Location: Solihull
Posts: 80
Stan,
That looks very nice. Not too cluttered. Very professional and workmanlike.
When? When? When?
Ade
The good thing is that my better half will never notice the difference and with a bit oif luck not ask how much it was.
This is the 7510+, now called the 7520 ?
Intel NUC/Chevron Audio NDF16 dac/Amptastic Mini-1/Audium Comp 5
Mains Block: Custom-HiFi-Cables PowerBlack Distribution Block (with super conditioner).
Connected with Reference Fidelity Components Super Neptunes and Speaker Cables.
Powered by Custom-HiFi-Cables DC2 psus
On what?
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
Nice graphics Stan
The volume knob reminds me of Audiolab amps - nice.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
. Well, the whole look and feel was put together by a few folks on AoS, your good self included. Turned out quite nice. Just waiting for FEDEX to pick up a few ahead of the sea shipment.
Anyone need an invoice in advance (inc. beta tester and AoS discount)? Only 16 are available till mid or later of February.
STan