Room Size

Living Room floorspace is about 15'x16' in a larger, irregular great room of abo

System Overview

Most listening is via Squeezebox Touch feeding a DAC and all-tube electronics after the DAC. Music is served up by an Ubuntu box in my loft, networked via wireless connection. The Gyro has the upgraded power supply, Orbe clamp and tonearm isolator (i.e. all the upgrades except the Orbe platter). Cartridge VTF is 1.74g. Resistive loading is 150 Ohm. I've replaced the 12ax7s in the Rogues with Ei Elites.

Music Preferences

Mostly classical, Baroque to modern.

Room Description

A living room/dining room/kitchen great room in a second-floor condo. Cathedral ceilings sloping from 11' to 19' and wall-to-wall carpeting. Speakers are a little less than 8' apart, and I sit about 9' away from each speaker.

Acoustic Treatment

Atsacoustics 4" thick panels on the front walls, and a variety of other panels on other walls.

Listening Impressions

It sounds good!

Components

Digital Source

Squeezebox Touch feeding a Neko D-100 DAC via coax

Analog Source

Michelle Gyro SE turntable; SME 309 tonearm; AT33PTG cartridge

Preamp

Balanced Audio Technology 3iX with phono board and all Electro-Harmonix tubes.

Power Amp

Rogue Audio M-180 tube monoblocks

Speakers

Vandersteen Quatros (cloth)

Speaker Cable

Audioquest Slate (bi-wired)

Interconnects

Bluejeans XLR cables (25' from pre-amp to amps)