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Extremely satisfying system that brings me many hours of pleasure.

Comments and/or questions welcomed...

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- Naim Audio CDX2
A great bit of kit.
- Naim Audio XPS2
discrete power supply for CDX2
- Audio-Technica USA 150MLX
A tasty lil' mm cart...
- Technics SL-1200 mkII
SL-1210M5G modded with silicone damper and Mapleshades brass footers. Sitting on Timbernation 26x18x3 tigermaple plank, resting on Mapleshades Isoblocks.
- Aesthetix Calypso
One word, incredible.
- DB Systems DB-8
Esoteric pre, prolly made in the dudes basement. Whatever. I really don't have anything to comapare it to other than the stock phono section of my Carver CT-17 (sucks) and my NAD PP-2 in the garage. It is better than the PP-2.
- DB Systems DB-2A
Discrete power supply for the DB-8 phono pre.
- Parasound Halo JC1
ss brutes
- Von Schweikert Audio VR4 Gen III HSE
bass down to 16hz. believe it.
- Parasound TDQ-1600
I made some brackets and hung the fm tuner under the drawer asm. I'm not big on stacking components. Besides, it looks cool!
- Magnum Dynalab ST-2
I mounted one of these in the attic to pull in an awesome rock station in an outlying area where I live. It marginally improved that station, but made a greater improvement on the strong signal stations, IMO.
- Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway Mk III-XLR
1.5 meter balanced from preamp to amps-the improvement over SE is monumentel with the JC-1's.
- Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway Mk III+ SE
1.0 meter from cdp to amps
- Nordost Blue Heaven-SE
used on tuner, dvd and vcr
- Harmonic Technology Pro-9 plus
four discrete 8' lengths bi-wiring the VR-4's, rhodium over gold plated, cryo'd, demagnetized spades.
- Harmonic Technology Fantasy AC-10
I put this pc first on my JC1 monoblocks, then the Calypso preamp and lastly the CDX2 cdp. After adding the pc's in stages (with a good deal of time in between), I'd have to say that pc's are at least AS important as ic's. Good pc's are not cheap, but they are worth every penny in my book. And I was a pc skeptic for a very long time.
- Furutech FP-2G
upgraded ac outlets wired to two dedicated 20amp circuits
- Bell'o AVSC 2000
76w x 26h x 23d, 3/4" glass top
- Aurios Pro-Max Isolation Bearings
Much more user friendly than the original Pro's...
- Aurios Pro Isolation Bearings
Currently installed under JC1 monoblocks.
- Hoover Precision Tungsten Carbide Balls 5/8
All components with Aurios bearings now running 5/8 balls. This pic shows the dramatic size difference between 1/2 and 5/8. Why these things make such a huge difference is unknown to me. Worth every penny.
- KAB silicone damper
Cool blue and better tracking.
- Littlelight L-18-LED
A must have over a TT. LED version produces beautiful white light and soft red light as well.
- Littlelight L-3/18
Halogen version.
- Herbie's Audio Lab Big Black Dots
four 1" dots used between m/t and woofer modules. Huge improvement over stock rubber footers.
- Absolute Black Granite Slabs
25x16x3/4, soft rounded edges/corners and polished. I had these made so that I could try different isolation devices under my speakers.
- Herbie's Hal-O Tube Dampeners
Used on the gain and output tubes on the Calypso pre. Do they help? Not sure, made too many other changes when these were installed. But at $10 bucks a pop...
- Shaw Area Rugs
Two 8'x11' area rugs, one on front wall, one on back wall serving dual purpose, acoustics and aesthetics.
- Echo Busters Absorption panel
4'x12
- Echo Busters Corner Busters
Triangular absorption panels 15"x15"x15"
- ASC Studio Traps
One side absorbs treble, the other side diffuses it.
- The Ultimate Tweak Two ...
don't put all ur eggs in one basket...

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Perfectionist,
Exceptional System!
I also own the JC-1 monoblock amps, and I am extremely impressed with them!
I agree that these amps must be FULLY broken-in to sound their best. Yes, yours will improve alittle more in the next few months. I currently have 1,500 hours on mine and they sound simply awesome! They really open up at about 1,300 to 1,400 hours. I think the reason alot of people sell these amps is because they don't break them in properly or give them enough time. I was sort of disappointed with them until they reached about 900 to 1000 hours. I would not trade them for any other amp now!
The detail, transparency, focus, speed, and bass power, extension, and slam is simply state-of-the-art in IMHO, and this is with Paradigm Reference Studio 100 version 2 loudspeakers and a Parasound P/LD-2000 preamp!
I am seriously considering buying either the Von Schweikert
VR-4 Gen III HSE's or the VMPS RM-30's in the near future.
Again, you have a very impressive system! Happy listening!
Lanny

daltonlanny January 30, 2005 18:32