Description

Started with hifi when I was a teen, delivering newspapers to be able to a Technics turntable and a CD player (also Technics - an SL-P8).

Started selling hifi in NYC late teens/early 20s and was hooked. Owned Counterpoint, CJ, Snell, Quad, Krell, McCormick, StraightWire, and more all over some point in time. Also built my own speakers then too. After I moved on selling equipment, had a Celestion 6000 system at some point as well.

Got out of it for a while and only recently started back. Bought some KEF LS50s and started from there. Growing my system a bit at a time right now. System is in our main living space as we live in a somewhat open loft.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 26’ × 20’  Large
Ceiling: 16’


Components Toggle details

    • Dynaudio Heritage Special
    • Pass Labs XA25
    • Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL Preamplifier
    Line stage preamp with Level 2 upgrades

    July 2024 - rolled tubes - Telefunken ECC801s for 12AT7 and CBS/Hytron VT-231 for 12SN7


    • Sota Nova VII
    • Origin Live Encounter Mk4
    • Hana Umami Blue
    • Simaudio Moon 610LP
    • Weiss Engineering DAC204
    • ModWright LPS for Weiss 204
    Linear power supply designed for Weiss 204 DAC
    • Bluesound Node 130
    Streaming only via USB out
    • Final Touch Audio Callisto USB cable
    • Zenwave Audio D4.2
    Newest all silver version of D4 interconnect - Aug 2025

    Source cables to preamp
    • Iconoclast by Belden 1x4 interconnect UPOCC RCA
    Preamp to power amp
    • Acoustic Zen Hologram II
    Speaker cables
    • Triode Wire Labs Obsession
    Used on Pass amp
    • Audio Sensibility Statement AC cable
    • AudioQuest Hurricane
    High current

    Used Weiss DAC LPS
    • AudioQuest Tornado
    High current

    (Retired June 2024)
    • iFi Audio iPower Elite
    Used with Bluesound Node 2i

    (Retired 2024)
    • Rega P6
    With Exact MM

    (Retired Dec 2023)
    • Cambridge Audio Dacmagic 200m
    Used with iFi iPower Elite PS

    (Retired Dec 2024)
    • iFi Audio micro iPhono3 Black Label
    Phono pre used with iPower Elite

    (Retired Jan 2024)
    • Blue Jeans Cable Canare 4S11 Speaker Cable
    (Retired 2024)
    • Bluesound Node 2i
    With PD Creative power supply mod

    (Retired April 2024)

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Thanks for your thoughts on the Dynaudio's, they sound like something I need to hear. There is a set for sale near me, but a little outside my budget at the moment. I may have to stretch.

zlone

Nice system. I have LS50’s and I am considering an upgrade, how would you characterize the difference between the KEF’s and the Dynaudio’s?

zlone