My yearly upgrade

by pbb on Ever Evolving

Description

Remarkable on my first audition in my system. So pre-amps are sound processors after all! Can't wait to hear more.
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    • Rega P9
    Very British, what more can I say
    • Rega RB-1000
    Everybody screams: "why no VTA adjustment". Well, just because.
    • Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
    Worked hard to set it up, still some work to do
    • Audio Research PH-5
    Now have the gain that was missing straight in without the transformer.
    • Sony SCD-XA9000ES
    Quite impressive build quality and sound both for CD and SACD reproduction
    • Adcom GFT-555 mkII
    Seldom listen to radio. Good enough for me. Should get an outdoor antenna.
    • Audio Research REF-2 mkII
    A marked improvement. So preamps are sound processors after all!
    • Digiflex Studioflex C6-XX-C4
    Inexpensive balanced cable from pre to monoblocks. Will do for now.
    • Nordost Blue Heaven
    About as much money as I want to spend on cables...
    • Infinity Prelude MTS
    the Rodney Dangerfields of large speaker systems
    • Audioquest King Cobra
    I liked the colour of the jacket
    • Tara Labs RSC Prime 500
    Needed single wire, found these for small change.

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Very nice system.

I recommend that you try to Revel Studio Speakers (which I own) or the Wilson Sophias.

Our systems are similar, in as that as I have the ARC LS-2 and ARC PH-3, and a Levinson No. 23 amp with a Sony 9000ES.
(I have the Basis 1400 TT, w/RB300 and shortly to be a Basis 2001 w/RB900. I use the Koetsu Black cartridge.)

Good Luck in your speaker search.

kurt_tank

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