Mid Range SACD/Electrostatic System

by ivanj on Opinions Please

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Where is the weakest link?
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    • Marantz SA-14
    SACD, bal and unbal outputs
    • Linn LP-12 Sondek Ittok
    with Valhalla and Cirkus
    • Jeff Rowland Design LH Complement
    MC, 0.2 mV. Design by Ikeda-san. A MC Decca. Needs heavy tonearm/special counterweight in Linn.
    • Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
    Wonderful cartridge much better than Mikey describes it. 150 hr. break in.
    • Pass Labs Aleph ONO
    Musical, detailed, quiet and focused. Has latest P/s upgrades. Sounds good S/e and balanced.
    • Adcom GFP-750
    with remote, 25 lbs. Undergoing Black Gate mod.
    • Wolcott Audio P-220m
    220w, mono pair, absolutely fantastic sound and user friendly
    • Sound Lab A-3
    pair, 290 lbs. Will output 20HZ cleanly with correct amps in the right room.
    • HardBar.net Tripods
    Composite mounting system designed by aerospace materials engineer increases coupling of A and M series Sound Labs by 5 x stock. Soler Points optional.
    • Cardas Golden Reference
    Balanced 0.5 M rewired to correct SA-14 polarity. Needs 100 hours to break in.
    • Innersound Balanced
    8M run from preamp to amps. Electrically sound - low capacitance - for this application.
    • FMS Blue
    special cable from Ittok to Pass Ono.
    • Magnan Signature
    Flat and wide. Sonically detailed and neutral. Synergistic with electrostats.
    • Accuphase T-100
    am-fm, 31 lbs net. Mods by Don Scott.
    • McIntosh MR-7083
    30 lbs. Under-rated sonically compared to earlier tuners.
    • Antenna Performance Specialties APS-9
    Uses Channel Master Rotor.

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Having had the Adcom GFP-750, it's good in passive mode but as an active preamp it leaves much to be desired. I bettered it in one of my systems with a BAT VK3i.

You've got a very, very nice system going and a tube preamp would take it to yet another level. I'm a BAT fan, so I am biased, but even the 3i would be better than the Adcom, and cost very little more to get to.

Best to you!

beemer

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