Description

System has undergone a major sea change….
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Room Details

Dimensions: 18’ × 15’  Medium
Ceiling: 16’


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    • Aesthetix Pandora -SIG
    FPGA tube DAC
    • Audio Research REF 5 SE
    Tubes and more tubes...
    • AudioQuest Wild Blue Yonder
    XLR Cables
    • Harmonic Resolution Systems Nimbus Couplers and Brick
    All tube amplification components and Roon server are isolated with HRS components
    • Dynavector DV-505
    Like Alien and Rube Goldberg had a nuclear phd turned tonearm designer for a baby…..
    • Denon DP-75
    Restored DP-75 in custom one off Italian plinth with aluminum armboards and ma and HRS vortex footers. Veneer is Apple from Germany.
    • dynavector Karat 17D3
    The fabled and delicate Diamond
    • Audio Research REF 80S
    Amplifier
    • Audio Research Reference Phono 2 SE
    • Tidal Audio Tidal Piano G2
    Ebony veneer
    • Kuzma CAR 40
    MC cartridge
    • Koetsu Urushi Black
    MC cartridge
    • Ortofon RS-309d
    Tonearm

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@noromance This rig sounds so natural! The analog setup unflappable, heard mostly w/ the Kuzma cart. No aspect of the sonics jump out as overly prominent, #goldilocks. Over 5 days I logged a good number of hours, hogging the sweet spot( sorry @tomic601 ) with a huge smile. Across genres every record showed its own nature with remarkable timbre and timing. Most important of all, everything came together to create that remarkable pull that makes you want to listen to MORE, MORE, MORE. 
My experience was an important data point in my subsequent decision to purchase Vandersteen 5As.

sbank

@tomic601 I recall you selling that one to your buddy. For some reason, I was thinking you have another with a 4Point arm.

sbank

@tomic601 Among the loveliest of rigs in the loveliest of rooms. Is that the Kuzma in the VTA pic?

sbank