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room size is 15x23x11 with peaks to 14' - the back is open to the rest of the house. It took me many tries with tons of different equipment to finally get close to what I wanted ;)
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    • Squeeze Box 2 Bolder Cables w/Ultimate IV PS
    Bolder Cables modified full analog & digital Mods - Summit DC cable - Bolder Ultimate IV power supply w 4 Bybee filters, resting on Ultrasonic 10x8 stand - DH Cones
    • Audio Logic 34MXL
    Upgrade Company Signature Upgrade($2K)- using XLR outputs - Amperex Bugleboy white label 6922's - Hifi Tuning fuse
    • Cary Audio SLP-005
    wonderful all tube pre - I'm using RCA VT231 smoke glass and Sylvania chrome top 6sn7's - Mullard fat base Blackburn 5AR4 rectifier in power supply
    • Cary Audio Design CAD-211m Anniversary Edition
    gold face plate - using 845B's - 1949 Sylvania 6SL7/VT229 - Amperex 6CA7, Sophia Princess 300B mesh plates
    • Vandersteen 5A
    mahogany finish. With Vandersteen XLR xovers - Audioquest Sky on xover box to amp
    • Fusion Audio Enchanter
    used for preamp, RSA Jaco and amps - best cables of dozens I've tried - very musical silver foil cable
    • Fusion Audio Interlocker
    XLR from linestage to pre and from dac to pre
    • Fusion Audio Predator
    used on Squeezebox powersupply and Audio Logic DAC
    • Marigo Apperition 5.8 sig.
    awesome digital cable!
    • Ridge Street Audio Poiema!!! 6'
    biwire speaker cables
    • Running Springs Audio Jaco
    using Fusion Audio Enchanter power cord - entire system is plugged into this.
    • Ultrasonic custom 3 shelf triangle
    very solid piece that really works at isolation
    • 8th Nerve Adept V3
    corners and seams
    • GIK Tricorner - Monster - 244/242
    very effective!
    • Mapleshade Heavyhats
    work great to control resonance. Used on preamp, Bolder PS, Squeezebox 2 and RSA conditioner
    • Herbies tube dampers
    used on amps and preamp
    • 20 amp dedicated circuit with Porter power outlet
    RSA PC plugs into this.
    • Core Designs Model A CLD
    black walnut stands for the Cary 211m's
    • Boston Audio Tuneblock Standard w/tungsten balls
    used under preamp and DAC

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Mantis007, are the Usher's a hard or easy load to drive specifically bass wise?

What made you go to a VK-52SE and not a ARC REF3, I would think the Ref3 match up should have some real synergy.

Did you resolve the noisy fan in the 210's by just unplugging or did you get some replacement fans which are better.

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