A timeless classic player with the heralded stable platter transport system. I picked it up for $100 on Craigslist.

An excellent stand-alone CD/SACD player. I picked it up new-in-box for $175.

A very special player that was extensively modded by digital-guru Stephen Sank. Everything was torn out and replaced with the best parts... no mods were left out. Picked it up for $250.

Very versatile tube DAC I team-up with the PD-65. Allows user to choose tube or solid-state operation and 24/96 or 24/192 sampling. I picked it up for $399.

This is the newer model with 35-watts of S.E.T. power. A beast of an amplifier at 80 pounds. Bidders on Ebay fell asleep, so I was able to pick up the 4-month old amp for $470.00.

These aren't the $8k Odeon Rigolettos. They are Einstein Rigoletto, which were manufactured by Odeon for Einstein and Imported into the US By Lauermann Audio Imports. I have modded the cabs and drivers in a few ways. I had modded the stock Fostex FE164 by applying plumber's putty on the baskets, Mod-Podging the cones, and adding vacuum tube phase plugs. I removed those drivers recently and replaced them with the newer Fostex FE166En. Only one simple mod on those... I covered the baskets with Dynamat. Doubtful on any future mods, as I am satisfied with the way they sound.

The signal lines are connected to the shield by a pair of specifically manufactured resistors. What is created is a pseudo balanced interconnect, as the shield is effectively neutral relative to both conductors. Relative to the equipment ground, the shield sees half the signal voltage swing.

Braid of three strands of teflon-insulated pure silver wire.

Type 4 cables feature four solid, long-grain copper conductors to ensure highly efficient signal transfer with minimal loss. Solid conductors eliminate electrical and magnetic interference that can add brittleness to the sound with multi-strand conductor cables.

Used between the PD-65 and the DAC-5. The cable features a solid 24-gauge copper center conductor with silver plating to improve high frequency performance. Foil wrap around the insulation and an additional layer of silver-plated braid shield the cable from external electronic interference that can degrade the signal.