Retired Den System

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Den System
Den System
Streaming gear
Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Loudspaker V3
Qobuz
How I feel when listening

Description

5.21.26

This was and ain't no more.

The integrated AMP was a Rogers High Fidelity KWM-88.  That  was modified to use KT-170’s. What an AMP!  I thought I would keep this AMP forever. BUT Selling off as the room it is in (having lot's of glass and a spouse who likes the shades up if you know what I mean) is difficult sound wise in a shared den.  A smaller audio footprint in this room has been strongly requested. One speaker protruded a tad into a pantry. 

Will replace with smaller DSP Grimm speakers. Yes dear and ye ha!

Will miss the Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution speakers as they looked and sundered beautiful.

System had greeeeaaaatt (as said by Tony the tiger)  synergy. 




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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 11’  Medium
Ceiling: 9’

Components Toggle details

    • Rogers High Fidelity KWM-88 Integrated Amplifier running KT170's
    Sent back the 88 and had it modified to use KT-170's. Very glad I did.
    • Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Loudspeakers
    Guarneri Evolution loudspeakers on Sonus Faber stands
    • Grimm Audio MU1 Streamer
    • Weiss DAC501-4CH
    • Network Acoustics Muon pro Streaming System (a filter)

    Not Shown


    • Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM 156 Power Conditioner

    • English Electric 8Switch Ethernet Switch
    Not Shown
    • Cardas Audio Clear Power Cord
    • Morrow Audio SP7 Speaker Cable
    • Apple iPad
    Needed for running Roon/Qobuz.
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) DB4S Subwoofer
    Just a smidge
    • PS Audio 2 of PS Audio - Noise Harvester (Black)
    Look at them go especially when the lights with dinners are on in the next room
    • Furutech GTX-D NCF(R) Ultimate Nano-Crystal Rhodium-Plated AC Duplex Receptacle
    For me It starts at the wall and if I could retrofit dedicated lines I'd do that too. 

    w/
    • Entreq Macro Ground Boxes
    • Hijiri Million RCA
    Streamer to Intergrated
    • Cardas Audio Clear Digital Cable AES/EBU
    From Streamer to DAC
    • Music City Acoustics 1 inch Broadband Acoustic Panels
    4 on ceiling and three on walls. Not shown
    • TimberNation Rack

Comments 14

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Great system.  The Guarneri's are beautiful.

pdreher

Owner

@mclinnguy  I'm faithful to my family and friends. Power cables are subtle things at best.

wsrrsw

Owner
@mclinnguy  I'm faithful to my family and friends. Power cables are subtle things at best.

wsrrsw

I see you're not faithful on just one brand of power cable- there are so many good choices out there- some of the ones you have are on my list :)

mclinnguy

Owner
@rman9 Thank you. The weak link is the room and that's not going to get better. Someday I hope to build a small acoustically correct and treated room.

wsrrsw

@wsrrsw Wow, just wow!! the system is just beyond beautiful.. it's like art and a fantastic one at that. The Guarneri speakers are so beautiful to look at.. The Rogers, the Niagara.. I am in awe.. well done!!

rman9

Owner
@jonwolfpell  Yes. I know. Also I should update photos and system info. Amp is on heavy butcher block. Have told spouse over and over I want them in room and not in closet. You can guess the rest.

wsrrsw

Very nice system! In my experience, those "metro" type wire shelf units can really effect the clarity of sound negatively. You might trying to just put the beautiful amp on the floor or some other more solid platform.

jonwolfpell

Owner
Yes I'm also please with the speaker cables and have no plans to change,

wsrrsw

Great looking system, it must sound awesome. How do you like the Morrow Audio SP7 speaker cables? I bought a pair of the SP7's within the last year and I am very happy with them. Before I purchased them I compared them with Transparent and Nordost cables in the same price range and the Morrow's sounded considerably better than either the Transparent or the Nordost.

romans1832

Hi,  Check your tubes in your transport.  There should be a 12AX7's in the center positions and 12AU7's on the sides.  I have one.  Incredible analog like sound!  You have a great system.

audiovicker

Owner

joel_hifi  Yes I've heard other streamers and what was notable to me were the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge and the PS Audio DirectSteam DAC(great)....I have heard others too but those two were on noteworthy systems.  I think it would be hard to go wrong with any of the better steamers but I chose one with a built in DAC rather than a stand alone DAC as I knew for me it would be steaming and nothing else. What did it for me was listing to "Kind of Blue" on a record and then on a steamer. I very(!) much like the Lumin T2 and feel no need to change. Laszlo Gardony is on as I type this.....Happy


I got the Lumin because "Uncle Kevin" & Co. extolled it as well as many many others.  The easy L1 integration was a big factor too.


When the Guarneri's went on sale I got them. Given the room I wanted/needed speakers to clear furniture. 

wsrrsw

Very nice. I would love to see a few more photos showing the rest of your system including the tube amplification and cdp.

mjcmt

Congrats, very nice system!
I'm driving Harbeth 30.1 speakers with my PrimaLuna Dialogue Two integrated amp and found it to be a pretty good synergy, but been considering the Guarneri's for some time...
How do you like the Lumin T2 and how does the L1 integrate? Have you had a chance to compare to other streamers/servers/DACs?

joel_hifi

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