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What is your current system? part I

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Overdue update; well, you wait for a bus, then three come along at once:

Naim CD3.5 modified somewhat as described here .
Deltec DPA50s pre/poweramps
Deltec Black Slink interconnect/ 500S speaker cable
Impulse H2 speakers. They go even more.

Naiscent 2nd system:
NakDR2
Nait2
Impulse H5

- And a pair of Stax earphones.
 
Moved on a bit too:

Roksan Xerxes/RB250 ,OL wire & weight, DV20XH

Arcam A5, modded

Densen DM 20/DP01, DM 30

Linn Sara's on S/O stands

Little system:

Philips CD (TDA1543)

MF T1

A&R A60

Peerless/Vifa speakers
 
How did I ever miss telling all PFMers about my system? Here it is in full detail ...

Analogue Sources

Linn LP12 (pre-Cirkus), Armageddon, ARO, Prefix K, Lyra Clavis DC
Naim NAT02 sharing space with Amageddon on Mana PSU Table

Digital Source

Naim CDS-II / XPS

Amplification

Naim NAC52 / Supercap / 135 x 2

Cables

Usual Naim suspects including 7m of NACA5 per side

Support System

Mana Reference Wall Shelf for LP12
Mana Sound Table for CDS-II
Mana 5-Tier for with Reference Top for 52/Super/XPS/135s
Mana PSU Table for Geddon and NAT02

Loudspeakers

Ergo III - 65L 3-way time-aligned acoustic suspension design incorporating Hiquphon OW-1 tweeter, Seas CA15RLY mid and Scan-speak 25W8565-01 woofer. Second order Linkwitz-Riley acoustic crossovers at 350Hz and 3.5kHz. External crossover. Solid timber cladding over MDF carcass.

Accessories

VPI 16.5 Vacuum RCM

Environment

Dedicated listening room 4.5m x 5.8m x 2.4m
Comfy leather sofas
Gas flame effect heater
Storage for 1,100 CDs and 1,500 LPs (getting there)

Future Plans

Ron Smith Galaxy G17 aerial or equivalent for NAT02
DIY Support system

James
 
Naim CD5i cd player
Naim NAC 72 pre amp ("olive")/HiCap ("chrome")
Naim NAP 140 power amp ("chrome")
Epos M12.2 speakers - on generic stands
SNAICs
NACA5
Wiremold powerstrip
all Naim gear enthroned upon Sound Organisation stand

I get as much musical enjoyment from this rig as I get hearing the top-end (500 series?) Naim rig at Hawthorne (my local Naim dealer).

...music just flows from the speakers...I'm knocked out sgt. major...:cool:
 
analogue front end
Linn LP12/cirkus/lingo with Akito arm and Goldring Elite cart
Michell Mycro with Rega RB300 and Denon DL304 cart
Magnum Dynalab FT101a analogue tuner

Digital front end
Linn Mimk
Sony SACD/DVD player (no idea of the model no)

Amps
Linn Majik/Lk140/LK100
Trichord Dino+

Speakers
Linn Keilidhs - tri-amped and Aktive from the above Linn amps.

Cables
Mostly Linn
Cardas Quadlink to Ft101a, DNM with bullet plugs from Dino+
Power cables from Russ Andrews except Nordost Shiva to Dino+
 
OK, here's my set up;

Wadia 301 CD player
Naim NAT01 tuner
Pathos Twin Towers integrated amplifier
Quad ESL63's
LAT cabling (except for the NAT01, which uses a Naim din to RCA interconnect)
Quad ESL63's
All on Mana (including the Quads)

-- Cheers, Tantris
 
thorens 124 with rb 300 and rb900 interconnect and pebbles counterweight, ortofon spu royal n, on rega wall mount, graham slee elevator exp + era gold mk 5
rega cursa 2000 + 2 exon monoblocks
rega jupiter + io with totem dig interconnect.
totem mani-2 on target stands
denon 260 with fanfare antenna
all totem sinew interconnects and totem biwire.
 
Did you just volunteer Mick?

Ok,

Old system:

Meridian 200/Deltran Conversion/ DPA PDM2
DPA 50s Pre/2 DPA 50s powers
Quad ELS 63/Gradient SW63
Black slink interconnect/500s speaker cable.

All now gone.

:(

In its place:

LP12/Valhalla/IttokV11
CDS/CDSPS
NAC52/SuperCap
HiCap/SNAXO 3-6
3 NAP 250s
Yards of NACA5 + Naim interconnects
Linn PMS Isobariks:D :D ;)

Brad

Hearing is believing!
 
Pioneer DV-668 (DVD/SACD/CD)
Arcam 170.3 + ACG X-Dac 3.0 Signature (transport + DAC)
Pure Digital 702ES (DAB-Radio)
Naim 72/HiCap/180
NACA4
Epos ES-11

The DV-668 is the reference player for LTS (the swedish audio society) and I got it at lower cost as participant in their group-buy.

But I actually still prefer the old Arcam transport + ACG (Audio Crafters Guild). Both are long obsolete. The ACG use an on-board sample-rate-converter for the sole purpose of eliminating jitter so it is kind of indifferent to cd-transport. The signature version has a really nice power supply architecture (separate LT317:s for every stage) and better caps.
 
E-MU 0404 Soundcard (AK4395 D/A Converter)

Rotel RA-01 Integrated Amp
Rega Ela Speakers

Headsave Classic Headphone Amp (AD8620 opamps) + 24v Mascot Regulated PSU
Beyerdynamic DT531 headphones
 
Sansui CD-x711 CDP.
Technics SL-10 TT.
Technics ST-S7 Tuner.
72/Supercap/140.
Dyn. Contour 1.8Mk2.
DIY 7 shelf rack with rack itself and each bit of kit except TT on bearing isolators.
Cryogenically treated NACA5 and CDP interconnect.
Solid silver/air dielectric interconnects.

Sansui is loosing the plot a bit after 15 years and is due for replacement by year end. It still makes great music though, or at least has done since being properly racked - I will miss it.

Steve
 
Current set-up:

Voyd T/T with Reference platter & bearing
Prototype PSU
Rega RB600 with Origin Live counterweight mod
Lyra Lydian

Rotel Michi phono stage

Denon ABC-something-or-other-99-GTi Cd player (don't use it much)

John Shearne Phase 1 Reference Pre/Power

Castle Harlech speakers

VdH / XLO cabling

An eclectic mix, but it works well enough for me. Just in the process of rewiring my house, so I've taken the opportunity of installing a dedicated ring main, using Kimber mains. It's all still a bit of a mess at the moment though...

Speakers & cart next for upgrade I think. Once I've put the house back together, that is!

Jules
 
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