Toys in the Attic

by yioryos on Ever Evolving

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True to the title my system is on the third floor attic.The room is 15 feet wide by 27 feet long and the cathedral ceiling highest point is 114 inches in the middle of the room,it lowers down to 96 inches to the sides.I am happy with the sound.The area gets a little warm in the summer months especially when the tube gear is on for too long.Pictures soon to be added ,when I figure out how to do it.I would like to experiment with different tubes for the pre-amp and see what that does to the system.I was told that the system lacks deep bass and that makes me wonder if I should get a seperate Aerial subwoofer or try bigger solid state amps.Another option is to get a second ML 27,5 to bi-amp with my existing.
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    • Musical Fidelity A-3 cd
    One of my first cd players and still going strong
    • Krell MD-1
    I rarely use it at the moment
    • Levinson No 31
    My favorite transport
    • Northstar Design M192 transport
    A very fine performer
    • Sonic Frontiers SFT-1
    I got two SFT-1 transports one with the black faceplate and one with the gold .Unfortunately the one with the gold face has a jammed drawer and needs a fix,the black SFT-1 performs fantastic and is soon to be moved to a second rig
    • Krell SBP-64x
    Hooked with the Krell transport
    • Levinson No 35
    The Levinson gear
    • Northstar Design M192
    The companion DAC to my Northstar transport
    • Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 mkII
    My favorite tube DAC
    • Audio Research DAC-3
    Moved into a second system
    • Stax Talent
    DAC
    • Wadia 170i
    ipod dock with true digital out
    • Apple TV Apple TV
    160 GB
    • Genesis Technologies Digital Lens
    I currently use two digital lenses on two different digital combos.The first is hooked with my Madrical gear and the second with my SF gear
    • Sonic Frontiers UltraJitterBug
    I have two ultrajitterbugs,one used between the Sonic Frontiers digital combo.The other just developed a problem,and it now needs repair.
    • Rega RB-1000
    I still not decided on a cartridge for the arm
    • Oracle Audio Technologies Delphi mkII
    The table stays in the box for now
    • EAR 834P
    Phono
    • Theta Digital Casablanca 2
    Superior DAC's L,C,R and standard DAC's for rear channels ,Sub.
    • Proceed PAV
    Home theater
    • Proceed PDSD
    Home theater
    • Audio Research LS-3b
    My previous pre that serves in a second rig now
    • Rogue Audio 99 Magnum
    My main preamp
    • Levinson No 27.5
    My favorite SS amp
    • Rogue Audio M 150 tube monoblocks
    My main tube monoblocks
    • Rogue Audio Zeus tube power amp
    It powers up the woofer sections of my main speakers
    • Conrad Johnson MV-55
    My first tube amp,now moved to a second system
    • Proceed Amp-5
    I have two amp-5 for home theater duty
    • Aerial Acoustics Model-10t
    I love the sound coming out of these speakers.
    • JBL L-7
    My previous main speakers and now moved to home theater
    • Mission Loudspeakers MS-753
    My first main speakers ,and now moved to a second rig.Still sounding lovely.
    • Velodyne ULD-18 mkII
    My home theater sub.
    • Quad 9L Active
    Excellent amplified mini monitors with USB,RCA line in,3.5mm stereo input in gorgeous high gloss black.Used as desktop monitors with Apple 2010 Mac mini.As of Sep 2010 this set up is being given to my older son to replace his older laptop.
    • Sony DVP S-7700
    Dvd player
    • Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth
    FM
    • McIntosh MR-78
    FM use
    • Sony TC-K-950ES
    I don't use it anymore but hate to let go
    • DIY DIY
    Custom made aluminum rack with wood shelves,double width design ,I made it a few years ago when I had more time in my hands
    • Various makes various
    Several cables by Kimber,Audioquest,RSA,PS audio,Zu,Signal,Virtual Dynamics,Cardas,MIT,Tara Labs.
    • Analysis Plus Oval 9
    Biwired
    • Scheu Analog Parts
    I bought the main bearing and platter from Scheu in Germany in hopes of making a DIY table,later on I also bought the record weight.
    • Teres Main bearing
    Recently I bought a new Teres bearing with a group buy at Diyaudio along with a speed controller and Maxon motor,still looking for the acrylic platter.
    • Tice Powerblock
    Power conditioning
    • Tice Titan
    Power conditioning
    • PS Audio Ultimate outlet HC
    I use several of these and find they help to clean up the power
    • AC Dedicated lines
    6 dedicated seperate lines of 20A feed the rig.I installed them while I was renovating the home a few years back
    • Sharp Aquos 60 inch Led lcd
    LED flat panel LCD display
    • Sonos (2)zp90,s5,Bridge,dock,(3)controls
    Whole house wireless music system.Not for critical listening,but very easy to set up and maintain,reliable and fun to use.
    • Logitech Squeezebox Duet.
    Wireless music.
    • Apple 12 core Mac Pro 2x2.66Ghz 8gig Ram.
    My latest dream machine.Just got it delivered in late Sep 2011.
    • Western Digital My book Live 2TB NAS
    iTunes back up and NAS server for my Sonos.

