My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.
Not been as regular here on AOS as I'd like, elsewhere due to work commitments n stuff, so glad to have some time over the holidays to catch up.
Been upgrading the system recently and thought I'd use this thread to update the system pics I've posted elsewhere.
Enjoyed my Oppo upgrade thread, so wanted to start something similar here, as there's a few things in the pipeline.
As I said, a few things coming up so here's the system before I started (what I hope to be) the final pieces of the puzzle and I can call the system done.
(No really... ACTUALLY finished. )
Think this was the state of the system last time I did a gallery thread:
DIGITAL:
Dac: M2TEch Young Dac
Streamer: Logitech Transporter running Roon
CD/SACD Transport: Oppo 103
ANALOGUE
Turntable: Michell Gyrodec, with all Orbe bits. (Basically an Orbe all bar the Tacho psu)
Arm: SME V
Cart: Dynavector XX2 Mk2
AMPLIFICATION
Preamp: Densen DM20, recently recapped and serviced by Densen.
Power amp: 300B SET amp, all 8/9 watts per channel depending on how you measure it.
Valves: Electro Harmonix 300B Output tubes/ Tung Sol signal tubes
SPEAKERS Colin Topps' "Eddingdales", the original version.
CABLES
Speaker: Tellerium Q Ultra Black
Interconnects: Morrow Audio MA5
POWER/AC: Hardwired 2KVA Balanced mains unit, feeding 6 cable "Hydra" box feeding all equipment. (all wired with French 4mm solid core cable)
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Some things have changed since then, but there's more to follow so took it back a bit so I could use that as a baseline
Updates soon.
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
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - Yup, it sounds better)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables