2012-2013 - Tony's 2 channel system | Virtual Listening Room

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of all my systems in the past few years I have to say to my ears this is the most musical and engaging system by a large margin. I'm not listening to equipment any longer - just music. The all Kaplan wiring was a major step towards the enjoyment factor.

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- ExaSound E20 MK II
32/384 & DSD *4
- SOLD * PS Audio MK II Perfect Wave DAC w/bridge
SOLD and replaced with Mytek With the MK2 upgrade an already great DAC took a major step forward in sound quality.
- AMR(Abbingdon Music Research) AM-77.1
running the amp in vertical biamp configuration - Dual-Mono Amplifier - using integrated class A tube preamp.
- Rosso Fiorentino Siena
leather wrapped full range acoustic suspension speakers. Love them ;)
- Kaplan Cables GS MKII
used for the Siena mids & tweets
- Kaplan Cables GS MKII
XLR from PWD to amps
- Kaplan Cables GS MKII Power Cables
15A
- dedicated circuits 3x 20A
one outlet for each amp and the PWD
- Boston Tuning standard w/tungsten ball
used under Mytek
- Kaplan Cables HE MKII 3a conditioning cable
used for Mytek 192 DAC
- SOLD * Adona Nemesis w/cherry trim
used for AMR amps
- Acoustic treatments various
GIK 6x corner traps - ATS various - GIK QRD7 diffusor used at 1st reflection - 8th Nerve etc..
- SOLD * Project Audio RM10
with 10cc carbon arm & Ground It isolation base - Cover It cover.
- SOLD * Tom Evans Microgroove Plus
very nice sounding SS phono pre that replaced a Project Tubebox II SE
- SOLD * Mytek Stereo 192 DSD
unbelievable performance & expecially at this price! Using it via Firewire(Granite Digital cable) with external ESATA storage(12TB) - server software is JRiver(EXCELLENT SW)
- Cabledyne Reference RCA Cables
very nice sounding RCA cables from a new to market company. Used between TT & phone pre and phono pre to amps.
- SOLD * Sumiko Celebration Pearwood
cart.
- HIFI Tuning Supreme fuse
used in the Mytek DAC
- Maestro 20A outlets
used on the 3 20A lines
- SOLD * Sumiko Speedbox II SE
external power supply/speed control for the RM10 TT
- Core Audio Design V.2 Model A amp stand
used under Mytek & Tom Evans without the framing

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System is being re-voiced with power cables from synergistic research.

Nice to have a dedicated room with space to spare.

New Jersey is great. I've been home and have not had to travel in two months. So I've been focused on getting things done around the house.

What changes are you planning? You have to be thinking about something.

lapierre July 09, 2013 00:42

Nice pickup Tony.

Will have to read up on Mytek and Cabledyne. I guess I missed the Project Audio RM10 on your component list. Nice!

lapierre January 24, 2013 04:35

Sweet!!

You have your room back.

lapierre July 19, 2012 04:20

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