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High priority on tone, soundstage and overall balance of sound.
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    • Tekton Design MOAB
    These speakers use a double tweeter array to produce the midrange. The Be tweeter between the arrays is used as the actual tweeter. Then two big ass woofers are added. Extremely well reviewed and high value speakers!
    • Mr K Passive Preamplifier PPA01
    This is an extremely high quality autoformer based passive preamp. There is absolutely no noise but with with excellent soundstaging and dynamics. 

    • Aria Audio Aria Signature MK2
    This is a beautiful hand-built amplifier that puts out100 watts of Class A power with very high current capability. A extremely seductive yet authoritative sound with the Moabs.
    • MHDT Orchid
    The Orchid DACs are legendary. They use the TDA 1541A R2R chip for a a realistic and natural sound. This Orchid was Bill Dion's (grannyring) personal DAC which he highly modified by doing the following:
    - Upgraded the output capacitors to a custom made set of 2.2uf copper foil in beeswax, flat stacked design caps from Jupiter Condenser. Chris of Jupiter does not offer these out as they cost too much to build and takes too much time to manufacture. They are a sonic cut above the fantastic round Jupiter copper foil caps. 
    - 4 Miflex KPCU-02 0.1 micro farad copper foil caps in other key positions. 
    - 10 carefully selected resistor types located though-out the DAC 

    • Innuos PULSE
    Network Streamer internal with a RECAP2 power supply by Dr. Sean Jacobs built-in. Uses the innuOS 2.0 and Sense software. It's the best sounding streamer, OS and control software I've ever used. Here is more info:
    ⦿ Medical-grade filtered IEC 
    ⦿ Audio-grade toroidal transformer with an epoxy-filled center for dampening vibration, magnetic screening with coated SYN-SHIELD copper tape between windings and wrapped in black Mylar Tape
    ⦿ Over 40000 µF of high-end Mundorf Capacitors
    ⦿ Coilcraft Inductor

    • Inakustik Referenz LS-2404 Air Interconnects and Speaker Cables
    Inakustik Referenz LS-2404 Air Interconnects and Speaker Cables. These are meticulously made open-weave copper cables. Each strand is separated to insure an air insulation between the strands. It makes for an open very natural sound with the best bass I've had in my listening room. Expensive but worth it.
    • Network Acoustics Muon System
    This is a complete digital cable system (filter, LAN cable, USB cable). This at a higher level than the famed EVO system.
    • Cayin Audio Mini-CD MK2
    This is an excellent little CD player. I mostly stream but I still have hundreds of CDs.
    • DIY Power cables
    DIY power cables. They use multi-strand copper, an open weave, cotton cord in the center and ERS cloth at both ends. It's the formula Danny Richie uses for his power cables. They have an open, airy yet very solid sound. The key is to break them in for hundreds of hours.
    • Synergistic Research Powercell 12 UEF
    This is a classic power conditioner. It's UEF/EM based and compliments every component plugged in to it!
    • Synergistic Research Galileo SX Grounding Block
    The Galileo SX Grounding Block makes the system absolutely silent at idle and creates very black backgrounds for music. I made my own "high definition" grounding cables.
    • Synergistic Research Black Box

    The Black Box is a Low Frequency Resonator Array that works in conjunction with the Subwoofers, Atmospheres and FEQ X4 to solve bass node issues.  

