Description

The speakers are set up in roughly a 3m equilateral triangle with the listening position. The toe-in is such that I can just see the inside flank of each speaker.
This picture is as of December 2021.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 14’ × 23’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


Components Toggle details

    • Speakers: Odeon Audio No. 33
    • Amplifier: First Watt SIT-3
    • Phono Preamplifier: Thomas Mayer D3a Phono Preamplifier
    • Line Preamplifier: Thomas Mayer 10Y Line Preamplifier
    • Streaming DAC: Brinkmann Nyquist MKII
    Please see the details of "Network components" for information related to streaming from TIDAL HiFi.
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    Wifi Mesh access point with linear power supply >
    UpTone Audio EtherREGEN with linear power supply >
    D-link DGS105 network switch with linear power supply >
    D-link DGS105 network switch with linear power supply >
    D-link DGS105 network switch with linear power supply >
    Network Acoustics "ENO Ethernet Filter Ag > 
    Brinkmann "Nyquist Mk II" Streaming DAC

    Cables are:
    Network Acoustics "ENO Streaming Cable Ag" (1 cable)
    Triode Wire Labs "Freedom" Ethernet cable (1 cable)
    Premium Belden 1303E CATSNAKE Cat6a Ethernet Network Cable (all the rest of my cables)

    • Turntable: Reed Muse 3C
    White finish.
    I've experimented with both drive systems and I'm using the friction drive rather than the belt drive. 
    I've replaced the stock power supply with a linear power supply.
    Tone Arm/Phono Cable: Cardas 34 AWG Clear
    • Tonearm: Airtangent 1b
    I've tried and owned a number of top pivoting tonearms, including those from Reed and Schröder, but I prefer the AT by a wide margin.
    • Cartridge: Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue
    • Distributed subwoofer system: AudioKinesis Swarm Subwoofer System
    4 walnut subs; 2 amplifiers.
    • Supertweeters: Townshend Audio Maximum Supertweeters
    2 pairs.
    One pair facing downward to the corners of the front wall and the other pair facing downward to the corners of the rear wall.
    • Cables: Mogami
    Volex 17504 power cords.

    • Power Treatment: Akiko Audio Corelli
    • Room Treatment: Stein Music E-Pads
    -on the many floor-to-ceiling windows that form the left wall of the room.
    • Record treatment: Stein Music DE3 LP Conditioner
    • Record and stylus treatment: Keith Monks, The Archivist
    Stylus cleaning: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

Comments 198

Owner
It's been awhile since I purchased the Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue and I'm still very happy with it.  I have not kept up with the cartridge market in the meantime, however, so I can't comment on how it compares to current cartridges.  For me, it's a good all-rounder.

exlibris

What are your thoughts on the Etsuro Cobalt Blue? I'm looking at possible upgrades from my Hana ML and this one stuck out to me as a possible option, but I don't see much mention of it online anywhere!

mmcgill829

Owner
New photo.  December 2021.

exlibris

Owner
Made some changes to my network.  Toggle the "Network components" section.

Added a second pair of supertweeters.

exlibris

Owner
I added a section for my network components and cabling.
I also added a pair of supertweeters.

exlibris

Owner
-some amplifier and cabling changes. 
-photo of the rack has been updated.

exlibris

Owner
New pics with the new amp added.  The subwoofer amps are now behind the subs on the left.

exlibris

Owner
New amplifier added: First Watt SIT-3.  I'll use this as an alternative amp to the Allnic A-6000.

exlibris

Owner
Thanks for the compliment on the room. 
And best of luck with your speaker positioning.

exlibris

I forget to mention how nice the room looks.  I never tried that much toe-in before, but what the heck, I’ll give it a try.

testpilot

Owner
I'm 7.5' from each speaker.   The speakers cross about 5' in front of me.  Yup, serious toe-in.

exlibris

That’s some serious speaker toe-in.  How far away are you from the speakers?

testpilot

Owner
Thank you!

exlibris

Looking great!

milpai

Owner
System photo updated.

exlibris

Owner
Add a new DAC: Brinkmann Nyquist MKII

exlibris

Owner
new system photo added

exlibris

Owner
New speakers added but I have to update the system photo.

exlibris

Owner
Added a new cartridge:
Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue

exlibris

Owner
*interact with the room

exlibris

Owner
That's definitely a drawback. I hate seeing wires everywhere. I recently had new floors put in and the swarm isn't currently hooked up. I'm waiting for new speakers before I put it back in. I want to get a taste of how the speakers intact with the room first.  
I found these clips on Amazon that pin the wires to the baseboards - looks pretty tidy. 

exlibris

Are all of your Swarm subs behind your gear?  I think I see one in each of the corners behind the speakers.  I like the idea of the Swarm system... I just don't know If I'd feel comfortable having them spread throughout my listening space, with cables strewn around the room.

pdreher

Owner
New system picture showing temporary Odeon Midas loudspeakers.

exlibris

Owner
New speakers on order.

exlibris

Owner
New amplifier added.

exlibris

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