- David Berning Co MicroZ custom OTL preamp
(2) 6SN7
(2) 12AT7
OTL Vacuum Tube preamp and headphone amplifier
TKD Volume pot
NOS Tubes
Tube preamp Designed by Graham Tricker in the UK. NOS matched tubes various from Vintage Tube Services.
Hand built Low Output Moving Coil cartridge 0.28mv output, Gold Coils, metal body
Accurate phase and time aligned floor standing loudspeaker using RAAL ribbon tweeter seamlessly mated to Seas 8" Full Range Papyrus cone driver below. LaHave audio have been quietly designing loudspeakers for the recording industry and audiophiles for over 20 years in Nova Scotia.
Uni Pivot based wood tonearm from Joel Durand in Washington state. Open, airy and musical. Build quality & fit/finish superb.
Low output moving coil cartridge. Open, musical, resolving overall a top notch cartridge.
Low output moving iron phono cartridge. Loads best here at 2.1k ohms. Superb vocals, midrange and dynamics.
- David Berning Co ZH2100 OTL Mono Blocks
Custom made David Berning ZH2100 mono block ZOTL vacuum tube amplifiers. Featuring 1,000,000 microfarad capacitance power supplies. Power, finesse, speed and resonant switching power supply.
Highly Modified Berning TF12 with Jensen Step Transformers, NOS Tubes and Caps.
- David Berning ZH-270 Modifed
Berning ZH270 OTL push pull amplifier with resonant switching power supply and NOS tubes. Coupling cap and Ceramic fuse upgraded. Tonally correct + clear clean accurate sound. Giant performance in a small efficient package. The little engine that could and did, if you will.
Lenco motor based mega modified idler drive with our reference bearing, platter, chassis plates and linkage. Huge soundstage, dynamics and bass to die for. A reference for most. (My personal Achates is actually Black, this Audi Pearlescent White model belongs to a customer)
- Artisan Fidelity Technics Sp10Mk2 Next Generation
Highly modified Technics Sp10Mk2 direct coupled Panzerholz CLD plinth, bearing drain, Stillpoints isolation integrated. Rock solid speed accuracy, pitch and steadiness.
Vacuum Tube phono stage made in the USA. Plenty of gain and load settings for mm and mc cartridges.
Solid State phono stage from Whest in England. Clean, clear, punchy sound with outstanding channel separation and many loading options.
Stereovox, Morrow, Stage III.
- Technics Sp10Mk2 Control and Logic
Outboard Technics Sp10Mk2 control and logic circuitry housed in our custom Aluminum chassis.
- Artisan Fidelity CNC Record Clamp
Billet Aluminum precision record clamp. 13oz. with bubble level.
My current reference, the Kuzma 4 point is a brilliant piece of modern tonearm engineering. Rivals the very best with ease.
Top of the line uni pivot based design from Joel Durand. Once setup properly is an over achiever.
Low output moving coil with Lyra's 6th generation magnetic coil alignment geometry. High value and one of the most musically satisfying Lyra's I've heard. They finally got the midrange right on this one.
Neutrality, resolution and musicality are key traits. Cryo C37 Copper wire, Eichmann rca, 9.5" eff. length
- Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
Ebony and Carbon based dual pivot tonearm from Origin Live in England. Great musicality and balance all the way around, the resident workhorse.
Low output moving coil cartridge. Articulate, spacious and resolving with outstanding channel separation.
- Miyajima, Ortofon A90, Air Tight Various moving coil, moving iron
Various moving coil and moving iron cartridges - Ortofon A90 Clearaudio, Miyajima, Air Tight, Van den Hul and SoundSmith.
- Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement
(Tonearm not shown) Transcription Garrard 301 based idler drive, reference large bore Sapphire bearing and balanced ss platter. Ground up motor rebuild. Huge sound, open with superb bass and slam. World class all the way around over a year spent in the development and prototyping phases.
- Artisan Fidelity Garrard 401
Highly modified vintage idler drive originally made in England using our precision reference bearing and plinth. Dynamics, drive and musicality.
- Artisan Fidelity Prototype
Michigan Maple cable risers (solid). Testing and prototyping currently.
- Steve Blinn Designs Custom
Custom Maple and Aluminum modular equipment rack with Brass feet.
- Artisan Fidelity Precision CNC Record Mat
Precision CNC Aluminum Record Mat to be announced shorty. Specifications: Material - 6061 Aircraft Aluminum Thickness - 4.5 mm Weight - 28oz. Outside Diameter - 298mm Machined Surface Tolerance - .0004
- Artisan Fidelity Technics Sp10Mk2 Copper Gunmetal / Aluminum Platter
Precision machined Copper Gunmetal / Aircraft Aluminum platter upgrade for Technics Sp10Mk2. Benefits in aiding a lower noise floor with increased inner resolution and focus.
Direct Coupled Constrained Layer damped Panzerholz high mass plinth with integrated Quiet Core active bearing drain system. One of the greatest analog playback instruments every designed.
Low Output cross ring moving coil with lowish compliance. Musical, resolving, not your typical moving coil. A keeper for sure.
- SMARTractor Universal Alignment Protractor
Loefgren A / Baerwald DIN/Loefgren A Baerwald IEC Loefgren B DIN / Loefgren B IEC/UNI-DIN Alignment Geometry
- Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement Inverted Modular Sapphire Bearing design
Latest version Garrard 301 Statement by Artisan Fidelity featuring the world's first inverted bearing modular platter design.
- Artisan Fidelity CNC Isolation Spikes
CNC Machined Stainless Steel and Tungsten Carbide Isolation spikes.
Ceramic Bearing Snakewood wand. Energetic, musical and resolving.
- Artisan Fidelity Technics Sp10Mk3NGS
The ultimate expression of a direct drive, based on the drive system of the venerable Technics Sp10Mk3 platform.
Kuzma's flagship belt drive turntable paired with Kuzma 4Point tonearms.
- Ypsilon Electronics MC-10 SUT
Step Up Transformer for Moving Coil Cartridges
Low Output Moving Coil Step Up Transformer
Low Output Moving Coil Step Up Transformer
Low Output 0.35mv Moving Coil cartridge - in a word, breathtaking...
- David Berning Co. Octal Preamp Custom Hand Made 6SN7 based Pure Vacuum Tube
David Berning Co. Octal Preamp Custom Hand Made 6SN7 based Pure Vacuum Tube Resonant Outboard Switching Power Supply
