Jfrech's system

by jfrech on All Out Assault
Rockport's
dCS Vivaldi Stack
Mounted on Spiral Groove Centroid Arm now
Spiral Groove Centroid
Spiral Groove & Lyra Atlas
Koda K-10 Preamp
Upgraded to Gen 5
Previous Wilson's

Description

For the enjoyment of music.  Lot's of changes over the years.  I typically won't buy something unless I can listen to it in my system.   Spending a lot of time recently searching out well recorded and interesting music via hi res downloads.   I have a really nice vinyl collection mostly Jazz and pop.  Digital I'm filling out my classical titles and more modern recordings.  Jan '16
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    • Rockport Technologies Altair 2
    Porche Topaz Brown Metallic
    • Robert Koda K-10
    A seriously great preamp...one of the best...if you're reading this...contact me...this is that good..
    • DCS Vivaldi DAC, Transport, Clock & Upsampler
    dCS Vivaldi DAC, Trans and Clock
    • Transparent Opus Gen 5 & Magnum Opus
    replaced mm2 version
    • Transparent Audio Opus Power and Opus Power Source Gen 5
    • Transparent Opus Gen 5 Speaker Cable
    Speaker cable
    • Grand Prix Silverstone F1
    stand
    • Spiral Groove Centroid
    Uni Pivot arm
    • Grand Prix Audio Monaco
    Direct Drive Turntable s/n 40
    • Nagra Classic Amp
    Stereo amp
    • Nagra VPS/MPS and VFS
    Just added the Nagra MPS power supply. Really more sublime now...the Nagra VPS/VFS combo was already great, however the MPS lowers the noise...sound stage opens up and transparency increases
    • Grand Prix Audio Apex - Threaded footer
    very finely threaded very of Apex for minute level adjustments
    • Keith Monks Ruby
    Killer record cleaner. I've always wanted a Monks.
    • Shunyata Hydra Triton v2/Typhon/DPC-6 v2
    Sigma HC feeding Triton & Anaconda Zitron Feeding Typhon. All front end (dCS, Nagra, and TT motor controller...
    • Transparent Audio Reference XL Digital
    Clock cables for dCS (2) bnc to bnc and Dual AES trans to dac
    • Pioneer Elite DILA Projector Pro FPJ1
    Killer video projector
    • Rives Audio Room Treatment
    Custom Room treatment plan

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John,
Thanks for Saturday. Great time. Your system is really sounding good.
The bottom end foundation is really strong (in a great way) and the whole system is really singing.

Can really hear the improvement from the last visit. Which Was before your Opus cables. The Vivaldi sounds great too.

gshelley

Hi John
Wow! They're gorgeous. Congratulations...

gshelley

John,
On the digital front: have you tried using the upsampler on the PCM output from the transport? (PCM to 24/176)

If you can, you may want to give it a try. I have listened to this setup in comparison to letting the transport upsample PCM to DSD. I hear a nice improvement. Perhaps something to experiment.

gshelley

John, exciting to see and hear about the changes. It's a big committment. Would like to come by again. Thanks for the tips on cables.

gshelley

John, congratulations on the rives project. It is really coming together nicely. Can you elaborate on your experiences with clock cables for the Scarlatti?

Will be buying new ones at some point.
Thanks
Gayle

gshelley

John, congratulations on the rives project. It is really coming together nicely. Can you elaborate on your experiences with clock cables for the Scarlatti?

Will be buying new ones at some point.
Thanks
Gayle

gshelley

Hi John
Wondering if you compared other clock cables to the Cardas. My experience is like yours where clock cables do make a difference. Have not experimented with many cables though.

gshelley

John,
Thanks a million for having me over to listen to the Maxx 3's. They are incredible! Like you mentioned, a preson can tell from the first note that they are MUCH better than the Maxx II's. And that is saying a lot.

Will be interesting to see if they have any furhter improvements with more playing time. Not that any is needed...

gshelley

John,
The MAX 3's look awesome!
See you went with the Nagra VPS. Good to see...
Are you hearing the speakers change mcuh with more hours on them?

More importantly (for me), when are you up for company? :)

gshelley

John,
Congrat's on the Maxx 3 arrival date. Where did you get to hear the Maxx 2's in comparison to the 3's?

I'm sure you're very anxious to get the new speakers in and running...

gshelley

Jeff,
I would like to come back for more listening. Also, your idea of a regular listening group is a good one and I'm game. If not before, definitely when the Maxx III's land in your room.

gshelley

John, Thanks a million for hosting me at your home. I really enjoyed meeting you and getting the chance to hear your system. Your entire setup is awesome and, of course, sounds great!

Thanks

gshelley

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