Moment of Truth

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Description


Turntable: Kuzma Stabi M, tonearm Kuzma 4Point, cartridge Lyra Atlas and Kleos.
Stepup: Lyra Erodion.

R2R: Studer B62 and Technics RS-1500US.
CD/Transport/DAC: Oppo BDP-105.

Preamp: Audio Note M5 Phono and Thöress Full Function Preamp
IC cables: Cardas Golden Reference.
Power amps: Jadis JA80 with TungSol KT120.

Speaker cables: Cardas Golden Reference.
Speakers: Verity Sarastro II.

Room correction: Audiodata Soutien 2 and 4, Golden Horn, Wing95, HH etc.

Power chords: Nordost Valhalla to power dist and preamp, JPS Labs Power AC+ to power amps, Audience AU24 to power cond. JPS Power AC In-wall to group central.
Power cond: Nordost Quantum QX4 + Audience Adept Response aR6 + Entreq Cleanus. Earthing: Entreq Tellus + Eartha Konstantin. Power distr: Nordost QBase 8.

Rack: Locatech Ref IV-S (own design in stainless steel, plywood and yellow Sylodyn).


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Room Details

Dimensions: 24’ × 12’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated
    Marquee MFSL
    • Lyra Atlas
    Moving-coil phono cartridge
    • Lyra Skala
    Moving-coil phono cartridge with solid boron cantilever and natural diamond, line-contact (3 by 70µm) stylus. Frequency range: 10Hz-50kHz. Channel separation: 35dB or better at 1kHz. Internal impedance: 5.5 ohms. Output voltage: 0.5mV (5cm/s, zero–peak, 45°). Compliance: ca 12 x 10–6 cm/dyne at 100Hz. Recommended tracking force: 1.65–1.75gm. Recommended load: 100 ohms to 47k ohms. Weight: 9g
    • Lyra Erodion
    MC step-up transformer with 26dB (20 times) gain for mc cartridges with internal impedance between 2 and 10 ohms.
    • Kuzma 4Point
    Pivoted tonearm with four-point bearing system. Dimensions: Effective length: 11
    • Kuzma Stabi M
    60kg rim driven turntable
    • Kuzma Stabi Ref
    Mass: 40kg Dimensions: 500x400x200 mm Weight Of Platter: 8kg Resonance subchassis: 2Hz (damped) Speeds: 33, 45 RPM Mat: textile & rubber Motor: two units, 24 poles
    • Studer B62
    R2R tape recorder.
    • Technics RS1500US
    4-track 15ips reel to reel player
    • Audio Note UK M5 Phono
    Level Three top line pre-amplifier with Audio Note™ tantalum resistors, 5687 line stage with novel power supply design based on the patented M10 power supply design, 6X5, OB2, ECL82, Audio Note™ filter cap and proprietary Audio Note™copper wired HiB C-core output transformer. Phono version has 6072A phono stage.
    • Thöress FFP
    Full-function tube preamplifier.
    • Jadis JA-80
    Monobloc power amplifier Automatic bias 60 Watt Rms per channel Freq range @-3dB: 20 Hz - 27 KHz Sensitivity: 500 mV Tubes: 6550/KT90/KT88/KT120 X 8, ECC82 X 2, ECC83 X 2 Dimensions: 260 x 625 x 240 mm each bloc Weight: 35 Kg per monobloc
    • Locatech Reference III
    Stainless steel frame with wooden shelfs, FE Cerabase, Cardas Myrtlewood etc etc. Rack adjusted above 11Hz to avoid turntable resonance, and further adjusted to critical damping.
    • Verity Audio Sarastro II
    Three-way, dual-enclosure, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive-units: 2
    • Audiodata Soutien 4
    Active subwoofer with a closed cabinet, each woofer sensor-regulated. MDF-construction with wall-dampening through steel ball-filled inner chambers. 4 woofers ø 210 mm, 38 mm voice-coil with a separate velocity sensor carbon fibre cone. 4 power amplifiers with 180 Watt/4 Ohm = 720 Watt total power broad band regulation with a velocity sensor.
    • Entreq Tellus
    Earthing conditioner
    • Audience Adept Response aR6
    6 outlet power conditioner
    • Entreq Cleanus
    Power conditioner
    • Nordost Quantum QX4
    Mains purifier
    • Nordost Quantum QB8
    QBASE concept is a straight-line AC distribution path, combined with a star-earthed topology for connection to a clean ground. By eliminating any form of in-line filtering or active circuitry it maintains the lowest possible AC supply impedance, while a tiny lift in the earth impedance of all but one of the output sockets routes the signal grounds directly to the centre of the star and the clean earth terminal.
    • Nordost Valhalla
    Valhalla Reference Power Cord
    • SMT Wing 95
    Diffussor, or rather time delay device active from approx 1000 - 16000Hz.
    WxLxH: 600x600x95mm.
    • SMT Golden Horn
    Diffussor active from 800 - 16000Hz.

    WxLxD: 550x550x120mm.


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I love the fact that I can see the cover of Nebula's "Let it burn" reflecting on your speaker.

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