My often changing little guy

[warmsoul]

Preamp: Audio Research LS-22 (with brand new ARC matched valves)
Power amp: Krell KSA 100S
DAC: Lector Digitube 192 (valve DAC. Terrific! But you should listen to the DigiCube...wowow)
Turntable: Gold Note Bellavista; Technics SL 1300
Phono: Jolida JD9
CD: nothing for the moment
Tuner: Marantz Model 2100 (similar to the one we had when I was a kid and that we traded for our first CD player...)
Speakers: Monitor Audio Gold GX300
Cables: VDH Integration Hybrid, The Waterfall, D-102, The Digicoupler, Mainstream, Mainserver, Tellurium Q Black
Laptop: Asus (connected via DAC)

(below how it looked in January, before some minor upgrades...)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/Paolo_Carrozza/IMG_20150912_120549_HDR_zps5fkkdrte.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/Paolo_Carrozza/WP_20141223_001_zpsbw0ykj5b.jpg

[vouk]

That is a beautiful and well thought out system you have there Paolo. Very nice!
I see that you are selling the Bellavista turntable; are you planning on replacing or upgrading it? I had a brief listen to the two new Goldnote decks, the Mediterraneo and the Giglio and I was quite impressed.
-j.

[warmsoul]

Thanks,

I'm relocating very far with my things going around with mixed transports, in a container...
I'm selling my 2 TT: the Goldenote and the Technics.
I do not believe they will have high probability to reach me in good conditions... :(
Yes, I think I will buy again a TT in few months, beginning of next year in worst case.
I do not have a clear idea, maybe again Gold Note or maybe Oracle Delphi or Mitchell Gyro. I will have to see my new home and what will be available locally.
I didn't see Med and Giglio in person but I saw the Bellagio Conquest.... WOW! :)

[warmsoul]

Anyway...your Vyger is terrific!!!! I never had the chance to listen to it...

[jandl100]

"minor upgrades" ... :lol:

Lovely looking system :thumbsup:

[warmsoul]

Small update (new country, new home, upgraded setup) :)

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j58/Paolo_Carrozza/30012016_zpsr2rarpz7.jpg



Preamp: Audio Research LS-22 (with brand new ARC matched valves)
Power amp: Pass Labs X150.5
DAC: Lector Digitube 192 (valve DAC. Terrific! But you should listen to the DigiCube...wowow)
Turntable: Hanss T-30 with SME 3009 Series 2 and Ortofon 2M Mono, Origin Live Silver with Denon DL103R (still waiting for the armbase... so the second arm is not mounted yet)
Phono stage: Perreaux Audiant VP3 (separated input and setting for MM and MC)
CD transport: Cyrus XT SE
Tuner: Marantz Model 2100 (similar to the one we had when I was a kid and that we traded for our first CD player...)
Speakers: Monitor Audio Gold GX300
Cables: VDH Integration Hybrid, The Waterfall, D-102, The Digicoupler, Mainstream, Mainserver, Tellurium Q Black
Network player: Marantz NA 6005

[trev]

Hello Paolo
Looks like you have settled in after the move
Great looking system i like the GX300's what are the other Monitor Audio speakers are they the silver 8's? i guess you went from the Silver 8 's to to gold GX300 ,i bet that was a nice improvement
I am also a big fan of the TQ Black
Happy listening

[warmsoul]

Hi Trev,

yes, very happy to have a better place for my stuff.
The former MA were the Silver 10. I must say that they are excellent. Even after selling them I auditioned several other speakers (Tannoy, QEF Q and R, Sonus Faber Venere, ....) and in terms of quality/price ratio they are by far much better.
The Gold are surely better but I believe that right now they are the weakest component of the system.
I am thinking to make a large investment in Sonus Faber Olympica III.
Non 100% sure, but probably yes.

What I can also say is that the old Krell KSA100S was wonderful and still much better than most of current amps. I'm still struggling to understand if the Pass is better or not. :)

[trev]

Hi Trev,

yes, very happy to have a better place for my stuff.
The former MA were the Silver 10. I must say that they are excellent. Even after selling them I auditioned several other speakers (Tannoy, QEF Q and R, Sonus Faber Venere, ....) and in terms of quality/price ratio they are by far much better.
The Gold are surely better but I believe that right now they are the weakest component of the system.
I am thinking to make a large investment in Sonus Faber Olympica III.
Non 100% sure, but probably yes.

What I can also say is that the old Krell KSA100S was wonderful and still much better than most of current amps. I'm still struggling to understand if the Pass is better or not. :)

I know what you mean about the MA's regarding Quality/price i had the RX8s and they also had become the weakest link in my system and i demo'd some B&W's and some Focal speakers and i opted to stick with Monitor Audio and bought the Platinums which i am over the moon with

I have to say the Sonus Faber sound a great choice too

Happy listening

[warmsoul]

Well...MA is usually an all round speaker with a well set pricing.
I did almost all the line: Bronze for hometheatre, then moved back to stereo with Silver, then Gold.

But in the end...yesterday I ordered the Olympica III <3
And now I'll have to sell the MA ... Yesterday a gentleman called me, we found immediately an agreement, but then the wife set a requirement: black! (mine are bubinga....damn! hahah)

http://www.hifiengine.com/images/model/sonus_faber_olympica_iii_loudspeaker_system.jpg