Had Pass Labs Aleph equipment until 6 years ago when I replaced it with Devialet 400 monoblocks. Used them in a 12 x 23 x 8 shared space. Recently moved to a new house with space for a dedicated listening room and decided to return to my analog roots in an end-game way. Went preowned on most of the electronics and still spent a lot but the music is remarkable. A lot of credit has to go to the luxury of a dedicated room and the opportunity for abundant acoustic treatment. Did not plan it this way, but my budget turned out to be about 1/4 preamp, 1/4 amplifiers, 1/4 cartridge/tonearm and 1/4 room treatment. Before the DAC anyway.
The imaging is pinpoint, the sound articulate and crystal clear. I believe room treatments made the biggest difference.
Black Diamond Racing Shelf for the Source; Boca ceramic bearing; Sota Total Eclipse SAMA with Swagman Labs LPS; modified base and suspension with Black Diamond Racing Cones, Herbie's Audio Lab Tenderfeet and Pucks, Rotalocks.
Vinnie Rossi L2 Signature Preamplifier
Takatsuki 300Bs
JL Audio CR-1 Crossover
Pass Labs XA 60.8 Monoblock Amplifier
Dayton Audio SA1000 Subwoofer Amplifier
x 2
Wilson Benesch Vector Loudspeaker
2.5 way
James Romeyn DEBRA Subwoofer
Distributed bass array:10 inch ported drivers x 4
IsoAcoustics Various
Wilson Benesch Vectors: Gaia II; James Romeyn Distributed Bass Array: Gaia III
Empirical Design Interconnect
XLR 422X: MPD-8 to L2S to CR-1 to XA 60.8
RCA Omniwire: DS003 cartridge to DS003 equalizer to L2S
Zu Audio Event Interconnect
CR-1 to SA1000 amplifiers
SolidSteel Equipment Rack
Vintage; Model 410
Rakks Wall Shelf Supports
Custom clear acrylic shelves
Indiana Michigan Power
3 dedicated 15 amp circuits
Environmental Potentials EP-2050-EE
Whole house surge protection
AudioQuest Niagara 1200 Power Conditioner, Vodka Ethernet Cable, Dragon USB Cable
Vodka: Xfinity modem to Nucleus Plus
Dragon: Nucleus Plus to USB X4
Furutech Power Cords
DIY to SA1000 subwoofer amplifiers
Vicoustic Various
Front wall: Multifuser Wood 64 MkII and Flexi Wave Ultra; Ceiling: Multifuser DC3; Front corners: Super Bass Extreme Ultra; Front and Side Walls: Wavewood Diffuser Ultra MkII
