Room Size

17'x29'x8'

System Overview

Over the past few years, I've really gotten into doing DIY, so a large portion of my system is home built. I abandoned vinyl in the early 90's when I was moving a lot and got tired of moving all the albums, setting up the TT, etc. so I am digital only. Love streaming though.

Music Preferences

Jazz, folk, classic rock, blues, electronic. I really like vocals in particular.

Room Description

My main system is in the basement with Travertine over slab. The walls in the front (speaker) half of the room are cinderblock. The back of the room is conventional drywall.

Acoustic Treatment

DIY tube traps in the front corners (behind speakers). ATS quadratic residue diffusors (96 sq ft) behind the speakers, 2" thick acoustic panels on the walls to the side of the speakers. GIK 4" art panels with scatter plates on the side walls further back. GIK ceiling cloud. Heavy wool area rug.

Listening Impressions

My system now has fabulous full range sound with a deep, wide soundstage. The system is neutral to warm, with a somewhat forward midrange (which is to my liking). Very articulate.

Media Storage

Hard drives.

Components

Digital Source

SGC SonicTransporter i9 Optical -> Sonore Signature Rendu SE -> Denafrips Gaia -> Denafrips Terminator Plus.

Preamp

DIY fully balanced JFET/MOSFET with relay-switched stepped attenuator. Shunt regulation. Separate single-ended outputs for subs. Separate power supply chassis.

Power Amp

DIY 300B Parallel SET featuring WE (new issue) tubes.

Speakers

GR-Research Line Force open-baffle planar magnetic line arrays. DIY crossovers using Miflex KPCU caps, copper foil inductors, Path resistors.

Subwoofer

GR-Research open-baffle servo subs with four drivers per tower. Rythmik HX800 amps.

Speaker Cable

Kimber Select KS-3035

Interconnects

Iconoclast 4x4 UPOCC balanced cables

Power Cables

DIY helix construction using Neotech OCC solid core copper in teflon.

Racking

Solid Tech Hybrid

Power Cond

PS-Audio Power Plant P15

Other Components

Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Tubulus Argentus i2s cable