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Main listening room with Audio Research Reference electronics, Esoteric P03 / D03 / G0s SACD / CD source, Wilson Audio Watt / Puppy 8, Steve Blinn Design custom rack, Kimber Select ICs and speaker cable, Shunyata King Cobra and Anaconda CX, four 20 amp dedicated lines fed by an isloation transformer. Hand painting on the walls by local artist.
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    • Audio Research REF 40th Anniversary
    ARC REF 40th Anniversary pre-amp
    • Audio Research REF 210s
    ARC REF 210 mono amps
    • Esoteric P-03
    SACD / CD Transport
    • Esoteric D-03
    SACD / CD DAC
    • Esoteric G0s
    Master Clock
    • Wilson Audio Watt / Puppy 8
    Wilson Watt / Puppy 8 in red with white grills
    • Kimber Select KS 1126
    Hybrid Copper / Silver
    • Kimber Select KS - 3038
    7' pure silver speaker cable
    • Esoteric Acrolink Mexcel 2500
    Digital ICs
    • Shunyata King Cobra & Anaconda Helix CX
    Power cords used on REF40th, Ref 210s, Esoteric P03 / D03
    • Controlled Power Company 5 KVA Isolation Transformer
    A CPC 5 KVA isolation transformer feeds an isolated sub-panel that feeds the four 20 amp dedicated circuits in the listening room. Receptacles are Hubell isolated ground type. The transformer has the Transient Voltage Spike Suppression (TVSS), High frequency noise filtering, K13 rated for harmonic suppression, options. Ground is maticulously maintained by multiple ground rods connected electrically in parallel with house ground at service entry point

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Thanks for replying back....the SACD on the P03/D03 is stellar; no argument there! I have the P-03U and the DVD-A (for the few discs I was able to grab before they killed a great format) is also state of the art. I have a hard time imagining "better" when I listen to SACD and DVD-A on the stack but someone will best the setup someday I'm sure as is the nature of such things. Perhaps Esoteric already has with the new D-02 as an alternative :-).

Verrastar video/HDMI cables have proven to be excellent; I can only imagine that their 75-ohm digital cables are excellent as well!

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I am using Analysis Plus Digital Oval2 BNC to BNC 75ohm digital cables for my clocking. I've tried others that cost much more and there was no appreciable sonic difference. The AP cables (and others at reasonable price points) are reliable and appear to be error-free in their 75ohm signal transmission.

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Thank you for all the info....I have extremely good power and a custom-run dedicated circuit of good quality here; I am thinking of adding a separate isolation transformer and sub-panel and further improving the grounding scheme for the system and the house as the next move as power is key as so many people have mentioned over the years. Thanks as well for the info on the Weiss converter. I have not made the jump into computer-based playback as I really like the process of grabbing a disc off the shelf, cleaning it and loading it up however for another system I am planning for others in the home to enjoy easily, this will come in very handy. Happy Listening!

zephyr24069

Absolutely beautiful system and room setup! I'd like to know a bit more about your transformer, sub-panel and dedicated circuit setup as I'm sure it's part of the heart and soul of this great setup! Do you still have the G0s clock? What is the small white box on the top of the D-03?

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