Room Treatment5/2016 - New room treatment with absorption for main room modes and lots of diffusion. Now working on improving lateral first reflection room treament. Results tested with my ears and with Earthworks M30/Roland Quadcapture/REW.
Performed several mods to the Dunlavy SC-VI speakers: (A) External crossovers with original circuit topology:
(i) upgraded caps and inductors to Duelund CAST copper for the main path,
(ii) all resistors to Path Audio (sound better than Duelund cast in my crossover),
(iii) Duelund RS caps for the secondary path and
(iv) Duelund cast/Mylar for the 220uf in the secondary path,
(v) Duelund cast silver bypass caps for high and mid CAST copper caps,
(vi) Changed binding posts to Furutech FT-806R.
(vii) Kept the two original crossovers for reference, and
(viii) Final form of external enclosure and vibration control completed in 2017.
(viii) Put the crossovers on top of two Finite Elemente Pagode Master Reference Mk.II
(B) changed the tweeters to top of the line Seas Crescendo (listened and measured frequency response and impulse response - great improvement, if they did not sound and measure better I would have put back the original Vifa tweeters - yes, this is a radical change),
(C) Plan to replace the internal rewiring of the speakers with top hook up wires from Neotech and Mundorf. Thanks for your suggestions of additional changes. SYSTEM HISTORY:
DIGITAL SOURCE
** Taiko Extreme 8TB with USB Card (7/2022).
** Totaldac Server (2/2018) upgraded to Totaldac Sublime Reclocker (6/2023)
Innuos Zenith Statement 4Tb as Roon Core (2019)
Innuos Zenith SE as NAS (2017)
Caps Zuma with two Mojo Audio Joule III - one for 12V (main) and one for 9V (USB) (2013)
Mac Mini 8gb, i7, 256gb SSD (2011)
Mark Levinson 37 (1995)
Accuphase CDP (1994)
DAC
** Totaldac DAC Sublime (6/2023) with Live Power
Totaldac Twelve SE (2/2018) w/ Live Power. Upgrade to Mk.3 (7/2022).
Playback Designs MPS-5 (2012)
Playback Designs MPD-5 (2011)
EMM Labs DCC2 SE (2007)
Mark Levinson 360S (1995)
PREAMP
**2x Totaldac D1-Driver Sublime XLR (2024) w/ Live power
2x Totaldac D1-Driver XLR (2021) w/ live power
CH Precision L1 (2017)
CH Precision X1 (2017)
Krell Phantom (2011)
Levinson 380S (1995)
Audio Research LS3 (1994)
POWER AMP
** CH Precision M10 stereo (9/2022)
Krell FPB 750mcx monos (2011), re-capped (2011), re-capped with Nichicon Gold (2020), replaced original fuses with SR Blue Fuses (2020). Sold 9/2022
Krell FPB 700cx (2002)
Krell FPB 600c (1999)
Krell KSA-300S (1995)
Aragon 8008 (1994)
EXTERNAL PASSIVE CROSSOVERS
** Duelund components (2013-2014)
SPEAKERS
** Modded Dunlavy SC-VI (2013-2014)
Dunlavy SC-VI (1998)
Dunlavy SC-V (1995)
XLR INTERCONNECTS
** 1 pair Purist Audio Design Diamond 35th Aniv. XLR interconnects 1m
** 1 pair or Echole Limited Edition Model 2 XLR 7ft (2021)
1 pair of Echole Limited Edition Model 2 RCA 3ft (2021)
1 pair or Echole OMNIA XLR 7ft (2017)
1 pair of Echole OMNIA XLR 3ft (2017)
1 pair of Echole Signature XLR (2013)
2 pairs Echole Obsession XLR 7ft (2011 and 2013)
2 pairs NBS Black Label II (2012 and 2013) (FOR SALE - EMAIL ME)
NBS Omega 0 (2007)
NBS signature II (1995)
Kimber (1994)
DIGITAL INTERCONNECTS
** 2x Echole Limited Edition Model 2 AES-EBU for Totaldac DAC mk3 (2021)
** 1x Transparent Reverenc XL AES-EBU for Totaldac reclocker mk2 (2022)
** Intona Ultimate USB 1,5m cable from Taiko to Totaldac (2022)
** Sablon Reserva Ethernet Cable from to Totaldac (2019)
Totaldac Gigafilter USB cable at server/reclocker (2019)
3 Echole Limited Edition AES-EBU for Totaldac DAC (2019)
3 Echole Omnia AES-EBU (FOR SALE - EMAIL ME)
3 Kubala Sosna Realization AES-EBU for server and DAC (2018)
SPEAKER CABLES
** Kubala Sosna Realization 2m (2018)
Kubala Sosna Elation (2015)
NBS Black Label II 4ft (two pairs) (2011) (FOR SALE - CONTACT ME)
NBS speaker jumpers (2011)
NBS Omega 0 (2007)
NBS signature (1995)
Kimber 8TC (1994)
POWER CABLES
* 3x Nordost Odin II. 2x20amp for CH M10 and 1x15amp for Totaldac Drivers live power
* Echole Limited Edition Model 2 Power Cable 6ft (2020) for Totaldac D1-Drivers XLR
* Echole Omnia Power Cable 6ft (2018) for Totaldac live power supply for DAC
* Echole Omnia Power Cable 6ft (2018) for Innuos Zenith Statement
Echole Omnia Power Cable 6ft (2018) for CH X1
Kubala Sosna Realization (2018) for preamp (X1)
Genesis Absolute Fidelity (2012) for DAC (FOR SALE - EMAIL ME)
Kubala Sosna Elation (2015) for Preamp
several NBS Black Label II (2011) - Other components (FOR SALE - EMAIL ME)
POWER CONDITIONING
** Synergistic research orange fuses for totaldac power supplies and Innuos (2021)
** Telos Audio Design GNR 3.1 Grounding Box (2019)
** Totaldac Twelve directly to Futurech GTX-X dedicated 220V line (2018)
** Fuse box with Siemens SITOR fuses to dedicated circuits (2015)
** FPB750mcx monoblocks and CH L1+X1 each to a dedicated 220V circuit, three in total with Furutech GTX-R(2013)
**PS Audio P10 (2014): for the Innuos Zenith SE, projector, Apple TV and
other components (except for monoblocks, pre, dac and phono that use no
conditioning and have dedicated lines)
Synergistic Research Blue fuses for Power amps, preamp and DAC (2018-2020)
Synergistic Research Black fuses for preamp, dac and phono (2016)
Playback designs DAC, Mastergroove mk.II phono directly to Futurech GTX-X dedicated 110V line (2015)
Audience AR6-TS (2011) sold
RSA Elgar 220V (for preamp) no longer in use (FOR SALE - EMAIL ME)
PS Audio Powerplant (2008) no longer in use
PS Audio P30 (1998) no longer in use
ACTIVE CROSSOVER for two pairs of mono amps (no longer in use)
Pass XVR-1 (2013)
ANALOG FRONT END (gave up on analog in 2017, focusing on upgrading digital)
Technics SP10 mk3 120V modded by Steve Dobbins (sold 2021)
Schroder LT Tonear (sold 2021)
Lyra Atlas (Sold 2017)
Tom Evans Mastergroove mk2 (Sold 2017)
