This is my current main rig. Obviously a low power/high efficiency set-up with analog as the main source.
I use battery power for most of my setup, with the exception of the preamp high voltage section, which I power with 120vac from my Studer Pure-Sine wave inverter that changes the 12vdc battery power to 120vac. So all the gear is either directly or indirectly powered off a battery bank. The sound quality of this system has to be heard to be believed.
I thought I should post this, because I have posted it numerous times before in the regular sections of the forum, and thought it was time to put it in the Systems section.
My room is 24'x14' with a gabled ceiling of 16'. I use room lenses, wall absorbers and bass traps.
Speaker placement is 4' from rear wall, 4' from side walls.
Chair placement is 10' from speakers.
Speakers are toed-in for on-axis response.
This system is capable of way more than most people think it could be.
I will try to add pictures as soon as I get a digital camera.
Mass-loaded high performance TT with Lead-loaded Cocobolo Base,16 lb. acrylic platter, DC motor, microprocessor controller with Caddock resistors and Black Gate capacitors, optical strobe sensor, Battery power supply
Origin Live Silver -Modified
High performance tonearm by Origin Live, using Rega base and cueing device. Includes HiFi lateral stabilizer mod. Also added Custom made Counterweight(not shown in photo)
Shelter 501 Mk II
Low compliance, low output Moving Coil
MFA Magus - Modified
All tube preamp with Phono section. Hotrodded with REL caps, Wonder Caps, Cardas jacks, Cardas Wire
David Berning Co HOLY GRAIL 45 SE ZOTL - Custom
One-of-a-kind custom made tube amp, hand made by David Berning. Features include: Class A Single Ended Triode, using Emission Labs Mesh Plate 45 output triodes Zero Feedback Zero Hysteresis Output Transformerless(ZOTL) Choke Loaded, with custom chokes hand wound by David Berning Battery power only Point to point hand wired 2 watt rated output @ 8ohms
Lowther Loudspeakers Voigt Pipe (modified)
Lowther EX3 drivers in Custom Voigt Pipe enclosures, with mods. Internally wired with Purist Audio Dominus cable, and terminated with Vampire OFC binding posts. Includes the new series Lowther EX3 drivers. (Photo shown is a similar speaker to mine - not exact)
Sonoran Plateau Cactus Interconnect Cables
1 meter pair
Sonoran Plateau Desert Speaker Cables
10 foot cables.
Studer DC/AC Power Inverter w/Battery Bank
12vdc to 120vac power inverter designed to power sensitive audio recording equipment. Pure-Sine wave type. Made to exacting specs by Studer in Switzerland. 400 watt continuous output, 800 watt peak
DIY Room Lenses Argent Clone
Clones of Argent Room Lenses with tuned helmholz resonators (6 total)
M.A. COTTER MKII MC Step-up Transformer
High-end MC Step-up Transformer with Silver wound Transformers, Silver wire and silver interconnects. Selectable loading.
Sistrum SP-101 amp stand
resonance control amp stand
Sistrum SP-101 Preamp Stand
Resonance control preamp stand
Sistrum SP-004 Speaker Stands
Resonance control speaker stands
Audiopoints 1 1/2 inch
Resonance control cones
Rottweiler Dog
Champion Pedigree Rottweiler whelped on 6/9/2001 at Sam Houston Rottweilers, TX. Weight:135 pounds Bloodline includes 3 Weltsiegers(World Champions), 4 Bundesseigers(German Nat'l Champs), 2 Dutch Champions, numerous American Champions. Notable ancestors include Ch. Harras von Sofienbusch, Ch. Erno vom Wellesweiler, Ch. Dux vom Hungerbuhl, Ch. Bulli vom Hungerbuhl, Ch. Ives Eulenspiegel, Ch. Evon von Brando, and Ch.Lethal Weapon. He's super in conformation and is an excellent representation of the breed. OFA excellent. Plus, he's my happy boy.
Tom, welcome back. It was a long while ago and you may not remember helping with some newbie questions about analog. I never forgot, and so began my journey of vinyl joy. Thanks again.
