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I've been on this journey for a couple of years. It has taken me many places where I initially started with Swiss gear (Goldmund / Orpheus Lab) and then got enchanted with Tubes (Hence the original name for my virtual system - Move to Tubes). I was heavily into Zanden and Wavac for some years until I found Tidal Audio. This is by far the BEST electronics on the planet, and as you can see, I have slowly moved to an almost complete Tidal Suite. Sound is shockingly transparent and is glorious to listen to... Where will I go to next? Either try analogue (that I have been resisting) or find a good Computer audio system (that I am currently researching but can't seem to find anything on par)...

Mohan ([email protected])
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    • StahlTek Vekian CD Transport
    Possibly the best digital playback bar none!
    • StahlTek Vekian Signature
    Replaced Zanden DAC with the Vekian
    • Tidal Preos
    Probably one of the best SS preamps around
    • Tidal Impact Monobloc
    Tidal Impact Monobloc
    • Tidal Contriva Diacera SE
    Replaced the Horning Eufrodites with these babies
    • Marantz UD-8004
    Marantz Bluray Player
    • Molteni & C Hifi Stand
    Italian furniture manufacturer (www.molteni.it). Not an audiophile stand but visually beautiful with superb finish. Pictured is the all aluminium storage bin that comes with the stand. Notice that a Acoustic System resonator is placed in the bin
    • Acoustic System Resonator
    1 Platinum, 2 Silver and 1 Copper resonator. You have to hear this to believe these little jewels. Mind boogling amazing!!
    • Tripoint Troy
    Amazing what it does to the sound!
    • Tipoint Orion
    Master Reference A/C Conditioner. My system has undergone a magical transformation!
    • Orb Audio Kamakura Power Tap
    One of the best passive power conditioners. I'm using 2

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Marvin? Are you also member of the Audio Exotics community Hong Kong? That's because of your set up, which is heavily equiped with Zandens and Argento and of course the Orpheus DAC and Hörning speakers. The system must be awesome sounding! I've never hear such a rig, not in Holland. I would like to hear a rig like yours but as far as I know none owns one. Do you think the Argento digital cable is better than Translite or Aural Symphonics AT&T optical? Is it better than the Nirvana digital cable? Do you prefer S/PDIF or AES/EBU and why? Thank you.
Btw, is Zanden the ultimate as far as digital concerned? I recently bought a wonderful sounding DAC: the JMF Audio DXC2.2, which is the same as Rey Audio R-DAC. It's not a well known DAC and is rather light weight (only 5.8 kg) but delivers music with finesse (although of course not as much as the Zanden does).

Chris (The Netherlands)
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