From the Past

by garnels on Ever Evolving

Description

The updates I am planning are the Ayre Pre Amp and the Ayre Mono Blocks, to be followed with Martin Logan CLX speakers. I also need to upgrade my interconnects. Looking at Virtual Dynamics and Cardas. I may remove the reel to reel the CD player and the tuner not using them so they should go. After I get the ayre pre and mono blocks in place I need a phono stage Ayre maybe.
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    • Infinity Quantum Line Source
    Purchased new in 1978. Only 1300 pairs made. Bass speakers replaced once by Infinity and reconed once after that. Anyone who thinks these speakers are a thing of the past has not heard them with better cables the martin logan clx are better but a lot of newer speakers only wish they were QLS's they fill a room in more ways than one.
    • Conrad Johnson Premier 1B
    Bought this amp in late 1980's and ran it with EL34's, then 6550's. After a major meltdown, I had the amp rebuilt by Sonic Frontiers. It is now running KT88 Gold Lions.
    • Conrad Johnson DR-1
    Tube CD player
    • Sota Sapphire sV
    Oak finish, recently upgraded by Sota, new mat, bearings. Has vacumn hold down.
    • SME Series V
    Have had this arm for years. Never any trouble.
    • Schelter 90X
    Works great
    • Sonic Frontiers Prototype
    Prototype model that was never put into production. Serial #000000. All tube, dual volume controls.
    • Vandersteen Brown
    Brown
    • Cardas Golden Reference
    3 metre Bi-wire
    • Magnum Dynalab FT-101a Etude
    Also have the FM Signal Sleuth
    • Granite Custom Made
    Shelves are 4" thick Ebony Mist granite supported by 4" thick Crystal Blue (grey) granite risers. Three sets each 4 feet long, double tiered.
    • Room Tunes Free standing
    Grey with Oak trim

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Nice looking setup! I think aesthetics are important in a room. Too many setups I see are very sterile and uninviting. What's the point of all that gear and it loks like a lab? Questions on the marble stands: What did they cost, how much do they wiegh, and what is the reasoning from your point of view of having such mass?

Thanks, Dom.

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