Systems

Rockadanny's System, a Two-channel Audio System by rockadanny

Most Recent System
Room Size
20.125' L x 12.67' W x 7.10' H
System Overview
Goal: Satisfying system without breaking my bank or marriage.
Music Preferences
Lots, but mostly jazz, blues, rock.
Room Description
Basement room: carpet over concrete; drywall; suspended ceiling.
Acoustic Treatment
All GIK treatments: (4) 244 Bass Traps on side walls at first and second reflection points; (2) pairs (double-stacked) Tri-Traps front corners; (2) 6A Alpha Pro Series Bass Trap Diffusor/Absorbers 2D(a) on front wall; (3) Evolution PolyFusors on rear wall.
Components
Digital Source
Simon Audio CD5 as transport to NewOntech DAC 07.
Preamp
Mapletree 2A SE Linestage - NOS 6SN7 Tung-Sol grey T plates; separate power supply with NOS Raytheon JAN-CRP 6X5WGT rectifier; Black Gate filter capacitors. 3 inputs with gains: 10dB, 10dB, and 18dB. 2 outputs.
Power Amp
Whammerdyne DGA-1 Stereo Amp - NOS Sylvania 2A3 power tubes; NOS Amperex BB 6DJ8 input tube; optional wider band output transformers.
Speakers
Pure Audio Project Trio15 Horn1 - Verastarr Illusion JR Series Copper Foil cabling. Leonidas crossover: replaced green 5.6 ohm resistor with a Path resistor; replaced Mundorf M Cap with Clarity CSA capacitor.
Speaker Cable
Harmonic Technology Pro-9 Plus, spades.
Interconnects
Silnote Morpheus Reference Classic II Series II digital S/PDIF cable and ICs.
Power Cables
VH Audio Flavor 4 for amp and preamp w/ Furutech FI-25 Gold connectors. Verastarr Nemesis on the DAC.
Power Cond
Brick Wall (Zero Surge) PW8R15AUD: 15 amp; 8 isolated by duplex (6 switched, 2 unswitched) - for CDP, DAC, and preamp.
Tuning and Tweaks
Star Sound Audio Points under most everything. 5# weight on DAC and CDP.
Other Components
Furutech FPX (Cu) AC Outlet 20 amps - one for amp and one for the Brick Wall/Zero Surge.