My Own Used Personal Reference System

by audio_girl on Done For Now

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Hello,

Here is my personal reference system that I am very proud of!

I bought every single piece USED, so I saved a TON OF MONEY on it.

It took me almost 3 years to put it together.

Unbelievable speed, transparency, detail, image width and depth, focus, bass power, and dynamics!

The top-end is the BEST I have heard at ANY PRICE! Open, detailed, EXTREMELY extended, airy, and sweet.

I listen mainly to vinyl. It is the highest resolution source out there! But, on my Linn Unidisc, all the digital formats are extremely enjoyable and listenable.

Everytime I fire my system up, it blows my mind. I am very, very happy with it and have no plans for upgrades any time soon.

Thanks for checking out my baby!

Happy listening to all of you out there!
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    • Linn Unidisc 1.1 Universal disc player
    The best overall "one box" player I have ever heard! Plays CD's, DVD's, DVD-Audio, and SACD discs.
    • VPI Industries Scoutmaster turntable
    Exceptional sounding turntable for the money.
    • VPI Industries JMW-9 tonearm
    Great tonearm for the price. Matches perfectly with the Scoutmaster turntable.
    • Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood cartridge
    Exceptional sounding cartridge for the money.
    • Ayre Acoustics K-1xrp preamp
    Excellent solid-state preamp with remote and dual-mono phono board included.
    • Parasound JC-1 monoblock amps
    Exceptional power amps, even at their full retail price!
    • Magnepan Magneplanar MG 3.6R, modded.
    Exceptional sounding dipole speakers with some of the best ribbon tweeters on the planet! The X-overs were modified by the previous owner. Don't know exactly what was done to them, but they sound exceptional.
    • Hsu Research TN-1220HO Powered Subwoofers
    2 round cylinder subs with 12" HO woofers in each cylinder and 500 watt amp, that powers both of them. Crossover to the magneplanars at 80hz. Exceptional Bass Power and speed!They easily rattle the whole house!
    • Audience AU 24 Interconnects
    Great sounding interconnects.
    • Audience AU 24 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Excellent sounding speaker cables.
    • Audience Power Chord, power cords
    I use these exceptional power cords on other components in my system.
    • TG Audio SLVR power cords
    Exceptional match to my JC-1's!
    • Shunyata Research Hydra 8
    Power distribution device. Makes a world of difference!
    • Parasound HALO T-3 tuner
    Great AM/FM tuner. Good sound and SEXY looks!

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Not married.
Did not have a husband to have whacked.
Don't know who modded the maggies. I bought them from a guy in Texas who already had them modded when I bought them. He said some parts were changed out, and some were removed entirely. I will try to locate that guys name and email address, but its been quite a while since I bought them. I will also do some research on mods for the maggies. Sorry that I can't help you more.
If I can ever find a digital camera that works and figure out how to post pictures, I might consider it.
No my scoutmaster is stock, but I might consider upgrading it.
The Linn is an awesome player and matches up extremely well with the maggies, the Ayre, and the JC-1's. I would not even consider selling it!
Thanks again, guys, for your praise. I sure do appreciate it! Guess all my hard work, auditioning, and research finally paid off.

audio_girl

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WOW, Thanks guys!
I am flattered.
Yes, needless to say, I would really rather be at home than anywhere else!
I wish I was Paris Hilton and had her cash reserves!
Hint: A with healthy insurance settlement, you can buy things that you normally would not be able to afford.
SSSHHHH!
Thanks again to all of you who responded to my system thread!
Happy listening!

audio_girl

Owner
Thanks, Daltonlanny!
I think the Parasound JC-1's are one of the best solid-state amps under $10,000. I have auditioned many amps in my system, and the JC-1's simply match up best with my components, and give me everything that I am looking for in an amp.They are extremely fast, clean, transparent, detailed, neutral, and have seemingly unlimited power, drive, dynamics, and bass response. They actually surpass the 500 watt HSU amp that I use to drive my 2 HSU Research 1220 HO subs in the mid and low bass regions by a good margin! The TG Audio SLVR power cords take these monoblocks to an even higher level. I highly recommend these.
I am a big analog fan. I love vinyl. I do not think that even the best CD/SACD/DVD-Audio players, can match the sheer musicality, palpability, and accuracy of good vinyl!
You ought to buy you a decent analog set-up. You will be amazed and be thanking me!
Thanks again for your kind words.

audio_girl

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