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by mickep on All Out Assault
Tidal Audio Preos-D
My room July 2017
My room May 2017
My room 2016
Marten Mingus Quintet
Tidal Audio Impulse
Bergmann Magne & Kuzma CAR-40
Acapella Violon MkIII
Acapella Violon MkIII

Description

This system has given me heaven and hell. When I first unpacked my Acapella Violon they did not sound as in my dreams. I must really point out that you have to give your system time to evolve. 

After eleven years with the Acapella Violon I bought the Marten Mingus Quintet and a new journey is started.

I've always had a turntable in my system, but this year I went a litle bit further to draw more music out from my system. I've got the vinyl under my skin now, it sounds so wicked. But why stop with one turntable? The Bergmann Magne was irresistible. Then I also needed a new cartridge and my choice was Kuzma Car-40.

I do not know the best way to describe the sound of my system.

It's fast and dynamic with high resolution, they low is controlled, 3D and depth of soundstage are good, maybe I lack a litle with if I should criticize anything. The ion tweater give you a very lifelike presentation. 

Since I've changed to Marten Mingus Quintet the soundstage has grown and the bass is improved. The ion sweater is good, but I do not feel that I miss it. I'm still in break in process. It feel like this is going to be really good!

My friends who are not intrested in music and hifi, there first comments was "Now I undesrtand why you are so hooked on good sound reproduction". This is one of the best mark I can get for my system.
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    • Marten Design Mingus Quintet
    Speakers
    • Audio Research Ref 3
    Preamp
    • Audio Research Ref 210
    Amplifier
    • VPI Industries Ariea 3 Signature
    Turntable
    • Benz Micro LP
    Cartridge
    • VPI Industries JMW Signature
    Tonearm with Valhalla internal wire
    • VPI Super Platter
    Heavy platter to VPI Aries 3
    • VPI Industries SDS
    The Synchronous Drive System (SDS) a turntable motor speed controller and a line isolator.
    • Bergmann Audio Magne
    Turntable
    • Kuzma Car 40
    Cartridge
    • Röcklinger PHA2
    Phono Preamplifier
    • Entreq Apollo
    Inerconnects
    • Entreq Atlantis
    Powercables
    • Entreq Atlantis
    Speaker cables
    • Entreq Atlantis
    XLR
    • Entreq AC Wraps
    Wraps around the cables
    • Entreq Catfoot
    Apparatus feet
    • dCS Scarlatti
    Transport
    • dCS Scarlatti Clock
    Master clock
    • dCS Scarlatti Upsampler
    • dCS Scarlatti DAC
    • Entreq Powerus
    Power distributor
    • Entreq Silver Tellus
    Groundbox
    • Entreq Olympus Mini
    Groundbox
    • Entreq Poseidon
    Groundbox
    • Entreq Silver Cleanus
    • Entreq Silver Minimus
    Groundbox
    • Entreq Atlantis
    USB cable
    • Entreq Apollo
    Ground cables
    • Tidal Audio Preos-D
    • Tidal Audio Impulse

Comments 63

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Owner
Albertporter, I've missed to write that information down. :)

Yes I use the iMac as a musicserver. It works absolutely fantastic.

There has been some more changes in the last months. I've made a new rack of oak to support my system. I´ve recently been convinced that no metal should be aruond the system unless it´s in the system or singalpath. So i built a rack that is made in only wood. I also changed all cables to Entreq cables and uses Catfoot under the electronic.

These improvments has made the system more "analogue".

mickep

Owner
Thank you Jadisboy!
I enjoy my system greatly.

mickep

Owner
Thank you Philb7777!
I changed the bearing to and I thought it was a superb upgrade and made greater improvment than the SDS made.
All parameters was better. The background became more quite and blacker, that made the resolution better. The bassfundament got more authority and evereything was calmer.

mickep

Owner
Mitch4t, I use a iMac. :)

mickep

Super nice system, as I have already commented back in 2007. I love your attention to detail, not to mention it's absolutely beautiful.