    • Synergistic Research ART System
    This is Synergistic Research's older acoustic system that's based on resonators. It works very well with their current UEF system and provides excellent results. Complete ART systems are getting hard to find.
    • Synergistic Research: Atmosphere XL-4, Atmosphere, Mini-Atmosphere, FEQ X4 (2), UEF Dots, UEF Panels, Risers, ECT and GCT
    The UEF Panels, UEF Dots, Black Box, Risers, ECT and GCT are all types of sound resonators. I use an Atmosphere XL-4 (green ATM), Atmosphere (red ATM), FEQ X4 (2) (red ATMs) and Mini-Atmosphere (green ATM) - when used with the Synergistic Research control software they generate various frequencies of Schumann Resonances around the room. Bottom line they work: create a huge/realistic listening experience!
    • Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums
    These decouple and "float" your speakers on a spring-loaded metal base. It opens-up the sound and adds solidity to the bass but doesn't make the sound harsh like most metal speaker bases.
    • Akiko Audio Tuning Stick; Kemp QA Plug (2) and Zero One (2)
    The Akiko Audio, Kemp and Zero One products treat the signal and power in my system keeping the electrons spinning around the electronic signals as uniform as possible or by adding more standard frequency Schumann Resonances. These products are excellent at making your system sound more "natural".
    • Synergistic Research Tranquility Bases and Tranquility Pod
    I use original MIGs under the Tranquility Bases.
    • Puritan 156, ADD-Powr Sorcer and ElectraClear EAU-1
    The Puritan is an excellent line conditioner. The ADD-Powr and ElectraClear devices actually add electromagnetics (EM) to the AC line using an active circuit and algorithm. Contrary to popular belief not all EM is bad for sound quality in stereo systems. The proof is in the listening.
    • Puron AC Line Conditioner
    I use this in the first outlet of my Synergistic Research power conditioner. It gives a more realistic presentation of vocals and reveals a little more texture and impact to the bass.
    • Stein H2 Harmonizer system
    I have 4 Stein H2s in my system.I went with one in each of corner of the room with a Stein stone at each and a Stein diamond on the ceiling in the center of the room. They add layers and layers of depth with each vocalist/instrument being in their own separate but integrated spaces.
    • Tombo Audio Lotus Harmonic Enhancer
    The bell on the top gives high resonance frequency while the tip on the top of the bell performs as a wave guide streaming high frequency up to the ceiling.
    • Swiss Digital Fuse Boxes
    The Swiss Digital Fuse Box replaces the fuse in your component with a pure copper "sluggo". The "sluggo" comes in various types depending on what coating, if any, is applied to it. The bottom line it allows much more current to flow into the electronics which is especially important with high current power amps. Every part of the sonic presentation is enhanced. I now use one on my power amp, DAC and streamer.
    • Perfect Path Technologies Total Contact, RCA caps, Stop-It duplex plugs, E-Mats & E-Cards
    This company has now closed because the owner has passed away. These products work to achieve a uniform and consistent RF/EMI and electron treatment around my components which greatly helps the sonics.
    • Audio Magic Pulsed Electron Alignment
    The PEAs are battery powered. Spintronics is the ability to control or manipulate how electrons spin. Electrons spinning around electronic signals carry audio information. The goal of the PEA devices its to get the electrons spinning as uniformly as possible. It opens up the sound and makes subtle cues in the music even more real.
    • Timbernation and Bright Star Audio Platforms
    Solid maple platforms stained cherry for electronics and Bright Star platforms for the subs.

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Owner
I got two "hater" private messages last night about my system (I actually think they may be the same person using two different user names. I've reported "them" to the admin) I could care less if you do or do not buy Synergistic Research, Tekton, PPT or Yamaha stuff! That's not the intent of my system page. I'm simply reporting MY experience with these products.

sbayne

Owner
Thanks chrshanl37.  The Yamaha is a great all in one unit.  Forget that it’s a “receiver”. To me, it’s an amp, preamp, streamer, DAC, phono preamp, and tuner - controlled by an IPad - that sounds great! Plus, it’s less than $1k from a major manufacturer.  It’s got value written all over it.  Use the right cables/accessories and it’s performance is amazing!

sbayne

Great looking system sbayne! The Yamaha is a sleeper of an amp, I just purchased one to downsize my system and it sounds superb driving my Herons I’s. Hard to believe you can get so much performance for little $$. Certainly not missing my Kinki Ex m1 or my Wells Majestic these days. Well done!

