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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

Comments 33

Owner
I recall now... The 360s are to arrive by the end of Feb. When I auditioned them at home I could easily see why Harley raved about them, and I don't usually agree with most of the stuff that he writes, like e.g. the Magico V3, but that's another story.

I strongly suggest that people try the ultra speed, resolution and non-analytical detail of Spectral with panel speakers, and you will probably be thrilled with the you-are-there presentation for considerably less money than mega-buck systems.

Now let me go read that 30sl thread.

ack

i thought you had them already, must be pretty excited! i just posted an answer to your follow up questions in the old 30sl thread. i did not read your posts on the ml site rather you told me about it when i inquired about your 250. look forward to a report on the new amps!

richard_stacy

Owner
You must have followed me on martinloganowners.com :-) The Spectral DMA-360 Series II are to arrive later this month. The 250 has already found a good place around this area, driving MartinLogan Prodigies, and the fellow who bought it is thrilled with the results...

Will update pictures sometime in March

ack

congrats! really beautiful rig which i am guessing sounds even better than it looks. thanks for the emails/guidance and look forward to the pics added with the 360's!

richard_stacy

Owner
System edited: Just added some more pics

ack

Owner
BTW, funny you should ask about jazz and percussion - one of the LPs that exhibits the glory of the system is Brubeck's Time Out, and the drums and percussion are rendered with stunning realism (as is the sax).

ack

Owner
Thanks. Actually I am heavily into large scale classical and some jazz. I get thrilling sounds on good recordings and am particularly impressed with the analog rig (which slightly outperforms the analog) and especially the Ayre P-5xe and its truly stunning performance. Anyone in the market for a phono stage should audition it.

ack

Well done Peter!!!

Jazz and percussion fan?

Spin Yellowjackets.

lapierre

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