- Overall Photos System Views....
Various photos of the system....
- Overall cable layout Elrod, Shunyata Research & Tubulus cables...
Various photos of the cable management method and layout...
Valor is an amazing speaker and these are built such that I need 4-channels of external amps to drive midrange & mid-bass via one set of binding posts and treble via a separate pair of binding posts for ultimate flexibility and resolving power.
I had heard these many times since their introduction and since; my dream of owning them has finally come true!
The new Legacy V2 Wavelet platform with updated VALOR speaker Wavelet algorithms including Room Correction and active 4-way crossover and the latest Legacy-Boehmer "Stereo Unfold Technology" (SUT) which is groundbreaking sound!
- Townshend Audio Seismic Isolation Podiums
Custom size & weight configuration for Legacy Valor collaboration with Townshend Audio. The results far exceeded even the highest expectations that I had.
- Esoteric Audio Master SoundWorks C-02X Preamplifier
An amazing SOTA dual-mono preamp containing technology and know-how derived from the development of the Grandioso C1 preamp...
- Esoteric S-02 Master SoundWorks Stereo Amplifier
A beautifully built and sounding stereo amplifier based upon the Grandioso S1 and identical build to it except for the Grandioso case work and binding posts. I have two of these, one dedicated to each channel.
- Esoteric S-02 Master SoundWorks Stereo Amplifier
A beautifully built and sounding stereo amplifier based upon the Grandioso S1 and identical build to it except for the Grandioso case work and binding posts. I have two of these, one dedicated to each channel.
- Esoteric Audio Grandioso P1 Transport and P1PSU
Grandioso P1 and PSU power chassis, a 2-channel SOTA transport
- Esoteric Audio Grandioso D1 Dual Monoblock DACs
Dual-mono separate chassis SOTA DAC implementatkon
- Cybershaft OCXO OP21A Type2 Premium Ltd V2 10 mHz Master-clock
The best clock of any kind I've had in my system including many worthwhile contenders. This 10 MHz master clock has the lowest phase noise, lowest effective jitter and most profound effect on sound quality of any out there!
- Shunyata Research Everest 8000 with Chassis Ground plane
An outstanding power conditioner on its own. Propels the system forward in terms of ultra quiet black backgrounds and detail plus musicality even more advanced than the prior combination of TRITON v3 and TYPHON QR.
- Shunyata Research TYPHON T30
A high bandpass power conditioner focused purely on noise filtering for incoming power being used as the inbound power hub for my Esoteric S-02 amps, C-02X pre-amp, HDPlexx LPSU, Legacy Audio Wavelet v2 and the power leads for the built-in amplication of each Valor speaker (2,250 Watts in each speaker as mine are built).
- Shunyata Research Altaira SG-NR Signal Ground Hub (Zone1)
A great addition to the system, compliments the chassis grounding I already leverage via the chassis ground block on the Shunyata Triton v3 power conditioner. The Altaira SG-NR hubs are allocated one per component-type "zone" in my system and serve to siphon internal circuit and component noise always present in any audio component that introduces subtle aberrations to the analog and digital signal flow.
Zone1: Amps, Preamp and Legacy Wavelet
- Shunyata Research Altaira SG-NR Signal Ground Hub (Zone2)
A second Altaira SG-NR Signal Ground hub to specifically isolate the signal grounding plane for my digital front-end components...
Zone2: Transport, Transport PSU, DACs, Master-clock
- Shunyata Research SIGMA v3 SGC/CGC Ground Cables, STIS v3 terminations
Four 6-meter Sigma v3 cables used for chassis grounding for my Esoteric C-02X preamp, two S-02 amps to my TRITON v3's chassis ground plane. Interchangeable Shunyata STIS v3 spades or bananas are used on the source and destination ends.
The remaining twenty-one Sigma v3 cables of various lengths are all used for chassis & signal grounding of my Esoteric Grandioso P1, D1 DACs, C-02X preamp, S-02 amps and Legacy Audio Wavelet v2. Signal ground cables are connected to either Altaira SG-NR Zone-1 or Altaira SG-NR Zone-2 depending upon component. Chassis ground cables are used to connect Altaira hubs to Typhon T30 and all components and SG-NR hubs to Everest 8000.
