Room Size

25' x 13' x 7'10.

System Overview

Has the clarity, dynamics, and coherence of live music.

Components

Digital Source

Audio Note DAC Kit 1.2, CS8415A, dual AD1865, Duelund JDM coupling caps.

Analog Source

SME 30, SME IV.Vi, Cardas Myrtle Heart.

Other Sources

RME ADI-2 Pro FS.

Signal Processors

Intel I3-10100, Windows 11, foobar v1.6.17.

Preamp

Coincident Phono Preamp, Duelund CAST coupling caps.

Power Amp

Coincident M300B MK III, Duelund CAST coupling caps.

Speakers

Avantgarde Acoustic Trio Omega, Duelund CAST crossover caps, Cardas PBP, 290 lbs. lead.

Subwoofer

Avantgarde Acoustic Sub-225.

Speaker Cable

Quad-wired with 96 strands of 24awg litz wire, Audioquest & Cardas spades.

Interconnects

Phono: 33awg litz wire in Teflon tubes plaited in a square sinnet, Eichmann RCA. IC: 33awg litz wire woven in polypropylene hollow-braid, Eichmann RCA. S/PDIF: 24awg twisted pair, Eichmann RCA.

Power Cables

Belden 83704, shielded star-quad with ground.

Headphones

Sennheiser HD-599.

Racking

Grand Prix Audio Monaco stands.

Power Cond

Equi=Tech ET-2RQ.

Tuning and Tweaks

DSP resamples CDs to 45.1584M, then 176.4K to remove dither noise.

Other Components

Jensen Iso-Max in line-level connections.