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I have settled down after years of tweaking and rolling gear to find the perfect synergy. The tubes with horns are sublime to my ears. I listen more these days.
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    • DIY 6H30 Class A Linestage
    DIY tube rectified 6H30 class A linestage.
    • AYON AUDIO AUSTRIA/GERMANY Crossfire III
    Crossfire SET Amp Pure Class A 30+30 Watts RMS
    • Clearaudio Champion II
    Clearaudio Champion II table
    SME 309 arm
    Benz Micro Glider cart
    • Shanling Audio CD-T1500
    Tube Output SACD Player
    • EAR 834P
    Phono preamp
    • Auralic Altair
    Music server : DAC - PCM/DSD
    • P S Audio Quintessence
    Power Center
    • DIY Wardsweb speakers
    Baltic birch & MDF with sapele pommele veneer. JBL 2235H woofer, Altec 802-8G driver on a 511B horn and JBL 077 tweeter.
    • Dual Connect DC-S200
    Gold plated solid silver wires in a dual configuration (“Dual Connect”) within a thin tubing of PTFE.

Comments 65

Owner
Here are some bigger close up pics of the speakers:

http://wardsweb.org/audio/Widgets/DIY3way.jpg

http://wardsweb.org/audio/Widgets/DIY3wayback.jpg

Thanks everyone - I am proud of these.

wardsweb

Nice speaker finish-how about a closeup

vernneal

OMG those are beautiful speakers! Classy looking set up... nice clean lines... very well done!

pdreher

Beautiful setup!

artk

Owner
Things are really settling in nicely. The speakers have really come into their own and the entire system synergy seems to have come together. What to buy next...

wardsweb

Owner
"12-06-09: Tzh21y Is th SME tonearm unipivot?"

No, you may read about it on the SME factory page:

http://www.sme.ltd.uk/content/Series-300-1332.shtml

wardsweb

Is th SME tonearm unipivot

tzh21y

Guys,go to AudioCircle and check out the pics of Wards speakers as they were being made,simply fantastic.

tpreaves

Owner
System edited: Added the Shanling CD-T1500 and a few new pics.

wardsweb

Owner
Yes they are done in Sapele Pommele with 10 coats of Deft gloss lacquer. I could not have wished for a better outcome.

wardsweb

Hi, beautiful looking system, I'm betting it sounds as good as it looks. I have some custom-built enclosures for Tannoy HPD 315's,(Thirty-five year old Dual Concentric 12" drivers), which I have just completed custom crossovers for. The veneer on yours looks very much the same as on mine, which is Pommelle Sapele, the color even seems the same. Are yours the same veneer? Congratulations on a great system!

Regards,
Dan

islandmandan

WOW... your DIY horns look fantastic... very impressive!

pdreher

Owner
System edited: DIY horns are complete and 2 channel rig up and running.

wardsweb

Owner
System edited: Just a quick update for some new pictures.

wardsweb

Owner
The Shanling CDP is superb. I actually prefer it over the SACD version.

wardsweb

How do you like the CD player. It looks beautiful! Great setup! Happy listening!!!

tzh21y

Owner
System edited: Just updating some pictures since our move.

wardsweb

Owner
System edited: We just moved to a new house, so I'll add new pics as the systems get reassembled.

wardsweb

Owner
Keyarae the turntable cover is a custom I designed in CAD and had JMK Displays make for me. You will find a picture of my table on their website.

http://www.jmkdisplays.com/cases.html

wardsweb

Soooo many shiny lights! Looks great, bet it sounds even better

jack667

Spooky nice with the blue lites.

glenfihi

Very nice system you got there, just wondering where you got that very nice cover for your turntable, I have the Magnum model, just dieing to get a cover for it, send me some input, once again enjoy

Regard
Jean

keyarae

Owner
System edited: Now a the McIntosh C36 rolled in. More control and a smooth top end.

wardsweb

Owner
System edited: Added the den system pic.

wardsweb

Owner
Jsujo the shelving is from IKEA. It is from their EXPEDIT line. It normally would stand up, but I laid it down to better fit the room.

wardsweb

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