Halestorm to kick Saturday morning off right....
Location: Rotorua NZ
Posts: 358
I'm Peter.
Just spinning some 70's Joan Armatrading FLAC
Last edited by Pete812; 13-06-2020 at 10:29.
Crazy Lixx
These Swedish Hair Rockers never fail to put a smile on my face.
Takes me back to my glory days of 80’s with hair down my back.....
Danny Elfman - Batman 89 original soundtrack.
Gothic.
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
Less bling, more integrity ©Spenagio
Continuing on my Yes quest today with this one.
I also just realised I do not have "The Yes Album" on vinyl, does anyone have any experience or views of Rhino Records (2), Atlantic, Cat#: R1 73788 180gm re-issue?
Yes – Time And A Word
Label: Atlantic – K 40085
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Less bling, more integrity ©Spenagio
Less bling, more integrity ©Spenagio
Less bling, more integrity ©Spenagio