All signal ground cables use Shunyata VTX-ag top of the line "ground tails" and STIS v3 terminations.
- Shunyata Research VTX-ag Ground Tails, various connectors
I have many of these used with SIGMA v3 SGC VTX-ag ground cables for signal grounding multiple connect points of benefit on my Esoteric Grandioso P1, two D1 DACs, Esoteric C-02X preamp, two Esoteric S-02 amps and Legacy Audio Wavelet v2. Signal ground cables are connecting to either Altaira SG-NR Zone-1 or Altaira SG-NR Zone-2 depending upon component...
All signal ground cables are connected to components with Shunyata VTX-ag top of the line "ground tails".
- pArtScience QRD64 2D 3-inch SpaceArray Diffusor Wood Panels
Added 8 of these extremely effective quadratic diffusor panels on the back wall of the room. pArtScience QRD 64-well 2D panels are a cut above other options available as stock commercial offerings from the usual sources. Very impressive results...
- Adona Corporation Master Reference Zero GX3, GX2 and GX Racks
After almost 20 years with Adona's AV45-series racks that were a great long-term investment, I have done a massive upgrade to Adona's Zero GX Master Reference racks across my entire system. These raise the performance bar even higher!
- Composite Audio CF-2010 Platforms
Wonderful and reasonably priced refinement to all the attributes of the Adona rack system,...I have yet to find any situation or external effect impacting sound quality or stability after adding these platforms many years ago.
- Avatar Acoustics AfterBurner8 Duplex Outlets...
The Avatar AfterBurner8 are back in the system,...pure copper and brass with minimal coating to prevent corrosion is the way to go!
- Harmonic Resolution Systems DPX Damping Plates
I have 16 of these throughout the system to pull in and dissipate airborne and chassis vibrations from my components where they are able to be utilized. They cannot be used on top of my amps only due to the large heat dissipation vents.
- Elrod Power Systems Statement Gold Speaker Cables
Pair #1 is full-range, and utilized to drive Valor's mid-bass and midrange
Pair #2 is custom built and optimized for upper frequency playback.
- Shunyata Research OMEGA CLOCK-50 50-ohm BNC:BNC 1.5-meter
All OMEGA AES/EBU and CLOCK-50 digital cables I've used in this and my prior system beat the seemingly unbeatable SIGMA V2 digital cables and deliver additional perfection in sonics and musical results! With the Grandioso stack, I am using three OMEGA CLOCK-50 BNC:BNC cables.
- Shunyata Research SIGMA v2 XC Power Cable 3.5m
An excellent power cable with no filtering for use between my Everest 8000 power conditioner and other components.
- Tubulus CONCENTUS HDMI 1.5 meter
Outstanding HDMI cables optimized for use with high-speed data protocols using by the Esoteric Grandioso P1 and dual D1 stack....
- Elrod Power Systems Master Series Diamond Interconnects
Outrageously good interconnects!
- Elrod Power Systems Diamond XLR Interconnects
A fantastic analog XLR interconnect!
- Elrod Power Systems Statement Gold XLR Interconnects
Wonderfull interconnects that I have multiple pairs of in my system!
- Shunyata Research Anaconda Zitron XLR (with KPIP process)
A tremendous long-run (6-meter), super quiet, extremely musical analog XLR!!!
- Elrod Power Systems Master Series Statement Gold Y-Cable (custom)
An incredible bespoke Y-Cable pair built beyond any quality measure I could imagine. Sonically amazing and imparts great musicality, dynamics and tonality to the midrange and Legacy Valor SUT Array's impact and sound quality.
- Elrod Power Systems Masters Series Diamond SE power cables
Fantastic, ground-breaking SOTA power cables....
- Elrod Power Systems Masters Series Statement Gold power cables
Excellent power cables....I have multiple in my system.