The first photo look like you have a Mac computer on top of the stack but I don't see it listed in the equipment. Is that a music server?

albertporter

very good job :)
congratulations

jadisboy

I have an Aires 3 table and have been entertaining obtaining a Super Platter. Did you have to change the bearings out of the Aries 3 when you changed the platters or did you just drop it in? What kind of sound difference did the Super Platter make compared to the acrylic platter? Worth the $ for the upgrade?

Thanks for any info. You have a very nice system!

philb7777

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I see the DAC7 in the system, but I don't see a transport or any other digital device to run through your DAC7. What do you use to go into the DAC7?
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mitch4t

Owner
Sorry for the delayed answer. No it´s not hockey pucks. In the picture you can see cones of acetal resting in puck of acetal. But today I use Catfoot from Entreq.

mickep

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Mickep, are your monoblocks resting on hockey pucks? Just curious, because I use hockey pucks under the feet of my monoblocks with excellent results. Great looking system you have there.
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mitch

mitch4t

Owner
Audio Research is a step up. :)
But since I've changed every component, it's a new journey that starts. Right now I'm not 100% satisfyed, but I'm convinced that I'll be in the end. :)

mickep

Finally, a move to tubes! Although, you are using pentodes as opposed to me :) What do you think of the pentode sound, as opposed to SS?

amfibius

Owner
Veefy, yes I was using the USB input of the ART G2. It worked very well. Now I use the Audio Research DAC7.

mickep

Owner
System edited: After ten years with the brand Audionet it was time for some change. I'm a firm beliver of synergi and I think if you stick to one brand you probably will get that magic, and I picked Audio Research. Now a new journey starts, it's not just to plug in the powercord and listen to the music. I've to maximize the performance. :)

mickep

Well done Mick. Well done indeed.

Spin the Yellowjackets!

lapierre

Hi great system,

Do you use the usb-input capabilities of your Audionet G2 player?

veefy

Owner
System edited: I tested my new camera and uploaded one picture of the tonearm from the back.

mickep

Owner
Stltrains, I upgraded to the HP first and it was a significant upgrade, when I later upgraded to the SDS it was the same parameters but not as much as the HP. I've got better bass and the background went blacker, the details in the music is more present and everything is calm but there is no loss in dynamic.

Analoghaven, I really like my analog setup, no correction, I love my analog setup. I now got a more calm and dynamic sound with my analog setup than my cd setup. There is also more "HiFi" without losing the music in the analog setup, the dynamic presentation is wicked.

I now buy a lot more vinyl then cd's. It's now boring to listen to cd's when I have experience the soul of my analog setup.

mickep

The system looks great !
what do you think of your analog set up?
I have the vpi MK4 with grado statement .05 but getting some
hum from motor.

JP

analoghaven

fine system indeed, i saw your response to the vpi heavy platter. you said that the platter was a bigger improvement than sds. could you explain in what terms musically you mean. i use a aries three also and have been giving the upgrade a lot of thought. i added sds later and that was a very good upgrade. better sonics, quite, and speed control.
enjoy your fine system and have a good one.

stltrains

Owner
I've been looking at your system before Albert, and I must say that I like what I see, I'm sure it's sounds good to.

It would be most interesting to hear the Dali Megaline some day. They are manufactured in our neighbour country Denmark I belive.

mickep

Great system, you have put in a lot of hard work and no doubt have excellent sound.

Thanks for sharing with us.

albertporter

Never heard of it (in Australia) until I saw it in your system to be honest.

amfibius

Owner
Amfibius, it's not a simple task to pick the right vinyl front end. I must say that I'm very satisfied with my vinyl front end. The one remaining thing I have is the cable from turntable to the RIAA, I do not know what to choose.

I'm also toying with a Kuzma cartridge at the time, not that I'm not satisfied with Benz LP, it's just that I had the opportunity to do so.

I've noticed that AudioNet is not well represented in this pages. Is this a brand that is unknown of outside Europe?

mickep

Thanks for your response Mickep :)

By the way, I took a picture of my Violons exactly the same as what you have :) Pity AudioGon did not let me keep it on the front page ... hehe.

I am planning to get a pair of subwoofers custom made with a very low total Q in a sealed enclosure. Even if it fails for music, it should be good for HT.

I am still trying to decide what vinyl front end to get!

amfibius

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