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My goal is ultra-fast, articulate and neutral, natural full-range sound reproduction.
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    • Martin Logan Odyssey, heavily modified, Mundorf xover
    http://www.martinlogan.com/insiders/index.php?system=1&sysID=425 Heavily modified crossover with Mundorf Supremes and CFC-14 coils, M6 posts; bass attenuation with Caddock resistors. Granite panel pillars, dampened bass cabinets http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/showthread.php?13791-Taming-resonances-in-the-Odyssey http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/showthread.php?12761-Modifying-the-Odyssey-crossover-my-adventure
    • REL Acoustics Stadium Mk III, heavily modified
    It mates extremely well with the Odysseys, smoothing out peaks in the 40-50Hz range as well. A very good sub.
    • Spectral DMA-500AR monoblocks
    Stunning sound; carbon fiber shielding
    • Spectral DMC-30SV preamp
    One of the very best preamps out there; carbon fiber shielding
    • Spectral SDR-4000SV CD Player
    World class player; carbon fiber shielding
    • VPI Industries Aries 3 TT, heavily modified
    A very good tt; see http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?4369-Isolation-materials/page2 for the superb isolation solution I came up with
    • VPI Industries JMW 10.5i arm Nordost Valhalla, shielded
    An excellent arm
    • Ortofon Verismo
    Incredible cartridge
    • Pass Laboratories XP-25 phono, heavily modified
    A stunning phono stage, but stupidly built when it comes to isolating noise and external hum. Heavily RFI shielded; heavily hum shielded; carbon fiber shielding; custom umbilical cord; Vishay power supply diodes
    • MIT Oracle Matrix 50 and Oracle MA-X phono shielded; Alpha v2 RCAs
    Matrix 50; MA-X digital and phono
    • MIT Matrix 90 Rev1, shielded
    What the amp requires
    • Revox B-77 Mk II
    A classic - some tapes still outperform their equivalent LP and CD transfers.
    • Magnum Dynalab MD-90SE, modified & shielded
    I don't know about others, but I am getting incredible sound out of this piece with live classical music broadcast, even floor-shaking bass from organs playing at Sunday masses. Mundorf electrolytic caps; heavily shielded RF section
    • Zoethecus Custom
    A classic. Using a custom granite shelf for the turntable.
    • VPI Industries SDS speed controller
    0.1% accuracy
    • Shunyata Research Sigma XC/Alpha v2 NR/Delta v2 NR power cords
    Shocking performance
    • Shunyata Research Everest 8000
    An incredible achievement
    • VPI Industries 16.5 record cleaner
    Does the job well
    • See other web sites for more details and pictures

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Special Spectral. Great set up. Loved seeing the Revox R2R. Happy listening.

glenfihi