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You got amazing equipment.
Whats your favorite dac out of all the Dacs you have?

doug99

When are you going to post photos? With so much gear it would be nice to see photos of your collection to sort it all out in my mind. Thanks

mjcmt

Owner
System edited: Updated with my latest toys.

yioryos

Owner
I got a Squeezebox Duet about two months ago.I find it difficult to set up and run,minor issues and the fact that I am not that strong with computers and networking made me look into Sonos.I started with a ZP90 and Bridge.Very nice and easy to use system.So far I got two used CR100 controllers,one new CR200 controller,two ZP90,one ZoneBridge,S5 and Sonos iPod dock.I put the Duet away and probably will sell it.
Sonos is one of my latest good investments. Also picked up a pair of Quad 9L actives for the Mac mini,very good overall sound in a small package,excellent desktop speakers.
Regards
George

yioryos

Owner
System edited: Just added a legacy Theta Casablanca 2 processor with superior dac's for R,C,L and standard dac's for rear channels.The sound is very good but set-up can be tricky,I need to study the Casablanca manual.The connections are with Audioquest XLR interconnects into a Proceed Amp-5 in balanced mode.

yioryos

Owner
Update.
The Sharp Aquos 52"Led LCD was upgraded to the bigger 60"screen Sharp Aquos LED.

yioryos

Well done Yioryos.

kops

Owner
System edited: I added a few extra pieces the Apple TV,Wadia 170i ,ipod classic
120gb,both hooked to an older existing Stax Talent DAC. Also bought a new flat
panel display for the family room,the Sharp Aquos 52'' LED LCD.

yioryos

Let's see some photos. Sounds like you have a hi-fi store up there. Must be fun to have all those options.

mjcmt

Owner
System edited: Updating my system.Pictures to be added soon.

yioryos

Please do...I'll be glad to help.

zephyr24069

Owner
Hi Zephyr
Thanks for stopping by.
Good question,for digital I must say I prefer the Levinson combo,it just seems to extract more information out of the cd's,but I do love them all.I haven't had a chance to listen to the Norhstar M192 dac because it is a 220 unit that I bought from a gentleman in Singapore.I just need a quality voltage converter.I am a gearhead by nature and I tend to hold on to the equipment even if some of them don't get play time as often.My favorite music is classic rock a little pop 80's but I also listen to older ethnic Greek tunes,songs that touched my soul while growing up.
In regards to adding pics,I will contact you privately for help.
Regards
George

yioryos

That is an impressive list of listening options in various combinations you've put together. What is your favorite combination of transport, DAC, pre-amp, amp and speaker or does it vary by the type of music you intend to listen to? If you want help on how to post pictures, write me an email and I'll be glad to help.

zephyr24069

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