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Built around the original Sonus Faber Guarneri Hommage's along with a Jeff Rowland model 8t modded with choke for ss and Jadis JA30 mk2 with KT150's for tubes. This system floats my boat as well as any system I have heard in the last 25 years!
Added: Esoteric D-05 DAC, Esoteric DV60 as transport, Sablon Corona Reserva, Linn LP12 Radikal D with Karousel, CAT SL1 Renaissance BPX with NOS Telefunken and Valvo tubes. 
Graceline cables.
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    • Sonus Faber Guarnieri Homage
    Magnificent speaker, replaced well thought after Hales System 2 Sig's. Bi-wired
    • Jeff Rowland Model 8t
    Original with choke power supply and modded top plate. Best of the 8's IMHO

    Modded by Jeff in '17.
    • Convergent Audio SL-1 Renaissance BPX
    Running Telefunken 12AX7 and Valvo 6922 in phono stage and Siemens 7308 in the line stage.. Zen Wave pc.
    • Linn LP-12 Radikal D/Karousel
    Linn LP 12 with Radikal D/ Kore/Karousel and black springs
    • WTA Black arm
    Modded WTA with dual weights and black arm
    • IVAC Gold power
    Gold power cord
    • PS AUDIO Statement
    From Esoteric DV60
    • harmonix footers Footers
    Under DAC and Transports
    • Sound Anchor stand
    Sound Anchor equip stand
    • Nordost Red Dawn v2
    Bi-wire run, used with the ARC amp
    • Sound Anchor amp stand
    Dedicated to DVD transport
    • Cable elevators elevators
    Cable lifts
    • Real Traps Mondo Traps
    Bass trapping, a must hear improvement, IMO.
    • Nordost Frey
    Speaker cabling for tube amps
    • Lyra Kleos
    Super MC with 0.5mv output. Highly resolved and extremely dynamic.
    • Jadis JA 30Mk2
    With KT150's and NOS Siemens and Telefunkens.
    • Grand Prix Audio Monaco amp stands
    Two Monaco amp stands. One with Apex footers ( under Jadis) one with spikes ( under Rowland)
    • Nordost Tyr
    Tyr interconnects throughout
    • REL T5i
    Two (2) REL T5i's run in mono. Signal cable sub woofer cabling.
    • Esoteric DV60
    SACD player
    • Zenwave Audio PL11
    PL 11 power cord with Furutech NCF50's.
    • Zenwave Audio D2 Ultra
    ic between CAT and Esoteric
    • Black Cat PC-1 Silverstar
    Pc
    • BLACK CAT GRACELINE Model 1 Kibou
    Graceline ic from preamp to Rowland amp
    • Furutech E-TP66G
    Power strip
    • Esoteric Usa D-05
    Dual mono DAC
    • Nessie Vinycleaner
    Vacuum cleaner for LP's. Replaced the VPI 16.5
    • Shakti Innovations Hallographs
    Room acoustic treatments

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Hi Davey F,

The motor of my 25 year old LP12 just conked out and I was planning on getting it keeled and radikalized, until I heard a Palmer 2.5 at an audio show that sounded fabulous.  I’ve never heard a fully upgraded LP12, but I know you A/B’ed your Linn vs. the Palmer a while back and preferred the former.  Would you mind sharing where you felt the Palmer fell short? This is going to be a big expenditure for me either way, and you are the only person I know of who has done a direct comparison! Thanks in advance for any insight you may be willing to share.

Regards,
Steve

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