Description

Most of this system has been purchased used (the Chapman T7 speakers and the Jolida amp were over 20 years old when I acquired them and the Theta was close to that), and I find almost as much joy in putting the system together without a huge outlay of money as I do in my listening sessions.  In 2021 I bought a Cary SLI-80 HS (one of the few pieces purchased new). I also have a Bluesound Node, but mainly use it to search for new music. The bulk of my listening for the last several years has been to my growing LP collection, which lay fallow for about 25 years until I got back into vinyl about 7 years ago.

For stereo listening:

Cary SLI-80 HS

Chapman T7 speakers

Rega P8 turntable with Benz Micro ACE SH cartridge and Herbie Mat

Bottlehead Eros phonostage 

Theta Digital Compli universal player/transport

Bluesound Node streamer/DAC


For surround sound TV and movies:

NAD T753 receiver

PSB Image center

4 PSB Alpha B speakers (front RL and Surround)

Sony BDP S360 blu-ray player

LG TV


For portable listening:

Sennheiser HD600 headphones

Ulitimate Ears UE 900 IEMs

Ibasso fer-de-lance D6 DAC and Headphone amplifier

iPod 5.5 generation, with aftermarket 240 GB hard drive

Audiominor LOD

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Room Details

Dimensions: 18’ × 14’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


Components Toggle details

    • Chapman Audio Chapman T7 speakers
    • Cary SLI-80 HS
    with
    4 Tesla E34L made in Slovakia
    2 Ken-Rad VT-231 (6SN7) black glass made in USA
    2 Amperex Bugle Boy 6922 made in Holland
    Audience Forte power cord
    Modified from the factory to John Zimmerman's (The Audio Connection, Seattle) specifications.
    • Rega P8 turntable with Benz Micro ACE SH cartridge and Herbie Mat
    Purchased used, but but only a few months old. (The previous owner traded it in for a P10.)
    • Bottlehead Eros phonostage
    No, I didn't build it, but my local dealer had this sweet kit-built unit that he'd taken in on trade, and it sounds great in my system. I added Bottlehead's power cord kit (which I did build - figured I could trust myself with that.)
    • Theta Digital Compli universal player/transport
    Used for CD and SACD
    • Bluesound Node
    • Chapman Audio T5 speakers
    I bought these new in 1982 along with an Hitachi HTA3000 receiver, and they are used in separate system in the living room along with an Amazon Link and an older NAD DVD player.
    • DH Labs Silver Sonic RCA interconnects
    • AudioQuest Type 6 Hyperlitz speaker cable
    • Furman PST-8D
    • Bellari Audio VP 530 phono preamp
    I purchased this because of the USB out and have used it to digitize a few records to share with others (mostly my choir from high school).
    • Jolida SJ-302a integrated amplifier
    Not currently being used - make me an offer!

Comments 4

Owner
Thanks, @spiritofradio. I actually need to update my virtual system page - I've replaced the Jolida with a Cary SLI-80 and added a Bluesound Node for the streaming.

gardners501

Cool stuff Bro.  And a very nice room too.  I’m with you on buying used too.  Most all my gear was bought demo or used.

spiritofradio

Owner
Thanks for the kind comment, @mjcmt. Yes, the Jolida has a sweet sound. It was my first real foray into tubes, and I don't think I'll ever go back to SS!

gardners501

This is a really great system w/ very fine semi-vintage gear. I had the jolida 302b about 20 years ago and it had a great sound w/ the human voice.

mjcmt

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