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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 over 1 year 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 over 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 3 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 about 4 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 almost 5 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 almost 5 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 over 5 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Sound is very good indeed - best in my house so far. posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Added tube tester received in April posted over 10 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 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Lyra Atlas microscope picture added posted over 10 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 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Some system pictures posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Tried to order my tweaks - a bit... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: Some new photos (Lyra Atlas, Audiokinesis LCS speakers) posted over 10 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 10 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 11 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemThanks! Its true, I have worked a lot for this. posted about 11 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 about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemThanks! Same to you (although I can't see your system) posted about 11 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 about 11 years ago | View comment | |
Main systemSystem edited: A few updates, corrections posted about 11 years ago | View comment |