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.
Not many rooms/systems are as well integrated asthis one appears to be. I live alone but having my system in my main living room means at least trying to keep it all from looking either like a friggin man-cave or some recording studio from the seventies. Unless the TT is picking up resonances from the cabinet, leave well enough alone and enjoy. A rack may increase the sound pleasure 2% but will ruin the "room" look by 50%.
