Very nice amp. Needs to be hit with some gain before it comes alive. Unfatiguing sound.
Paradigm Studio 60 V.2
Lovely speakers. Bass could be a bit tighter down low, but an unmuddled, uncolored midrange. Shines with warmer equipment.
Signal Cables Analog 2
with the Bullett plug terminations, this cable has beaten Kimber, Audioquest, Straightwire, Ps Audio. A genuine value in this silly hobby.
Nordost Super Flatline Biwire
Very open, revealing sound. Bass is fine. Leaves any brightness or sibilance nowhere to hide in your chain, so beware.
PS Audio Plus Power Cable
Possible snake oil alert- perhaps my stuff is not transparent enough to reveal the gains brought by these products, but it was cheap, looks like an anaconda, and has the most tenacious grip on the component when plugged in.
The bass traps are a bit large, but addressed and soaked up nodes below 200hz that were energizing the room. The toe-in was a project of several weeks of listening and represents a focal point about 3 feet behind the central listening position. The studio 60's have a bass response to about 38hz and in this relatively small listening space, responded quite well to shallow toe-in. Their placement in the room is a modified golden triangle ratio to minimize room node accentuation. Speakers are spiked with about a 5 degree inclination. DIY sidewall reflection absorbers still in the works. The pillows stay, I'm not here for aesthetic opinion. You presume much about the ignorance of your fellow enthusiasts.
