Description

Just moved back to my loft after a remodel and the system is sounding good. The room is 70 feet long and 22 feet wide with a 22 ft high ceiling. It used to be a beer brewery and they converted the place to lofts. Concrete floors and ceiling.

I use the AR LS-10 solid state pre, the Ref 2 mk2 tube pre for a change of pace and then the Pass pre. All three are excellent, just different in their own ways. I can't decide, so I keep all three in a monthly rotation.

Later this year, I'm going to get an Audio Research Reference 3 preamp.

The home theater portion really cooks....I plan to get the top of the line InFocus projector later this year.

Paste this link into your browser to see more photos of the whole room when the Kappa 9's were my main speakers.

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    • Audio Research CD-2
    Audio Research CD-2
    • Michell Gyrodec SE Mk II Turntable
    Nice table
    • Grado Platinum Cartridge
    Nice cartridge
    • Audio Research PH-3 SE Tube Phono Preamp
    Nice phono pre...I had the PH-5 and sold it, this one sounded better in my system.
    • Audio Research REF-2 mkII Tube Preamp
    Nice pre
    • Audio Research LS-10 Solid State Preamp
    ARC's best solid state preamp
    • Pass Labs X.02
    Three Chassis Unit. Very nice, I use it in rotation with my other two preamps.
    • Pass Labs X-600 Solid State Monoblocks
    Nice amps. Open and detailed and fast. I'm using four of them, a pair to run the planar columns and a pair to drive the bass.
    • Infinity IRS BETA
    This speaker is everything that you've heard about it.
    • Infinity Kappa 9 Full Range Speaker
    Very nice sound..... and good looking too!
    • Signal Cable Premium XLR
    Nice cable
    • Signal Cable Ultra Double Run
    nice cables
    • Balanced Power Technologies BPT-3.5 Signature Plus Line Cond.
    All electonics are plugged into this except the amplifiers. It cleaned up the sound nicely.
    • Sansui TU-X1 Tuner
    Baddest tuner on the planet.
    • Radio Shack Antenna FM
    Grabs the stations by the throat and puts them in my living room.
    • Dave (Fabio) Ratcliff Hat Trick Component Feet
    Ratcliff sound pucks under the amps, line conditioner and tuner. 18 month wait to get these from Dave.
    • Sunfire Theater Grand II
    Very nice processor
    • Carver Silver 9t Monoblocks
    I run three of them, one each for the center channel and two rears.
    • Velodyne DD-18
    Slam bam earthshaker
    • Sharp XR-20X NoteVision Projector
    Nice projector for watching movies.
    • Dedicated 30 Amp line w/10 gauge wire
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Da** look at that space and speakers and those handsome amps...( as you know I am a Pass fan).. haved you tried Pass XONO phono amps? I do like your AR front end with Pass back end , I was thinking of trying the ref2 or ref3 preamps from AR what do you think? For your space I think you have the perfect speakers, how old are those Infinities? I would give up all my system for the space you have !!!

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