- Audio Art Cable AAC Statement e2Plus Cryo power cables
A great power cable for use with my HDPLEXX 300W LPSU and my Cybershaft Premium Limited 10 mHz OCXO Master clock.
- Revelation Audio Labs Passage Cryo-Silver Reference XLR3-XLR5 DC Umbilical
This is my 3rd setup to utilize this amazing DC Umbilical...
- HDPLEX 300 Watt Quad-Rail LPSU (LT3045-enabled)
An outstanding multi-output DC Linear Regulated Power Supply to drive the Legacy Wavelet
- AudioHiFiSolutions Audio HighWire Cable Elevators with extenders
This exciting new product line is unlike any other cable elevator I've seen or tried.
With the large amounts of analog & digital interconnects and chassis & signal grounding cables becoming typical in today's systems, traditional cable management falls short due to the plethora of cables and the complexity of routing.
These are available in multiple cable tolerance sizes (0.25", 0.5" and 0.75") and accommodate, from 2 to 9 cables depending upon cable size.
There is also an on-wall or on-rack mount option coming available.
They've done wonders here in my setup...
- Music Collection Many Genres CD XRCD/2/24/K2/DXD/UltraHD SACD
I love music, all kinds, shapes, colors and types; this is an extensive collection of music in many genres and formats from pipe organ, classical, jazz, all the way to hard rock, electronica/techno and everything in between.
Formats: CD XRCD, XRCD2, XRCD24, K2HD, DXD, UltraHD, SACD
- PRIOR 2-channel: Legacy Audio CaliberXD, Foundation, Wavelet, Esoteric, Cybershaft, Elrod, Shunyata
Legacy Audio CaliberXD, Foundation, Wavelet, Esoteric A-02, Esoteric P-02, D-02, Cybershaft OP21A, Shunyata Triton V3, TYPHON QR, etc....
- PRIOR 2-channel: TAD R1 MK2s, Esoteric, Cybershaft, Elrod, Isotek
Loved this system in many ways, lasted about 2 years,....many things evolved during this time, power cords, interconnects, power conditioning, speaker cables, my overall listening tastes and a distinct missing/longing for the extremely musical experience of Legacy Audio speakers, active room correction, etc... Don't get me wrong, the TAD R1 MK2s are within their stated range as perfect a speaker as I've heard in many aspects but the bottom octave rolling off halfway up and the bottom half octave rolling off even more plus my preference for the Legacy AMT tweeter and super-tweeter sound led me back in very short order!
- PRIOR 2-channel: with Legacy Audio Aeris, WAVELET Esoteric, Cybershaft, Shunyata & HDPlex
I love this setup and will be sad to see the AERIS and all of its active-speaker benefits with great RoomEQ by the WAVELET and HDPlex Custom PSU leave my system. This has impressed all who have heard it and me daily for the past 1-2 years. Truly Amazing!!!
- PRIOR 2-ch with Legacy FocusSE
Prior to the arrival of the AERIS statement reference speakers, this was the configuration of the system. I will miss the FocusSEs from the point of view they gave me several great years of listening and produced far more than their price point would have indicated. A great speaker in a great sounding setup!
- PRIOR 2-channel: Legacy Focus HDs biamped...
The system has evolved and been refined many levels over how it sounds quite a few years ago. Prior generations centered around high-end Tara, AQ and Shunyata with Classe pre-amplification and dual NL 12.1 amps in a vertical bi-amp configuration.
- PRIOR 7.1 HT & 2-channel: All Legacy Audio
This is the system configuration many years ago when I attempted to go all out for 7.1 HT and 2-channel all rolled into one system. The impact, musicality and overall enjoyment factor on the HT portion of the system based upon custom-built Edge amplification, Classe HT surround-proc, 2-channel pre-amp, multiple pairs of Legacy speakers in all positions plus a REL B1 subwoofer with Velodyne processor was off the charts however the 2-channel never attained what I have always hoped for in my primary system. It took about 2 years to reach the decision but several years ago I decided to focus on 2-channel listening and have not looked back ever since.
