Hi,  I tried the Audiance SX speaker wire. Seemed to be to much top end for me   

twoch September 29, 2018 14:30

System edited: Upgraded to Cardas Clear Interconnects - system no sounds much "cleaner" while imaging extends both higher and deeper Highly Recommended!

hifigi October 26, 2014 22:34

System edited: Added Ayre K-5xe MP preamp and corrected a major mistake in judgement. I sold an audience aR6-T to upgrade cables, as I thought the cables would make the type of difference I was looking for. I just purchased another aR6-T and learned that it made MUCH more of an improvement than any cables!

hifigi September 16, 2014 06:40

System edited: Added Wavelength Cosecant DAC - digital now sounds like music!!

hifigi January 06, 2014 12:13

That is a pretty extensive equipment list. Anyway that you are considering a few photos to compliment it.

mjcmt November 23, 2013 23:52

System edited: Computer audio at 16 bit 44.1kHz (Mac Mini, Audirvana, and Wavelength DAC) sounds much better than I had hoped. In fact, the CD layer on my hybrid SACDs sound clearly better via this computer audio gear than the SACD layer sounds on my Oppo BDP-105.

hifigi November 23, 2013 04:43

System edited: I am very happy with the upgrades I have made since December 2012: (1) Upgraded TSM-M speakers to TSM-MMM (Master Series). WOW - HUGE improvement! I have owned the Merlin TSM-m speakers since 2000, and am always surprised that minor tweaks and other upgrades are so clearly evident through my TSM-m speakers. In fact, I have been so happy with them that I have upgraded everything else in my system and didn't desire to upgrade my speakers to the latest version. I have not owned any other equipment in my current system for even 5 years, but now that the rest of my system has improved, I decided to upgrade them to TSM-mme. While performing this upgrade on my speakers, the owner of Merlin, Bobby Palkovic, invented the TSM-mmm. I am one happy customer - these speakers are awesome! (2) On Bobby's recommendation, I had Cardas upgrade the spades on my Golden Presence Speaker Cables. They used their cold-forge process (the one they introduced with their Clear speaker cables) to connect their best spades to my GP cables. Very nice improvement! (3) Now that my speakers were sounding better than ever, I upgraded my subwoofer from a REL Storm III to a REL Stentor III. I never knew that bass frequencies could be reproduced this clearly in a home audio system. Each bass note sounds as well-defined and musical as a piano or acoustic guitar. Truly amazing! (4) After upgrading my speakers and sub, I am listening to more vinyl than I have since the 1980's. I wondered if a greater investment in my phono state would increase my enjoyment of vinyl, so I upgraded my phono section from the Monolithic PS-1 and H1-Cb Power Supply to the Sutherland PhD. Monolithic is an OEM supplier for many highly regarded audio companies (like Perpetual Technologies), so their phono stage is better than everything I have tried $1500. I found a great deal on a Sutherland PhD, so I decided to give it a try, and I am very glad I did. Everything I have read about this phono preamp was correct - records now sound incredible! I will probably keep my Merlin TSM-mmm speakers, REL Stentor III sub, and Sutherland PhD phono stage or a 10+ years!

hifigi March 07, 2013 09:11

System edited: Upgraded from the Monolithic PS-1 Phono Stage and HC-1b Power Supply to the Sutherland PhD. I also upgraded from the outstanding REL Storm III Subwoofer to their Stentor III Subwoofer. These are two of the best upgrades I have ever made to my system.

hifigi March 05, 2013 08:42

System edited: Added vinyl playback to my system (Harman Kardon T-65C turntable, Grado Sonata I cartridge, and Monolothic PS-1 phono preamp with HC-1 power supply), upgraded Oppo BDP-95 to their new BDP-105, and upgraded speaker cables from Supra 6.0 to Cardas Golden Presence (with cold-forged spades). I thought that listening to vinyl would be an improvement over traditional CDs, but I wasn't expecting it to sound better than most SACDs and DVD-Audio discs. This H/K T-65C is an outstanding turntable and the Grado Statement Sonata I cartridge sounds great with it. After auditioning the vinyl rig in one of his systems, my audio dealer said I would have to spend $2,500 on a new turntable to upgrade turntables. The Oppo BDP-105 definitely sounds a little biy better than the BDP-95 but all of the digital inputs (coax, TOSLINK, USB, and HDMI) makes it a major upgrade over the BDP-95. The Cardas Golden Presence speaker cables with cold-forged spades(like their Clear speaker cables) were a major upgrade over the Supra 6.0, and the Supra were very good.

hifigi December 18, 2012 21:42

Equipment upgrades include Theta Intrepid Multi-channel amplifier, Oppo BDP-95 Universal Player and audience teflon power conditioner.

Cable upgrades include the following:
- audience power chords and power chord-e cables on all audio gear.
- Most interconnects are audience au24e
- Most digital cables (coaxial and HDMI) are WireWorld Gold or Silver Starlight.

Currently in the process of replacing remaining interconnects with au24e's and remaining digital cables with WireWorld Silver Starlights. All of these cable upgrades have made my system MUCH more enjoyable.

hifigi August 29, 2011 22:45

System edited: Upgraded Amplifiers and Surround Speakers. HT now has all Morel drivers in the 5.1 speakers, as Merlin TSM-MMs and Soundspots contain premium Morel Drivers, so excellent voincing throughout HT. Also added another Dual-Mono Balanced 2 Channel Amp - Hafler 9303. Excellent Amp!!

hifigi August 11, 2010 16:35

System edited: Included My Power Cables

hifigi July 08, 2010 18:10

Updated with recent purchases: Marantz AV8003 Pre/Pro (upgraded in early July 2010) and Hafler Transnova 9505 Amp and Hafler Transova 9300 Amp (upgraded in late May 2010).

Each upgrade was a significant improvement over previous equipment:
(1) Marantz AV8003 sounds much better than my previous Pre/Pro, the Onkyo PR-SC885P, although Onkyo had much more features.
(2) Hafler Transnova Amplifers replaced excellent sounding EAD PM-500 Amplifier (5 x 100).
- EAD Amp ia a great amp, but Hafler's Transnova amps are worth much more expemsive ($3,550 vs $1,495) and their MOSFET design is a much better match with my Merlin TSM-MMs than EAD's Bipolar transistors were.
- Also, I was only using 4 channels of EAD, so I was getting 125W x 4, now I have 250W x 2 from 9505, and 300W x 1 from bridged 9300, so I now have approx 265W X 3 of cleaner, less distorted, and more tube-like power for my Merlin TSM-MM Left, Ctr, and Right Speakers.

hifigi July 06, 2010 06:01

sound's like a great system. greg

outgreg June 07, 2010 22:03

System edited: Added Monster Power Signature AVS 2000 and HTPS 7000

hifigi April 06, 2007 04:04