CD players and pre-amplifiers. Smooth, eloquent, and refined.
Finite Elemente Cerapucss
isolation devices
APL Hi-Fi UA-S1
Hybrid amplifier with single tube voltage gain stage using two ECC99 triodes with a zero-gain and no-feedback bipolar power buffer. The absolute best amplifier I've ever heard.
APL Hi-Fi UA-S1-inside
Here's a look inside...
DNM terminated with Eichmann Bullets
The most amazing sounding copper I've ever heard, teminated with Eichmann silver bullets.
Elrod Power Systems EPS3 Signature
These cables are targeted towards high-amperage components like large amplifiers.
Finite Elemente Cerapucs
Designed for direct coupling for defined contact with components weighing up to 500 pounds, the Cerapuc's high-tech ceramic ball does all the work to reduce resonances. Along with a precision machined stainless steel base and height-adjustable top section for achieving correct damping the Cerapuc achieves better resolution, better soundstage, better dynamics and better musicality with no resonance build-up, overdamping, or loss of detail. Worth evey single penny!
gold tip toes
brass and gold cones and feet
Isoclean 105F II
Isoclean 105F II Power Bar with Audio Grade Noise Filter Copper Chassis 4 Outlets EMI Noise Isolation Rhodium and 24K Gold Plated Sockets 100% Hand Made Resting on Finite Elemente Ceraballs
Elrod EPS 3 Signature
This is David's latest version with 004 Oyaide connectors.
Oyaide R-1
Oyaide's state of the art receptacle, the 20A rated R1. These start with a base of Beryllium, which is highly polished (twice), upon which layer of Palladium is laid down (and polished twice), on which a layer of Platinum is laid over (and polished twice).
DNM Precision Solid Core
Advanced characterisation methods were developed to design the magnetic performance and to provide a balanced capacitance, inductance and resistance - factors that, when correctly aligned, can improve the amplifier's sound quality.
Totem Acoustics Hawk
The Hawk exemplifies total involvement with all your senses. Truly full range, extremely compact and aesthetically balanced, it has incredible attributes and strengths that will guide you like no other. Detail, continuity, harmonic nuances, timbre, precision and it's self effacing holography all point to an experience that will never cease to amaze and involve you. Frequency Response 35 Hz to 21 kHz ± 3 dB 29 Hz to 21 kHz ± 5 dB (with proper placement) Impedance 6 ohms Sensitivity 86 dB Power 120 W max. Crossover 2.5 kHz 1st order compensated Woofer 5 1/2 Special extreme long throw Non-resonant cone and dust cap Dynamic linear suspension for maximum airflow Patented magnet system Tweeter 1 alloy dome Flexible linear suspension Special low resonance chambered unit Max SPL's In average room (4 m x 6 m 107 dB peak from pair at 2 m Dimensions w 6.75 x d 9.5 x h 36w 170 x d 245 x h 910
DIY X-2000
Lots of power!
GIK Acoustics 242's & Tri-Traps
The GIK 242 Acoustic Panels have absorption from 4000Hz down to 250Hz. The Tri-Trap has been effectively designed to absorb more low end, but also does an excellent job of absorbing the high end, creating smooth sound absorption from 50 Hz to 5000 Hz. I have one Tri-Trap in each of the front corners, one 242 behind the listening position and one 242 on each side at the first reflection points.
System edited: I've decided to sell my APL Hi-Fi SACD1000 in order to buy the APL Hi-fi Denon 2900 with internal volume control. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
hey rooze, thanks for your thoughts. i do like to tweek the stuff. with my budjet, its not only efficient, its affordable. the double helix replaced a bi-wire set of dh labs q-10s with aq silver spades. the mapleshades are much more open, have better imaging, the hf is a tad cleaner and there's more low level detail. there's also a big improvement in the mid-hi. freqencies, which was the q-10 folly. the q-10s are very good cables for the money, but imho the double helix are several steps beyond them, for the same money. btw that's looks like a beautiful house you have there. how do you cope with the atrium-style ceiling?
Quackfat, is seems to me that you have an excellent approach to this hobby....extracting the last ounce out of every piece of equipment. Just wait 'till your daughter is old enough to start poking her little fingers into your dustcaps!! What do you think of the Mapleshade speaker cables, and what did they replace?....I'm still looking at cable options, trying Goertz at the moment but may move on from there.
System edited: a BIG thanks to jeff glowacki at sonic craft for all of his time and advice on my on-going amp mods. his knowlege of this amp is truely unsurpassed by anyone i've come into contact with.
yeah, like the tnt site says; it's easier to balance with three and it's also easier to finagle larger equipment in. it also took about 20 minutes on the grinder to sharpen each spike, so one less was no problem there either. thanks for your coments. from the look of your work it would seem that you're a real woodworker, so i'm honered.
System edited: Since meeting Alex Peychev a few months ago, I've made some amazing modifications to my amp and preamp under his instruction. There are some new pix of these mods here now.
System edited: i upgraded my digital cable from a glass toslink to this pure silver coax from a.p.l. hi-fi. it's easily the best sounding digital cable i've ever heard and it only costs $145!
System edited: All new amplifier modifications performed by Alex Peycheva of APL Hifi, in Dublin California. The new Auricaps, Panasonic caps, Alan Bradley resistors and silver in teflon signal wire aren't broken in yet, but it already has much more air, bass slam and improved imaging.
System edited: here's a pic of my latest amp mod. just out of the box, the auricaps already sound better than the red wima caps. much more open, lots more air and space, more fleshed out mids, cleaner highs and a bit more bass control all for $60.
System edited: I just replaced a $100 digital coax with the $30 glass toslink. It's one of the most dramitic improvments i've made with a cable; lots more air and detail, very musical.
