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I've had many different systems on and off over the years. Most of them have been with stand mount speakers.

I began building speakers a number of years ago and have continued, including the R6 I'm currently using. J

My system sits in the corner of the living room, and I have two small kids. I know that modified room placement could improve my sound dramatically. I'm not in a position to afford a dedicated listening room, so for now, this is it. But I'm loving it.

Vinyl is fairly new to me, as I grew up after that era. I started with a Rega RP1 and really enjoyed it. It wasn't long after that I upgraded to the VPI Traveler after a long search. I'm starting to build a vinyl collection which has been really fun. I'm using the phono input on the Musical Fidelity.

This system has three sources, the VPI, the yamaha tuner, and an apple airport express controlled by a MacBook air. No CD player as I have sort of moved on from those. Any new disc I get is ripped to iTunes in Apple lossless.
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    • VPI Industries Traveler
    Bright red, version 1
    • Ortofon 2M Blue
    Phono cartridge
    • Yamaha T-1
    FM Tuner from 1978
    • Norstone Stylum 2
    Metal stand that is fillable. Shipped from France
    • Custom Speaker Jeff Babgy Lightning
    Jeff and I developed this speaker together.  We selected drivers, I designed and built the cabinets and he developed the 6 component crossovers. I built the crossovers and assembled the final speakers.  These use air core inductors, and Mundorf/Clarity Cap capacitors.

    Finish is birds eye maple veneer that I dyed black and applied a pre catalyzed lacquer to.

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Nice simple system and the speakers look great. I bet the system sounds just wonderful!

grannyring