Primarily a DIY effort. Tube amplification from Bottlehead and Heathkit. DIY open baffle speakers featuring Voxativ 1.6 full-range drivers. The signal goes out from the Bottlehead preamp into a Marchand crossover I built several years ago. Bottlehead 2A3s power the Voxativ drivers supplemented by Fostex super tweeters. The Voxativs are mounted on an open baffle that acts as a mechanical high pass filter at approximately 250 Hz. A pair of vintage Heathkit UA-2s drive the 15" Fostex woofers.
I recently added bass traps from Auralex and GIK Acoustics.These made a huge contribution to the clarity and detail of the system.
Thanks Kpeoples for your in depth response. I will look into your system and try to get a 2" solid maple shelf under my BeePre to see if that will help w/ the microphonics. Also good to know that the stock EHx tubes are a good pairing with the BeePre. I had read such good reviews about the EHx Gold 300B tubes that I just started with them. I got my EHx Gold 300B tubes from Jim McShane.
Sweet looking system Kpeoples. What 300B tubes are you currently using in your Bottlehead BeePre?
I'm using Electro Harmonix Gold 300B tubes which is a nice pairing. My only issue with the BeePre is the microphony. I hope in your system you don't have micophonic or ringing issues with the BeePre. When the system is warming up and I sneeze near my system I can hear a slight ring through the system.
