Silver core, high output, with silver base. Settings: 2.4g VTF, 249 Ohms loading.
Medium output MC. Settings: 1.85g VTF, 475 Ohms loading.
- VPI Industries Aries II with JMW 10.5 Arm
Upgraded from an Aries.
- VPI Industries HR-X Ring Clamp
Very effective to flaten edge wrap.
- VPI Industries 300 RPM motor upgrade
Low noise motor
Very quiet phone stage with external power supply, flexible and easy load adjustments. Un-solid state sounding, excellent bass.
Mlti-channel SACD player.
Blu-ray universal player
My music server, remote controlled by iPhone. Music are stored on a pair of Western Digital 1TB hard drives.
Wonderful HD recorder capable of recording in any combination of (16, 20, 24 bit) and (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96K); It can burn Redbook and CD24 (24/96 CD) with one button. Very easy to use. Great for transferring LPs to CDs and 24-bit CDs.
For music server
Use as processor only. I am not big in HT so this is good enough. I might upgrade it some day in the future.
This preamp is very dynamic sounding with great soundstage. But it took a very long time to break in. When it was new, it sounded like a bad solid state and did not sound great until after six months.
I have 8 HAL-O tube dampers installed and they took this preamp to the next level.
- Balanced Audio VK-51SE upgrade
Black face panel
75W/ch, not quite enough power to drive the Vandersteen 5. I might get another one later to make a pair of 150W monos.
- Theta Digital Dreadnaught
200W x 5. My Summer amp.
Use as front left and right. Rose wood finish, balanced external crossover, wonderful mid-range, construction could be better.
This is left over from my pervious all Martin Logan HT setup. It may not be the best match with the Vandersteen but I just don't feel like spending the money to replace them.
- Cardas Golden Reference 1M RCA
Use as phono cable
- Cardas Neutral Reference 1M RCA
Connects KPE and SCD-XA9000ES to preamp
- Cardas Neutral Reference 1M XLR
From VK-50SE tape out to MasterLink, for recording.
- Acoustic Zen Silver Reference 1M RCA
Currently unused. Used to be in between DAC and preamp.
- Harmonic Technology Cyber Link Platinum 1M RCA
Connects MasterLink to DAC.
- Harmonic Technology Pro Silway MK II 4M XLR
Connects VK-51SE to VK-75SE
- Harmonic Technology Pro-9 plus
12 ft biwired
Originally I planned to use it as phono cable but I like the Golden Reference better.
Four Full round 16"x47" stacked to make two 8' columns.
Silver paste contact enhancer. This is the most effective tweak in my book.