Description

Magnepan 3.6r's are actively biamped with the Marchand XM44 with a symmetrical 280HZ setup, using Apollon NcX500 and Acoustic Zen Absolute speaker cables and Absolute XLR's on the high channels, and VTV NC500 and Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II XLR and Satori low-pass speaker cables on the bass panels. 

The 3.6r's internal crossover network (from midrange to ribbon tweeters) has been updated with Sonicaps and Solen aircore inductors using stock values, and completely rewired with Neotech solid core OCC wire direct soldered to all drivers and Cardas binding posts.  Mye stands add rigiidity and Gaia II carpet spiked feet finish absorb vibrations and provide improvements in clarity.

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Room Details

Dimensions: 19’ × 11’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’


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    • Antipodes Audio K50
    Music server and player
    • Weiss Engineering DAC501
    Do I care that this unit uses sheet metal instead of a slab of aluminum? No. :)
    • UpTone Audio etherregen
    Fed from Cisco 2960 using cat7
    Powered by Plixir BDC connected using Audio Sensibility DC cable - 
    SOtM dcbl cat 7  from this to Antipodes
    • Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II XLR
    From DAC to Marchand
    • Marchand Electronics XM-44
    • Acoustic Zen Absolute speaker cables
    high channel speaker wires
    • VTV NC-500
    Sonic Imagery 994 op amps
    Low channel amp
    • Apollon Audio NCx500
    Sonic Imagery 994 op amps
    High channel amp
    • Magnepan MG-3.6r
    Completely rewired with Neotech OCC- Cardas Binding posts - internal crossovers upgraded with Sonic caps and Solen aircore inductors
    Myestands
    Gaia II feet
    • Zavfino OCC Silver Dart
    to both amps and the DAC
    • Solid Tech Reference Rack
    multiple feet of silence
    • Acoustic Zen Satori
    low pass speaker wires
    • Primacoustic london 10
    absorption panels
    • Puritan Audio Labs psm156
    Ultimate cord to wall
    • Primacoustic cumulus
    corner bass traps
    • DIY N-11 quadratic residue diffuser N-11 Quadratic diffuser
    4 -4'x2' Front wall quadratic diffusers
    • stressless listening chair
    • Plixir Elite BDC
    powering the Etherregen
    • Furutech GTX-D NCF(R)
    • Acoustic Zen Absolute XLR
    • Jorma Audio digital 110 XLR
    • IsoAcoustics Gaia II
    • AudioQuest Hurricane HC
    Trying it in a few different spots
    • SOtM dCBL-CAT7 Lan Cable
    • Prima Luna EVO 400 preamplifier
    Got some tubes for the first time in my life

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Owner
Enjoying the $#@^ out of this digital front end. Amazing how much musical information is now retrieved with streaming, and it is so smooth and organic 10 hour sessions are frequent. A whole world of undiscovered music to enjoy.

mclinnguy

Owner
@kevemaher The quadratic N-11 diffusers I made myself, and they are in front of me, on the front wall, and the speakers are in fact pointed in the right direction- towards the listener. Diffusion on the front wall and absorption on the back wall with Magneplanars. :)

mclinnguy

Owner
@dtorc I'll get around to it one of these days!

mclinnguy