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Hi-Efficiency speakers paired with low watt SET amps. Highly musical but with natural detail and dynamics.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 19’ × 23’  Large
Ceiling: 12’


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    • Grimm Audio MU-1
    music server
    • Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC
    Bruno Putzeys design
    • Network Acoustics Muon Pro
    Ethernet filter
    • Network Acoustics Tempus Switch
    Ethernet Switch
    • Lyra Kleos SL
    Low output Cartridge
    • VPI Classic III with 3D tone arm
    Turntable
    • K&K Audio premium maxxed-out phonostage
    Kevin's top phonostage with upgraded output caps
    • Quadratic MC-1 Moving Coil Transformer (SUT)
    • Supratek Sauvignon (Highly Modded)
    Tubed line stage highly modded and nos tubes
    • Coincident Speaker Tech 300b Frankenstein mk.2 mono blocks
    8 watts of SET bliss using W.E. 300b,Takatsuki TA-300b and EML 300b XLS tubes.
    • First Watt SIT-5 mono blocks
    Nelson Pass limited edition amps, which has the sound signature somewhat of a SET amp and SS Class A amp combined.
    • Orchard Audio Starkrimson Stereo Ultra DMC 2.5
    Gan-Fet Class D amp, Very open, fast, detailed, transparent, dynamic, without being bright and hard sounding. Really takes control of your woofers
    • Horning Hybrid Eufrodite Ellipse
    Hi-efficient speakers that mate well with SET amps. Very musical and refined sound.
    • PurePower 1500+
    ac regenerator & conditioner with battery back-up
    • PI Audio Group Digibuss
    Digital filter with Furutech GTX-D NCF (R) outlets and IEC. Isolates and filters my digital components from sending digital nasties back into my system.
    • Black Cat Graceline 2 phono cable
    Turntable to SUT
    • High Fidelity Cables CT-1 Ultimate IC's
    connected preamp to amps, phonostage to preamp
    • HIJIRI HDG-X million digital AES/EBU
    connected between server and Dac
    • HIJIRI TAKUMI MAESTRO PC
    Used from Digi-bus to DAC
    Amps and Preamp
    • Triode Wire Labs Obsession, Digital American HP PC's, Spirit II phono cables
    Obsession connected to Regenerator and phonostage, Digital American HP to Grimm MU1, NA Tempus, and LHY power supply to router.
    Spirit II from SUT to phono stage
    8ga. PC's to Subs
    • Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix PC's
    connected from Dac to Preamp
    • Silversmith Audio Fidelium Speaker Cables
    used from my Frankenstein 300b mono's or SIT-5 mono's to speakers
    • Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix Speaker Cables
    used from Orchard Audio Starkrimson amp to speakers
    • star sound tech., Townshend podiums, symposium ,SRA platforms,
    dedicated lines & room, footers, platforms and Furutech GTX-D NCF (r) outlets
    • Salk Sound Two Rythmik 12 subwoofers
    Connected with high level inputs. TWL  8 gauge pc to outlets

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Joe, thank you for getting back to me. I will report back to you when I have made up my mind on isolation bases for the Frankensteins. I will now add the Sistrum Apprentice to my list of possibilities.

BTW, you have a very impressive set up. Tom

tmmvinyl

Joe,

I own the Coincident Frankenstein MKII amplifiers. I noticed in one of your system pictures that your Frankenstein amplifiers were situated on top of a Silent Running Audio VR isolation base. I am currently in the process of evaluating possible isolation base options for my Frankensteins.

Did you have these bases manufactured specifically for the Frankensteins? if so, did you notice any benefits? Did Israel recommend the SRA bases for the Frankensteins? Thanks for your time. Tom

tmmvinyl