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This is a rather simple, but high quality digital only system. I am fortunate to have a dedicated room. It has been analyzed with a RTA and the remaining bass modes addressed with the Rives PARC which is highly effective.

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    • dCS Puccini
    SACD/CD player
    • dCS U-Clock
    Way more than a tweak, but not a DAC, the U-Clock is an external, highly accurate master clock along with an asynchronous USB interface should I wish to implement a computer based, digital front end.
    • Nagra PL-L
    Tubed line stage preamp on Nagra's VPS. It's optioned with remote control and balanced outputs.
    • Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty
    300 watt mono-blocks. Just updated with Ayre's new Diamond output stage and other internals.
    • Rives Audio PARC
    Three band parametric equalizer that operates from 300Hz down. Used to equalize bass modes.
    • Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 7
    Iconic full-range speaker from Wilson Audio
    • Grand Prix Audio Monaco
    Sorbothane and single point suspended equipment rack. Has optional Apex feet. Columns are shot-filled.
    • Shunyata Hydra
    Line filter
    • ASC Tube and Studio Traps
    Various bass traps and diffusors
    • Room Tunes Various
    Various corner and echo tunes.
    • Shunyata Dark Field Elevators
    Cable elevators
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference Balanced Interconnect
    Golden Reference balanced throughout.
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference
    Speaker cable. These have been reterminated using Cardas' cold forged process introduced with their Clear line of products.

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Hi Lenny, you have some great pces, your set-up looks very nice and reading you seem to be really enjoying.

At first glimpse I was kinda shocked that your speakers were so close to the back wall and not futher out, any reasoning for this?

dev