SET amps with high sensitivity and flat impedance speakers that go down to 21hz (-3db). There are two separate systems in the room, one for 2 channel listening, and another for home theater.
EML 300B-XLS and Shuguang Black Treasure 300B tubes, Cerious Graphene Matrix power cords. SR Blue fuses, Cerious Technology Graphene Matrix interconnects, Star Sound Apprentice SA-103 amp stands.
Atma-Sphere M-60 Mk.II.2
Back up amp. Stock tubes.
Alan Eaton 45 SET mono blocks
Back up amp. Stock tubes.
Horneshoppe The Truth Preamplifier
Cerious Matrix power cord. Upgraded wbt jacks and Furutech rhodium iec inlet. Star Sound platform
Von Schweikert Audio dB-99SE MKII speakers
99db, flat 8 ohms impedance, 21Hz to 25kHz +/- 3dB. Cerious Graphene Lumniscate speaker cables, Cerious Graphene Extreme power cords. SR Blue fuses. Star Sound Apprentice stands. Woofers are powered by 300 watt built in amps and use the Frankensteins as an input stage, thus preserving the tonal character of the bass of the Franks. http://www.stereotimes.com/speak080304.shtml
Heathkit (Altec Lansing) AS-101
Valencia clone. My foray into horn speakers. This will be a long term project. Speakers need new crossover capacitors among other things.
Furman Sound P-2400 IT balanced power conditioner
The P-2400 is used for amps, preamp, speakers, and digital front end. Plugged into a dedicated 20 amp circuit with SR Black outlet.
Mojo Audio Mystique Evo B4B dac
Cerious Technology Graphene Matrix power cord, rca interconnects, and USB cable. Star Sound Apprentice Platform.
Laufer Teknik Memory Player 64-16
Cerious Graphene Matrix power cord. Star Sound Apprentice platform.
Technics SP10 MK3 with Dobbins plinth
Analog front end is on a Star Sound Sistrum SP-04 four tier rack. Cerious Graphene Matrix power cord.
Esoteric UX-3 Pi
Cerious Graphene Matrix power cord and interconnects. Star Sound Apprentice platform.
Reed 3Q tonearm
ZYX 4D Ultimate cartridge
Coincident Statement Phono Stage
Cerious Matrix power cord and Cerious Lumniscate rca interconnects. Stock tubes. SR Blue fuse.
Sweet Vinyl SC-2
Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix cables.
Balanced Power Technologies BP-2.5 Ultra
Turntable, phono preamp, and Sweet Vinyl SC-2 are connected to the BP-2.5. Cerious Graphene Matrix power cord to the wall. SR Black outlet.
Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix cables
Marantz SR7011
Dolby Atmos receiver. Sources: Apple TV and Oppo BDP-203. Cerious Graphene Extreme power cable.
Triad In Wall Silver Omni SE speakers
Dolby Atmos set up. Height and rear speakers are in-ceiling and are from Atlantic Technology. Monoprice speaker wire inside the walls from the HT receiver to the speakers.
Elite Screens Saker Tab Tension Series screen
120" motorized, acoustically transparent with AcousticPro UHD material.
Thank you jafant for your kind comments. I use the BPT because I wasn't ready to run 5 meter power cords from my analog rig to the Furman. It was a cost saving measure. It was supposed to be a temporary solution until I figured out where to place my turntable. My vinyl system is sounding good, so now I don't want to mess with a good thing.
Thank you grannyring! I love the Mystique V3! Looking forward to you impressions.
k4rstar - I wasn't planning on selling my Lenco but Steve Dobbins had my dream table, a Technics SP10 MK3 with custom plinth, for sale at a good price and I couldn't pass it up. ;-)
I really need to add updated photos. Lots of changes since I first posted my system.
My Lenco turntable is a table that Jean Nantais took on "tour" to demonstrate the sound of the Lenco idler drive and his heavy plinth. When I saw he had it for sale, I had to have it. The color is Seafoam Green. I have owned it for 7-8 years now. I need to update my system photo. I will provide a close up.
The Truth has been one of the best additions to my system in the past year. It replaced my Coincident Statement Line Stage. Hope you like yours as much as I like mine.
I have been trying different dacs in the past year. The Border Patrol DAC SE has been wonderful, in particular when paired with my Mojo modified Mac Mini. It has a "you are there" presentation, at least in my system.
I am currently evaluating the Benchmark DAC3. I just got a Laufer Teknik Memory Player that sounds very promising with the DAC3. I did not like the DAC3 with the Mac Mini. It is much too forward sounding with the Mac, at least in my system. However, the DAC3 sounds really good with the Memory Player, in my opinion, and I am now leaning towards the Memory Player/DAC3 combo.
Thank you! It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding putting this system together. I read a lot of your posts, including most of your system thread, when I was deciding to switch from a Joule Electra based system to one based on the Coincident Frankensteins and the Statement Line Stage. The posts were very helpful, thank you.