chrshanl37

Owner
bdp24 - Thanks for checking out my system! Yeah, I've read and been told a number of times about all the "problems" Tekton speakers have by using multiple tweeters and especially by stacking a pair of them!!!  Ha,ha  Problem is this set-up sounds absolutely real. Music is a big deal in my life. My average week includes at least two rehearsals and a couple of performances. My wife is a professional musician. Tonight we are attending a concert featuring tenor Limmie Pulliam. Check him out on YouTube. He is spectacular! I've literally had world-class musicians hear my system. I know these people well enough they would definitely tell me if things were out-of-whack. If you are ever near Charlotte, NC stop by for a listen!

sbayne

sbayne, having the Rythmik F8's is very cool, as is using them as bases for the Tektons. May I make a suggestion? Go onto You Tube and watch all the Tech Talk Tuesday videos that Danny Richie of GR Research (Rythmik Brian Ding's collaborator) has made. Find the episodes in which Danny discusses the problems caused by employing multiple tweeters on the same baffle. With two Tekton's stacked, you are creating some serious phasing, lobing, and comb filtering issues. The huge distances between the various tweeters is unquestionably creating some out-of phase cancellation at certain frequencies.

But, if you like the resulting sound, that's in the end all that matters.

bdp24

Owner
I've been letting the PPT products settle for over a month now. The sound I'm getting from this Yamaha receiver and stacked Tekton monitors really is incredible.

sbayne

Owner
I moved a number of E-Mats to the back of my speakers directly behind the Tekton array. They've only been there a few days but I can tell its already an improvement from where they were before which was under my receiver. I also placed some E-Cards between the Impact Monitor stacks and the subwoofers.

sbayne

Owner
There is a new thread recommending you "charge" the E-Mats on your breaker box for a few days and then put them in your system. So, I switched the E-Mats from the breaker box and Yamaha. No doubt, better sound. Amazing.

sbayne

Owner
The new PPT stuff has only been in my system for a few days but the improvement is awesome. Very, very natural.

sbayne

Owner
Krissy made it possible for me to have a whole new bevy of PPT E-Mats, E-Mats+ and E-Cards stewing in my system. I've resisted listening for the first 24 hours, but I'm sure I'll give in soon!!!!

sbayne

Owner
This morning I was literally 4 feet away from a world class violist who was practicing his solo for a series of concerts this weekend.  As good as we think our stereo systems are they are humbled when compared against the real thing.  The power, warmth and emotion simply can’t be replicated.

sbayne

Owner
A long listening session tonight.  Just one more click on the subs’ output and one lower click on the crossover and .......wallah!  I even brought my wife (a professional musician in to confirm it) the mid-bass and lower bass is spot-on. Lesson learned. You must listen to other systems or great live performances and adjust accordingly!!!!!! Phew!! (more work than I anticipated!)

sbayne

Owner
So after hearing the ULFs it seemed the bass in my system wasn't in the same league as those speakers. I finally realized, I have powered subs that I can use to tailor the sound - duh !!  So, I slightly increased the sub-output and slightly changed the crossover point. I'm now much, much closer to what I heard with the ULFs. Sometimes the answer is right in-front of you!

sbayne

Owner
I heard the ULFs yesterday. They had well over $100k of world-class electronics driving them. The sound was spectacular!  How close is my system? From the midrange on up much closer than I expected. From the lower midrange on down the ULFs go lower and have more visceral impact. Hard to know, however, if it was the $40K amp or the ULF speakers bringing that bass. The answer is obviously they both were. At this point, I'm thinking my subs are close enough to what I heard but I may change my mind later.......ha!

sbayne

Owner
I talked to Krissy recently and decided to add PPT Stop-It duplex plugs and a few more E-Cards placed in strategic locations in my system. I've also added a pair of Audio Magic Pulsed Electron Alignment units. All of these things address Spintronics. They aren't even settled-in yet, but based on about 1/2 hour listening to familiar cuts - things are sounding VERY good!

