My Dedicated Room

Dimensions: 22’ × 12’ Medium
Ceiling: 8’

- AudioQuest McKensie cables
From turntable to preamp and balanced from preamp to amp
- Aesthetix Atlas Signature Amplifier
NOS RCA tubes
- AudioQuest Robin Hood Bi-Wire speaker cables
- Sound-Smith Paua Cartridge
Moving Iron design. Low output. Using 68 dB gain and 1000 ohms loading on Pallene MC input.
- Aesthetix Pallene
Essentially the preamplifier section with Phono Stage card from the Mimas. Not offered on Aesthetix website but available.
- Vandersteen Treo CT in Rosewood
- Sound-Smith Paua II
Installed on VPI.
- VPI Industries Prime Signature Rosewood with 3D Arm
Installed Sound-Smith Counter Intuitive on VPI counterweight.
- Townshend Audio Seismic Vibration Isolation Platform
Installed under VPI. Made a major difference in overall sound quality.
- Denafrips Ares II DAC
- Blue Sound Vault 2
- Kirmuss Audio KA-RC-1
Best investment I've made. Results in what sounds like a total upgrade to my system.
- GIK Acoustics Adsorption and Difusion panels

gsal how is phono card and which phono stage did you have

I really enjoying the music with the Pallene

tomstruck May 03, 2021 00:03