Two years in the making, this is an Audio Note UK based system. Main components and cables are Audio Note UK of the highest level, complemented by a beautiful Dr. Feickert turntable with Kuzma tonearms and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum, one stereo and one mono. The ear phono amp works with the mono cartridge while the stereo one works with the phonostage in the Meishu Tonemeister Phono Silver Signature integrated amp, one of the best phono stages I've heard. Power cables are mainly Shunyata, Isolation is HRS rack and Townshed isolation platforms for the speakers and some room treatment makes this pieces sing hours and hours at a time. CAD ground control should be a piece in any system. It makes it clearer, wider and deeper soundstage and instrument separation. PS Audio Power Plant provide clean electricity. All components (But turntable and streamer) are tube based, and use a collection of NOS tubes, Telefunken, Mazda Tonemeister Phono Silver Signatureand Amperex. The Meishu amp is powered by the great 300B tubes made for Audio Note, the 4300E.
I somewhat recently added the Townshend Isolation Platforms under my custom built Tannoy HPD 315's, and at near 200 lbs, apiece, they are quite a load for the Townshends, but they have held up, look and work beautifully, and have helped the system sound very enjoyable.
