Room Size

ca 35m2 L-shaped

System Overview

'happily lived for years as is after 're-sizing' with respect to "non-sensational" replay, i.e., it nows 'sounds' uncannily, "like it is not there / unpretentious."

Music Preferences

singer-songwriter, jazz, blues, pop -rock, world, classic, most everything

Room Description

Wood on concrete floors with ample damping. Co-op in '60s steel/concrete 3-story. Apartment when purchased was fully gutted then renovated, i.e. re-wired

Components

Digital Source

Spectral SDR1000SL (last version)

Analog Source

audiomeca Romance with Sumiko Blue Point Special vdH - on 28mm MDF on 3 Black Spikes on 'Panzerplatte' blocks & CS Electronic PSN, Becker Active Phono Cable

Other Sources

micromega minium DVD, harman TU9600, harman CD491, Panasonic NV-HD660

Preamp

n/a

Power Amp

Gryphon Tabu Century with [onboard] phono module PS1

Speakers

QLN G3 [optimised d'Appolito TML] (QLN is now owned by Janpanese and don't make this stuff anymore) http://www.qln.se/index2.php3?page=speaker_g3&submenu=speakers *34mm milled steel base w/spikes replacing stock MDF

Subwoofer

REL Storm II set at ca. 58Hz/+3dB in-phase

Speaker Cable

Transcable Audio (France) 2.8m bi-wire

Interconnects

Gryphon Reference XLR, otherwise Gryphon Guideline MkII (both Siltech mft.) w/Clearaudio MPC Pro connectors

Power Cables

DIY 5x2.5 drilled shielded 'Oehlflex'

Racking

TMR & TMR power line. WBE 'Strimmer' in front of CDP. DIY mass-loaded combined steel tripod (built around/for the audiomeca Romance) rack, 3-tier, 98kg empty, sand&lead-filled, on Mitchell steel cones - Tabu on 3 Black Spikes and sits atop so-called 48-pl

Tuning and Tweaks

Stabilant 22A, Gryphon Black Spike (cones), Gryphon Exorcist, Back Forest Audio '75ohm' "empty RCA" plugs, Densen:DeMagic CDP de-mag, Cardas phono pickup de-mag LP