Room Size

Large with high ceilings

System Overview

- Vinnie Rossi LIO w/DHT - Pass Labs XA25 - TAK 300B tubes - VPI Cliffwood - PS Audio DirectStream DAC - Salk Songtower RT's - REL T/9i Sub - Auditorium 23 Speaker wires - Auditorium 23 RCA, Acoustic BBQ XLR Interconnects - PS Audio P3 Regenerator -ETHERRegen - PS Audio AC-5 Power chord throughout - SubDude HT - Herbie's Tenderfeet

Music Preferences

classic rock, rock, funk, 1950's jazz, New Orleans jazz, electronic, country

Room Description

large with high ceilings, wood floors, large area rug, windows on the front

Acoustic Treatment

SubDude HT, Herbie's Tenderfeet under DAC & Pre

Listening Impressions

50's & 60's jazz sounds holographic with plenty of air around the instruments along with detail but without harshness. lots of separation and texture with organs and synths.decent sound stage, subwoofer provides adequate low end. Could use a tad more power or more efficient speakers to increase SPL for powerful music/passages due to room size. Very black background with low noise floor.

Media Storage

wav files on my external hard drive integrated with Qobuz and Roon streaming lossless.

Other Comments

I love the Vinnie Rossi integrated one-box solution. It's much cleaner and less fuss. ALso less variables in the signal path and less noise. Low noise and black background allow for ample instrument separation and musical engagement. the TAK 300B tubes while expensive have been worth the money. Comparing them to the EletroHarmonix 2A3 was a veritable revelation in imaging, openness, and extension on both the top and bottom.

Components

Digital Source

ripped WAV files + Qobuz with Roon integration

Analog Source

VPI Cliffwood with Ortofon Red

Signal Processors

PS Audio DirectStream DAC

Preamp

- Vinnie Rossi LIO w/Directly Heated Triodes

Power Amp

- Vinnie Rossi LIO w/Directly Heated Triodes / internal 25-watt Mosfet solid state

Speakers

Salk Songtower RT

Subwoofer

REL T/9i

Speaker Cable

Auditorium 23

Interconnects

Acoustic BBQ, Auditorium 23

Power Cables

PS Audio AC-5's

Headphones

Grado 125

Racking

Pangea

Power Cond

PS Audio P3 Regenerator

Tuning and Tweaks

TAK 300B tubes in preamp stage of Vinnie Rossi LIO Integrated Amp, Herbie's Tenderfeet for DAC & Pre, SubDude HT beneath REL T9i