Stereo and HT fronts
- Vienna Acoustics Oratorio
Center channel. Eventually it will go under the TV.
Rear speakers, sand filled.
- Vienna Acoustics Haydn Signature
Side speakers. Did not know they were Signature edition when I got them used. One of the few items I dont have the box for. Got one?
Rattles the glass in the French doors. But somehow never got a complaint at my old apartment.
Engineering sculpture, I had wanted a top load for awhile. Sounds as good as it looks. But I still need to get better tubes and longer cables.
Arguably the best 5 disk player, SACD. But the connectors are much too close together. I added an IEC connector to replace the fixed powercord.
My first nice player. Got it new and on sale. SACD/DVD but no CD-R? A protest year by Sony. That crippled it as my only player. Whenever I get a new TV with a digital input it might be replaced by a BlueRay Sony.
- B&K Components Reference 50
So happy to have balanced outputs and the Universal brand remote control has served well. Got it when silver was still new and cool. Now black is back in.
My first overkill component.
Newest addition. Replaced my X250 that really made my Beethovens shine. (Old Pic)
Replaced my Nakamichi PA-1. Binding posts really need to be upgraded, and the lights are too bright at night.
Replaced P8 (short lived but nice) that replaced Monster HTS5000 (I still miss the analog volt guage).
(2), made a big difference on the amp. Now that I have a PI8, the other makes little difference on the CD player.
2 outlet surge and filter (for sub). replaced a Triplite ultra block.
- Transparent MusicWave Reference (MM)
8' spades/spade. I went from Super to Ultra to Reference. Did not notice as big a difference in the upgrade to Reference, and the spades are too small for the speakers posts! Ultra and Super fit fine?
- Transparent MusicWave Super MM
20' single for center. A lucky find used. Replaced a 8' Ultra (preXL). I will need the length when the system spreads out.
- Transparent MusicLink Balanced Reference (MM)
20' Preamp to Amp. Longer than I need now, but I don't want to rebuy later when I spread everything out. 2M, CD to Preamp. These need to be longer for current configuration.
- Transparent MusicLink Balanced Super, Plus MM
2M Super, Preamp to Processor. Plus, Preamp to 5 ch Amp. Its spaghetti back there.
- Transparent MusicLink Ultra, Plus MM
2M, SACD to Preamp. 1.5M Preamp to 5 ch Amp. More cable mess.
- Transparent PowerLink Reference, XL, MM, Super
These were the last links for me to upgrade. MM on the Amp, XL Preamp, Ref on CD/SACD/Processor, Super on 5 ch, Plus on DVD. And I have a few homemade Furatech terminated ones (subwoofer & to the wall outlets from conditioners).
RCA digital 2M, replaced Premium model from DVD to processor.
- Monster M1000, Reference, XLR, 550, .....
Their back there some where. A variety of Monster brand audio & video cables to complete all the connections (2 Tributaries cables). Mostly purchased before I got hooked on Transparents products. The only new one is a long M1000 single I reterminated to XLR for the sub.
- Salamander Synergy, Sony, & Wood Tech
If I change Tv's I will go back to my matching Salamander stand. The matched Sony stand I got 2 yrs after the TV for only $25 new! I made custom side panels for the Salamander stands (alluminum diamond plate, scrap from work=free). Speaker stands were a gift from a fellow audiofile.