1978 vintage horn speaker with rebuilt drivers from Great Plains Audio and Werner Jagusch crossovers. Replaced Harbeth M-40.2 Anni's. Big sound, very dynamic and very enjoyable.
McIntosh MC-30
Purchased from Audio Classics in March 2024. Added GE 6L6GC's from VTS, Tungsol 12AX7's, RCA 12AU7 Cleartops, CBS 12BH7 black plates and Tungsol 5AW4 Rectifiers.
deHavilland Electric Ultraverve 3
Most enjoyable and complimentary preamp I've owned, by a large margin. Responds well to tube rolling. Currently loaded with NOS Tung Sol's in all positions. Exceptional value.
Weiss Engineering DAC 202
Replaced an outstanding Audio Aero Capitole Reference DAC/CDP/PRE. I can't say the Weiss is better than the Audio Aero, but it's more neutral. This DAC is a bargain on the used market.
Roon Labs Nucleus
Roon Nucleus server paired with IFi Zen Stream as a Roon end-point, connected via Black Cat Silverstar SPDIF cable to Weiss 202 DAC. Streaming Qobuz. Surprisingly nice step up in sound quality and enjoyability from my previous Aurender N10 at 1/4th the cost.
KCI Silkworm RCA Interconnect
Gold based RCA interconnect cable. Outperforms the Purist Venustas it replaced by a large margin.
Silent Running Audio VR-2 & 3 isolation platforms
I tired of messing with the various footers on the market. These are the real deal... excellent construction, visually appealing and effective.
Salamander Synergy Triple 20
Cherry Finish
GIK Room Treatments Tri Traps, 244 panels and Alpha 4 diffusion panels
This is the 2nd room I've treated with GIK products. Highly recommended, especially 244 panels.
Acoustic BBQ 12 gage Dueland speaker cables
I've had significantly more expensive speaker cables from Stealth and Auditorium, but prefer these. I also use ja pair of these in my secondary system. Great bang for the buck.
iFi Audio Zen Stream
Acting as a Roon endpoint centered between a Roon Nucleus server and my DAC.
New system pictures look great, they show what a very neat, well layed-out system you have. I'm with Al, Keifer looks very pleased with the new room, as well he should!
I'm in much the same situation, as far as equipment access is concerned. I live 100 miles from the nearest large city (Seattle), on an island, with no audio shops around. So, I've had to do all my shopping online, access to audio shops close by would be a blessing, but I rarely leave the island.
Also, there are no audio clubs, and I've not met another audio enthusiast in 43 years on the island.
I managed to get to RMAF in '07, I had the time of my life, and felt like the proverbial kid in the candy store. You'll really enjoy yourself, I sure did.
Thanks for the update. I'm in the process of evaluating the First Watt M2, I very much like the way it sounds, so I'm in a quandary as to what to do Decisions, decisions.
I've enjoyed reading your audio history, we share a few similarities. At one time, I had Dynaudio Contor 5.4's, and really enjoyed them, but felt limited by their love of very powerful amplifiers.
Curiosity about tube amps led me to my current Tannoy HPD's, having had a pair of Tannoy 12" MG's for many years, in a previous life.
A Modwright SE 9.0 phono stage with upgraded power supply and NOS tubes works very well for me.
Your system is a very fine one, which I would love to hear, with your VAC/Daedalus combination.
I see you have not commented on your system for some time, I am a bit unclear on whether you still have the Daedalus, the Harbeth's, or both.
Whatever you've got, I'm sure you're enjoying it greatly.
