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[accwai]

55 minutes ago, Bazinga said:

 

So you moved away from totaldac d1-twelve. Wow...

[StephenJK]

I just went through a significant change to our system.  I had just sold my Bryston BDA-2 and BDP-2 to finance a PS Audio DSJ. 

 

Then I had the option of trading my Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800 integrated along with the Nu-Vista Vinyl for a Devialet 440 Pro system which comes with a great digital stage, as that's the heart of the digital signal processor.  I sold the PS Audio that I had owned for only a couple of months and this is what I'm left with.  

 

The custom made rock maple stereo stand that I had made is no longer needed, this is a nice compact unit from Quadraspire.

 

The room and the kitchen beside are being renovated, so the stereo gets moved around so that I can paint, etc.  That's why the KEF Blades are on pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet (carpet side down) instead of the spikes so they can easily slide around.  

 

Edit: Added Equipment List

 

Turntable light is from Amazon, a TaoTronics LED Desk Lamp 

Clearaudio Innovation Compact turntable with Universal tonearm, VTA lifter and Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua

Korg MR-2000S Digital Recorder 

Devialet Expert Pro 440 system, configured as monoblocks for a total of 440 W per channel

APC 115BLK power converter, really a constant voltage supply with surge suppression

KEF Blade speakers

 

I play from the laptop using an attached 2 TB USB drive.  Software is JRiver Media Center, controlled remotely by iPad with JRemote.  

 

[Bazinga]

33 minutes ago, accwai said:

 

So you moved away from totaldac d1-twelve. Wow...

long story but yes I did , ended up buy the Bel Canto Black ASC2 system and then also buying the Allnic system along with some new speakers . 

[accwai]

On 7/12/2019 at 8:56 AM, Bazinga said:

long story but yes I did , ended up buy the Bel Canto Black ASC2 system and then also buying the Allnic system along with some new speakers . 

 

So you have Bel Canto Black *and* Allnic? Could you elaborate a little on which component is doing what in your system? Where is the ASC2 in your photo by the way?

[Bazinga]

ASC2 was moved to hook up the allnic , I will listen to both when I’m back in town next week

[jrdiandrea]

Amazing systems here. Here's a look at some of mine & my room....

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, jrdiandrea said:

Amazing systems here. Here's a look at some of mine & my room....

Love those speakers. 

[mevdinc]

ATC Limited Edition 150 Active speaker system.
Amplifier is ATC P6 with 6 channels of class A/B amplifiers for each driver.
The 2nd pic shows the upgraded ATC tweeter.

The system signed by Bill Woodman with a lifetime guarantee.

[StreamFidelity]

Very nice systems here. That is my modest contribution.

 

Acoustic Solid Classic Wood MPX Midi / T+A PA 3000 HV / ARMATUR Asterion - Holo Spring DAC / Control PC + Audio PC
 

 

Sonus Faber Amati Futura

 

 

 

 

[tboooe]

1 minute ago, StreamFidelity said:

That is my modest contribution.

 

Acoustic Solid Classic Wood MPX Midi / T+A PA 3000 HV / ARMATUR Asterion - Holo Spring DAC / Control PC + Audio PC
 

Sonus Faber Amati Futura

Nothing modest about those Futuras!!!  I have the Guarneri Evolutions paired with 2 REL subs.  I love the SF sound!

[cjf]

New Listening Room almost same equipment. + 2 New Subs (Rythmik E15HP2's) + Audiolense Room Correction.

 

Ignore the wires on the floor, was still setting up new subs when pics were taken 😮

 

 

 

[Foggie]

On 7/17/2019 at 4:30 PM, StreamFidelity said:

That is my modest contribution.

Yeah, you should think about getting some better gear 😉.  Beautiful rig 👍

[Foggie]

8 hours ago, cjf said:

New Listening Room almost same equipment. + 2 New Subs (Rythmik E15HP2's) + Audiolense Room Correction.

 

Ignore the wires on the floor, was still setting up new subs when pics were taken 😮

 

Great setup, love the floor.  Do you have some close up pics of your rack and platforms and some details as to what they are? 

[Ralf11]

cjf, what are those listening chairs?

[botrytis]

WOW - I feel inadequate with my equipment now. It is also a very small room. Wharfedale Linton Heritage plus stands, fed by 2 Kenwood monoblocks and the rest is on the right side of the picture (out of view).

