Wsrrsw's Den System

by wsrrsw on HIJIRIUpdatedTimberNationTimber Nation RackDone For Nownot done yetnot donefunEnglish Electric 8SwitchNetwork Acousticsmuon pro Streaming SystemMusic City AcousticsBacch For MacLumin D2D2Clear Digital Cable AES/ECardasClearSonus Faber GuarneriLuminSynergistic ResearchBowers and WilkinsStereoFurutechZMFRogers High FidelityRogersMorrow Audio SP7
Den System
Den System
Streaming gear
Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Loudspaker
Qobuz
How I feel when listening

Description

6.12..2025

All streaming nowadays using Roon/Qobuz. This room is good as panels have been added on ceiling and walls with more inbound.  It's more of a monitor set up with speaker placement. The sweet spot is just that and is a tad wider than just the center. 

The integrated AMP is a Rogers High Fidelity KWM-88.  I had that modified to use KT-170’s. What an AMP!  It's a keeper.

The Grimm MU1, is thrilling and has great synergy with DAC, AMP & Speakers. In the house there are two Roon end points. The one in the TV room (nee den) uses the Grimm MU1. The other one is for the whole stereo and is a Lumin D2 Network Streamer w/sboobster that (given the in ceiling speakers) is decent.

Power and ethernet very cleaned up. No tin foil on ceiling. Yet. 



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Room Details

Dimensions: 16’ × 11’  Medium
Ceiling: 9’

Components Toggle details

    • Rogers High Fidelity KWM-88 Integrated Amplifier
    Sent back the 88 and had it modified to use KT-170's. Very glad I did.
    • Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Loudspeakers
    Guarneri Evolution loudspeakers on Sonus Faber stands
    • Grimm Audio MU1 Streamer
    • Weiss 501 DAC
    • Network Acoustics Muon pro Streaming System (a filter)

    Not Shown


    • Puritan Audio Laboratories PSM 156 Power Conditioner

    • English Electric 8Switch Ethernet Switch
    Not Shown
    • Cardas Audio Clear Power Cord
    • Morrow Audio SP7 Speaker Cable
    • Apple iPad
    Needed for running Roon/Qobuz.
    • B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) DB4S Subwoofer
    Just a smidge
    • PS Audio 2 of PS Audio - Noise Harvester (Black)
    Look at them go especially when the lights with dinners are on in the next room
    • Furutech GTX-D NCF(R) Ultimate Nano-Crystal Rhodium-Plated AC Duplex Receptacle
    For me It starts at the wall and if I could retrofit dedicated lines I'd do that too. 

    w/
    • ZMF Headphones Blackwood
    For me the ZMF Blackwoods do it.
    • Entreq Macro Ground Boxes
    • Hijiri Million RCA
    Streamer to Intergrated
    • Lumin D2 Network Streamer
    w/ Sbooster.. For whole house (hey it came with the house) stereo systems. So-so ceiling speakers. Free ground loop included. Buzzzzz
    • Cardas Audio Clear Digital Cable AES/EBU
    From Streamer to DAC
    • Music City Acoustics 1 inch Broadband Acoustic Panels
    4 on ceiling and three on walls. Not shown
    • TimberNation Rack

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Congrats, very nice system!
I'm driving Harbeth 30.1 speakers with my PrimaLuna Dialogue Two integrated amp and found it to be a pretty good synergy, but been considering the Guarneri's for some time...
How do you like the Lumin T2 and how does the L1 integrate? Have you had a chance to compare to other streamers/servers/DACs?

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