One room thanks to my wife, 14.5' x 20' x 8'. There are 2 power reclining seats, there will be another added as soon as I can find the correct listening chair. The back wall holds my 5000+ albums & some CD's. I have slide out shelving to the right side to hold yet more vinyl. Just outside the room in a small closet is my mono vinyl collection. I'm retiring so it's time to make what may be my last hardware updates for a while.
All power conditioners plug into these 6 PowerPort outlets.
Shunyata Diamond Back
Powercord for Shunyata Hydra 6
Shunyata Hydra 6
For Analog source equipment.
Shunyata Black Mamba
Power cord to ARC Ref3
Audio Research Ref 3
Best sounding preamp I have owned to date.
FMS SineWave
From Hydra 6 to PS Audio PS300. From Hydra 6 to Oppo 83 & 95. From Guardian 2 to Moon amps. From APC H15 to Meridian G68 & 598. From Hydra 6 to NHT X2.
PS Audio P-300
For TT motor control only
Shunyata Vernom 3 15 amp
From PS Audio 300 to Basis Debut, From Hydra 6 to VPS
Basis Debut Diamond Signature
Clear version with silver accents. Sounds great. Vacuume is excellent no warped records here. Talk about 200 gram records sounding better. All of my records are 2000 gram now.
Koetsu Urushi
Latest version, awesome sounding.
Lyra Helikon mono
Mono records sound best with this cartridge.
Graham Engineering Phantom B-44
Easy to change to a mono needle from a stereo one with 2 arm wands.
Cardas Phono interface box
From Phantum Arm
Nordost Valhalla
SE from Cardas to VPS then XLR to Ref3
Nagra VPS Phono Preamp
This has 2 MC inputs
dCS Bartók
For new music server
OPPO BDP205
BlueRay-3D/SACD/CD
Nordost Heimdall
Nice balanced cable from Oppo95 to ARC Ref3
FMS Nexus
SE from Oppo 83LE to Ref3. SE from Meridian to Moon W3. XLR from Ref3 to 3 Moon W6's.
Nordost Red Dawn
From Ref3 to Meridian G68.
Sim Audio W-6
For front left & right speakers
Purist Audio Design Aqueous
Great speaker cable used for front & center speakers.
Rockport Technologies Avior II
I have gone from Verity Fidelio's, Parsifal Encore, Parsifal Ovation and Sarastro II.
Now I've changed to Rockport Avior II.
FMS Zero
From Ref3 to NHT X2
NHT X2
Sub-crossover
Nordost Blue Heaven
From NHT-X2 to JL Audio 113
JL Audio f113
Added 2 of these to the 2 channel System.
Meridian G68 AXV
Processor for digital and video but NEVER my VINYL
FMS MicroWave
From Meridian LFE to NHT X2
Meridian 598DP DVD/CD Player
DVD/CD player
Shunyata Venom 3 20 amp
2 of these from PS Audio Power Ports to 2 Shunata Guardian 2
Sim Audio W-3
For Rears
Revel Voice
Center speaker
Revel Performa S-30
Rear channels
REL Acoustics Stadium III
Ash black for rear home theater channels
DVDO Iscan Dual
High Definition Video Processor
JVC RS50U
DLAI projector. Very good picture is able to do 3D.
Stewart ABB Electro screen
With StudioTek 130 G3 screen material & is 110" Diaginal.
Panasonic GT55
Plazma TV with 3D. Plcked this up so I would not go through so many bulbs for the projector.
Thank you for the response. It is good to note that you found the REL to be slower in comparison with the Aerial SW-12 you ended up with. I have been comtemplating of getting either the REL Stadium III or the matching PMC TLE1 for my PMC speakers, and while waiting for your response I ended up with the latter, which proved to be a wise choice since it is always good to stick with the same manufacturer.
Hello John, Sorry for the Long delay to you also. The Ref3 is awesome for my system and have been very happy with it. If you are looking for something that sounds great with most music then you cannot go wrong with the Ref3.
Sorry for the LOOOONG delay in responding to you about my system.
I have removed the FMS speaker cables from my system because they were sounding lean compared to a pair of Purist Audio Design Aqueous's a friend let me borrow. Since then I have tried a pair of Silversmith's and they sounded awesome. A new speaker wire from Basis, very good and alot like the Purist I am borrowing. & some from Nordost, Tyr and Valhalla are excellent but very costly. The Silversmiths sound was between both of the Nordost speaker wire. I am trying them all again shortly to make my final pick.
Yes I had it as part of my two channel system also but found it was not quite fast enough. I tried the Aerial SW-12 and it was very fast, as a result I purchased it. My 2 channel is my priority system not the theater.
I sold my front Rel but wish I had kept it. It is hard to setup the SW-12 for both. It was much easier to setup the Rel for both. I should have kept it for the HT front.
The only other issue with the Rel. When setting it up with mono amps, terminate the common to the preamp not the amps other wise you will get noise from the system.
In one of your threads you mentioned that the REL Stadium III sounds great in HT. Have you used it in purely 2-channel stereo configuration? If you have, how do you feel of its performance?
System edited: Well I finally uploaded pictures. As you can see I am running out of room for my records. The wife will not let me store any records in the living room. Next I will upgrade the phono stage, interconnects & speaker cables. I have been busy so have not responded but suggestions are welcome The Parsifal Encores on the left wall are for sale here on AudiogoN
Your system is very similar to mine: room size, Parsifals, and ARC preamp (but mine is a GNS modified Ref.1), even the size of our music collections I have the Verity's set up along the long wall and they sound mighty fine. I have been looking for new speaker cables and might check into the FMS.