sbayne

Owner

As before, I'm done with the forums for awhile. Many of the proclaimed "engineers" on these boards really seem ignorant. Just for the record, quantum physics is not new and using it to improve our equipment is not a pie in the sky idea. These articles explain Spintronics and how graphene can be used with other materials such as carbon, and thin layers of magnetic materials like cobalt and nickel, to produce predictable spin behavior in electrons. From one of the articles:

"Electronics is based on the manipulation of electrons and other charge carriers, but in addition to charge, electrons possess a property known as spin. When spin is manipulated with magnetic and electric fields, the result is a spin-polarized current that carries more information than is possible with charge alone."

sbayne

Owner

Well, for about 6 months now, I've resisted going back to the forums and reading about PPT and Tekton. As I should have known, its the same old boring spittle of the objective people demanding scientific evidence of the subjective listening experience. It really does get old. I presented the same articles I've used in the past regarding Spintronics and how graphene interacts with other materials to affect electron spin. Seems like people either can't comprehend what is said in those articles, refuse to accept it or are too lazy to even read them. I'm sure I'll be attacked personally before the "discussion" ends. To be continued....


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Just thought I'd share some interesting reading:

Spintronics

A conventional digital electronic system conveys a binary signal (think 1s and 0s) through pulses of electrons carried through a conductive wire. Spintronics can convey additional information via another characteristic of electrons, their spin direction (think up or down). Spin is related to magnetism. So spintronics uses magnetism to align electrons of a certain spin, or "inject" spin into a system.

If you've ever done the old science experiment of turning a nail into a magnet by repeatedly dragging a magnet along its length, then you've already dabbled in spintronics. The magnet transfers information to the nail. The trick is then transporting and manipulating that information, which requires devices and materials with finely tuned properties. Researchers are working toward the milestone of a spin transistor, a spintronics version of the electronic components found in practically all modern electronics. Such a device requires a semiconductor material in which a magnetic field can easily manipulate the direction of electrons' spin -- a property called spin-orbit coupling. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110160941.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spintronics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505082944.htm

https://phys.org/news/2018-05-graphene-layered-magnetic-materials-ultrathin.html

sbayne

Owner
Yeah, I'm going to try them horizontally, one pair on stands next to the other pair of monitors, both monitors stacked on stands (with the subs in-between or even in the corners of the room) and different wiring possibilities, etc. I'm currently crossing the subs over at 50 hz but I'm going to experiment with that crossover point too. Its all very interesting to me.

sbayne

Sounds like a really enjoyable evening! Are you considering any other setup configurations...for kicks? Sub in between or, dare I say, a horizontal one? : )

david_ten

Owner
I added pics of the new setup.

sbayne

Owner
I stayed up way too late and drank way too much last night listening to my system! I got the HFT and Black Box locations worked-out and fine tuned the subs. The lower midrange/upper bass really is fantastic with these speakers. I'm not sure what Eric has up his sleeve next but I'm guessing he is going to add yet another array to his top-of-the-line speakers and probably active subs. Its hard to deny that two arrays per channel make sense so I could see a speaker with multiple smaller arrays as a viable product as well.

sbayne

Thanks.

david_ten

Owner
David - I just added them to the top of the first pair of monitors. Its seems kind of crazy but in reality they are just a little taller than the Encores. They can be knocked over but I have a separate listening room, my dog is 16 years old - doesn't jump on anything (I have no cats) and all my kids are grown. Ha,ha.  I was a little concerned about driving two pairs of 4 ohm speakers but there has been no problems so far, even at high volume levels. I plan on spending a lot more time with them tonight and I'll post some pictures.

sbayne

Scott, how are the double pairs setup? Will you be adding a photo?

david_ten

Owner
I added another pair of Impact Monitors to my system! I run them off the B channel of my amp. They integrate perfectly. The lower midrange and upper bass is much better than just one pair of Impact Monitors. The soundstage is also much larger in all respects. The whole sound is more life like. I spent 4 hours listening last night. I'll be adding HFTs, Ground Control adapters and Perfect Path Technology E-Cards to the new pair of monitors. These are now basically Tekton Encores but with controllable stereo subs.

sbayne

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