I've been actively putting this together for a couple of years and less actively for 25 years. At this point I'm pretty satisfied with the system for both stereo and HT use. I have a tube sound coupled with ht bang. thanks for looking
Emprical audio has further mods for the Sony DVD/transport. Parts Connexion (Chris Johnson) does a mod for the SF Line 3. Also considering Kora Hermes II. Any comments, feedback or ideas? New TV at some point ,too.
very detailed and transparent for CD and DVD media. Progressive scan for future upgraded tv
Audio Logic 24MXL
very detailed, neutral tube dac
VAC Renaissance II
Most musical pre amp I've owned and also has lots of features incl HT passthrough
Primare SP 31.7 MK II
Very stylish and very good sounding pre pro.
Kenwood KT-917
This is a classic, too bad no good radio in Miami
Pass Labs X-250.5
recently traded up from X-250, cleaner bass and great detail
Bel Canto M-300
Class D amp used to power center channel
Bel Canto Design S-300
Class D amp used to power surround channels
Meier Audio Corda Opera
SS headphone amp that is something special, from Dr. Jan Meier in Germany
Samsung 4674
46" dlp rear projection
Reimer Wind River GS
These are so outstanding and full range, custom made by Rick Reimer
Reimer LE-5 x 2
center channel speaker with ribbon tweeter mounted vertically
Reimer LE-5
one pair used as rear surround, wall mounted
SVS 20-39 PC+
used only for HT, good bang for buck and unobtrusively placed in rear corner as per reommendation of Dr. Hsu
Grado HHF-1
These are Grado HF-1 headphones modified by Larry at Headphile.com
Audio Magic Transcendence Prototype
This has the innerds of the Transcendence without the Filet Matching,used to condition the digital end incl. transport, DAC, HDTV, pre/pro and digital cable box
Gregg Straley IC
Gregg manages to make some terrific IC's which I use between the DAC and preamp and between the processor and pre-amp, XLR version between pre amp and amp
Gregg Straley speaker cables
wonderful speaker cables
Virtual Dynamics Nite 3
aes/ebu connects theta transport to AL dac.
DCCA Source Cord
Powers the Theta Transport
DCCA Extreme Reference
used to power Pass Amp
DCCA PowerWave III
new DCCA model used to power the Audio Magic PC
Black Sand Silver Ref V
used with the DAC
Audio Magic Sorcerer QL
powers the primare pre/pro
Harmonix X-DC
Used to power the VAC Pre Amp
FIM 880
2 high quality receptacles
NAD 2100
This is used to power speakers in the kitchen and patio. It has outputs for 2 pair of speakers
PSB Alpha Mini
I h ave a pair of these wall mouted in the kitchen
Rock Solid monitors
I have a pair of these wall mounted on the patio, powered by the NAD
thanks for the concern about the shelves (But a positive comment would be nice too) . They're not really on the verge of collapsing. When my ship comes in I can re do the shelves with thicker wood or some other material, but the house came with this indented space and that's where the stereo fits.
System edited: System addition--Sonic Frontier Line 3 upgraded to SE. This upgrade had an even greater effect than I'd hoped. More detailed open and airy sound, soundstage more defined and midrange really sings!!
thanks for the feedback. I know pretty little about video, what's a front projection system and what does it consist of? I would highly recommend the HSU, they have upgraded the model,btw. I had used it for both music and HT but now only for HT, It's really hard to get a good integration between fairly full range speakers and a sub for two channel music, especially as I just use the LFE channel. So instead of listening to music I found myself fussing with the subwoofer instead. Also, my Reimers go deeper than my old Thiel 2.2's.The Hsu is fine for HT use. Also their customer support was great. When I bought it I faxed a picture of my room layout so I could be advised as to where to place the sub. Dr. Hsu called me up himself to discuss it. I thought that was pretty cool. I may upgrade to the VTF-3 as my room's pretty big and I don't want to miss any of the low end rumble.
