System assembled over the years. Not much change in recent times, though the A90 cartridge after being rebuilt several years ago is starting to get long in the tooth.
Older version of the Giscours with the amazing Western Electric WE349 tubes
Shindo Corton-Charlmagne Q
70-watt mono blocks using 2 pairs of EL-34's in parallel push-pull mode per amp.
Brinkmann Audio Bardo
Direct-drive turntable
Brinkmann Audio Ront II
Tubed power supply, with NOS Mullard rectifier substituted for the standard-issue Russian tube.
Reed Tonearms 2A
10.5" Pernambuco tonearm with the Azimuth adjusting headshell.
Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum cartridge
Ortofon A90
Limited edition MC-A90 cartridge. #224 out of 400.
Aurender N100h
Hi resolution music server and streamer
Wavelength Audio Cosecant HS Denominator 32/192
USB tube DAC with Sabre 32/192 chip
Luna Cables Rouge speaker cables
Excellent speaker cables by Luna Cables, which are an excellent choice and must-listen with Shindo gear.
Shindo Silver Interconnect
1 meter interconnect
PS Audio Power Plant Premier
Power regenerator
PS Audio Power Port
Power Port resides on dedicated 20-amp circuit.
RealTraps MondoTraps
Bass traps installed on wall-wall corners.
RealTraps BareTraps
Bass Traps - installed in ceiling-wall corners
RealTraps MiniTrap HF
First reflection point panel behind the listening chair
RealTraps MicroTrap
First reflection point panel - sidewall
Loricraft PRC-3 Mk. III
Record cleaning machine with bidirectional motor and tonearm-style cleaning wand that uses nylon string to clean records, using L'Art Du Son cleaning solution.
Nice looking system, hope you're enjoying the changes wrought. I had the pleasure of hearing Parsifal's driven by Soulution amps a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed. Quite some speaker, they belie they're modest proportions.
