sksos1's System

by sksos1 on I'm there!
Sanders 10e speakers and Bricasti M15 amp
Merrill Christine pre-amp now at heart of system
Bricasti M28 mono-block
250 pounds worth of analog!
S.I.N. distribution center
S.I.N. ac cord
Packed and ready to ship!
Finishing internal wiring of Electrum's
Wonderful pre-amp!!!!!

Room Details

Dimensions: 26’ × 16’  Large
Ceiling: 12’

Components Toggle details

    • Vibraplane SOS Vibraplane Active model

    The Vibraplane Platform provides vibration isolation and sets the standard for quality and performance that is unmatched in the high end audio industry. Completely customizable, the Vibraplane is incomparable to any other vibration isolation product. With a Vibraplane, sound will no longer be at risk of becoming blurred or dull from speaker or external vibrations, providing a listening experience that is completely natural.

    The Vibraplane platform provides a level of performance yet unmatched (or heard) in the high-end audio industry. After 22 years the Vibraplane has found no equal. The vibrations from your speakers, as well as external vibrations add “jitter” and distort the wave forms creating a duller, blurrier sound.

    • Kuzma Stabi XL
    The base is of solid brass which is clamped together from two pieces and has good damping properties. The main shaft, which is 28mm in diameter, is fixed into this base. The platter is a sandwich construction of aluminium and acrylic plates screwed together in pre-stressed form to damp all unwanted vibration. Hard non-metallic material is used for the bearing which, together with a ruby ball, is lubricated in an oil pool to provide one point contact with minimum vibration and noise.

    Two motors are mounted separately in their own heavy brass towers . Two pulleys via two belts give stable symmetrical drive to the platter. The electronic power supply generates controlled feed from quartz to both motors in such a way that any vibration in the drive is minimised by the driving coils of each individual motor. See NEW below. A heavy brass and acrylic clamp provides additional damping of the vibration created by playback, as well as flattening curved records. The record is pressed securely to the platter- mat, which is a semi-hard combination of rubber and textile.
    • Bricasti M1 Special Edition DAC
    The M1 digital to analog converter is a dual mono design; there are two completely isolated channels, each with its own dedicated linear power supply, D/A converter, DDS clocking, and analog circuitry. This design ensures that analog crosstalk is virtually nonexistent, that the necessary power requirements for each channel are well met and isolated from each other and the digital processing is isolated, having its own power supply. With our twin DAC design, the dynamic range for each channel is optimized by using the stereo ADI 1955 D/A converter in a mono configuration. The M1 also includes Bricasti's own proprietary filter technology, further opening new territory with what is achievable in a modern D/A reference.
    • Kuzma 4POINT
    The 4POINT tonearm has an effective length of 280mm (11-inch), a very precise VTA adjustment facility and fits our standard mount with a 212mm pivot-to-spindle distance. The heart of this new design is the unique 4-point bearing. Two points (which are similar to a uni-pivot bearing) allow and control vertical movements of the tonearm. The other set of two pointed bearings allow and control horizontal (lateral) movements of the tonearm. All four points of the bearing have minimal friction and zero-play in all planes of movement, thus ensuring that the cartridge platform and the cartridge itself follow the grooves of an LP with extremely low friction and minimal vibrations.
    • NVO (New Valve Order) SPA-2/MKII SE

    Phono stage hand-built from Cyprus

    – MM/MC
    – dual mono power supply
    – power supply in separate box
    – four tube supply regulators
    – four heater regulators
    – 22 tubes
    – combined active and passive RIAA equalization
    – precision components in RIAA network
    – designed with circuit simulation software
    – wide frequency response: 20Hz – 200kHz
    – two 6C45Pi per channel input stage for low noise
    – two-stage RIAA implementation amplifier
    – low impedance cathode follower output

    • Cables Audiomica, S.I.N., Pranawire, Tara Labs
    All are special and do things better in different areas and alltogether just make MUSIC!!!!!
    • Atma-Sphere Novacron mono-block
    Originally introduced in 1991, the Novacron was the first US product to use the classic 6C33C Russian power triode. Just over twenty years later, Atma-Sphere is pleased to announce the return of the Novacron, now updated to Mk 3.2.
    • Merrill Audio Veritas monoblocks

    The VERITAS Monoblock Power Amplifiers , based on the Hypex Ncore NC1200, uses the most responsive power supply, for the fastest transients with quiet, black background.

    VERITAS Monoblock Power Amplifiers will challenge any other Power amplifier with its implementation. Listen to it in comparison and you will the Speed, the details and accuracy unmatched, presentation most musical yet without harmonic distortion or smear. Accurate to the last detail.

    • Atma-Sphere MP-1 MK3.3 Pre-amp
    In 1989, the first MP-1 introduced balanced line technology to the world of high end audio. It was the first balanced, fully-differential preamp ever made, with innovations that were breakthroughs at the time and remain so today. With decades of refinement, patents and awards, the MP-1 is a paragon of the audio world.

    The Mk. 3.3 update has affected the MP-1 more than than the rest of our lineup. More about that later... if the MP-1 is something you've not encountered before, it is unique in the world of preamplifiers. It easily outperforms conventional line stages and any passive or transformer volume control on account of its patented direct-coupled output which allows for greater transparency while also preventing coloration from interconnect cables. With only three stages of gain in the entire preamp (including the phono section), our Balanced Differential Design® is an elegant signal path that assures low distortion, wide bandwidth and dynamic range. No matter what you thought was the best, the MP-1 is an audible improvement.
    • Colibri Labs Electrum speakers
    Hand made 2 way by Siniša Kraljić from Kastav - Croacia

Comments 3

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Hi, wonderful system. How works the Merrill Veritas? Nice?
Regards

nadimjaber

LOVE THAT TURNTABLE

vernneal

Awesome system Steve,  just shared your system page with my friend John, up load a picture of the entire system when you can,  congratulations on a sweet system.

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