Main System

by tump350 on

Description

Visually innocuous, wife ignored, great sounding relatively inexpensive (for this forum, anyway) Roon/Qobuz system that consists of:

  • a Bonn-8 ethernet switch from Fios (optical) modem, both powered by an LPS to an UpTone Audio Ether Regen using an AD Emperor Clock (both powered with an AD LPS) and connected through ViaBlue EP-7 ethernet cables to 
  • an Innuous Zenith Mk.3 core/server/ripper connected via a USBe Perfect filter and Underwood (Core Power Tech.) Silver USB cable to 
  • a BMC Ultra DAC/Pre Amp which is connected via Vogue Audio Silver XLR cables to 
  • Merrill Audio Veritas mono-bloc amplifiers, which are then bi-wired via Vogue Audio Sliver Strand Ultra (LF) & Transparent Gen.5 Super speaker cables (HF) to 
  • a pair of graphite Sonus faber Olympica III speakers;
  • two Rel T7/i subwoofers are feed from the monoblocs w/ Van Alstine neutrix conectors.

All components are powered by separate 20 amp lines that are run on separate circuits with separate breakers to Hubbell IG 5362 20 amp outlets behind the system.  The front end digital components and peripherals are connected to a Furman elite 15 PFi power conditioner plugged into the first 20 amp circuit, and the Pre/DAC and monoblocs are connected to the Furman IT-Reference 15i (isolation transformer)  plugged into the second 20 amp circuit. The DAC/Pre and Zenith are powered by Zafino Fina PC's, and the monoblocs and one power conditioner are powered by CPT Valiant Diamond PC's. 

The Zenith, monoblocs and Pre/DAC are on Stillpoint ultra minis.  The Speakers are on IsoAcoustic Gaia II's. The subwoffers are on IsoAcoustice Bordeaux pucks.  The Audeze LCD-X headphones and 20' AudioArt premium XLR cable are kept on hand for music that the family finds difficult to appreciate.  

The Fios G1100 router and Bonn-8 ethernet switch are powered by a custom LPSU  to cut the noise associated with stock wall warts and and are run through a dedicated Cat-6 cable to a wall jack and then through ViaBlue EP-7 ethernet cables to and from the Ether Regen to the Zenith and ViaBlue KR-2 USB cable to the BMS Pre/Dac.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 25’ × 16’  Large
Ceiling: 10’

Components Toggle details

    • Innuous Zenith Mk.3 1tb
    Streamer, Server, Ripper -- feeds Main & Office systems
    • BMC UltraDac
    Pre-Amp/ DAC and Head Phone Amp (fully balanced)
    • UpTone Audio Ether-Regen
    between wall jack and streamer -- added two heatsink/cooling fins from unused graphics cards to the ER
    • After Dark Emperor Signature Master Clock
    to EtherRegen
    • Merrill Audio Veritas
    Mono-blocks
    • Sonus faber Olympica III
    (bi-wired)
    • Rel T/7i x2
    Pair of these to supplement the SF's
    • Transparent Audio Gen.5, Super
    speaker cable (2 meters) to HF posts
    • Vogue Audio Silver Strand Ultra
    speaker cable (1.5 meters) to LF posts
     per VA, a single wire (40% copper/ 60% silver) made of an OCC copper core, and an
     OCC 7n Silver sheath.
    • Furman Elite 15 PFi
    for digital components
    • Furman IT-Reference 15i
    for monoblocs and pre-amp/dac
    • After Dark LPSU X 2
    powers Clock and EtherRegen
    • Core Power Technologies USBe Perfect
    USB filter between streamer and DAC
    • Vogue Audio Silver Strand Ultra XLR x2 (1 mtr - XLR)
    BMC pre/dac to Veritas mono-blocks
    • Silnote Audio Morpheus Reference Series II BNC Cable
    Clock to EtherRegen
    • Triode Wire Labs (TWL) Freedom Ethernet Cable
    From EtherRegen to Zenith
    • Zafino Fina Power Cord x2
    PCs to  Ultra Dac & Zenith MK3
    • Acoustic Zen Karatoka PC, 1.5m
    from wall to Furman IT-Ref 15i
    • Core Power Technologies (CPT ) Valiant Diamond PC x3
    Three of these, one for each monobloc and one for the front end power conditioner.
    • Audio Quest NRG-Z3 PC
    for AD LPS
    • Bonn-8 Network Switch
    between Modem & 45' distant EtherRegen powered by custom LPS
    • Custom LPSU
    to Fios Modem & Bonn-8 Network Switch
    • AudioQuest NRG-Y3 PC
    for one Sub and a TWL pc for the 2nd Rel
    • Hubbell IG 5362
    Two, double, 20amp outlets terminating 2 dedicated 20amp lines from breaker

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Owner
New pictures added.

tump350

Owner
Need a new picture of the new components.  Same basic setup though.

tump350

Owner
Thanks! the room is relaxing and the music sounds great.  Too loud for my wife though.  I just leave the Bel Canto and Innuous on 24/7 so music can be selected easily through Roon on the Tablet and the volume controlled with the BC remote (the BC DAC/pre does not have a 12v trigger).  BC recommends that their components be left on; right now, I'm not sure about the Innuous, but since it's basically a computer, I don't think it will be damaged.  Everything is run through the power conditioner though.

tump350

I love small chassis electronics and simple systems that lets the room invite comfort, enjoyment and good tunes.  You nailed it!

I have always been intrigued by Bel Canto....enjoy!

linnie01

Elegant innocuous and bet it sounds great, my wife would be jealous (assuming it's easy to turn on and make music).  I am too.

thosb

Way to fit the system in so unobtrusively and a nice relaxing looking space too.

jond

Nice, enjoy the music.

skypunk

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