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.
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.
Thanks for your thoughts markevens skook domgom and all others. As to your question of how much does the stand weigh 4,317 lbs empty as to why I am a stone guy so I made it my house is slab on grade my floors are slate and much of the house is stone. I have moved to mostly ayre gear I think it is sounding great. I went with ayre ICs and cardas clear speaker cables. Oh cost to buy a stand like this 4 to 5 thousand set up in your home would be about right.
Thank you for your input so far I have added an ayre phono stage P5-xe Ayre pre amp MX-R ayre mono blocks KX-R Ayre power line conditioner L5-XE and virtyal Dynamics interconect 1 set pre amp to amps. I have also picked up 7 power cords from virtual dynamics 4 black in colour 3 silver thou I have not added them to the system yet. While I was at the Rocky Mt. Audio Show I bought a ultra sonic Record cleaning machine it is being shipped soon. I am working with my local dealer to get hold of ayre inter conects as well as cardas pure. I have heard ayre is relly a modded Golden ref cable from cardas. I will try as may as I can but some are not in this area to try.
Bombaywalla you are correct Virtual Dynamics is gone I bought one set of inter connects and 7 power cords the last of their stock.
Flex2 thanks for the advice as well as Jimc555 I will ask if these cables are avalable in my area for trial. I will up date the pic of my system soom
TSV_1 I have also been thinking the stands are a touch light maybe I will go to 6 inch thick shelfs and most likely not.
I like MASS as much as I like Bass. As to the CLX Martin Logans they realy impressed me on their natural life like sound. I too think they could have more bass. I would like to hear them with the martin logan subs or have the opinion of anyone who has heard this combo. I have not listened to even a fraction of the great speakers out there and in this area most of the to die for class of speakers is only on the internet and not in dealers showrooms. The clxs are the best I have listened to and that is why I am thinking of buying them.
As to interconnects: that is an odd world even for HiFi. I am using some nice cables now. Cardas has good stuff and is a company that seems to want to do it right and is sold in my area. Morrow is a cable I have only read about but at that price I may buy some just to try them out.
I have never been a big Martin Logan fan but the CLXs really do sound good when I listened to them with the Ayre amps. Thanks for your thoughts on this.
