wokeuptobose's System

by wokeuptobose on

Description

The room is long 33 feet and I listen across the 16 foot side. Front wall is full of mounted African animals. Right side is all glass, two 7 foot windows and a sliding door. YUCK. 
The Grimm MU1 and the Lampizator Horizon  are producing a dream digital sound. I had the full Vivaldi stack  and it was too flat and analytical for my tastes. The Gryphon EVO amp was also hard won after  a Naim DR NAP 300 to Parasound JC1+ to M900u Luxman to ARC 160Ms. The EVO amp is even better than adding the JC1+ bottom end to the ARCs resolving mids, but it's even more rich and engaging.  The two Tube traps on the front wall made a huge improvement in imaging and timbre. Way more contribution than the $1600 cost. The three 6 inch thick 2 by 4 foot GIK panels on the rear wall seemed to make no sonic contribution, but they look good. The Rockport Cygnus have a sound that is both extremely resolving, yet with no harshness that used to be the price paid for resolution. These speakers are highly recommended.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 33’  Large
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Shunyata Research Sigma V2 power cords (6)
    • Tube Traps Tube traps
    16 inch 4 foot tall
    • Grimm Audio MU1
    Streamer, Roon core, digital storage
    • Lampzator Horizon DAC and Pre-amp
    • GSG MiniMarty roundover kits B and C 18 inch sub woofer
    Two kit built cabinets
    • Shunyata Research Everest 8000
    • miniDSP SHD
    used for sub crossover under 25Hz
    • Zimbabwe Cape Buffalo front wall acoustic treatment
    • Shunyata Research Sigma V2 interconnects and speaker cables
    • Rockport Technologies Cygnus
    • Shunyata Research Omega AES
    Omega justified it's cost. This runs between the Grimm MU1 and the Horizon DAC. AES is the preferred method to use to carry the signal to the DAC
    • Gryphon Antileon EVO
    Stereo version of the Gryphon EVO

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I won't be trying out any changes in cables. I'm interested only in what the Podiums will do for my loudspeakers.

There is no budget for dabbling with cabling. I can't believe I spent that much on the podiums, and they have a lot to live up to, but I believe they will, from the comments of those that are using them.in their systems.

I expect to be floored.

Regards,
Dan 

islandmandan

I will be posting about how they effect the sound of my custom built Tannoys. They have sounded great for years as they are, so any improvement will be a remarkable thing. Really looking forward to putting them to use.

Regards,
Dan

islandmandan

I'm interested in your Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Pods. I have ordered a pair of size 4 for my speakers, they will be in early next week.

Did you have a pleasant experience when you got yours installed? Everyone I have spoken to has been enormously impressed with them. Was your reaction the same?  

Regards,
Dan

islandmandan

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