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Here's the latest iteration of an ever evolving system. I'm hoping to settle down soon, to get back to listening and enjoying the music.
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    • Eggleston Works Andra I
    Tremendously musical, natural sounding speakers with a killer soundstage. No crossover on the midrange = dynamic, transparent, effortless music! Not too shabby looking either.
    • Art Audio Quartets
    845-based tube monoblocks, Class A, zero feedback, push/pull 100% chrome finished power packs! Using Shuguang 845Bs, Raytheon square getter 12AU7s, HiFi Tuning fuses, DCCA Ref Master cables. What a great combination!
    • ModWright Sony 9000ES CDP
    w/ Platinum Signature Truth Mods. Using Jena Labs cryo'ed copper umbilical and internal wiring. Had Dan replace the stock clock with an LC Audio X03 clock and he also installed a DACT attenuator on it for the capability of going direct to amp. Running GE JAN 7044 tubes with it, better than Tung Sols!
    • Synergistic Research Tesla Acoustic Reference
    Between Modwright 9000ES CDP and Dodd preamp. You want cables that will transform your system and the way you listen to music? These are must haves!
    • Synergistic Research Tesla Precision Reference
    Used to transfer the musical performance from my Dodd amps to my Eggleston Andras. Is it live or is it......Synergistic?
    • PS Audio P-300 Multiwave II Power Regen.
    w/ Multiwave II
    • Walker Audio Valid Points Brass Cones
    Resonance control. Brass coated lead cones, with lead pucks, under my Art Audio / Dodd amps.
    • Audio Points Brass Cones
    Set of three under the PS300 power conditioner.
    • Neuance Isolation Platforms
    One under my Modwright 9000ES, the 9000ES' tubed power supply, and another under my Dodd Battery preamp.
    • John Boos Maple Butcher Block
    Effective, affordable component platforms. Glued felt to underside. Used under my amps with Walker Valid Points.
    • Hubbell IG5362 Receptacles w/ Filter Caps
    Double cryo'ed, 20A, isolated ground receptacles from Worldpower. Installed a noise suppressing Vishay / Roederstein capacitor between hot and neutral (ala Shunyata Hydra 2s). Mouser part no. F17104101030, .1uF, 250v AC.
    • DCCA Audio PowerWave 2 Power Cord
    Feeding my Art Audio monoblocks quite well.
    • Blue Circle Audio BC86 MKIII Noisehounds
    Will be using one of these AC filters connected in parallel to each of my two dedicated amp circuits.
    • Fusion Audio Impulse
    Took a chance with this new startup co. (why not with a 30 day trial period!). I was pleasantly surprised at the iprovement this cable made in my system. The Impulse is a hybrid, proprietary silver and copper foil power cord that is optimized for front end and digital components. Uses cryo treated wattgate components and enough shielding to reduce RF and EMI interference, but still allows for a "lively" sound. Very flexible. Bettered Poiema and Purist Audio Dominus power cords on my Modwright tube rectifed power supply.
    • Fusion Audio Enchanter
    Took a chance with this new startup co. (why not with a 30 day trial period!). I was pleasantly surprised at the iprovement this cable made in my system. The Enchanter is a hybrid, proprietary silver and copper foil power cord that is optimized for higher current components, e.g. amps and power regenerators / conditioners. Uses cryo treated Wattgate components and enough shielding to reduce RF and EMI interference, but still allows for a "lively" sound. Very flexible. Bettered Purist Audio Dominus, VD Nite II, VD Master, and CPCC Top Gun, Stealth and Poiema power cords on my PS Audio PS300 power regenerator. Highly recommended!
    • DCCA Audio Reference Master Power Cords
    What a great match for my Art Audio Quartets! Live sounding, dynamic, grainless, fast, extended, flexible, full sounding, and all around tremendous performers!
    • Xindak FP-Gold Power Cord
    A wonderful surprise performer on my Modwright 9000ES cdp. Bettered the excellent VD Nite II and VD Master.
    • RPG Hemiffusor
    Diffusors for my angled ceiling, used at first reflection points.
    • GIK Acoustics GIK 244 Acoustic Panels
    2' x 4' x 4" bass traps.
    • Xtreme AV QuickSilver Gold Contact Enhancer
    Cryo'ed Gold and Silver contact enhancer.
    • HiFi-Tuning Ceramic Gold over Silver Fuses
    German made, gold over silver fuses (ceramic, not glass) with silver wire. Replaced standard cheap fuses throughout my entire system (Art Audio Quartets, Dodd Battery Preamp, Modwright 9000ES cdp and tubed power supply, and the PS Audio PS300.
    • AKG 701 Headphones
    Headphones
    • Martin Logan Depth i
    Running a pair of these. Very fast, powerful, musical subs that keep up with my equally fast Eggleston Andra I speakers. Great, seemless match, don't even know they are there. Running off of my Andra speaker terminals via high level inputs.

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Mark, I've still got stock 6922s, but will keep my eyes open for Amperexes. I've liked them in the CAT I used to own. The 7308s are supposed to be great, too, but even more $. Take care,
Spence

sbank

Hey Mark,

Glad to see you're pretty happy since I checked in with you last. I also just grabbed a Dodd battery preamp. Curious to hear if you've tried any more tubes, and your current thinking on best tubes in the Dodd.

Also, I have a friend who runs Andra I's and felt like you did. He uses a Classe Omega amp, but still couldn't get the bottom octave that he craved. He is a bass player, and needs to hear it all. Long story, short, an older model Velodyne 18" sub(perhaps F series??) is now running along w/the Andras, and his rig has never sounded better. Food for thought...Cheers,
Spencer

sbank

1markr,
Interesting journey you're on!
I guess I'm missing a piece of the puzzle. Please backtrack to when you had Berning & Merlins. When the Aero dac didn't please, you added the Ultraverve, right? Sometime later moved to the Modwright. Did you use the Ultraverve or Modwright w/the Berning/Merlin combo, & if so how did the preamps compare with those components? Also, were any of your power cable experiments on the Berning? What did you try/conclude? Thanks,
Spencer

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