My current system is.............
- Sloop John B
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My current system is.............
3 sources.
Naim CD555 CD player
Squeezebox Touch (with EDO enhancements) into Naim nDAC
Rega P3
Rarely spin a record these days, serious listening done on CDP while the ease of having one's collection at your fingertips on an iDevice and being able to create playlists wins the day more and more now that I have most of my collection ripped.
Pre-amp
Naim NAC552
Power amp
Naim NAC300
Speakers
Naim SL2
all this is housed on Naim Friam and uses Naim Powerlines, interconnects and speaker cables.
all a bit NAIM I know but that's where I've ended up.
I got bitten by the Naim bug some 10 years ago now with the speakers the last to succumb some 5 years ago.
There is a window behind the system which makes getting a good photo difficult, but this is the best my phone can do at the moment.
SJB
Naim CD555 CD player
Squeezebox Touch (with EDO enhancements) into Naim nDAC
Rega P3
Rarely spin a record these days, serious listening done on CDP while the ease of having one's collection at your fingertips on an iDevice and being able to create playlists wins the day more and more now that I have most of my collection ripped.
Pre-amp
Naim NAC552
Power amp
Naim NAC300
Speakers
Naim SL2
all this is housed on Naim Friam and uses Naim Powerlines, interconnects and speaker cables.
all a bit NAIM I know but that's where I've ended up.
I got bitten by the Naim bug some 10 years ago now with the speakers the last to succumb some 5 years ago.
There is a window behind the system which makes getting a good photo difficult, but this is the best my phone can do at the moment.
SJB
Re: My current system is.............
Nice system John. Cant see the speakers though. ;-)
I'll try to post mine later but I have a few potential upgrades happening in the coming weeks so I might wait till then. Went through some old photos of mine recently. Good grief I've gone through a lot of gear.
I'll try to post mine later but I have a few potential upgrades happening in the coming weeks so I might wait till then. Went through some old photos of mine recently. Good grief I've gone through a lot of gear.
"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
- Sloop John B
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Re: My current system is.............
My hope is to start a thread where members would expand a little about their system.
While I'm aware some know intimately about some others' systems it could become an ice-breaker of a thread for new members as well as giving some indication of the breadth of different hifi about.
SJB
While I'm aware some know intimately about some others' systems it could become an ice-breaker of a thread for new members as well as giving some indication of the breadth of different hifi about.
SJB
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Re: My current system is.............
I remember doing this before (years back) though my system has changed quite a bit since then. Here is the current minimilist system (analog is gone for now)
Mac Mini with Pure Music/Audivarna
Berkeley Alpha USB & Berkeley Alpha DAC II
Merrill Audio VERITAS Mono blocks (Hypex NC1200 based)
Wilson Audio Sophia III speakers
Purist Audio Design Aqueous Aureus Interconnects and Speaker Cable
LessLoss DFPC Signature Power cables
Custom outlets based on Maestro outlets, Furutech covers and Patrick Cullen AC Parallel Filters
Mac Mini with Pure Music/Audivarna
Berkeley Alpha USB & Berkeley Alpha DAC II
Merrill Audio VERITAS Mono blocks (Hypex NC1200 based)
Wilson Audio Sophia III speakers
Purist Audio Design Aqueous Aureus Interconnects and Speaker Cable
LessLoss DFPC Signature Power cables
Custom outlets based on Maestro outlets, Furutech covers and Patrick Cullen AC Parallel Filters
SonicTransporter Optical i9, Roon, opticalRendu, Sonore Signare LPSU, Chord DAVE, Merrill Audio Element 116 Monoblocs, Wilson Audio Sasha 2
Re: My current system is.............
This thread is useless without pics! :-)
Great system HiFiFan. Only heard the Wilsons once at a show on the end of Devialet D-Premier. Sounded lovely.
Great system HiFiFan. Only heard the Wilsons once at a show on the end of Devialet D-Premier. Sounded lovely.
"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
- Sloop John B
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Re: My current system is.............
DaveF wrote:Nice system John. Cant see the speakers though. ;-)
here is a picture one SL2 speaker from the last big strip down and re-setup I did.
SJB
Re: My current system is.............
Main Room;
Systemdek IIx 900, Rb250, Nagaoka Mp110
Cambridge Audio 551p
Arcam rDac
Macbook running (winces) iTunes
Primare A20
SystemAudio sa1750
all cabling bar one Fran Special is Transparent MusicWave Plus
Study;
Fatman iTube
SystemAudio saTalent
Macbook via AirPlay
Kitchen:
Zeppelin
TV;
NAD L73
MonitorAudio Baby
Systemdek IIx 900, Rb250, Nagaoka Mp110
Cambridge Audio 551p
Arcam rDac
Macbook running (winces) iTunes
Primare A20
SystemAudio sa1750
all cabling bar one Fran Special is Transparent MusicWave Plus
Study;
Fatman iTube
SystemAudio saTalent
Macbook via AirPlay
Kitchen:
Zeppelin
TV;
NAD L73
MonitorAudio Baby
Brass Bands are all very well in their place -
outdoors and several miles away....
outdoors and several miles away....
Re: My current system is.............
Nice system can't post my liquorice all sorts room until I have decorated it as it currently looks like Fawlty Towers after a ransacking
GroupBuySD DAC/First Watt AlephJ/NigeAmp/Audio PC's/Lampi L4.5 Dac/ Groupbuy AD1862 DHT Dac /Quad ESL63's.Tannoy Legacy Cheviots.
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Unable to post my actual set up... however here are web images of the major components.
Tuner... Pioneer very similar to the image below..fed by a Triax 5 element Yagi in the attic.
Music Cassette...... Teac 6030S.
CD player... Unico CD... shown here is the CDP ... not sure what the difference is but outwardly look the same.
Tonearm.... Roksan Nima unipivot with Sumiko BP N°2. Coincidentally a very very very light tonearm... extremely lightweight. However large acrylic headshell, somewhat out of proportion to other tonearms. However I am impressed with the unipivot concept.... I think it works very well.
Turntable... modified Thorens TD160... no image available as of yet...however I have plans for this at the moment... working on a new plaything!!
Phonostage.... Audio Research PH 7 with rack ears....Moving coil only...
Amplifier..... Leben CS600.... currently running with 6L6GC valves....no introductions required for this one...
Last but not least.... Speakers... B&W 801's... superseded by the 801D... and now 800.
Tuner... Pioneer very similar to the image below..fed by a Triax 5 element Yagi in the attic.
Music Cassette...... Teac 6030S.
CD player... Unico CD... shown here is the CDP ... not sure what the difference is but outwardly look the same.
Tonearm.... Roksan Nima unipivot with Sumiko BP N°2. Coincidentally a very very very light tonearm... extremely lightweight. However large acrylic headshell, somewhat out of proportion to other tonearms. However I am impressed with the unipivot concept.... I think it works very well.
Turntable... modified Thorens TD160... no image available as of yet...however I have plans for this at the moment... working on a new plaything!!
Phonostage.... Audio Research PH 7 with rack ears....Moving coil only...
Amplifier..... Leben CS600.... currently running with 6L6GC valves....no introductions required for this one...
Last but not least.... Speakers... B&W 801's... superseded by the 801D... and now 800.
Let the Good Times Roll...................