My System |
| It's been a long time since I updated this page, so I'll go thru the changes to both of my systems. |
| My primary listening system has undergone a few important changes in the last year or so. |
Primary System |
| * VPI TNT Series 4 Turntable with with the new TNT 5 bearing. |
I made this change almost a year ago. I also removed the tri-pulley system. Both changes were for the better, lowering the noise floor and improving resolution across the board.
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| SME V Tonearm |
| * Lyra Lydian Beta Phono Cartridge |
It's been in my system a little over a year, and I absolutely love this cartridge. I hear the Helikon is even better, but I'm very hesitant to make a change in my system because it sound so good.
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| Supex STD-722 Moving Coil Booster Transformer |
| Sonographe SD-22 CD Player by Conrad Johnson |
| Denon DR-M44HX Cassette Deck |
| Dynaco FM3 Tuner |
| Toccata Full Featured Preamp designed by Thorsten Loesch (see DIYZone for details) |
| DIY 100 WPC Tubed Amplifier |
| Apogee Duetta II Planar Magnetic Speakers |
| * New DIY interconnects based an improved version on the Perspicuity interconnects I wrote about about a year and a half ago. (See The DIYZone) |
| Speaker Cables also made from Cat V networking Cable |
| DIY Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine
(See DIYZone for project)
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These seemingly minor changes have made a nice difference in the system, making listening even more enjoyable.
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Casual Listening System |
| * The Ares clone is on the workbench for now, and replacing it is a direct drive Denon DP1250 with a Magnepan Unipivot arm and a Denon DL103R cartridge. |
| * A PS Audio 5.0 in straight wire mode is actiing as a phono preamp to get the low output Denon up to a level that the Eico can manage. |
| H.H. Scott Stereomaster 350 AM/FM Tuner |
| * NAD 5000 CD player replaces the old JVC, and it doesn't suck for a CD player, I guess ;-). |
| Eico ST-70 Vintage Integrated Amplifier |
| * Tannoy Mercury M2 bookshelf speakers. These are very impressive mini-monitors, giving you big sound while staying very musical. Just don't expect too much bass out of them. |
| All wires DIY from Cat 5 networking cables, as in the main system |
