Room Details

Dimensions: 45’ × 25’  X large
Ceiling: 8’


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    • BlueSound Vault 2
    Used for ripping some of my 2500 CDs & streaming.  Aurender does not support Presto Music.  I have used Presto Music for years for downloads and so it was natural to go to their streaming service.
    • VPI Scoutmaster
    The "Old" version with the JMW Memorial unipivot arm.
    3 gm head shell weight added for low compliance cartridge.
    • Koetsu Rosewood Sig Platinum
    Transparent Super Phono to Sutherland Duo
    • Sutherland Duo
    100 ohm, 64dB
    Cardas Golden Reference to LA4
    • Aurender N100SC
    Cardas Clear USB
    • SRS (Stanford Research System) FS 725
    Master Clock.
    DX Engineering DXE-8XDB003 50 ohm RF cable to DAC clock input.
    • Esoteric K-01XD SE
    Balanced to LA4, Cardas Clear Reflection
    • Preamp Benchmark LA4
    Cardas Clear Reflection, Balanced to home brew, RCA to XA25 or Elekit when those in the system
    • Home Brewed Power Amp
    Fully balanced from XLR inputs
    Wiring Kimber
    Resistors, Vishay
    Coupling Caps, Jensen Silver, other caps Vishay
    OPT Lundahl 1623
    6SN7GTB NOS RCA Black Plate, TungSol or E-H, 300B Western Electric

    Power Supplies, MeanWell switching
    • Speakers Rockport Atria II
    Tara Labs , RSC Reference 2000 Gen 2, 5 meter.
    • Power Amp XA 25
    • Elekit TU-8600S
    Lundahl OPT
    Jupiter Paper-Beeswax coupling caps
    • Cardas Clear Reflection
    Balanced from DAC to Pre
    RCA from pre to XA25 or Elekit

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@retiredaudioguy great looking amp and better that you built it yourself! I've been considering SET for a second system. How much power does it push out, approx 15 watts?

scar972