I recently moved back to the west coast and into a beautifully converted carriage house with a great room of broad stucco walls, high vaulted ceiling, wood trim, skylights in all directions overhead. It is a separate structure and well-insulated for energy efficiency, which conveniently means it's also essentially soundproof for the neighbors
This private but acoustically challenging space has given me the opportunity to jump back into the world of audio reproduction and enjoyment, as I've carefully researched and assembled a high-ROI system that addresses the particular difficulties of this space. Biased towards CD-quality or better digital media/streaming as my current primary source (will integrate a turntable soon) and high-value separates for playback, preferably secondhand and/or delivering exceptional audio bang-for-buck.
CURRENT SETUP
Mirage OMNI 150 omni-polar speakers, wall-mounted 7-8', inverted tilted slightly downward towards listening area
Pioneer SW-8MK2 down-firing active 100W subwoofer
Parasound A23 Halo 125wpc Class A/AB power amplifier
Marantz NR-1506 audio/video surround receiver/streamer (serving as pre-amplifer only)
Integra DMI-40.4 transport for 80GB iPod Classic with FLAC/ALAC/320kbs-MP3 files (TOSLINK to receiver)
Sony BDP-S3700 Blu-ray/CD player (coaxial S/PDIF to receiver)
TIDAL HiFi subscription
- AirPlay from iPhone > receiver for 16-bit/44.1kHz
- Optical S/PDIF from MacBook Pro > receiver for 24-bit/96kHz
LOOKING TO ACQUIRE
- Parasound P5 pre-amplifier
- network streamer with MQA-certified DAC
LOOKING TO RETIRE/TRADE
- Adcom GFA-2535 four-channel power amplifier (excellent condition)
- Marantz NR-1506 audio/video surround receiver/streamer (above, like new condition)
