VPI dust cover, Discovery Essence cables, cones modified with locking bolt, Delrin clamp, all on top of Bright Star big rock filled with sand
VPI Industries JMW 10.5
STP engine additive used for damping, one counterclockwise twist in cable for anti-skating
Coincident Speaker Tech Partial Eclipse mk I
40" from back wall, 28" from side wall, woofers facing in, slightly angled inwards.
Denon DL-305
.2mV MC, with 1.4g tracking force
Yamaha CDX-1110u
vintage 1988, weighs 45lbs due to the dual transformers. it's furthur weighed down by two zip lock type sand bags, and sits on top of 3 metal cones. it also has a separate analog output for 'Hi-bit' 18bit (sampling at 352.8kHz) direct DAC and 3rd order low-pass analog filter treated.
Denon TU-600
digital tuner, using RCA 'rabbitt ears' antenna connected to FM & ground terminals at back, nice wood panels at side
i had the tungsrams and yes, the AI M3A does run tubes hard. i found a set of sovteks ran a lot quieter. instead of rolling tubes on that, i changed to my current VTL ultimate with brimar and mullards. world of a difference, at about the same cost on the used market. the dual, stepped attenuators on the AI also drove me insane. the vtl is both quieter and much more revealing.
