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This is the evolution of my system and have missed a lot of steps in between. Affinity towards golden age Japanese front end electronics and American amps. Relatively period correct.
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    • Micro Seiki RX-5000
    Teres Verus II motor, MS CU-180 mat, power cable for Verus is Kaplan HE
    • Micro Seiki MA-505L
    With repro AST nut. Mounted on AX-3G armboard
    • Koetsu Rosewood Signature
    Headshell is SAEC ceramic with Entre leads
    • Fidelity Research FR-64fx
    Arm has a custom made brass nut. Headshell is an Ikeda IS2-T with Ikeda silver leads. Tonearm cable is Triode Wire Labs. Mounted on custom my-micro AX-9G armboard
    • Miyajima Labs Kansui
    Mounted on Ikeda headshell @ 2.2 g VTF
    • Lustre GST-801
    Mounted on AX-6G armboard
    • ZYX 4D-X
    With silver base. Headshell is Orsonic AV-1S, Ortofon LW-800s leads
    • Micro Seiki BL-111
    With Micro stabilizing ring. Using a CU-180 and an ST-10 clamp. Belt is SF-2 repro from Japan. Custom machined footers by Mirko. Power cable used is a Element Cable Terminator. On top of a Symposium base
    • Fidelity Research FR-54 tonearm
    DH labs BL-2 phono cable
    • Audio Technica OC-9 mk2
    Mounted on AT MS-9 headshell with DH labs silver leads
    • Yamaha GT-2000
    Rewired with Cardas tonearm wire w/KLE absolute harmony rca connectors. Mat is TTW stainless steel
    • Audio Technica AT-155LC
    Mounted on AT MG-10 headshell with AT OFC leads
    • Wyetech Opal preamp
    Loaded with a quad of RCA 6SN7GTB, Acme audio fuse, TWL 7+ power cable. Sitting on massive Eden sound papa bear footers
    • Wyetech Labs Ruby phono preamp
    Final audio footers. DCCA the source power cable. DCCA passion master interconnects. PSU on Mapleshade footers
    • Cary Audio SLAM-100
    Psvane CV-181-T and Tung Sol KT120s. Cardas golden coupling caps, otherwise stock. DCCA Eminence power cables. Eden sound footers
    • Krell KSA-150
    Totally stock, rotate between Magnan Signature and Cardas Hexlink 5c for speaker cables. VH Audio Pulsar w/ wbt silver connectors and BMI Whale Elite power cable
    • Cary Audio SixPac
    Heavily modified with Duelund and VH audio caps, Gold Lion KT77 reissues, Zenith El84 and RCA 12BZ7
    • Tannoy System 10
    Totally stock on Wharfedale Linton stands. Clear day double shotgun cables
    • Nakamichi RX-303
    Used with Jena Labs soloist plus. Mapleshade footers
    • Electron Images MCP phono preamp
    Telefunken 6dj8 x2, GE 12ax7 x3, Tungsram EL84 x2, Sylvania 12ay7 x2, Bendix 6106 rectifier, Revelation Audio umbilical, Electraglide Genghis Khan silver power cable
    • SAEC WE-308
    With AS500 stabilizing nut and ceramic headshell
    • Musical Fidelity MP-D2 Dac
    Mundorf Silver/Gold and Silver caps. Tungsram 6922 x4, JAN 5u4g rectifier. Cardas twinlink interconnects, BMI whale elite power cable
    • PI Audio Group Uber Buss
    2x Uberbuss and 1x minibuss+. First uber loaded with Furutech receptacles
    • Hagerman Cornet 2
    • Hagerman Cornet 1
    Heavily modified. Bendix 6106 rectifier
    • Jensen Custom SUT
    Klyne inspired
    • Entre ET-100 SUT
    • 47 Labs Phono Cube

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Love your system! I drive a pair of customĀ  built 150 liter bass-reflex Tannoy HPD 315's with an amp made by Paul Kirkeland of Bottlehead, using 812 output tubes. The best they have ever soundedĀ 

Gives an old guy something to look forward to every day, and I do.

Regards,
Dan


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