When attending the 2012 Axpona show in Jacksonville, my wife and I were very impressed with the Tidal Diacera SE loudspeakers we heard. Shortly after, when the opportunity to acquire a used pair of Tidal's smaller, more affordable Piano Cera speaker, we didn't hesitate. It's been over ten years since we bought them and I don't have any desire to replace them. I found that replacing the factory feet with Stillpoints SS took things to the next level in resolution. I alternate a Luxman C700u/M700u and ModWright KW99/LS99 monos for pre/power combos. There's also a pair of PS Audio M1200 monos that sound excellent with either of the preamps. The amps and preamps all interchange and make great sounding combos. I'm lucky to have a wife that loves music and is also interested in audio.
2.5 way floor standing speaker of modest proportion and exquisite performance. Fit and finish is superb.
Acoustic Signature Final Tool with new motor upgrade
The orignal Acoustic Signature Final Tool is one of the great bargains in the audio world. How they ever brought this to market for $2500.00 is beyond me. While the stock Rega RB300 arm doesn't measure up to the fit and finish of the table, it performs very well. I replaced the original motor with the new motor for the Final Tool II. The new motor elevated the performance even more, better bass performance is noticeable.
AudioMods standard version w/o micrometer VTA
The AudioMods tonearm is a complete redesign of the Rega RB250 that only uses the armtube, lifter, and armrest of the original design. Made by Jeff Spall in Surrey , England. A remarkable value and tremendous performer that is a huge improvement over the stock RB300 that came on the Acoustic Signature.
RCM Prelude Sensor II
Phono preamplifier with separate power supply. I liked the RCM Sensor version one so much I bought version two.
Luminous Audio Technology Synchestra Reference
I added this interconnect for duty between preamp and amp and it greatly impressed me with a combination of great clarity, extension, and lack of glare or harshness. I recently added another Synchestra Reference between my cd player and preamp with excellent effect. Additional gains in system transparency are evident.
Audience Hidden Treasure ac outlet
Audio grade outlet.
Stillpoints LLC SS
I've got 6 of these under each of the Tidal Piano Cera speakers and three under the Shunyata power conditioner.
Boston Audio Mat 1
3mm thick graphite record mat.
Wireworld Aurora V power cords
Using these cords to power the ModWright KW99 mono amps. They sound better in this application than some other much more expensive cords.
ModWright LS99 preamp
Recent addition that very much lives up to the positive reviews. I alternate the Modwright amp/pre with a Luxman C700u preamp.
ModWright KW99 mono amplifiers
A/B amps with high bias in class A, wonderful balance between detail and musicality.
GIK Acoustics Polyfusor diffusor/absorbers, 6" acoustic panels with scatter plates, corner bass traps.
System uses these balanced interconnects for all component connections.
Shunyata Research eTron Cobra HC
Using this from wall to Shunyata MPC12 conditioner.
Ortofon Cadenza Blue
Just had VAS replace the original ruby cantilever/FG with a line contact on boron cantilever. Sounds excellent, wonderful cartridge.
Furutech Powerflux power cables
I'm using one of these to my preamp and one to my Auralic Altair G2.2
REL Acoustics S/3 SHO
I swapped a single Fathom F112 for a pair of REL S/3 SHO subs and find the REL's to be a much better match for the character of the Tidal speakers.
Luxman D-08u
Replaced a Luxman D-05 with a D-08u. All the great things the D-05 did are even better with the D-08u.
Shunyata Research MPC-12A
While I'd like to replace this with one of Shunyata's latter models I'm space limited and the form factor of this works so well. In combination with four assorted High Fidelity Cables magnetic conditioners it works well.
SolidSteel 6.4 Reference
Replaced a double wide Billy Bags rack with this because I needed a smaller footprint rack after reorienting my system and room.
Cardas Audio Golden Presence
Often overlooked but a wonderful sounding speaker cable.
Handsome looking system. Having always been a fan of the Maggies 1.6, for you to have found something that you like better, it must be a treat to hear as well. Happy listening.
