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by lapierre on Ever Evolving

Description

Retro HiFi tube system with open baffle speaker design. Center driver uses Coaxal 10" woofer  with horn tweeter.




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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 11’  Medium
Ceiling: 10’

Components Toggle details

    • Ayon CD 35
    The Ayon CD-35 establishes a new benchmark in SE-Triode vacuum-tube CD/SACD-Player performance by combining a fully balanced PCM-DSD DAC.
    The CD-35 is also prepared for computer playback and general DSD professional audio use. 

    Top loading player with very solid construction and build.
    • McIntosh C22
    A cool 1960s retro design, the C22 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier has been updated to modern standards to deliver a performance on par with any other McIntosh preamplifier. Electromagnetic input switching provides reliable, noiseless and distortion-free operation. Low distortion levels of all types are less than 0.08%, allowing music to be presented with total transparency and accuracy.
    • Aurender Aurender A100

    A100 is, at its foundation, a streamer with support for both TIDAL and Qobuz subscription-based high-resolution streaming services and internet radio. The A100’s MQA Full-Encoder DAC provides optimal performance for streaming 10,000+ MQA albums on TIDAL.

    • Pure Audio Project Trio15 Coaxal

    Trio15 design is an open baffle design.


    The Coax10 driver features a high-end 10′′ mid-woofer with a light-paper cone and a 1/4′′ Horn tweeter with a Polymer dome (similar to our Horn1), but differently from typical configurations, both are mounted on the same axis, aka Coaxial design.

    • McIntosh MC275 MkVI
      • Power Output per Channel75W @ 4, 8 or 16 Ohms
      • Number of Channels2
      • Total Harmonic Distortion0.5% maximum harmonic distortion at any power level from 250 milliwatts to rated power, 20Hz to 20,000Hz
        (≤ 0.25% harmonic distortion at 1kHz)
      • S/N below rated output105dB
      • Dynamic Headroom1.2dB
      • Damping Factor>22
      • Rated Power Band20Hz to 20kHz
      • Frequency Response+0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz
        +0, -3.0dB from 10Hz to 100,000Hz

Comments 233

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Owner
Moved twice in 20 months. My system has been boxed up for awhile. 

Renovating house and had to put all my HiFi components in closet as we used as my home office. That’s about over now and I can return room back my listening space.






lapierre

Where have you been? Don't seem to be active in the forums for quite some time.

milpai

Owner
Moving to Trilo15 open baffle design.

lapierre

Owner
Updating to Berlin Evo soon. A full-range speaker in a much larger cabinet and horn in a compact form. 

Wood options are maple and walnut. 

lapierre

hi there Pierre. Long time no talk. Where did you move to in Florida? I’m in Jacksonville. Hope things are well.

Tony

mantis007

Owner
Migrated to Florida from East Coast. I won't have my system unpacked and setup fully until winter. Considering Dr. Feckert Woodpecker and RevoxB77. On the drawing board and in production this winter-- Japanese Credenza for HiFi components. In addition, likely reducing size of power conditioner to smaller size and with smaller power cords. Components likely spread out and not stacked.

lapierre

Owner
After 6 months of evaluation really like the combination of Berlin R MKII horns and Ayon CD-35. Since my EMM labs CD/SACD was giving me problems it was not possible to AB comparison. The Ascendo F is fine loudspeaker and great for classical but I decided to part ways and go in a different direction. 

I like the presentation of percussion, drums and cymbals on Berlin R --depth-- and so alive and with more detail and long cymbal decay. Checkout Yellowjackets --The Spin. Bass, piano and sax sound beautiful as well. Vocals have tremendous depth and clarity. Checkout Simply Red ---Picture Book; a or Sade--Diamond Life.

lapierre

Owner
Just updated couple of components. EMM Labs CD player was retired along with the Ascendo F System. Replaced with Ayon Audio CD-35 and Viking Acoustics Berlin R MKII.

lapierre

Time for some new pics of the setup there lapierre. How is the new room coming? Did you get a new rack? I assume you still have the Ascendos.

milpai

Owner
Actually I idid but I delayed the purchase...I was looking at several used ones where I could build my own plinth or get the plinth custom built.

lapierre

Hey, did you ever think about getting a turntable?

tzh21y

Owner
You are correct sir. Still a chance I'll keep the Ascendos but I'm looking at smaller footprint with all the changes I made to the space...

All these great components and basically no furniture to really enjoy the listening experience. My wife said "using a milk crate was better" than using a left over chair from the basement. All this expense equipment and no furniture! True! So the last 4 months, I've slowly redesigned the overall experience (with my wifes help) with new furniture, lighting, rugs, paint and big art. I'm also redesigning my desk to more mid century modern look (woodworking is another hobby).

I'm being open to auditions...nothing has made me excited. The Ascendos continue to remind me why I purchased them. After so not exciting auditions of other loudspeakers hopefully I can audition the following:

Harbeth Super HL5
Raidho C
Focal 1008 Be
DeVore Orangutan

lapierre

I thought you loved the Ascendo F. Curious as to why you decided to look at other speakers. What speakers are you looking to audition? Hope you find the right one.

milpai

Owner
Migrating from Ascendo F to different speaker - which is unknown at this time. Right now I just taking my time to listening to different speakers of all type.

lapierre

Have you ever tried now tungsol 6550 in your amp?

tzh21y

Owner
System Edit: Added VooDoo speaker cables which replaced the Analysis Plus (AP) Big Sliver Oval. Smoother in highs and miss but not as detailed as AP.

lapierre

Owner
System update: Added MC452 power amplifier which replaced two MC275s.

lapierre

Owner
Thank you Dan.

The System M's are much larger than the Type Fs. The Type Fs where paired with two McIntosh MC275s (tube) run in mono. Switched to SS MC452 for number of reasons but mainly I needed to reduce my component footprint.

BTW well done on the the Garrard TT and new plinth. Need to circle back with you on that for more details.

lapierre

Lapierre,

I have a friend that has the Ascendo System M's, they are one of the finest loudspeakers I've heard anywhere. I'm sure you're loving your Type F's. I look forward to seeing what amps and cables you've gotten for them.

Congratulations, and enjoy, regards,
Dan

islandmandan

Owner
Milpai my new amp arrived today and speaker cables and interconnects will arrive soon after period of burn-in from the dealer.

lapierre

LaPierre, have you already made the changes or waiting on them?

milpai

Owner
System changes coming soon!!!

lapierre

Great pics Pierre :)

mantis007

Owner
System Update: Uploaded new pictures. Need to get a wide angle lens for my Nikon camera. Photos taken with iPhone 5s.

lapierre

Owner
System Update. Installed Synergistic Research XOT. Outstanding improvement in resolution and holographic presentation. What surprised me? Voice recordings are scary clear and percussion details not heard before.

XOT installed at midrange speaker terminal.

Will experiment with other positions once baseline established with current position.

lapierre

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