Time for updating

by hevac1 on

Description

One room thanks to my wife, 14.5' x 20' x 8'. There are 2 power reclining seats, there will be another added as soon as I can find the correct listening chair. The back wall holds my 5000+ albums & some CD's. I have slide out shelving to the right side to hold yet more vinyl.  Just outside the room in a small closet is my mono vinyl collection. I'm retiring so it's time to make what may be my last hardware updates for a while.

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Room Details

Dimensions: 19’ × 14’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’

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    • PS Audio Power Port HC
    All power conditioners plug into these 6 PowerPort outlets.
    • Shunyata Diamond Back
    Powercord for Shunyata Hydra 6
    • Shunyata Hydra 6
    For Analog source equipment.
    • Shunyata Black Mamba
    Power cord to ARC Ref3
    • Audio Research Ref 3
    Best sounding preamp I have owned to date.
    • FMS SineWave
    From Hydra 6 to PS Audio PS300. From Hydra 6 to Oppo 83 & 95. From Guardian 2 to Moon amps. From APC H15 to Meridian G68 & 598. From Hydra 6 to NHT X2.
    • PS Audio P-300
    For TT motor control only
    • Shunyata Vernom 3 15 amp
    From PS Audio 300 to Basis Debut, From Hydra 6 to VPS
    • Basis Debut Diamond Signature
    Clear version with silver accents. Sounds great. Vacuume is excellent no warped records here. Talk about 200 gram records sounding better. All of my records are 2000 gram now.
    • Koetsu Urushi
    Latest version, awesome sounding.
    • Lyra Helikon mono
    Mono records sound best with this cartridge.
    • Graham Engineering Phantom B-44
    Easy to change to a mono needle from a stereo one with 2 arm wands.
    • Cardas Phono interface box
    From Phantum Arm
    • Nordost Valhalla
    SE from Cardas to VPS then XLR to Ref3
    • Nagra VPS Phono Preamp
    This has 2 MC inputs
    • dCS Bartók
    For new music server
    • OPPO BDP205
    BlueRay-3D/SACD/CD
    • Nordost Heimdall
    Nice balanced cable from Oppo95 to ARC Ref3
    • FMS Nexus
    SE from Oppo 83LE to Ref3. SE from Meridian to Moon W3. XLR from Ref3 to 3 Moon W6's.
    • Nordost Red Dawn
    From Ref3 to Meridian G68.
    • Sim Audio W-6
    For front left & right speakers
    • Purist Audio Design Aqueous
    Great speaker cable used for front & center speakers.
    • Rockport Technologies Avior II
    I have gone from Verity Fidelio's, Parsifal Encore, Parsifal Ovation and Sarastro II.
    Now I've changed to Rockport Avior II. 
    • FMS Zero
    From Ref3 to NHT X2
    • NHT X2
    Sub-crossover
    • Nordost Blue Heaven
    From NHT-X2 to JL Audio 113
    • JL Audio f113
    Added 2 of these to the 2 channel System.
    • Meridian G68 AXV
    Processor for digital and video but NEVER my VINYL
    • FMS MicroWave
    From Meridian LFE to NHT X2
    • Meridian 598DP DVD/CD Player
    DVD/CD player
    • Shunyata Venom 3 20 amp
    2 of these from PS Audio Power Ports to 2 Shunata Guardian 2
    • Sim Audio W-3
    For Rears
    • Revel Voice
    Center speaker
    • Revel Performa S-30
    Rear channels
    • REL Acoustics Stadium III
    Ash black for rear home theater channels
    • DVDO Iscan Dual
    High Definition Video Processor
    • JVC RS50U
    DLAI projector. Very good picture is able to do 3D.
    • Stewart ABB Electro screen
    With StudioTek 130 G3 screen material & is 110" Diaginal.
    • Panasonic GT55
    Plazma TV with 3D. Plcked this up so I would not go through so many bulbs for the projector.
    • ASC Sound Planks
    Room Treatment

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Hi Hevac1,

Thank you for the response. It is good to note that you found the REL to be slower in comparison with the Aerial SW-12 you ended up with. I have been comtemplating of getting either the REL Stadium III or the matching PMC TLE1 for my PMC speakers, and while waiting for your response I ended up with the latter, which proved to be a wise choice since it is always good to stick with the same manufacturer.

ryder

Hi Hevac1,

In one of your threads you mentioned that the REL Stadium III sounds great in HT. Have you used it in purely 2-channel stereo configuration? If you have, how do you feel of its performance?

Thanks in advance.

ryder

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