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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.
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    • Micro Seiki RX-5000
    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
    • Electron Images MCP phono preamp
    Telefunken 6dj8 x2, GE 12ax7 x3, Tungsram EL84 x2, Sylvania 12ay7 x2, Bendix 6106 rectifier, Revelation Audio umbilical, Electraglide Genghis Khan silver power cable
    • SAEC WE-308
    With AS500 stabilizing nut and ceramic headshell
    • Musical Fidelity MP-D2 Dac
    Mundorf Silver/Gold and Silver caps. Tungsram 6922 x4, JAN 5u4g rectifier. Cardas twinlink interconnects, BMI whale elite power cable
    • PI Audio Group Uber Buss
    2x Uberbuss and 1x minibuss+. First uber loaded with Furutech receptacles
    • Hagerman Cornet 2
    • Hagerman Cornet 1
    Heavily modified. Bendix 6106 rectifier
    • Jensen Custom SUT
    Klyne inspired
    • Entre ET-100 SUT
    • 47 Labs Phono Cube

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Do you still use the Wyetech Opal?

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