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.
Fred I know the CD-5 is the top CD player but you answered my question anyway the DAC-4 is just for streaming. Amazing setup all the way around and nice seeing J's with old school paper woofers like mine.
Fred totally fantastic system! I'm an AN-J user myself LX, and I've heard the Meishu SS Tonemiester, not even broken in it was a great sounding amp. A question are you running the CD-5 into the DAC-4.1 or using it as a straight CD player? I ask because it seems like a waste to not use the great Dac in the CD-5, plus a dedicated transport might sound better.
