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    • Museatex Melior CD-D
    Modified by John Wright to include an IEC jack, OFC Vampire S/PDIF jack, and Vampire high-purity(99.9992%) silver internal wire. Orchard Bay Component cones are used for isolation on a maple platform with a rubber/air bladder support.
    • Marigo Apparition Reference
    (digital cable)
    99.99999% single crystal copper.
    • EVS HandMade DAC-1
    Parts include the UltraAnalog AES-21(gold-plated) input receiver, HDCD filter, dual UltraAnalog 20-bit DACs per channel, 5 power transformers(2 for analog, 2 for digital, 1 for balanced), 18 regulators, 2 powercords(digital & analog), and an output stage consisting of a single Vishay resistor with no filtering or buffering. Parts are hardwired/handwired with A.R.T. 6 nines copper hook-up wire, dampening copper foil, and mu-metal shielding.

    Orchard Bay Khorus cones are used for isolation.

    Balanced Output is 3.2 volts.
    • Placette Audio RVC
    True balanced circuit, 250 step attenuators with S-102 Vishay resistors.
    • Lazarus 'Class A' Monos
    High-current, "Class A" models. Each monoblock has 4 6922 Amperex PQ tubes, and delivers 100 watts into 8 ohms, 200 watts into 4 ohms. Extras include 3" custom brass cones on 2.5" maple platforms with rubber/air bladder supports.
    • MG-2.5 (w/ Apogee ribbons)
    22" × 71" woofers. Tweeters replaced with Apogee 40" dipole 5-element etched aluminium ribbons. Tweaks include fuse/resistor bypass and steel spikes.
    • Kimber Kable 4AG ShotGun
    8 feet of hyper-pure silver varistrand conductors. The shotgun configuration is equivalent to runs of 8AG.
    • 6N Silver Interconnects
    14" pair between HMDAC-1 and Placette RVC. 38" pair between Placette RVC and Lazarus monoblocks . * 22 gauge, 6N solid-core silver wire terminated with Switchcraft XLRs.
    • Electraglide Ultra Khan II (R)
    1M powercords for the HandMade DAC-1 5-foot powercord for the Museatex transport

Comments 2

I just spotted your system.  I own EVS DAC-1, too.  Is your setup still these components?

shosugi

Excellent transport. I owned a CDD-1 for some time and thought it to be of very high quality.

timo

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