Thinks……have we progressed far-speaker-wise -since(say) 1975?
Oldies still sounding great.
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Thinks……have we progressed far-speaker-wise -since(say) 1975?
Oldies still sounding great.
Chris.
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Interesting you went for an Audio Gd Pre when they are best known for their DACs, how is it and did you try one of their DACs as well? I've got 4 of their DACs but no amps.Originally Posted by charles hidalgo
I forgot to mention the gear as I was asked.
GPA 604-8H-III
GPA N604-8C Crossover
John Anderson Stonhenge 5 Cabinets in American Walnut
James Burgess 45 tube amp
Audio-GD HE-1 MKII
Schitt Loki Maxx
HiFi Rose RS150B DAC
Technics SP-10, ATP arm, Denon carts
Teac A-3340 S Reel to Reel
Klipsch subwoofers
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Amps/Speakers change frequently for auditioning but I'm happy to say the core system and pictured speakers are my main reference setup.
GIK, Real Traps, and Vicoustic, treated room:
GPA 604-8H-III
GPA N604-8C Crossover
John Anderson custom Stonehenge 5 Cabinets in American Walnut
Decware Mini Torii II
Audio-GD HE-1 MKII
Schitt Loki Maxx
HiFi Rose RS150B DAC
Technics SP-10, ATP12T 10" arm, Denon stereo/mono carts
Softone phono pre
Teac A-3340 S Reel to Reel
SVS/Klipsch subwoofers
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A brief audio journey through photos.
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some great gear on show for sure, and a lot of moneys' worth too. great youve got these memories charles
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I'm Charles.
Currently:
Decware Mini Torii with 5933/807w tubes
Schiit Freya+ with Tung Sol 6sn7 tubes
Schiit Loki Max
HiFi Rose RS150B Streamer/DAC
GPA 604-8H III Jon Anderson designed Stonehenge V cabinets
GPA matching crossovers
TEAC and Otari tape machines
SVS Pro 1000 12" subs
Nordost Blue Heaven cables
Everything from 30hz to the supertweeters is fully on the fly adjustable from the listening position. Things just float around the room in a sometimes 360 degree audio presentation that disappears into a wall of sound that is deeper and wider by far than the actual dimensions of the room. It is the best audio I personally have heard. Organic, natural, unbloated, and just head bobbing/toe tapping audio joy.
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Great system Charles, love it.
Did you compare the Hifi Rose streamer to Aurender, Lumin, Melco etc. before buying?
Obviously you have one, so you like it.
but I’m interested in your opinion of it as a digital source (no Dac or preamp function), if I can ask?
thanks.
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
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Hello. Yes I have several including a few Aurender models. In fact the HiFiRose replaced an Aurender with a Teac dac and external 10mhz clock. I had that combo for almost two years and it was hard to beat but the Rose for me was a huge leap in a positive way. I have never liked the sound of a dac/streamer or similar going directly to an amp but I did live with my Rose to the decware amp and it was the best that I had heard without a preamp. It has adjustable output voltages in the software to help match for just a situation. Many like the screen on the Rose also and I agree it's again the best display I have ever seen period but most of the time I turn it off which is a great feature. It has very cool VU meters recreated digitally from classic gear which is really neat visually but again I'm not a big flashy person and the display is off most of the time.Great system Charles, love it.
Did you compare the Hifi Rose streamer to Aurender, Lumin, Melco etc. before buying?
Obviously you have one, so you like it.
but I’m interested in your opinion of it as a digital source (no Dac or preamp function), if I can ask?
thanks.
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I'm Lawrence.
I do like smart and discreet components but I'm flashy when it comes to meters!
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I'm Charles.
If looking then I can highly recommend the rose. It checked all the boxes and more for me. It's so good in here now I might put a drop down screen back in just to watch videos on the Rose. 4k hdmi and Rose compiles playlists in high resolution audio also for the ultimate in viewing and listening in true hifi. It has a selection of VU meters as I said and clocks also with weather, time, temp etc. It does more than I use but it's fun when one wants to flashy like you said.
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