 | Evolution Acoustics MM7's ($200,000)
twin towers, main tower, 82 |
 | darTZeel NHB-458 ($143,000)
Mono block Amplifiers. |
 | darTZeel NHB-18NS ($30,000 CHF)
battery powered preamp with 2 separate phono stages. uses BNC 'zeel' cables between pre and amps. |
| Evolution Acoustics 7.5 meter 'Zeel'
7.5 meter pair of BNC cables from preamp to amps. |
 | Playback Designs MPS-5 ($17,500)
State of the art digital player, plays CD's and SACD's. also software upgradeable server dac. this includes the USB super high rez interface box. |
 | Merging Technologies Emotion
music server software, the i-Pad 2 is used as an interface. being beta tested. |
'Clone' music server using an Intel Dual Core processor
8 gigs of RAM, 5 Terabytes of storage, running Windows 7 64bit, 'Headless'....used remotely, connected to my home wired network and connected to the Playback Designs MPS-5 thru the USB. most non-essential software is either removed or turned off. this server is located out of the listening room on a floor above in a rec room. |
 | Wave Kinetics NVS ($45,000)
direct drive turntable |
 | Durand Telos ($19,500.00)
12 inch unipivot tonearm for stereo Ortofon MC Anna. with Sapphire cartridge plate. |
 | Ortofon MC Anna ($$8600.00)
low output moving coil. titanium body built using the SLM manufacturing technique. |
 | Durand Sapphire cartridge plate for Telos ($4750.00)
replaces the metal cartridge plate and raises performance in all areas. |
 | Durand Telos ($19,500.00)
i added a second Durand Telos (replacing the Durand Talea 2) for my mono Miyajima Labs Premium Be cartridge. |
| Miyajima Premium Be
mono MC |
 | EMT 948
direct-drive transcription Turntable with EMT 929 tonearm and TSD 15 cartridge with vdH stylus. (new old stock). with Russ Collinson solid Babinga wood plinth. |
 | Studer A820 Master Recorder
1/4 inch. refurbished by Fred Thal of ATAE. head switch installed by Ki Choi allows direct out into custom output electronics bypassing stock electronics for playback. |
 | Studer A820 Master Recorder
1/2 inch |
| King/Cello tape repro/phono
custom output electronics for the Studer A820. built by Charles King based on the Cello circuit. separate power and output boxes. |
| Equi=tech 10WQ
10kva balanced Isoltion transformer and distribution panel. |
| Furutech GTX-D Rhodium duplex outlets
10 in the system. used with Oyaide carbon fibre covers and aluminum frames. 3 additional Oyaide R-1's in the system. |
| Absolute Fidelity power interfaces
power cords specifically designed for either motors (tt and tape decks), amplifiers, and components. 11 in the system. |
| Adona Zero GTX 4-shelf rack
with 27" x 21" turntable top. |
| Adona Zero CS-2
Stackable 2 level rack. |
| Acoustic Dream equipment rack
2 shelf; for the King-Cello and Nagra IV-S |
| Box Furniture amp stands
(3) in Sapele wood. |
| Wave Kinetics A10 U8 decoupling footers
8 sets-of-4 in the system for individual tuning of each piece of gear. |
| Auralex T-Fusor diffusers ($59)
i use 20 of these. 6 each on the front side walls, and 4 each front ceiling and rear ceiling. |
| RPG Skyline diffuser
(3) 2'x 2' Skyline panels are stacked in the middle of the wall behind the speakers. |
| Audio Desk Systeme Record Cleaning System
automatic record cleaner |
| Acoustic Revive RL-30 mKIII CD-LP demagnatizer
for demaging any disc. |
| Furutech DF-2 LP disc flattner
will remove warps from Lps |
| Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Anniversary Ed.
will cook any cables |
| Winds ALM-01 Stylus Force Gauge
easy accurate, repeatable, measurments. |
| i-Tower by Koncept LED floor lamp
(3) are used. best audio light ever. 2 'warm', 1 'cool'. |
| Quietrock THX 545 drywall
specialized drywall with a 1/4" metal layer. used in my front sidewalls to establish proper room boundaries. |
 | view...... what i look at...
...while listening. Rattlesnake Ridge. |
 | Barn.... ......room is....
....most of the ground floor. 29' x 21' x 11'. |
