This system has been a joy to put together over the last few years - lots of bumps in the road but it has been quite rewarding. I started off exactly 40 years ago with my first sound system:
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This system has been a joy to put together over the last few years - lots of bumps in the road but it has been quite rewarding. I started off exactly 40 years ago with my first sound system:
Don Parkhurst First Stereo - 1.jpg
Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine
I found an old photo from around 1992 that shows my dad opening Christmas presents at my house in Toronto. He is seated next to a pair of Thiel CS3.5s. Very powerful bass but did not match well with early digital
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Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine
A couple of years before that I had explored Magneplanars, with some 2.6Rs. Beautiful, but they need A LOT of current. My Classe Audio amp and preamp were well suited to them, but the 2.6Rs just needed another 200-300 watts!
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Last edited by Parkie37; 08-08-2017 at 17:47. Reason: Grammar!
Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine
Great pictures, Don.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Go on Peter, go for the Bill Evans...you know you NEED to....
(This month's jazz recommendation ... Alan Barnes and the David Newton Trio, 'Below Zero' on the Concord label) [/QUOTE]
"lack of passion is fatal"
Vinyl: Thorens TD-124mk2 / SME-312 Aluminium 'special' / SME M2-9R / STEREO: Etsuro Urushi Cobalt / Shure M3D / Ortofon SPU A95 / Cartridge Man Music Master / Shure - SC35C (US) / SAEC C3 MC MONO: Miyajima Zero B 0.7mil mono / Miyajima Premium 1.0 / Amps & SUTs: Radford STA25 mk3 / AD Audio 'Satchmo2' pre & LCR phono / Hashimoto HM-7 SUT / ETR-MONO SUT Digital: Audio Note 4.1 (with DAC5 upgrades) DAC / Roon / Tidal Speakers: Tannoy 12" MGs' in RFC custom 'Rutland' Cabinets with RFC crossovers / Tannoy ST-100 Super Tweeters Cables: LFD Grainless phono / RFC Mercury / Duelund DCA16GA tinned copper / Kimber 12TC / SW1X Audio Design USB-SPdif / Duelund DCA20GA interconnects / SW1X Audio SPDIF Aero 6 / Mains Power Conditioner / Box Furniture rack / Audiodesk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner / a very beautiful & understanding Wife!
"lack of passion is fatal"
Vinyl: Thorens TD-124mk2 / SME-312 Aluminium 'special' / SME M2-9R / STEREO: Etsuro Urushi Cobalt / Shure M3D / Ortofon SPU A95 / Cartridge Man Music Master / Shure - SC35C (US) / SAEC C3 MC MONO: Miyajima Zero B 0.7mil mono / Miyajima Premium 1.0 / Amps & SUTs: Radford STA25 mk3 / AD Audio 'Satchmo2' pre & LCR phono / Hashimoto HM-7 SUT / ETR-MONO SUT Digital: Audio Note 4.1 (with DAC5 upgrades) DAC / Roon / Tidal Speakers: Tannoy 12" MGs' in RFC custom 'Rutland' Cabinets with RFC crossovers / Tannoy ST-100 Super Tweeters Cables: LFD Grainless phono / RFC Mercury / Duelund DCA16GA tinned copper / Kimber 12TC / SW1X Audio Design USB-SPdif / Duelund DCA20GA interconnects / SW1X Audio SPDIF Aero 6 / Mains Power Conditioner / Box Furniture rack / Audiodesk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner / a very beautiful & understanding Wife!
Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine
Looking good Don, bet that full AN system sounds sublime mate
Vinyl rig 1 - NAS Spacedeck / FR64s / Lab 12 Melto / Denon SUT / Ortofon GM SPU. Vinyl rig 2 Mono Set Up - Lenco GL75 c/w Jelco 750D / AT33 Mono / EAR 834P Modded. Amplifiers - Audio Note Empress Silver / Hattor Passive Pre. Digital - Fanless Mini PC / Lampizator TRP / Linear PSU / Hummingboard Network audio adaptor. Speakers - Horns.pl Mummy's. Cables are Audio Note / Albedo / Furutech Speaker wire. Power conditioner is a Gigawatt PC2 EVO
Thanks Lee. It has been sounding really good these days, but I have to confess that I felt like I could still get more out of the system. I ended up selling my TT-2 Deluxe to a local audiophile who had sent me an email a few months ago offering to buy it if I ever wanted to sell. I was visiting a friend of mine who owns a high end store in Vancouver and he showed me a demo model turntable that would normally be well above my budget, but he worked with me to sell a couple pieces of gear that I could live without to help fund the upgrade. So, now I no longer have a PS Audio P10 Power Plant or a few smaller items, but that made the difference and allowed me to buy my new turntable.
I bought a Vertere Acoustics SG-1 Record Player with some upgraded cables that the dealer had brought in as part of the demo model. The designer visited my friend's store and had a presentation over a day or two and put together the turntable that I bought at the store. You can see the video of the interview with Touraj Moghaddam at the store here:
https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2017/...ere-acoustics/
I bought the bigger of the two turntables and I have been very pleased with the improvement that this turntable has brought. Here is a picture of it:
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Don
Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine
At this point there are several people fainting due to the fact that this is not an Audio Note product
Vertere SG-1 Turntable / Audio Note IO Gold MC
Audio Note AN-S8L MC Transformer
Audio Note Pallas I/C (SUT-Preamp)
Audio Note M6 Phono Preamp
Audio Note CDT 3/Audio Note 4.1X Balanced Signature DAC
Audio Note Kassai Monoblocks
Audio Note Sogon Interconnects
Audio Note Pallas Interconnects
Audio Note AN-Vx Interconnects
Audio Note Sogon Speaker Cables
Audio Note AN-E SPE HE speakers
Audio Note ISIS Power Cables
Loricraft PRC-4 Record Cleaning Machine