What kind of sound system rig do you have?

innerspaceboy · 02-16-2015, 05:47 PM

Not sure if anyone is still following this old thread, but I'm the new guy clocking in.

I've recently retired my McIntosh 4280 integrated amp and my McIntosh C39 Pre, and settled into the full, natural sound of my Yamaha CR-840 from my college days.

It's paired with Focal 814v floorspeakers, though I keep my old Advent 1s as a set of extension speakers on an A/B switch in an adjacent room.

My Cambridge Audio DACMagic quit on me so I'm making due with a Behringer u-Control from my music server to the Yamaha until I get the itch to upgrade.

Picked up a beautiful tube-powered, copper-bodied Harmon Kardon Solo receiver for $12 at an estate sale and the tube appear to be working... I'm just going to test the thing before I hook it up to my gear.

My turntable is a Denon DP-60L - the rosewood flagship of its year. Fitted with an Ortofon 2M Red and she sings so sweetly.

Also using Sennheiser HD-380 Pro monitors, XLO Ultra cables, Audioquest Python series interconnects, and Tributaries Silver Series RCAs.

My listening room is my sancuary. Nearly 13,000 albums between my music server, CD and vinyl collection, so there's always something to spin.

Also just dropped off a Sonance Sonamp 260, a NAD L40 CD/amplifier, and an Integra adm2.1 power amp off at my local record shop to see if I can make a few bucks to put toward some of my grails.

Great to see all your gear!

Hypnotia · 03-13-2015, 11:04 AM

My home system.

Denon PMA520AE Amp
Denon DCD520AE CD Player

Monitor Audio Bronze BR1 Speakers

QED Performance Graphite Stereo Interconnect

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Running Poweramp App via QED Profile J2P cable

Hitsville UK · 03-30-2015, 05:56 AM

My stuff:

Amp: Marantz PM6005
CD player: Marantz CD6005
Speakers: Q Acoustics 2020i

Hope to expand and add a turntable in the near future and dust off those vinyl records in from the loft.

Mr. Charlie · 08-16-2015, 06:29 PM

Chord DAC 64

Anyone in the market for a high end CD player should consider one of these.

I picked one up the other day and, wow, it makes music purr. It's greatest strength however is that it sounds good regardless what transport you use (will even sound incredible hooked up to a £100 CD player). It's one of the most celebrated DACs in the world and can be found used these days for under a grand, yet has sound quality to rival CD players costing around £4K.

It's a good looking component:

...and the build quality is simply astonishing:

Mr. Charlie · 08-20-2015, 07:59 PM

Finally got round to posting pics of my system for the fellow hi-fi lovers and audiophiles on these boards.

Isokek Titan GII Mains Conditioner - this thing feeds the entire setup with clean and conditioned electricity. It can output a staggering 23,000 watts at its peak, so no matter how big, sudden or complex a musical transient, the systems grip on music remains tight:

Sugden Masterclass PDT-4F Fusion CD Player, only being used as a transport (disc spinner) at the moment which is a terrible waste:

Chord DAC 64 Digital to Analogue Converter:

Sugden Masterclass Pre Amplifier (old model), hand modified by Sugden for increased performance, a one off:

Sugden FMMaster FM Tuner, fantastic sound out of this, very warm and organic:

Sugden Masterclass SPA4 Power Amplifier, bags of power and control from this solid state, pure class A beast:

ProAc Future Point Five Loudspeakers, these beauties sound stunning, and the fabled ribbon tweeters more than live up to their reputation:

The system in it's entirety (camera battery was just about flat by this stage so it's blurry with no flash):

All hand made British components, hooked up with Nordost Valkyrja speaker cables, Nordost Valhalla links, Nordost Valkyrja interconnects, and Van Den Hul Mainsstream mains cables modified with Furutech mains plugs and IEC connectors.

