Description

This is a 2-channel system in a multifunction living room. The ceiling of the room slopes from 10 to 17 feet high. All audio components, except the loudspeakers, are in custom cherry cabinets on the right side of the living room. The back of the cabinets has a ventilated door that allows access from an adjoining room. For critical listening, the coffee table can be removed and the chair on the right can be re-positioned to improve symmetry in relation to the sectional sofa on the left side. Cables to the speakers are routed up through the floor from an unfinished section of the basement below. The living room system has gradually become focused on server and streaming based audio, and a Thorens turntable has been moved from the living room to storage in the basement. A Sonos Connect allows the living room system to be linked with other Sonos components throughout the house for multiroom audio use.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 17’ × 19’  Medium
Ceiling: 10’


Components Toggle details

    • PS Audio Aspen FR 10 Loudspeakers
    Planar-magnetic tweeter and midrange
    Dual woofers augmented by three passive radiators 
    • Thiel Audio CS-2.2 Loudspeakers
    Currently used as back-up speakers after addition of Aspen Fr 10s
    • Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblock Amplifiers
    • PS Audio M700 Monoblock Amplifiers
    Excellent performing amps that are now serving in a back-up role after addition of the amazing Atma-Sphere Class D monoblocks.
    • PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp
    • PS Audio DirectStream Mk2 DAC
    • Innuos Zen Mk3 Server/Streamer
    • Innuos Phoenix USB and PhoenixNet
    • Sony X55ES CD Player
    • Cardas Audio Clear Reflection XLR Cables
    Used between DAC and Preamp and between Preamp and Amps
    • Cardas Audio Clear Reflection Speaker Cables
    • Network Acoustics Muon Pro and Eno2 Ethernet Filters and Streaming Cables
    • Shunyata Research Alpha USB Cable
    From Innuos Zen to Phoenix USB
    • Network Acoustics USB III Cable
    From Phoenix USB to DAC
    • Shunyata Research Delta v2 NR and Venom V12 NR Power Cables

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Sdl4

Lol, 8 ft Cardas would be a tad pricy!

I’ve got the tube preamp , too
I has it with Thiels 

I also retubed a with a cyro tube that really gave me the “ English gentleman “ sound that I was looking for 

No subwoofer ? 

Or do you have the full range you want ? 

Thiels were  in need of a bit of taming, but the effort was worth it 
I also noticed electrical cables helped harshness , especially rohdium content 

Keep up the good work 

Jeff

frozentundra

Sdl4,

Nice setup 
Still using Thiels!   They are very persnickety of upstream components !    You must have found a good combination with PS Audio and Cardas. 
As a fellow , past Thiel owner, when you get it right they really sing . 

What other cable companies have you tried.  I was super impressed with the parsec ic , between amp and preamp 
It warmed everything up, with great detail, but very gentle and not in your face
I’ve wondered if the next step clear cables would be worth it 

We’ll done 

Jeff 

frozentundra