My long audio journey has taken many twists and turns, but things are finally meshing and I see a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. I ve met some great folks in this hobby and with their help, my brothers experience, and extensive trial and error, what has emerged is sound which resonates with emotion and makes me smile every single day.
Open Baffle with 12" Coaxial and Dual Inverted 12" Servo Subs. Natural presentation and huge sound stage.
Coincident Frankenstein MKII 300b
8 watts of SET Magic... Emission Labs 300b XLS
Melody Pure Black 101
Very organic preamp and the only one I've heard that has vocal "swells"... Psvane 101D tubes Mullard GZ37 Tung Sol Round Plate 6SN7GT's Sylvania 6SN7GTA's
Lampizator Big 7 DAC
She's still breaking in.
PC Server Similar to CAPs Zuma
Running Windows Server 2012 with Audiophil's Optimizer, dedicated USB card (Paul Pang) and Linear/Battery Power Supplies.
HiDiamond Reference USB Cable
Solid all around performer. 1's and 0's do matter...
High Fidelity Interconnect
These magnets simply just work and gets you closer to the real thing...
HiDiamond D7 Speaker Cable
Live sounding, very revealing, but never harsh.
HiDiamond P3/P2 Power Cords
Live sounding, great ambiance, huge stage and presence. My favorite power cords by far.
Triode Wire Labs 7+ and 8+ Power Cords
Such an 'easy on the ears' type of power cord that is mellow and super quiet, letting all the small nuances through...
Pi Audio UberBuss Conditioner
Provides a super black background and "dirty" noise is funneled into a black hole. Decked out with Furutech and Synergistic outlets.
Equitech 1.5Q Balanced Conditioner
Great job at draining unwanted noise from audio components. If you live in the city, then this could very well improve every piece of gear in your audio chain.
Sistrum Apprentice and SP-3 Platforms
Excellent mechanical grounding platforms to use under any audio component.
Thanks for the detailed answer. I will be getting a 7 in the not too distant future. I was hemming and hawing about 2A3 versus 45 and am excited about being able to choose. I have chosen to go with the EML solid plate for now although they also make a 2A3. It runs hotter though and I am not sure what to make of that. I am also forgoing the Duelunds in favor of the new Jupiter caps. Per Rob Reich's rec, I am getting these gucci Italian teflon tube sockets along with an upgraded IEC. Have you tried aftermarket fuses? I am fan of the Synergistic quantum fuses....