I love good hi-fi. A good system brings music to life. Brings you closer to the music, to the emotion and the soul of a recording.

innerspaceboy · 08-21-2015, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

I love good hi-fi. A good system brings music to life. Brings you closer to the music, to the emotion and the soul of a recording.

Magnificent stuff, Charlie! Thanks for sharing all the photos. What sort of choons do you spin on that lovely set up?

Mr. Charlie · 08-21-2015, 10:11 PM

Your system's nice too, I really like your vintage components.

What tunes do I play? All sorts. Folk, celtic, reggae, rock, blues, indie, trance, techno, country, gospel, a bit of rap, classical, world music, bluegrass. In no order of preference.

roscoe_the_first · 10-23-2015, 02:09 AM

What kind of sound system?

EARS?

Oriphiel · 10-29-2015, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roscoe_the_first

What kind of sound system?

EARS?

DeadChannel · 10-29-2015, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Fix'd

08-20-2015, 07:59 PM	#145 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Finally got round to posting pics of my system for the fellow hi-fi lovers and audiophiles on these boards. Isokek Titan GII Mains Conditioner - this thing feeds the entire setup with clean and conditioned electricity. It can output a staggering 23,000 watts at its peak, so no matter how big, sudden or complex a musical transient, the systems grip on music remains tight: Sugden Masterclass PDT-4F Fusion CD Player, only being used as a transport (disc spinner) at the moment which is a terrible waste: Chord DAC 64 Digital to Analogue Converter: Sugden Masterclass Pre Amplifier (old model), hand modified by Sugden for increased performance, a one off: Sugden FMMaster FM Tuner, fantastic sound out of this, very warm and organic: Sugden Masterclass SPA4 Power Amplifier, bags of power and control from this solid state, pure class A beast: ProAc Future Point Five Loudspeakers, these beauties sound stunning, and the fabled ribbon tweeters more than live up to their reputation: The system in it's entirety (camera battery was just about flat by this stage so it's blurry with no flash): All hand made British components, hooked up with Nordost Valkyrja speaker cables, Nordost Valhalla links, Nordost Valkyrja interconnects, and Van Den Hul Mainsstream mains cables modified with Furutech mains plugs and IEC connectors. I love good hi-fi. A good system brings music to life. Brings you closer to the music, to the emotion and the soul of a recording. Last edited by Mr. Charlie; 08-20-2015 at 08:05 PM.

10-23-2015, 02:09 AM	#148 (permalink)
roscoe_the_first Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 76	What kind of sound system? EARS? __________________ Roscoe

03-13-2015, 11:04 AM	#142 (permalink)
Hypnotia Groupie Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Cumbernauld, Scotland Posts: 25	My home system. Denon PMA520AE Amp Denon DCD520AE CD Player Monitor Audio Bronze BR1 Speakers QED Performance Graphite Stereo Interconnect Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Running Poweramp App via QED Profile J2P cable

03-30-2015, 05:56 AM	#143 (permalink)
Hitsville UK Groupie Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 3	My stuff: Amp: Marantz PM6005 CD player: Marantz CD6005 Speakers: Q Acoustics 2020i Hope to expand and add a turntable in the near future and dust off those vinyl records in from the loft.

08-16-2015, 06:29 PM	#144 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Chord DAC 64 Anyone in the market for a high end CD player should consider one of these. I picked one up the other day and, wow, it makes music purr. It's greatest strength however is that it sounds good regardless what transport you use (will even sound incredible hooked up to a £100 CD player). It's one of the most celebrated DACs in the world and can be found used these days for under a grand, yet has sound quality to rival CD players costing around £4K. It's a good looking component: ...and the build quality is simply astonishing:

08-21-2015, 10:11 PM	#147 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	Your system's nice too, I really like your vintage components. What tunes do I play? All sorts. Folk, celtic, reggae, rock, blues, indie, trance, techno, country, gospel, a bit of rap, classical, world music, bluegrass. In no order of preference.