My listening room is (19.5x15 with 8 foot ceiling sloping to 11, w/four dedicated 20amp lines). This is probably the biggest and best change I have made to my system.
I recently made drastic changes to my equipment. I went from high power (ARC VT200) and 'Stats (Martin Logan Prodigy's) to an SET amp with Avantgarde horns. I added the Aesthetix Callisto, and upgraded some PC,s as well.
Recent tweeks have included the Realtraps, NOS tubes, home made diffusors and maple butcher block, Lead blocks for components, Valid Points....... and a VPI record cleaner
I would love to get some feedback and/or comments from fellow Audiogoners, any advice is appreciated.
Upgrades include: Cardas internal wiring throughout, Cardas Power cords, Cardas jumpers, Black Diamond Racing footers and pucks.... Cactus Green!
Art Audio PX-25
6 glorious SET wpc!!! Low gain version w/Cardas conncects and stepped volume. NOS tubes: Amperex 6922's, RCA 12BH7's, Herbies tube dampers, valid points.
Aesthetix Callisto Signature
All NOS tubes at this point... Telefunken AX7, Mullard 6922 goldpin, RCA 6SN7/5692's... The biggest improvement came from the Genelex NOS KT-66's.
Audio Research Ref. Phono
Tube phono stage
Garrard 301
I restored and built the plint. Added the Triplanar and Holy Cow!!! This thing is a killer!
Triplanar VII
Tonearm........ Nice
ZYX Airy 3S-SB
.24mv
Theta Miles
Balanced
Alesis Masterlink
A great tool for production work (mastering home recordings), burning CD's etc.
Purist Audio Designs Venustas
3-meter XLR pair from pre-amp to power amp
Purist Audio Designs Venustas
1.5 meter pair RCA phono pre to pre-amp
Purist Audio Designs Venustas Bi-wire
Bi-wire 3 meter set
Purist Audio Designs Venustas XLR
1 meter XLR CD player to pre-amp
Audioquest Ski XLR
Balanced IC's from CD to Preamp
Hovland Music Groove II
Phono Interconnects Turntable to Phono Pre
Argento Reference Level 2
one on the Art Audio power amp and one on the Aesthetix Callisto
Shunyata Anaconda VX
1.8 meter for Theta Miles (digital)
Zoethecus 5 tier
z-slabs
Zoethecus 3 tier
3 tier stand with Z slabs
Walker Valid Points Valid Points
Resonance control
Realtraps Mondo, Mini, HF absobers
Room tuning products
My own Diffusors
Oak Diffusors......... I use these at the first reflection points to good effect (loosly based on the RPG model).
My own Maple butcher block
2 inch piece under the Art Audio. 4 inch under Garrard with decoupled pod for the tonearm.
Hey Chris, long time no talk. Seems we both have totally changed directions from the ARC/ML combo...I've gone to less effecient speakers and higher power!!! Funny how this journey can lead down different paths.
