Description

Latest iteration of my system. Rotate all amps and dacs through main and bedroom systems. Main system is Klipschorns, bedroom system Merlins. Mainly listening to Roon with Tidal, Qobuz playlists and cd rips via Synology NAS.

Moving to Euphony operating system on custom build music server with choice of Roon or Euphony Stylus V4 music player software. Library comprised of Tidal, Qobuz streams NAS rips.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 36’ × 13’  Large
Ceiling: 9’


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    • Klipsch Heritage Klipschorn
    Crites cast frame woofer, John Allen A55G mid driver, B&C DE120 tweeters. Volti tractrix horns for mids, tweeter mounted on custom baffle, Crites AA crossovers modded with point to point Duelund tin plate copper wire on mids and tweeter, furutech U-2T on woofer Vampire binding posts, Audyn True Copper Max, Jupiter VT, Duelund Silver bypass capacitors.  Jantzen  255-906 litz wire wax impregnated .25mh and 255-270 solid core 2.5mh inductors. ,Removal tweeter protection circuit
    • Coincident Speaker Technology Statement Linestage, MKII
    Psvane WE101D, LinLai Elite mesh plate 101D, LinLai Elite solid plate, SR orange fuse, MKII upgrade and Amtrans rotary selector, Takman carbon film resistors, Audio Note Seiryu capacitors
    • Pass Labs XP-22
    • Tube Fantasy 300B monoblocks
    Custom built 300B amps, Psvane Acme 300B, Shuguang black bottle 300B, Mullard NOS GZ34 rectifier tube, RCA black long plate 12au7, Amperex Bugle boy mesh plate 6267, Duelund CAST PIO tinned copper coupling capacitors, EPCOS Sikorel caps, Duelund silver bypass cap on PS, Texas Components TX2575 resistors, combo of silver litz and Duelund 20AWG tin plate copper internal wiring, SR orange fuses
    • Coincident Speaker Technology 845 Turbo SE
    845 tube SET amp, Psvane 845 TII black bottle, Shuguang black bottle 300b, RCA 6em7, use only in preamp bypass mode
    • Technics SP10 Mk.2
    Completely refurbished, custom mass loaded plinth, Jelco 12"  TK850L arm, Easy VTA adjuster
    • Thoress Phono Enhancer
    German made phono preamp, RIAA curve adjustment via front facia knobs, all point to point wiring, all active gain stages-Jfet and tubes
    • ModWright SWP-9.0 se
    Mullard NOS rectifier
    • Musetec LKS MS-DA005
    New dac from Musetec, dual sabre 9038 pro.
    • VH Audio AirSine ac
    • DIY PC Helix
    DIY pc built with Counter rotated Take Five cryo'd  neutral and ground wire, Duelund 16AWG hot wire
    • BPT BP 3.5 Signature
    Oyaide R! and Porter ports, Jantzen SuperiorZ caps
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference speaker cable
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference Interconnect
    • Duelund Coherent Audio !6AWG tin plated copper speaker wires
    no connectors
    • Duelund Coherent Audio Interconnects
    20AWG IC's with Cardas Silver and  Partsconnexion Connex WBT RCA
    • Merlin Music Systems VSM-MM
    Duelund VSF caps internal crossover, zobel network, BBAM. Also Texas Component TX2575 resistors, Jantzen Superior Z caps, NewClassD discrete voltage regulators, Nichicon Muse caps, upgraded batteries in BBAM. All in custom enclosure with additional RCA input
    • AudioQuest Diamond USB
    • AudioQuest Vodka Ethernet Cable
    • TeraDak PS
    Linear power supplies on router, 2 TP Link MC100, Synology NAS, Uptone USB Regen
    • Schiit Audio C1 SAGA preamp
    KenRad black bottle and RCA black plate 6sn7
    • Furutech Flex 50ncf
    AC conditioner/filter. Used on amps only, no rounding of transients as every other conditioner I've tried.
    • RPG Skylines
    Very effective room diffusion.
    • Synergistic Research HFT - High Frequency Transducer
    Used judiciously these can be very effective.
    • Okto DAC 8 stereo
    Streaming DAC.
    • Sonore OpticalRendu
    Streamer, usb renderer, Roon endpoint
    • Custom build ATX board server
    Intel I9 9900K processor, fanless HDPlex H3 case, JCAT XE netcard, 8gb Apacer Industrial RAM ECC DDR4 2400, Intel Optane 64gb M2PCIe, AS Rock H370M ITX/AC Motherboard, HDPlex 400W DC-ATX with upgraded ATX cable-Ghent GT01 JSSG360 to Gotham OFC18AWG, upgraded CPU/EP cable Ghent GT02 JSSG360 to Gotham OFC18AWG

    Running Euphony Stylus REV4
    • Apple Macmini
    This mini, I7 and PCIe ssd, Monterey OSx, vs I5, sata ssd, El Capitan OSx in other mini. Uptone MMK and JS-2 lps for each. Both fully optimized as music servers, only essential services retained.
    • JCAT Optimo S ATX LPS
    Complete linear power supply for ATX board custom server
    • Stillpoints Ultra SS
    threaded to Technics SP10 MkII custom plinth
    • Zavfino Gold Rush phono cable
    • Korf HS-AO1
    Ceramic headshell
    • Audio Technica Art9XA
    low output MC cartridge
    • Sonore OpticalModule
    Fiber media converter
    • Denon D103R
    LOMC cartridge

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SNS, I really admire your system. I didn't know Coincident built an 845 amp. I've been inclined in that direction for my custom-built Tannoys, but as of yet,  haven't found one that is affordable in my situation.

I have a DIY Garrard 401 with Dynavector 501 arm. I used a Zu Denon 103R for years, but, currently, I'm loving the heck out of an AT ARP 9.

Well, continue enjoying your well-built system, and the great-sounding music  it makes.

Regards,
Dan

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