The system components have remained largely unchanged, but for the additions of a large Minus K platform for the turntable, a pair of 15" subwoofers to augment the lowest octaves and the installation of a robust electrical sub-system--powered through a Controlled Power 10kVa isolation transformer. The main change is the room--we relocated from New York to Austin, TX in 2017 and I now have a longer, narrower room that occupies most of the 2nd floor of the house. I have added a few photos reflecting updates since 2017. Bill
I have the Z-Strip mainly for the circuit breakers. Neither it or the ICE filter do much below 300kHz so I don't consider them to be line conditioners. They don't isolate grounds either, so they can't impact the grounding scheme of the speakers.
Glad to hear the Allnic is working out so well! Enjoy the music.
I got on my hands and knees with my ear up to the woofer walls and there is no hum, nothing. I have them plugged into and MIT Z-Strip and and ICE filter, and into dedicated outlets.
I finally got some Avantgardes - Uno Nanos. Absolutely zero hum. They are dead silent and I love it. Finding amps however that are dead silent isn't all that easy but I've managed with my current set. I love my Nanos to death. I don't think I could ever go back to conventional speakers now that I've heard the live sound of these horns. It's amazing how they make so many regular speakers sounds like "cones in a box" in comparison.
My neighbor has a couple beautiful and desireable Lamborghinis. One is a 1982 LP400S (with the needle bearings) and the other, my favorite, is a 1969 Miura P400S with a Jota body package (has had a split-sump conversion). There is nothing like the wail of a Miura when you floor it at 100 mph. I helped adjust valves on an early Diablo and installed a fuel pump on a Urraco P250. Great cars - many of the older ones are really underrated. I hope to get a steal on one of them some day.
