I'm very happy with the system as is....BUT i'm always keeping an eye out for the next piece of the puzzle.
I'm considering a power supply for the turntable (VPI or other) and potentially a new amp. I'd like to try triodes. I'm looking for a stand/rack for the gear. Solid Steel probably.
I'm also going to build a set of open baffle speakers using Electro-Voice 12 inch full range drivers. But these will just be for "playing" as I'm sure my wife would not want them in our living room. Maybe a good excuse to set up another system in the basement!
Unipivot...I have four armwands for various carts.
Dynavector 17-D2 mkII
Classic Dyna with diamond cantilever.
Audio Technica AT33-ev
Latest in a long line of classics.
Zu/Denon DL-103
Perfect dl-103 for lighter tonearms.
Shure M97he Encore
The first cart I ever owned....with a newer cantilever/stylus...I keep it around for older abused records.
Eastern Electric Minimax Phono
All tube, transformer inputs for MC.
Nelson Image SE-8
Single-ended pentode integrated amplifier. 10 watts per channel. It is really just a power amp with a volume control and two switched inputs. There is no pre-amp to speak of.
ProAc Studio 140
Two-way floorstanding. 91 db/w 8 Ohms.
Speltz Anti-IC
with Eichmann Bullet Plugs
Speltz Anticables
used in bare-wire configuration....no spades, bananas etc.
Stillpoints isolation cones.
used under speakers.
IsoTek Sirius
Power bar/conditioner.
Grant Fidelity PC 1.5
power cable with built in RF filtering. Use them on TT and phono stage.
Pangea AC-9
Power cables feeding the IsoTek power bar and amp.
One last thought...........having your gear off to the side and not smack dab in the middle of your amazing speakers is a major plus, both visually and sonically.
the only transformation will be to your bank accout............trust me. Spinaker is right...2% at best. It's not like you have a horrible situation for your TT. Enjoy my friend!
Dude, don't get too hung up on a so called "high end" audio rack........I've had both and it's not that big of a deal. You've done an outstanding job of integrating some great hi fi gear into a real world home and it looks amazing!! My suggestion?? For what it's worth........sit back, throw some records on that amazing TT and enjoy!
