The system is built along with the minimalistic philosophies regarding aesthetics, assimilation within surrounding nature and environment with enough rough edges to tweak in order to waste a lot of time and money.
I got 2 Gain and 1 Source cords. First Gain connects the Furutech ETP60 to the Audio Magic Stealth power distributors. Second Gain cord connects Stealth to Gaincard. The Source cord connects ETP60 to CD player.
Bogdan AC
3 Feet
Audio Magic Stealth Mini
On top of a Skyland stand with two cans of water to keep it from doing a wheely.
Parasound CDP-2000
Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra
It is a CEC transport similar to the CEC 5100Z and a UltraAnalog DAC section using PCM-1702 burrbrown chips.
However, I am using this as a transport only.
Symposium Rollerblock Jr
3 under the Parasound
OTA/Eichmann Digital Cable
1 Meter, 47 OTA signal and Near Sota OTA neutral.
OTA/Furutech Powercord
One male and two female IEC Furutech dual headed powercord powering the Gaincard and Dackit's outbourd PSU.
Scott Nixon DacKit
This is a non-oversampling 16 bit dac using a CS8412 chipset. The powersupply is a 3XDC.
OTA/Eichmann Interconnect
.75m
47 Labs Gaincard
Hard cold steel!
Symposium Svelte Shelf
Under the Power Humpty
Carolina Audio JTM
This is a Jordan/Leijlic design as far as I know which uses the Jorden JX92 aluminum 4 inch drivers. Ronnie, the sole proprietor at Carolina Audio, custom makes these speakers according to the original designs with some of his own modifications.
BDR #3 Cones
Under the speakers
Hibord Precision Platforms
Granite surface plates under the Gaincard and speakers. hibordtool.com/page28.htm
Stillpoints ERS
Used in three ways: CD mat, wrapped around AC cord, and fitted inside Eichmann Bulletplugs. Beat that Jack Bybee!
Just ran a WWW search and ERS is commonly used to affix the mailing labels to "BBW" (Big Beautiful Women) and "Martha Stewart Living". No need to order any (you should have plenty on hand:-).
Now I'm confused, and it didn't take much. What Mapleshade cable(s) did you try today? Not the Double Helix Digital I take it.
Also, what is ERS (the pointy things on the top of a cat's head:-).
Send me an email and I will pop the cable in the mail next week.
I disassembled the odd OTA Digital a long time ago to reuse the cable as hookup wire (had run out of extra). Now I have additional OTA that Kubla gave me (what a guy), but I won't cut it up until I figure out what lengths I require to reconfigure the living room system (been meaning to do this for a year+ now).
Anyway, the Double Helix Digital was very close in sound to the DIY OTA Digital with the old system and it might do the trick.
Did you ever try Dean's Mapleshade Double Helix digital cable? If not and he no longer has it I have one you can borrow. Right now it's hooked up to a $70 DVD player as I no longer own/use an external DAC. LOL!
Other than the home brew digital cable I made from 47 Labs OTA cable (with the advice/direction of Richard who owns Vantage Audio in the UK) the Mapleshade was my second favorite (a close second). I did not care for the D-60 either which added a bleached/white character/sound to my old setup (CAL/Bel Canto 1.1/Audion/Reynauds).
The Mapleshade is best described as organic sounding, for lack of the right/proper terminology.
