This is the evolution of my system and have missed a lot of steps in between. Affinity towards golden age Japanese front end electronics and American amps. Relatively period correct.
Teres Verus II motor, MS CU-180 mat, power cable for Verus is Kaplan HE
Micro Seiki MA-505L
With repro AST nut. Mounted on AX-3G armboard
Koetsu Rosewood Signature
Headshell is SAEC ceramic with Entre leads
Fidelity Research FR-64fx
Arm has a custom made brass nut. Headshell is an Ikeda IS2-T with Ikeda silver leads. Tonearm cable is Triode Wire Labs. Mounted on custom my-micro AX-9G armboard
Miyajima Labs Kansui
Mounted on Ikeda headshell @ 2.2 g VTF
Lustre GST-801
Mounted on AX-6G armboard
ZYX 4D-X
With silver base. Headshell is Orsonic AV-1S, Ortofon LW-800s leads
Micro Seiki BL-111
With Micro stabilizing ring. Using a CU-180 and an ST-10 clamp. Belt is SF-2 repro from Japan. Custom machined footers by Mirko. Power cable used is a Element Cable Terminator. On top of a Symposium base
Fidelity Research FR-54 tonearm
DH labs BL-2 phono cable
Audio Technica OC-9 mk2
Mounted on AT MS-9 headshell with DH labs silver leads
Yamaha GT-2000
Rewired with Cardas tonearm wire w/KLE absolute harmony rca connectors. Mat is TTW stainless steel
Audio Technica AT-155LC
Mounted on AT MG-10 headshell with AT OFC leads
Wyetech Opal preamp
Loaded with a quad of RCA 6SN7GTB, Acme audio fuse, TWL 7+ power cable. Sitting on massive Eden sound papa bear footers
Wyetech Labs Ruby phono preamp
Final audio footers. DCCA the source power cable. DCCA passion master interconnects. PSU on Mapleshade footers
Cary Audio SLAM-100
Psvane CV-181-T and Tung Sol KT120s. Cardas golden coupling caps, otherwise stock. DCCA Eminence power cables. Eden sound footers
Krell KSA-150
Totally stock, rotate between Magnan Signature and Cardas Hexlink 5c for speaker cables. VH Audio Pulsar w/ wbt silver connectors and BMI Whale Elite power cable
Cary Audio SixPac
Heavily modified with Duelund and VH audio caps, Gold Lion KT77 reissues, Zenith El84 and RCA 12BZ7
Tannoy System 10
Totally stock on Wharfedale Linton stands. Clear day double shotgun cables
Nakamichi RX-303
Used with Jena Labs soloist plus. Mapleshade footers
Love your system! I drive a pair of custom built 150 liter bass-reflex Tannoy HPD 315's with an amp made by Paul Kirkeland of Bottlehead, using 812 output tubes. The best they have ever sounded
Gives an old guy something to look forward to every day, and I do.
