My system resides in a 24x20 room with a 18ft cathedral ceilings. Always striving for maximum bang for the buck, I have eschewed snake oil for substance, bought most gear second hand, and make certain cables and minor mods myself.
In the 2-1/2 years since I entered this hobby this system has evolved as follows:
Speakers: AR90, Polk SDA-2, ADS L1530, ADS M20, Acoustat Model 2, Acoustat 2+2.
Analog High Current Power Supply for the PCA-2 preamplifier.
PS Audio NuWave DAC
Three digital inputs 192kHz asynchronous USB RCA and XLR balanced outputs High current class A output stage Native mode 192kHz selectable upsample Low jitter PerfectWave clocks Class A fully balanced discrete analog electronics Burr Brown 24 bit DAC chip
@nathanso love this virtual system from 2008. I had to triple check that first picture of yours - it almost looks photoshopped. Perhaps the most stunning backdrop to an audio system of A-Gon. Stunning.
System edited: So, I finally broke down and bought a subwoofer, and now I'm kicking myself for waiting so long! I pulled line level straight from my preamp to the sub and put the sub in low-pass mode with its crossover freq. set to minimum (40Hz). Then I adjusted my DEQ2496's EQ to remove 40Hz and under from reaching my Acoustat 2+2s and the results are wonderful.. electrostatic clarity with tight low-end slam to back it up.
Nearly six months from my initial post here and not one change to my system. Woohoo! I was reading about subwoofers not long ago and I got a jones for more low bass. Then I remembered my SU9920.. a couple of clicks on its low contour knob and, jones solved!
Gorgeous with a room like that the only upgrade you may want to make and that is just to reach the top of the mountain you are already 80% there is a nice pair of Spectra 66s or 6600 that my friend is 100% the top i have owned Acoustat's for 30 years and dollar for dollar nothing and i mean nothing comes close to them my friend has a pair of 6s with 2 Classé DR3B Amps in a room 22 x 30 x 18 feet incredible sound just incredible sound they have a steel frame covered with mahogany wood they weigh 600 pounds each and are also gorgeous once again very nice system
