I now feel that after 30 years I'm hearing my music the way I've always dreamt of.. Fluent, effortless, high bandwidth,image placement is very precise, low level detail and ambient sounds are so clear,the sense of the acoustic space of the recording is now very apparent. Sheer joy!
Balanced Output power supply. Replaced a PS Audio P10, self designed and built to order; 3 individually isolated supply circuits, one for digital (game changer), one for analogue source, and finally a 1.5Kva for amplification. Full DC elimination filter circuit, safety protection fuses on each line, 10 Furutech outputs sockets (gold). Neutrik input socket, selectable voltage display, current displays for each circuit, diplay off switch, non magnetic casework, all silver plated pure copper internal wiring. Led status display for each outlet.
This literally transforms the sound of the system beyond any other upgrade; the P10 did nothing in comparison. The improvement to already good digital is the big shock, just using 16 bit, tonality, space, air, depth, frequency extremes are all transformed. This is how to use digital; isolated power, seperate form all else, very simple! More to follow!
Concert Fidelity Reference DAC 040
Valve NOS DAC, very Natural!
Concert Fidelity LSX2
Hybrid minimalist pre-amplifier of extreme purity, this is Japanese perfection.
Concert Fidelity ZL-120V2SE
120w Mono power amplifiers, solid state purist perfection.
Concert Fidelity ZL-200
The ZL-200 is Designer Masataka's masterpiece, and adheres to his philosophy of less components in the signal path equal better sonics, IF you have the deep understanding required to acheive this, and Masa does, evidently when you hear his work. The ZL-200 is very very special.
Z:axis Audio Components 'Mirage'
Designed with two goals, sonic isolation and energy damping, and sculptural aesthetics that display British craftsmanship at it's very best. The 98.8 here is the result of an 18 month journey through material selection and combination, and it allows the system to breathe life into recording..
Z:axis Audio Components Livewire
Solid, clean, transparent, and ultra dynamic, they have proved to be a revelation, far beyond expectation..
Single ended RCA interconnect. Duelund silver foil/Bocchino B2/damping medea.
Martin Logan Spire
Hybrid Panel and powered 10" Bass Driver, modified with new external crossovers, rewired direct to panel, bass cabinet clad in granite & ceasarstone, Finite Elemente Cerabase feet. Custom crossover's built to original ML spec using Clarity Caps MR's, Duelund resistors & Mundorf copper foil inductors. All SPC wired.
z:axis Audio Components Infinity Digital Interconnect
75ohm Digital, sounds clean as a bell.
Z:axis Audio Components Reference Power Leads
I have 7 of these in the system, and the difference from a budget power lead is significant! These are my own make, good quality parts only, time consuming to produce but with the whole system on them the sum is greater than the parts..
While Paul might not be so vocal about his supports on the forum I'm happy to be!
I heard the before and after using the speaker platforms in the CF/TAD show system. They helped flesh out the tonality and sense of focus/presence. A very worthy enhancement to an already very decent setup.
The TT project sounds interesting, look forward to seeing where it leads. Though I've even less vinyl than you the temptation to do something about that continues to nag.
Just noticed I didn't update that I made it to Paul's and sampled his wonderful hospitality.
Having seen Paul's craftmanship previously the visit reinforced the perception of quality. The attention to detail in his work is sublime and must be seen to be appreciated.
I've had a sample of of the Z:Axis speaker cable in my system for the past couple of weeks and am impressed. It's delivering air and tonality that I'd not heard previously in my system backed up by it's usual solid foundation.
We've not met, I've known Simon a while and met Alan a couple of times up at a friends in Cambridge.
That's a kind offer to visit, would love to at some stage. I'm in South Bucks, likewise if you fancy stopping by this way you'd be very welcome. In fact a couple of guys are due here mid-Nov for an afternoon of tunes, probably the 12th if it's of interest.
Nice clean looking system you've there Paul. Thats quite an achievement given the amp you've chosen! Bet it sounds as good as it looks. Funnily enough I bumped into Alan from GA/AW at a mutual friends a few weeks back, he mentioned your power cords said they were very good indeed.
