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A few updated pictures of the new system, its night and I couldn't get good lighting to get a whole system shot, but its around the corner. Overall I am very pleased with this system its a huge downgrade from where I've been and its lower resolution allows me to forget about being an audiophile and enjoy music. While I have no complaints I have little doubt I will be playing with the big boys again in the not so distant future. I am planning on moving with in 2 years and at that time I will search for a better listening environment in my home and build a more SOTA system. At this time I just like the flexibility this system offers, it does everything good and has no real weakness, I feel all the components represent tremendous value, which is why they were chosen.
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    • Exemplar Denon 3910
    Service pack mod, siltech upgrade, tube output, upgraded power supply and a whole bunch of upgraded caps
    • Anti Cables 3m interconnect RCA
    Interconnect between Exemplar and DK
    • DK Design Group VS.1 Reference Mk.II
    Int Amp
    • xindak FS-1
    3m pair, spades on each end
    • Von Schweikert Audio VR 4jr mkII
    3 way speaker system in blonde maple
    • Jena Tek 716-15
    I have two of these, one used on the Exemplar and the other on the DK
    • Machina Dynamica Nimbus
    Sub-hertz platform for transport. This device really is amazing functionally and quite interesting looking!
    • Machina Dynamica Promethean
    I am using 1 promethean under the DK amp
    • Sony VPL-H51a
    LCD 1080P front projector

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hey Tim.. are you considering changes to your front end?

dennis_the_menace

yeh, i can see how that would be tons of fun. my aerius i come stock with Solens, and i've been toying with the idea of modding the crossover, with mundorfs possibly, or jensen. a guy in my area, dennis murphy, is apparently one of THE crossover guys on AA, and offered his help. i'm thinking maybe once summer hits, of opening them up and playing around some. those are HUGE cap values... but the bypass would be pretty reasonable to try out...

anyway, it looks like you've got a great setup, and are really enjoying yourself. are you from upstate NY? i was born and raise part of my youth in schenectady...

dennis_the_menace

did you change just the caps, or also inductors? what brands did you use?

dennis_the_menace

hey Tim, how did you go about designing the crossover? Is it the same design that magnepan used, with experimentation on parts?

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