 

 

[Foggie]

4 minutes ago, botrytis said:

WOW - I feel inadequate with my equipment now. It is also a very small room. Wharfedale Linton Heritage plus stands, fed by 2 Kenwood monoblocks and the rest is on the right side of the picture (out of view).

 

Its all relative man!  Every space + rig are different and therefore sound unique/different.  There isn't some reference island that declares ones system good enough or pass/fail.  If it makes YOU happy that is all that matters!   I'm sure it sounds great!

[Bazinga]

Finishing up my front today 

[phosphorein]

4 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

cjf, what are those listening chairs?

Looks like Ekornes Stressless. Nice Norwegian wood (and leather). My favorite listening chair.

[cjf]

On 7/26/2019 at 8:17 AM, Foggie said:

Great setup, love the floor.  Do you have some close up pics of your rack and platforms and some details as to what they are? 

Thanks for the compliments. The wooden equipment rack is one that I built from Maple Butcher Block. At the very bottom of the rack are 4 Stillpoint Ultra SS feet which support the first layer of wood. Sandwiched between the two wood platforms are one layer of Cork Yoga Blocks and sitting on top of those is a slab of Granite. On top of the Granite slab sits 4 Solid Tech Disks of Silence isolation devices that are spring loaded as to allow the whole top platform to float/jiggle separately from the lower platform.

 

For the Amps I used 2 Slabs of Pennsylvania Blue stone which are about 75lbs each and very dense. They are supported by 4 Herbie Spikes inverted with points facing up so I can level the stones without harming the wood floors.

 

 

[cjf]

On 7/26/2019 at 11:56 AM, Ralf11 said:

cjf, what are those listening chairs?

Hello, The chairs are made by Stressless and the model is called "Wing".

 

Very comfortable and allows for hours of sitting without even thinking about the chair itself. I find that when a chair is not comfortable besides the obvious pain/discomfort itself that you feel, it also tends to distract you from whatever you are doing while sitting in them. With these chairs that doesn't happen and I love them. Not cheap but most things worth having never are, unfortunately

[Ralf11]

Thanks much - I will need to replace a LAfer chair that has broken in 6 different places, about once every 2-3 months.  It was not at all cheap, just cheaply made.

 

Buyer Beware....

[Foggie]

4 hours ago, cjf said:

Thanks for the compliments. The wooden equipment rack is one that I built from Maple Butcher Block. At the very bottom of the rack are 4 Stillpoint Ultra SS feet which support the first layer of wood. Sandwiched between the two wood platforms are one layer of Cork Yoga Blocks and sitting on top of those is a slab of Granite. On top of the Granite slab sits 4 Solid Tech Disks of Silence isolation devices that are spring loaded as to allow the whole top platform to float/jiggle separately from the lower platform.

 

For the Amps I used 2 Slabs of Pennsylvania Blue stone which are about 75lbs each and very dense. They are supported by 4 Herbie Spikes inverted with points facing up so I can level the stones without harming the wood floors.

Thanks for the info!  A couple yrs ago? there was someone (maybe here) describing this same rack config - maple platform, cork blocks, granite etc..  Maybe it was you, can't remember. Anyway thanks.

 

I do however want to get Pennsylvania Blue stone for my mono's - suggestions on where to look/source?

 

[cjf]

14 hours ago, Foggie said:

Thanks for the info!  A couple yrs ago? there was someone (maybe here) describing this same rack config - maple platform, cork blocks, granite etc..  Maybe it was you, can't remember. Anyway thanks.

 

I do however want to get Pennsylvania Blue stone for my mono's - suggestions on where to look/source?

 

Hello,

 

Yes a couple of years back I did a whole write up on the rack in question along with vibration measurements..etc. Unfortunately that post was lost/butchered during one of the site migrations/upgrades and I lost motivation to piece it back together.

 

I got the Bluestone Slabs from a local (at the time) Landscape Supply Co when I lived back East in PA. Its my understanding that the stone is only found in a few places in and around PA. If you live on the East Coast the stone is fairly easy to find in the PA TriState Area. If you live elsewhere you can probably find it on some Landscape Supply Co website from that area and have them ship it to you. Due to its density/weight I expect there will be a heavy penalty on shipping costs but its certainly doable.

 

Mine range in thickness between 2.75-3.0" depending on where you take the measurement from. They are 18"x18" and weigh about 75lb each to give you an idea on possible shipping costs.

[findog3103]

Wondering what happened to this thread. Nobody's posted for awhile. Shame. I really enjoy it. 

[The Computer Audiophile]