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My current refrence system.
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    • Nottingham Dais
    My current turntable
    • Dynavector Dynavector XX-2 mk2
    low output moving coil cartridge.
    • Whest Audio 2.0
    solid state phono stage
    • Harmonix X-DC Wattgate
    for the phono pre
    • Oritek X2
    from phono pre to preamp
    • MHDT Paradisea +
    USB DA converter. I replaced the 3500.00 Wavelength Cosecant with this and I like it better! This has to be one of the best kept secrets in digital.
    • Oritek X2
    from cosecant to preamp
    • Ayre Acoustics K-1xr
    remote, no phono best piece of hifi I've ever bought!
    • Harmonix X-DC Wattgate
    for the preamp
    • Oritek X1B
    from preamp to amp
    • Parasound Parasound Halo JC-1
    400 watt solid state monoblocks
    • Elrod EPS 3S
    for the amps
    • Von Schweikert Audio VR4SR
    Dynamic full range 4 way speakers system, in Ebony.
    • Von Schweikert Verbatim cable
    single wire with built in jumpers made just for the VR speakers. I love the sound of these cables.
    • BPT 3.5 signature
    everything plugs into it
    • Elrod EPS 3S
    20amp cord for the BPT
    • Grand Prix Audio LeMans 5 shelf
    everything sits on it
    • Grand Prix Audio LeMans 4 Shelf
    rack
    • Grand Prix Audio F1 carbon shelves
    I have 2 of these, one under the turntable and one under the Cosecant DAC
    • Grand Prix Audio Apex feet
    Upraded feet for both Lemans racks
    • Alesis Masterlink
    CD player/recorder. I use this to record from vinyl and casette
    • Audience Power Chord
    for the Masterlink
    • Wadia 17
    AD converter for use in recording from vinyl and casette tape. Hugely improves on the sound of the Alesis Masterlink doing the AD conversion. I get stellar recordings from my vinyl mostly due to this piece
    • Acoustic Zen Krakatoa
    for the Wadia 17
    • Oritek X2
    goes from preamp record out to the input on the Wadia 17.
    • Acoustic Zen MC2
    SPDIF digital from Wadia 17 to the Alesis Masterlink
    • Nakamichi BX-300
    Great tape deck for archiving some of my unreplacable old tapes to CDR
    • Oritek X1
    from the tape deck to the preamp
    • Apple mac mini
    Used to store and playback all my digital files via itunes. This is musically the single best thing I've ever done. I have over 2TB of lossless files and counting!
    • Apple Powerbook
    I use this along with a virtual network controler (Chicken of the VNC) to control my mac mini remotely. I can sit in the sweet spot with my laptop and have access to all of my music!

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I am sure the Dias is better then the other models in the line up. There may be "better" brands out there but there have been times when I have heard what other people thought were better, be it amps, cd player, or speakers and I did not agree when I heard these products. And I am talking about a lot of people. And I like simple :). I am sure that the 294 would wow me.

mikeduke

Thanks for the reply. I know it it is tough to get a sense of "sound" from just reading, but I get the sense from my research that the Nottingham would suit my taste. My system
will be going through some changes. In a few weeks I will get a Grand Prix Monaco rack to replace my wall unit. I am also going to get room treatments and upgrade my cables. But first, I am itchin to get going so I will move my old TT upstairs. Then, when everything else is done, I will look for a table.

I am not sure what level I would go for. The 294 sure looks great. The Hyperspace also looks very nice. And of course the Dias. Many options to choose from. I just read that you can get another arm board for these tables and I even saw a 12in arm on a Hyperspace. To me, that shows many directions that you could go in with these tables. Over all I must say that you have a mighty fine setup. I am sure that it sounds very nice indeed.

mikeduke

I see you have the Dias. I can assume you like it very much?
Did you compare it to any other tables? What did you hear in the Dias that made you say, "yea, that's the one."
Thanks

mikeduke