16-ohm vintage speakers acquired from the son of an original owner.
A pair of refurbished QUAD ESL's. Purchased from a local owner. Amazing speakers! I plan to periodically alternate them with the Altec Valencia's.
TD-124 mki from the estate of a retired Air Force colonel in Denver, CO. He bought it in Belgium in the early 60's and brought it stateside. Baltic Birch plinth by James Campbell. Brushed aluminum tonearm platforms by Mirko. This project took awhile but came together nicely!
SME 3012r tonearm
- Denon DL-103R in a Uwe ebony body
Uwe Ebony body Denon DL-103 recently retipped by Soundsmith (Level 3) with a Yamamoto HS-1A African Ebony headshell.
- Auditorium 23 SUT for Denon 103
Presently used with great results in the Thorens TD-124 mki setup.
- Yamamoto HS-1As African ebony headshell
Headshell used with a Uwe body Denon DL-103R and a regular body Denon DL-103.
- SME 3009 Series 2, Improved
3009 S/2 Improved tonearm
A NIB Shure V15 Type IV moving magnet cartridge
A very clean TD-124 mkii from the estate of the late Lorin Levee, principal clarinet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Ortofon tonearm that came as part of the TD-124 mkii package.
- Ortofon SPU 90th Anniversary
NIB 90th Anniversary SPU, presently used with the Thorens TD-124mkii setup, I hope to pair it with a Schick tonearm and the Garrard 301.
ModWright Ultimate Truth Mod for a stock Sony SCD XA-5400es
- Garrard 301 grease bearing
Grease bearing model circa 1958. Researching & acquiring a plinth, tonearm and cartridge.
A stock Linn TT that was upgraded to include a Linn Lingo I and a very pretty Cocobolo plinth by Chris Harban of Woodsong Audio.
Koetsu Urushi Vermillion
Linn Ittok LVII Tonearm
- Linn LP-12 Sondek Ittok VII (black)
Linn Sondek LP-12 with a black Ittok VII tonearm
Great Shelter cartridge. Having this to compare against the Koetsu Urushi Vermillion is a treat.
Purchased this very clean L75 from a fellow A-goner who decided not to take his project to completion. This TT came with a Mirko plinth set up for a 12-inch tonearm. It also came with a yet-to-be-installed Mirko replacement bearing assembly. I think a 12-inch Schick tonearm will complete this project but first in the queue is a plinth and tonearm for a Garrard 301 grease bearing TT. Then my "Idler Wheel Museum" will be complete.
I've heard the 401's sound better than the 301's though the build quality is less. I need to either fabricate or purchase a plinth and determine a proper tonearm/cartridge combo.
Bought this from the original owner. It came with the Stand & Deliver stands. Unfortunately, it needs to be evaluated and possibly refurbished.
US Monitor - purchased knowing that several panels need to be repaired or replaced..
The SW-63 are presently at Electrostatic Solutions for repair. I need to acquire either the Gradient crossovers or a suitable substitute.
A very well kept pair of Type II speakers, that unfortunately needed re-foaming upon arrival. Sounded great when plugged into my system; looking forward to its repair at Orange County Speaker Repair.
Great preamp for analog. Received a complete set of ARC tubes and factory-authorized tuneup back in 2008.
Another ARC reference standard preamp. The previous owner had this retubed by ARC just before I purchased it. Great with digital sources and very accurate with analog. I prefer the SP-10 to the SP-11 for analog but it's very close.
It's fun to tube roll with this preamp.
For grins, tube rolled a pair of Siemens Cca into this preamp which just kicked it up to a whole new level.
Wright Sound linestage in great shape to pair with the WPA 3.5 2A3 monoblocs
- Audio Research M-100 monoblocks
Audio Research M-100 monoblock amplifiers
Pair of Wright Sound WPA SET monoblocks with Sovtek 2A3's purchased from an original owner. Time to explore and better understand SET "magic" by pairing the WPA 3.5's with my Altec 846A Valencia's.
- Audio Research VT-100 mkIII
Solid performer day in and day out. Works great with the Vandy's and the Valencia's.
DVD/SACD/CD player used as a transport in conjunction with a Theta Gen Va DAC
- Pioneer Elite Reference DV-09
Used as a transport in conjunction with the Theta DAC.
- Theta Digital DS Pro Gen Va
Decided to take the DAC plunge with the Gen Va DAC which I've paired with both a Pioneer Elite DV-09 and a Sony NS9100es as transports.
Solid state amplifier and a great match with the Vandersteen 3A speakers.
Unfortunately reception in my area sucks so I haven't had much occasion to use this tuner.
- Cardas Golden Reference 3.5M bi-wired
Bi-wired speaker cables with spades.
- Purist Audio Design Musaeus 2.5M
Speaker cables that pair well with the QUAD ESL's. Spades on amp end and bananas on the speaker end.
- Cardas Golden Reference 2.0M IC
RCA termination
- Cardas Golden Reference 1.5M IC
RCA termination
- Cardas Golden Reference 0.75M IC
RCA termination
- Cardas Golden Reference 0.5M IC
RCA termination
- Cardas Golden Cross 2.5M bi-wire
2.5 M Bi-wire speaker cables with spades
- Cardas Golden Cross 1.5M IC
RCA termination
- Cardas Golden Cross 0.75M IC
RCA termination
- Kimber Kable D-60 Illumination 1.0M
75-ohm digital cable to connect the Pioneer Elite DV-09 or Sony DVD-9100es transports to the Theta DP PRO Gen Va DAC
- MIT Digital Reference 1.0M
The seller of the Theta Gen Va gave me this digital cable as part of purchasing his DAC.
1.25M 75-ohm digital cable from Black Cat
- Illuminati D-60 0.5M digital cable
Chris Sommovigo's original design before it became the Kimber D-60 Illumination
- Stereovox HDXV 1.0M digital cable
75-ohm digital cable
- PS Audio PS 300 with Multi Wave 2 & remote
Power conditioner that was upgraded by the original owner. Came with a remote which is nice.
- Wyewires Juice II (Silver) power cord
Two 6-ft. Wyewires Juice II Silver power cords for the ModWright SCD XA5400es and its separate power supply
- Shunyata Venom 3 power cord
Raffle prize from an LA Orange County Audio Society monthly meeting.
Pro-30 Audio/Video component table
- Sound Anchor Class A amplifier stands
Pair of Class "A" amp stands with isolation spikes
- Shunyata Dark Field Cable Elevators
Speaker cable elevators
- Shunyata Dark Field mini cable elevators
Twelve mini cable elevators to separate ICs, power cords and speaker cables.
- Billy Bags Pro 24 amp stand w/ isolation tips
Beyond sturdy. At least with my amps.
Finally scored a well kept, classic tube tester to sort through the various tubes I've accumulated over time. Tube rolling will be that much easier!
