Description

very musical and involving system. I can listen for hours without fatigue. Room size is 15x36x14 - actual listening area is 15x22 but the back is open to the kitchen and dining nook.
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    • PS Audio Perfect Wave w/Bridge
    ethernet media streamer
    • ASR Emitter II Exclusive B w/gold board
    4 chassis unit with battery supply for builtin linestage - upgraded input opamps with Burson Audio discrete opamps - very nice overall improvement in sound quality.
    • Analysis Audio Amphitryon with ref. external xover
    full range ribbon/planar. External xovers upgraded with Duelund Cast resistors and a mix of Mundorf Silver oil/VCap OIMP capacitors.
    • MIT Shotgun MA Biwire
    36 points of articulation
    • MIT Magnum MA
    selectable impedance for proper component matching
    • Adona Nemesis
    with cherry trimmed multi element isolation platforms
    • Core Audio Design V.2 Model A amp stand
    used for the ASR
    • Boston Audio tune blocks
    used under PWD - with tungsten ball
    • Kaplan Cables HE 20 amp
    copper 20 amp plug - used on ASR amp supplies x2
    • Kaplan Cables HE 3 amp conditioner power cord
    with HIFI Tuning Supreme fuse - used on PS Audio PWD
    • Maestro power outlet
    used on 3 20amp dedicated circuits
    • GIK Acoustics Tri-Trap corner bass absorber
    I use 6 pieces
    • GIK Acoustics QRD Diffusor
    custom covered in black material by GIK - used at the first reflection points
    • ATS Acoustics various sizes
    used to control reflections on used on the front wall windows and behind chairs - 2" thick
    • JL Audio Fathom F112
    2 subs - each crossed at 35hz/24db slope - level is set very low at about 9:30AM on the dial
    • 8th Nerve corner/seam absorber
    used in 4 upper corners - 2 seams on the side of my chairs
    • HIFI Tuning Supreme fuse
    1 used in Kaplan cable - 2 used in the PWD dac
    • SurgeX SA20
    20A surge protector/conditioner used for the JL Audio Subs

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Upgrading PS Audio DAC to MKII?

lapierre

Nicely done! They look much bigger than I thought in your room.

With the external xcross over for the Amphitryon for flexibility what was your final setting for the JL Audio?

lapierre