carefully built system on a budget. it has very good synergy. the addition of the cary on 9-4-09 has really taken it up a notch. prior to that, i was biamping with an arcam p-80 companion amp to the a-80 that i am now using as my preamp. the nottingham ace space turntable and tonearm have been a great addition. i have added the modwright recently as an upgrade to promitheus c-core passives that i was using with the dali helicon 800s. the andras are something special and thanks to my friend, tim, they are on loan to me for a while. the dalis will return following this loan.
120 watt ultralinear or 60 watt triode. updated with audionote caps
Doge Doge 8
8 tubes. using nos tubes in line stage and phono section. an unsung hero, the search is over.
arcam cd73t and r/dac and jitterbox
nice analog sounding system. a few years old now, but sounding good. the addition of the r/dac has given it new life. the old audio alchemy jitterbox still gives a good improvement.
Nottingham Ace Spacedeck with heavy platter
29 lbs. platter. deep silence. excellent uni-pivot. sitting on 30 lbs. of maple and 3 nordost sort kones.
vpi sds
this was amazing when added to the turntable. also works with cd. anyone with a table with a/c motor should try this or something like it. you can see the alchemy jitter box on top.
beyer dynamic step up transformer
on generous loan from a friend. works with the moving magnet stage of the preamp to allow lomc cartridges.
Wilson/Benesch carbon
basically a benz ruby in a carbon body. great benz tone with speed.
Zu Denon 103 modified
an incredible sleeper cartridge. huge body and tone.
Dali Helicon 800
lovely to look at, lovely to listen to.
Morrow Audio SP6
Excellent - very clean and clear
morrow audio mp 6 and ph6
great cables from a local guy and quite the bargain for the quality.
May I ask if you have you compared the Benz Micro Lukasheck with other phono stages? Is it a dynamic, quick and open sounding unit? I would appreciate your views.
