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Agape 300b for supertweeters

Wavac MD 572 pair/Wavelength EL84

SME 30/ Da Vinci Grandezza

Description

Home Theatre combined with two/multichannel Audio System, Ribbon speakers with active crossover for two channel stereo, seven ribbon speakers in all with two subwoofers, SACD multichannel, Movie Multichannel, and separate vinyl based analog setup

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- SME Model 30/2
SME 30/2 with Da Vinci Grandezza 10" arm
- Da Vinci Grandezza Reference
10 inch arm, took some creative manipulation to get it mounted with proper geometry on SME 30, but finally worked, nice arm.
- Clearaudio Harmony MG
Harmony Mg MC Cartridge, nice
- Allnic Verito Z
MC cartridge
- Benz Micro MC-3 Cartridge
MC-3 Last one made as a tribute for a trade show a few years ago, was a top end MC catridge in the 90's
- Allnic HT 2500
Nuvistor Head Amplifier for MC cartridge
- Allnic H-3000 Phono Preamp
all transformer coupled, six transformers per channel,
- Allnic L 5000
DHT version of L 4000
- Accuphase F 25
Four Way Active Crossover set at 70 Hz, 300 Hz and 3500 Hz
- Analysis Audio Epsilon
Two Way Ribbon, added Aurum Cantus 2Gsi supertweeters with custom foils.
- Yamaha RX Z9
Home Theatre Receivier with SACD, DVDA, Redbook multichannel/two channel decoder and Surround/Ambience Recovery Processer
- Wavac 572
I have two of these, one for the MRT and one for the bass panels of the Analysis Epsilon, stuff of dreams, panels and SET with active Xover.
- Wavac MD 811
Integrated amp based on 811b tube
Used with active crossover for center channel and multi channel sources
- Agape 300b
300b prototype amp, Tuck Thean, used for rear surrounds, modified Laurel 300b used for front surrounds
- John Hogan 6sn7/26/300b
300b used for surrounds and sometimes all by itself, great sounding amp with old Webster organ trannies.
- Wavelength Jr.
7 watt single ended pentode for tweeter array above 3500 Hz, intense, sweet, betters about ten other amps both tube and solid state in this slot
- Monster oxygen free copper
Not my religion, except for pure silver cable for Phono/Tonearm
- Meridian 518
Digital Preamplifier, noise shaping, dithering, upsampling, jitter removal, for Redbook
- Pioneer 47 Ai
DVD player, multichannel SACD and DVDA hi rez sources output through firewire i-link to Yamaha RX Z9
- Powervar 1200, Power Wedge Powervar, Power Wedge
Line Conditioners, two powervars and one power wedge.
- Apogee Acoustics Centaur Minor
used for multchannel center and rear surrounds
- Apogee Acoustics Cassiopeia 6
Pair used for front surround above main pair
- Velodyne ULD-15 mkII
Rebuilt Classic Sub, great sounding
- Klipsch Generic
Speaker only powered by Yamaha pro vintage amp, old with no version, two eight inch paper cone speakers that pack a surprising wollop

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Carl,
I see you've added the DHT version on the Allnic Linestage. How does this differ from the L4000? I've been living with the H3000/L4000 combination for a couple of months now and they've really been more than I could have hoped for. I'm also keeping an eye out for word on the new A7000 150W monos but I think they're a ways off yet.

sonofjim August 28, 2009 16:50

Cjfrbw,
The H3000 is on my short list of potential end-all phono stages to eventually upgrade to based mostly on what others have said about them here. At this price it would have to be auditioned in my system first though. How did you come to decide on the H3000? Did Dave send you one for an in home audition?

sonofjim February 09, 2009 17:43

This may seem like a silly question, but one potential cancern I have about the 3000 is the collection of dust on all the inner parts due to it's open design. Do either of you guys find it hard to keep it clean. Dust settles everywhere. Maybe it's better to have the top open so you can at least see it rather than having it accumulate inside unseen.

sonofjim February 08, 2009 17:28