Michélle's System

by justmetoo on

Description

Ok, there are many square meters of Persien carpets, double, on top of each other.
Between the speaker, on the step up, it sounds better without, due to side-firing woofers, maybe? 

Added Madrigal HPC XLR interconnect between pre and amp - this made some seriously SQ difference for both CD and Analogue. 
So much for how 'some' cables, in the right place, can make a serious difference. 
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    • Burmester 961
    Speakers, 
    custom upgraded x-over to Mk III, mids to AUDAX HM130CO, minor JET ATM tweeter modification.
    • Mark Levinson ML 326S preamp, ML 390S CDP, ML 36 DAC
    Pre-amp, CDP and DAC
    all balanced ICs, Transparent Reference digital IC from CDP to DAC, German microphone IC from DAC to pre-amp, Transparent Music Link Ultra to PassLabs X350.5, and StraightWire Speaker Cable to Burmester 961s.
    vandenHul Silver single ended from SME 10 tt to build-in ML 390S phonopre. 
    • SME 10A Turntable with SME V tonearm

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Owner
Do I still like my ML36 in 2021...

Yes I still do, but there is a caveat. I decided to switch it off because we have many power black-outs again currently in SA. 

When the power returns, the system stays turned on after booting up when the ML36 is connected using the ML Link and so stays my PassLabs X350.5 drawing all but 500 watts of power switched on in idle mode. 

At times this can stay on all during the night or when I'm away from home, which is very wasteful. 
If the ML36 is not connected, not powered up, the system does return to stand-by after the power returns, as ought to be expected.
Also the ML36 draws 30 Watts on stand-by due to its class A analogue output stage. 
By comparison the big X350.5 amp only draws 5 Watts! 😊 

justmetoo

are you happy with ML 36 in 2021?

serjio

Very nice set up sir!

knollbrent

Owner
Added 2 pictures of tbe double layered Persian carpets, many sq meters.
Thank you for bringing it up, yes, naked tile floors are most unhelpful to system SQ. ☝️
Michélle 🇿🇦 

justmetoo

Nice equipment.  Thanks for sharing!

bob540

That tiled floor is a MAJOR acoustic problem.  I would deal with that before you tackle anything else.

twoleftears

Cool system Michelle! And love the slightly ominous Darth Vader vibe! :)

jond

Owner
SME 10 with SME V tonearm and Ortofon Cadenza Black MC phono cartridge.

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