Description

System remained pretty static for a dozen years and I thought I was done (see picture). Everything in the current picture has been replaced. Well, except for a few cables. I'll try to add a new picture soon.

With the exception of the Atma-Sphere pre and amps, the new components were added one at a time over the course of a couple of years. That allowed me to ascertain what each change brought and it's all been good.

Definitely got what I sought and expected. Extension up and down. Clarity across the board. Smoothness throughout. The system is run fully balanced and my satisfaction with the entire setup is quite high.

I moved into a new house in the country awhile back. The room is approximately what is listed, but it's a spacious, open floor plan with an irregular shape. Next upgrade will most likely be acoustic treatments.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 28’  X large
Ceiling: 10’


Components Toggle details

    • Atma-Sphere MP-3
    Several factory upgrades and mostly NOS tubes.
    • Atma-Sphere M-60
    Several factory upgrades and mostly NOS tubes.
    • Moon Audio MiND2
    Digital streamer with wireless Mesh connection to music library on QNAP NAS. Roon is used for managing the music library and to upsample to 1922kHz. CDs are ripped using dBpowerAmp.
    • Benchmark DAC-3 DX
    DAC with XLR connectors.
    • DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96
    Two-way floor standing speakers.
    • Audience Au24 SE
    Speaker cables.
    • Mogami Gold Studio XLR
    Interconnects on everything.
    • Synergistic Research AC Master Coupler
    Providing power to the Atma-Sphere M-60s.
    • Oyaide Tunami GPX
    Power cords on the MP-3, DAC3 and MiND2.
    • Furman P-1800 AR
    Power conditioner and over voltage regulator for the Resolution Audio Opus 21 and Bluesound Node 2.
    • TimberNation 4-shelf Stand
    Tiger Maple w/3" thick shelves.
    • Acoustic Sciences Corp. 16 in. Super Tube Traps
    Bass traps.
    • Porterhouse Audio Porter Port
    Albert Porter's special non-plated, cryo'd Hubbell hospital duplexes.

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How do you like the Purist cables?

tzh21y

Nice system!

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