Description

Elegant, compact, coherent and cohesive, the system easily fits into a Hummer for easy transport from the Armageddon that surely awaits southern California.

Just kidding. My two Prius Hybrids will spirit us to Nirvana as soon as I can teach the preamp to drive.
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    • Steinway M
    The real front end.
    • Meridian Sooloos
    Control 10; 3 TB storage. 5000 in so far. Lossless
    • Audio Research DAC 8
    USB input
    • Magnum Dynalab MD 609t
    satellite
    • Magnum Dynalab MD 106t
    Probably my most used source.
    • Boulder 2010
    Best I've heard
    • Boulder 1060
    Took some scratch but cured the itch.
    • Kimber Select KS 1136
    Took me awhile to appreciate the extra body of this cable
    • Kimber Select KS 1116
    balanced, greater stranding, all copper; for subwoofer
    • Kimber Select KS 6065
    Most audibly nonexistent cables I suppose I haven't heard?
    • YG Acoustics Anat Reference II Studio
    Audio Immediacy. Combines the best of stats and cones. The obnoxious ads are unfortunate impediments to audiophile sensibilities. Surely a good thing.
    • Audience aR6-T
    the hype is real
    • Audience Au24 powerChords
    Nice synergy with the aR6-T
    • Finite Elemente Pagode Master Reference HD13
    Black Pearl finish. The improvements are not subtle.

Comments 53

Nice setup - this deserves some pics - pics please?

shadorne

Owner
Will post pictures as soon as I learn how! 21st century docent needed.

Cytocycle, the Finite Elemente Pagode is the "finishing school" for systems that are already highly resolved, well-balanced and musically satisfying to the beholder. You simply get more music (especially soundstage) and though the effect is not dramatic, it certainly is not subtle.

I was using a Grand Prix Audio Monza rack before and to be fair I never filled the support pillars with sand or lead shot which would have rendered it less movable than my Steinway.

khrys

Pictures Please....That's an amazing syngery setup!! I hope to get to a finished level like that!

Can you make any comments about integrating the Finite Elemente Rack into your system and what you had before?

cytocycle

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