CDP,pre,amp and sub in the Panamax plugged into PS Audio outlet on 20 amp dedicated line.Sub is on the Tripp Lite into a Porter Port on another line.
GIK Acoustics Panels
7" thick panel behind equipment
Two 2" thick panels on either side of the 7" with scatter plates
Two 4" thick layered in front wall corners on top of bookshelves
Two 4" thick panels in back wall corners with a 2" panel leaning against them
One 2" panel on ceiling
Tweaks Bright Star,Isoacoustics,etc
Bright Star sand platforms,Walnut cutting board,
Isoacoustic footers
Voodoo Audio Reference
Digital RCA
Rogue Audio RP 100 preamp
This replaced the LTA preamp.I needed a more warmth as opposed to the very transparent LTA to match better with the ZUs.NOS rca blackplate 12AU7 tubes are sublime
Cullen Cable Crossover series 2
On pre
Voodoo Audio Stradivarios cremona
Pre to amp
Aric Audio Transcend Push Pull
Adjustable gain and feedback,both single ended and push pull at the flip of a switch.Extremely low noise.
KT120 power tubes,one Linlai,two Psvane 6SN7s
Zen Wave PSR 14
on amp
Zu Audio Omen Def mk ll
Love these!Very fussy to set up and so sensitive to everything upstream, but so worth it.Separation of vocals and instruments! Tone!
VooDoo Cable Evolution
Hsu Research VK2 mark5 subwoofers
2 subs so far hooked up from the preamp
RusticIndustrialMi Audio Rack
Custom
Primacoustic recoil stabiilizer platforms
Under ZUs. Tighten bass,cleaned soundstage by reducing vibrations going into the floor
JAYS AUDIO CDT-2.2
Triode Wire Labs Obsession mkII
Obsession on transport
Digital American on Dac
Denafrips Pontus II
Replaced Tubadour
API Audio SR24
Stereo Equalizer
Audio Envy O'nestian XLRs
Input and output for API equalizer. Love these! Silky smooth, detailed,beautiful tone.
noromance the cloth keeps the dog fur away. The components are kept covered also when they're not on.My secondary hobby is vacuuming.My listening buddies are a German Shepherd and a Siberian Husky.
Never thought I would do this, but adding the API equalizer as a good decision. Adjusting the midrange on overly compressed recordings cleans up the entire presentation. Bypass for all others.
Need some new pictures. New pre,new speakers added this year. Spent the last six months tweaking to get the very fussy Zus to deliver their best. Sooo sensitive to minor changes. A learning curve for sure.
Excellent tweak for Zu speakers. Damping the whizzer cone eliminates the grainyness. Experimented with paper and fabric and settled on fluffy yarn wrapped around the phase plugs about half its length pressing against the cone.It's unubstusive and it works like a dream.
Just spent more $ than I wanted on a TWL power cord for my amp,the 'Obsession'.Well worth it,big sigh of relief!!The nuance and inner detail I'm hearing....from a freakin pc.The Cabledynes and Audio Envys are still very good,quiet,clear cords.But this one is like upgrading a component.
@milpai sorry I don't check here often! The Audio Envy are incredibly good sounding for the $.They are not highly detailed but have a wonderful tone and timbre.The OCC copper always sounds great no matter what brand.I'm still using the power cords.
Good call on the GIKs. I find them very effective. Interesting how you have staggered them in the corner.
I read you mentioned in a thread that you recently got the Audio Envy cables. How do they perform Vs the Analysis Plus and Cabledyne cables that you own? Can you describe them?
Just found an excellent deal on two more subs to put together my 'swarm'!They should arrive tomorrow.Barring an equipment failure I'm content that my system is DONE.Tweaks only from now on.
Added a second SVSsb1000 sub yesterday.Sounds fantastic!It is pretty cool to hear the room reflections begin to clear up.I really want to add two more to make a "swarm" down the road.
GIK pics are up finally:)I have 12 panels so I could have tons of flexibility.Now that I'm familiar with the best placement - what works best is heavy bass trapping in the front corners and center:7-8 inches thick from ceiling down to 2-3 feet above the floor.The back wall corners have 6" .More than that deadens the sound.A 2" panel behind the listening position takes care of reflections.A thicker panel behind also deadens the sound.2" is perfect.
The speakers are toed in to fire into the panels front and back and the panels behind the equipment and listening position capture first reflections.It took me several weeks of moving panels and speakers to get it dialed in.Others may need to capture reflections on the side walls but it has no effect on this room.Hanging them from the ceiling had no effect either(thank God!It looked awful!)
Just installed some GIK bass traps in each corner.Immediately tamed the bass boom that the Tektons were kicking out.Now to experiment with the other four panels at various reflection points and see if I can fine tune the room.Three 2" thick panels and one 7" thick " monster trap".
Hey Lowrider!They do sound nice,and the soundstage is huge if I pull them out a little farther in the room.I can't leave them out where they sound best because the left one would be right in front of a bedroom door.The stands are 48" high simply to keep them safe from my German Sheperd's nose.In theory they should sound better at ear level,but I tried them that way also and there wasn't a big difference.They will play very loud with no distortion,they don't dip below 4ohms throughout their frequency range and have a 90db sensitivity.They sound fantastic with the Quickie amps.Better then the more powerful ss amps they replaced.
I'll bet the Sunfire CRM2s sound nice...how well do they fill a room that size and how is the soundstaging? Also, how high are the stands and how did u arrive at that height?
