Room Size

Open Room Approx. 33' X 33' (Effective Listening Area Approx. 20' X 15')

System Overview

This Farm House Living Room System is largely built for a big-room living experience with a large sound stage. This system is fun, life like and sounds natural.

Music Preferences

All Across the Board

Room Description

Large Open Room with 28' Vaulted Ceiling, Timber Frame Construction in a Beautiful Rural Location

Acoustic Treatment

Nothing Special in this Room, Wool Persian Carpet on the Floor

Listening Impressions

Very Large Soundstage, Natural Imaging, Concert Hall or Large Venue Effect

Media Storage

2011 Apple Mac Mini with Oyen External Hard Drive

Components

Digital Source

Ayre CX-7e MP --- dB Labs Tranquility SE USB DAC, Mac Mini Server

Analog Source

VPI HW-19 MK IV - Highly Upgraded: 27lb Superplatter, Super Armboard, Customized Suspension, VPI SAMA, VPI SDS, HRX Mini-Feet

Other Sources

VPI JMW 10.5i Tonearm w/ Nordost Valhalla Wiring, ZYX 4D MC Cartridge

Signal Processors

None

Preamp

VTL 5.5 Upgraded Board

Power Amp

McCormack Ultra Platinum DNA 0.5 Customized Monoblocks

Speakers

Von Schweikert Audio VSA VR-35

Subwoofer

Janis W-1 with Janis Interphase 1-A Crossover Amplifier

Speaker Cable

Double Runs of My Audio Cables (MAC) CuQ

Interconnects

My Audio Cables (MAC) Mystics, Gaylord Chinchilla, Zu XAUS Phono Cables

Power Cables

My Audio Cables (MAC) Burley w/ Furutech Connectors, MAC Ultra w/ Furutech Connectors, MAC Digital PC, TGI Audio Silver PC

Headphones

None

Racking

Zoethecus 4 & Zoethecus 3, Z-Slabs additionally Modified with Portland Shelving

Power Cond

P.I Audio Uberbuss

Tuning and Tweaks

Maple Blocking, Cryo Treated Hubbell AC Outlets, Furutech & HiFi Tuning Fuses

Other Components

McCormack Micro Phono Drive (Ultra Platinum Upgrade), Eastern Electric MiniMax Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp (Upgraded by Tom Tutay), VPI SDS TT Controller, Lindahl SUT