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Well, I've finally added the 2nd system data. It's in my small home office and I listen very near field. Tube amp helps heat the place in the winter! It sounds so good I just can't let it go. Very reliable too. This system is even more resolving than my main system ( see Waveman's big rig ). The SONY SCD 777ES is stock and I have managed to tame it thru various cords and IC's. The headphones in combination with the Aural Audition amp are truly amazing. I've left room to throw in other gear to listen to/evaluate like a mini lab. The turntable is immediately on my right and at a comfortable viewing/operation angle. The pre-amp within reach as well. Many CD's are within steps on the wall racks. Next step is to have the electrician install dedicated lines to this system from the new sub-panel installed this past spring. I have yet to take photos of the room ( 'cause it's a mess, and not done ) but it is my slice of solitude in the house. Not to be confused with a Man Cave. Your comments are welcome. Thanks for looking.
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    • SONY SCD 777-ES SACD player
    Top load SACD player rated Class A+. 2 ch only
    • Sota Sapphire Turntable
    suspended table , oak base
    • Monster Alpha II MC cartridge
    Moving coil
    • Wyetech Labs Opal tube pre-amp
    very neutral tube pre-amp with outboard tube PSU
    • Shunyata Research Original Hydra
    passive power conditioner
    • PS Audio HC Ultimate Outlet
    balun to isolate digital components
    • Cary Audio Design SLA-70 Tube Amp
    push pull 4 EL-34's
    • Reference 3A MM deCapo
    2 way monitor, piano gloss black
    • Waipuna Sound Myrtle Wood footers
    round wood footers provide excellent resolution, especially in combination with the Isol-pads
    • Waipuna Sound cable elevators
    Myrtle wood cable elevators
    • . sand filled wood boxes
    small wood boxes filled with sand to inhibite vibrations
    • Bybee Labs speaker tails
    Bybee devices with Nordost Valhalla leads
    • Walker Audio High Def Links
    high end Zobel networks by the Zen Master; eliminate RFIEMI on the speaker lines
    • SONY low cost subwoofer
    low cost sub to round it out
    • Maple Audio single ended IC
    0.5m very nice!
    • Beyer Dynamic DT 770 PRO Headphones
    very comfortable, cloth pad, closed back design, 80 ohms and easy to use with iPods etc.
    • SIgnal Cable bi-wire speaker cable
    nice inexpensive wire
    • Isol-Pads rubber/cork/rubber footers
    isolation devices, big bang for the buck
    • Shakti Stone
    EMF/RFI absorber & isolator
    • Pink Floyd Inspirational phhoto
    This will have to satisfy you until I clean the room up and take photos.
    • Magnan Type Vi IC
    ultra thin conductor, less skin effect
    • Aural Audio AUDITION headphone amp
    solid state high end headphone amp
    • Essntial Sound Products The Essence PC
    very nice power cord, leans towards the warm side, but articulate
    • Aural Audio silver teflon IC
    super fine low mass RCA's and sheilded thin coax sounds and looks great in a white Teflon jacket
    • PS Audio Phonolink phono MC/MM pre-amp
    nice vintage phono preamp with light touch sensitive switches in a narrow design. Has both MC / MM
    • My Audio Cables Digital AC power cord
    nice shielded cord for the $
    • Harmonic Technology Truth-Link IC
    single ended IC's
    • Gutwire Maxcon power conditioner
    passive AC power conditioner
    • Signal Cable AC cord
    basic Ac cord, love it on digital /ss gear
    • Harman Kardon TU-910 SS tuner
    Decent SS tuner, thin design
    • Sony CDP-11 red book CD player
    older CDP with BASH design, used when queing up for tape recording
    • Onkyo TA-RW11 dual cassette recorder
    dual deck high bial adjustable gain
    • JPS LABS Superconductor + IC
    microwave wire IC
    • Van Den Hul D-102 Mk V IC
    beautiful 0.5m IC blue jacket, real wood barrels on the RCA plugs
    • Musical Fidelity X10-D Tube Buffer
    6922 buffer between CDP and headphone amp
    • Audiopath by Hudson Audio 4 outlet ext cord
    nice ac cord with 4 outlet gang box and nice terminals and fixed cord
    • Herbies Tube Dampers
    on the Cary amp 5U4 rectifiers
    • Andy's Tube Service brass tube dampers
    big brass tube dampers. used on driver tubes
    • Echo Busters Corner Busters
    cloth wrapped acoustical filled triangles to absorb bass energy in ceiling corners.
    • Thor Audio Red AC power cord
    thin 2m

Comments 1

Great system and eye catching pix of the Floyd girls !!!

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