$1800 for a flippin' vacuum cleaner?! Crazy, but it works.

Series mode surge suppressor, panel mount, protects only the dedicated circuit for the system. Limits dynamics, so it's out of the circuit; seeking alternatives

Voltage regulation, sine wave correction, EMI/RFI filter, large current reserve, digital/analog filters, some surge protection; improves clarity, dynamics and sound floor of the whole system

Ref II motor w/ upgraded gold brushes, DIY acid-etched holographic drive belt substantially improves speed stability.

Gimbal arm, every adjustment I'd ever heard of, and a few I hadn't!

Not used but often lent out to friends. If you're interested - and friendly! - let me know.

More dynamic and impactful than original UNIverse, yet also with a lower sound floor, lower distortion and greater clarity

Not in use, the MC stage in the Alaap is much better.

Universal disc player, including blu-ray; massive upgrade in both PQ and SQ from our Denon DVD-3910

Full function preamp. Massive external power supplies. FET MC gain stage, all subsequent gain is from tubes. Each Alaap is built to order and Nick only makes a handful each year. Each one is made with as many or as few options as the owner prefers. This preamp holds its own (at least) against every commercial unit I've heard. It has replaced commercial phono + line stages costing up to $40K. With all due respect, this is the real, "preamp deal of the century"!

57 incredibly hefty wpc Dual mono Custom power supplies Partridge output transformers (rare these days) Custom, discrete tube regulator circuits Black Gate power supply caps TFT Exotica coupling caps Cardas internal wire and connectors 4 - Electro Harmonix EL-34's (strong, fast, neutral) 2 - NOS 6SJ7's 2 - Tung Sol 6SN7's Like no amp I've heard anywhere; tube naturalness without warmth or bloat, enormous power reserves with no glare or grain.

Major upgrade from our N803's. Thank you Santa! :-)

46" plasma, 1080p, professionally calibrated; crap speakers like all new TVs but stunning PQ, near Kuro quality for 1/10 the price :)

Threaded spikes for speakers

1m RCA's between CDP/preamp and preamp/amp

2.5m Biwire speaker cables with z-plugs Replaced SPM Reference, major improvement (more extension, less bloat).

This is serial #1 of this model, the first Triple 20 delivered to any consumer anywhere. Too resonant for a serious audiophile, but looks nice in the LR.

Entry level Nordost PC. Runs from Exact Power to the TV and yes, the PQ did improve - a lot!

More bass weight and dynamic headroom than the entry level Shiva. It's actually a bigger upgrade than the marketing folks claim, a happy surprise! We're using three: - wall to Exact Power - Exact Power to preamp power supply - Exact Power to amp

Exact Power to DVD player Improved low frequency strength and extension for both audio and video, reduced overhang on all audio frequencies

4 sets, one set each beneath: - Exact Power - preamp power supply - preamp audio chassis - power amp