A little update to some of the new equipment I have added recently and is making noticeable sound improvements since I can no longer edit the house of stereo. Overload!

Replaced the Gustard dac with Audiomirror Tubadour V.  Connecting my Innuos ZENith Mk3 to it via U18 DDC. Using Audiolund xtreme cu I2s cable. Also replaced the Parasound Halo 21+ with the JC5. I had to use the square wave on the master clock to get the definition I was looking for, now with the JC5 I can go back to the sine wave since the definition has increased. And the result is totally free of listening fatigue wish always gets me on square wave.

Also a fantastic upgrade in cabling between the VPI Classic TT and PSAudio stellar phono pre. Now using Audience front row RCA cables to incredible results. Again, ultimate definition with zero fatiguing. Expensive as heck, but so worth it. Another great cable addition is the Snake River Boomslang AES between my Jay's cdt2-mk3 and Tubadour V. Made some additional changes but not as significant as these. This is easier than starting over posting a brand new system lol.

I like that the Stellar gives me the option to change the ohms setting via remote. That comes in very handy for certain records regardless of mc cart. I have zero reason to upgrade on it.

Thanks for making me feel good about my setup. The amount of equipment you have accumulated over the years is unbelievable. Rock on! 

The reason I bought the SW-10 was to identically clock both the X26 PRO and the SW-10 with the C18. Works perfect for that with two PNC 50 ohms cables connected via the two square outputs of the C18. I did find out that it takes time for each unit to recognize eachother and work in unison, meaning I am not interested in trying different slaving setups, sorry. The other thing that sold me about the SW-10 is the optical isolation feature. It ties in perfectly to the LPS part of my optical isolation bundle from Small green computer. I was waiting for the new etherregen, but when this new SW-10 came out, the etherregen simply no longer measures up in features. As far as sound, every part of it is better, whether it is worth it to someone has to do with how deep the pockets. It is totally worth it to me and allows me to keep my NODE, using the fantastic bluos os on my android remotes getting sound easily comparing to the quality of my TTs and CD setups.

- Sold the pro-ject TT, replaced it with a Pioneer PXL 1000, running the Sumiko Starling cart and Puffin phono preamp on it. VPI Classic TT back with rebuilt Lyra Kleos cart and still on PS Audio Stellar phono preamp.

- Gustard C18 master clock.

- LHY SW-10 ethernet switch which also functions as an optical isolation box and can input an external clock. These are amazing features! Both the Gustard X26 PRO and ethernet switch are connected to the C18 master clock.

Other than that, nothing major :)

I think it is very helpful to describe as well as we can what kind of work we put in our system if we are going to help anyone. Glad you took the time to look it up. Yes, the sound of my room keeps amazing me pretty much at each listen. The only problem now with the new PBN speakers is I would like to get more power than my Halo A23+ puts out. I am looking at a halo A21+ because I want to keep the sound I have. Just more of it. Plus I would like the first 6 watts of pure class A the A21+ has for best low volume listening. The journey goes on...

@Artemus, the hat channels on the ceiling is for decoupling. They are mounted on sound clips which assures no transfer of vibrations caused by low frequencies through the ceiling. The walls did not need them since we did the offset stud method to accomplish the same. Meaning the inner walls do not touch the outer walls except a little at corners and edges.

@cymbop, in 3 words you laid it out perfectly. Room, treatment, gear.

My AC guy wouldn't be interested in shipping these, if he has any left, since he makes most of his money on the install. You can get these online from many suppliers.

The model is probably a couple years old. The AC guy had a good deal on it and bought a couple dozen. They have now a newer unit which saves even more power wise. Either unit you get, those things are amazing, way quieter than the noise you hear from a vent when a central AC unit is on. The thing is set on 74 in 100+ degrees in Texas. The thermostat is on a remote control. Never hear it from my seating position EVER. Obviously much superior to central AC for a single room. Only added $20 a month to my bill. Great insulation though...

The mini split is a Daikin 12,000 btu unit. Goes for $1,200 + $800 install. There is an inside and outside unit and it is fairly complicated to do on your own. It is more than sufficient to cool down my 27,000 cubic ft. in a matter of minutes. And you basically can never hear it unless you are right next to it. Amazing unit. My AC guy said I would love it in a music room and he was right. I thank you for your gridfusors suggestion for the front wall. As you may have noticed I have two small windows in that front wall and that would be a no no to any serious audiophile. But I didn't care, I need those windows to view the many beautiful trees in front and relieve me of the claustrophobia I would feel staring for hours at a plain wall. Hence the art work also. That to me is more important than any small sound improvement I may hear from treating the front wall. Something very interesting happened, the TV is mounted on a stand rather than against the wall, and what I found out is the lead vocal would disappear BEHIND the TV. After trying different options, I installed a 4" thick open cell piece of foam about the size of the TV right between the TV and the wall, and magically the lead vocal placed itself in FRONT of the TV. Now my soundstage is perfect to my ears. Another thing is I maintain a great balance between a dead room and a live one because I ordered my 8 bass traps with limiters, therefore it does not absorb high frequencies, just low ones. And with my carpeting it is just what the doctor ordered. Like you say, there was a lot of homework going into this. Thanks a lot to take the time to give me your input. Very much appreciated.