o_holterVintage (mostly)I would probably love your system. Many thoughtful tweaks and special solutions. From a very good starting point. Analog sound, electrostat speakers, tube amplification. Resembling my own audio jou... posted 8 months ago | View comment | |
Cottage systemThe Topping DAC plays DSD with no problems, from an app like Audirvana, or Foobar. I have bought a 5TB small disk to bring along my DSD files, vinyl rips from my home system, made on the Tascam da-... posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
Cottage systemMy source for the cottage system is now mainly a thinkpad pc getting wifi from a mobile phone, with a small Topping 30 dac, and then to the Ming Da integrated amp. The system is good enough to give... posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
Library SystemNice system! I have the same amps, MA-1 mk 2.2 with four driver tubes, updated at the factory in 2011, and like you, I love it. posted 9 months ago | View comment | |
Main system2023 update. System runs fine. No serious problems the last five years. Using it more sparingly than before, with less hours on the most sensitive parts - the cartridge and the phono stage. posted almost 2 years ago | View comment | |
Home office systemMajor revision, March 2022:Arche FR2 speakers and Opus D50A amp has replaced the active Sony speakers. I keep to the single-driver type, although I was recently impressed by a month... posted over 2 years ago | View comment | |
Cottage systemI mainly use the Fiio X3ii, while the Tascam recorder stays at home - even if it sounds maybe 20-30 percent better, playing my DSD recordings. After an upgrade (made by Roar Malmin) the Ming Da int... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemTwo good headphones, Audioquest Nightowl and Nighthawk, added to my mobile system here on Audiogon, but used also in the main rig from the Teac NT-505 headphone amp. posted about 4 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemHi Jim94025, sorry for late answer. I have not A-B tested exactly, Io direct, or through the Einstein. It was just that, after trying some mid-level preamps, I felt, this one is OK, so it has staye... posted about 4 years ago | View comment | |
Home office systemI like this small system, which has served me well over almost ten years. Why? Does it have a flat frequency cuirve? No. Especially, it lacks deep bass. Does it sound pure? Yes. Why? Because it is... posted almost 5 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Sound is very good indeed - best in my house so far. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Added tube tester received in April posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Although the MA-1 amps can drive both pairs of speakers, they are more comfortable driving the front speakers alone. A modified Pioneer 912 in bridge-tied load now drives the effect ... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Lyra Atlas microscope picture added posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Room dimensions included. 50 square meters (540 square feet) is a fairly large room, by European standards. We took down the wall between the 'living' room and the 'dining' room in o... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Some system pictures posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Tried to order my tweaks - a bit... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Some new photos (Lyra Atlas, Audiokinesis LCS speakers) posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemHi PankajLCS - in terms of sound - I would not be without them. My main speakers are very good, but with the LCS also, something very special happens. Highly addictive. When you have heard it, ... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: New LCS effect speakers - adding to the sound of the Dream Makers. The three dimensional effect, using controlled reverberant sound, is taken further. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemThanks! Its true, I have worked a lot for this. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Cottage systemSystem edited: The Tascam sounds very good and will be brought along to the cottage sound system this year, also, since the Korg MR-1 is misbehaving. A "cottage" in the Norwegian sense of t... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemThanks! Same to you (although I can't see your system) posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: I use the Tascam DA-3000 for recordings, some live, but mainly from vinyl. It records to DSD double speed - the best digital I have heard so far. I then downsample to DSD single spee... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: A few updates, corrections posted over 10 years ago | View comment |