Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

bruckner9's crispy System
IP Address: 174.81.11.43	Last Update: May 16, 2024 at 13:32:55
Amplifier:	Schiit Ragnarok Integrated Amp Schiit Ragnarok 2 Integrated Amp Line Magnetic LM-518A Integrated Amp 2 Conrad Johnson Premier 11a amps; George Wright 25W monoblocks (pair); HIGHLY modified Quad 405; Modified Hafler 200; Dyna mkIII's. Jasmine Serenade Int Amp.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Conrad Johnson Premier 16 Series II; Two Conrad Johnson Premier 14 preamps; HIGHLY modified Dyna PAS 3x preamp; Highly modified Heathkit tube amps; Three Audible Illusions preamps: one Modulus 3, and two Modulus 3A's.
Speakers:	Quad 57 ESL's; Audio Physics Virgos; Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 XD (Tamo Ash) with Tontrager Stands Spendor SP100's; Epos 11's; 2 pairs of Spendor LS 3/5a's; 1 pair of Rogers LS 3/5a/s; 3 pairs of KEF LS50's (Glossy White, Black/gold, and Ferrari Red) 2 pairs of NHT Superones; 1 pair of NHT Super Zeros; Velodyne 1500; Velodyne 1800. SVS 3000 Micro sub Two pair of Grado Headphones, one pair of Sennheiser HD600 Headphones, two pairs of Sony MDR-1R headphones. Have had various JBL speakers (L-100, etc), Bozaks, KLH, Epicure, original Quad 57's (for 23 years), and 2 models of Martin Logans, and now the Virgos,Hrbeth's, and Spendors/Rogers, etc.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	(4) Marantz Luxman Denon Optimus CD-3400
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Currently: Well Tempered Amadeus, Well Tempered Lab DPS (power supply), with Dynavector XX-2 L.O. Roksan Xerxes X table (Black plinth), with the newest Artemiz arm/1.5 power supply, and Dynavector XX-2 H.0 Roksan Xerxes X table (Rosewood plinth), with Tabriz arm/1.5 power supply, and Dynavector XX-2 L.0. Thorens TD-124 w/Jelco 850S, Zu103 cartridge, Glossy Red paint on stacked birch ply plinth, Red armboard, with IsoAcoustics GAIA III footers (3), sitting on a Neuance shelf Thorens TD124 MKII w/Jelco 950S (LOVE IT), Shelter Harmony cartridge, in Bright Green stacked birch ply plinth, with matching Green armboard, with IsoAcoustics GAIA III footers (3), sitting on a Neuance shelf Garrard 301 Grease Bearing (Audio Grail/Chris Harban Woodsong Audio total restoration), non strobe platter, alternate font switch plates, Torlon lined main bearing, etc., Durand Kairos tonearm with Shelter Harmony cartridge, with bright Red-Orange Lexus paint plinth with IsoAcoustics GAIA II footers (3), sitting on a Neuance shelf, Garrard 301 Oil Bearing (Loricraft restored mechanics, original paint, etc), cream finish, non-strobe marked platter, Jelco TK-850SL arm, Dyna XX-2 L.O. w/Andy Kim (Seattle) rebuild, stacked birch ply plinth, "Tide" detergent (color) glossy paint (from local Lexus dealer painter) Rega P9 (Cherrywood), w/RB1000 arm Rega P9 (Maple wood), w/RB1000 arm Rega RP6 (Gloss Black) w/303 arm Rega P25 (Maple surround) w/rb600 Rega P25 (Black surround) w/rb300 arm/cardas wire/expr counterweight Rega P5 (Black surround) w/rb700, external PS Rega P3 w/rb300 (yellow color), still new in box Rega P3 (purple/lavender),with RB300 w/Expressimo counterweight/cardas wiring, etc Rega P2 w/RB250, Shure V15 TypeIII Audio-Technica Sound Burger (Red) w/proprietary cartridge (LOVE this thing w/my Grado Headphones!! FUN listening!!!) Nottingham Spacedeck (short platter) w/Roksan Artemiz tonearm and Boston Audio Mat 1, Benz cart Nottingham Spacedeck (tall platter) w/Ace-Space Arm, and Wave Mechanic, Shelter 501 cart Nottingham Interspace. with a rewired Rega RB 600 and dropped counterweight VPI Scout w/JWM 9 arm, Dyna 10x4 Vpi Scout w/JWM 9 arm, Dyna 10x5 VPI Scoutmaster w/JWM 9 arm Sony TTS-3000, with Rabco 8 straight arm Panasonic SL1600 II, with Shure V15 MKII VPI SDS Three additional Rega RB300 arms, all modified with cardas wiring and michell counterweight Two additional Rega RB600 arms, likewise modified with michell counterweights Current additional cartridges: Benz Glider Dynavector 10X5 (four of them) Dynavector 10 x 4 Dyna XX-2: two of them; one a low output, the other a high output Shelter 501 (Crown Jewel) Shelter Harmony (LOVE IT) AT33 Mono Shure V15 Type III 2 (two) SweetVinyl Sugarcube SC-1 Mini units (LOVE THESE THINGS!!!) Eight phono stages: PS Audio "Stellar" Phono Stage EAR 834P (modified) George Wright phono stages (5 of them): two WPP100's one WPPC200 two Signature Series "AG" units Jasmine 2.0 phono stage (w/Fernando Cruz Mods. Surprisingly great unit for the money!) Seven Pair of Step-up Transformers: Wright step-up transformer (Sowters) K & K step-up Lundahl transformers (3 of them) One pair of Bent Audio MU MC Step up Transformers Audio-Technica step up unit Two of Bob's Devices Cinemag 1131 SUT's, both 1:20/1:40 switchable Six Record Cleaning Machines: Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional (SPECTACULAR machine!) Loricraft PRC-4 Nitty Gritty Mini Pros (two of them) VPI Typhoon VPI Model 17 F Ultrasonic unit (9 Liter; $160), with a Vinyl Stack ULTRA Sonic Spin Kit ($290). Works super!! RagLady Lint-Free 12x17 #93560 drying rags
Other Source(s):	Revox A77 (MK IV) R2R deck Teac X-2000R R2R deck Tandberg 3014 Cassette deck Nakamichi CR-7a Cassette deck Denon DR790R Cassette deck 2 Luxman tuners Accuphase T-1000 tuner (SUPER!) Marantz 2030 receiver Marantz 2015 receiver Marantz 2020B receiver Marantz Model 20 receiver Kenwood 7300 receiver Revox Integrated Amp tons of other stuff (cassette decks, tuners, older tables, etc. Six Tivoli Model One table radios....various wood finishes (LOVE these guys!) Tivoli Model Two table radio (stereo)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cables Nordost Red Dawn speaker cables Nordost Flatline speaker cables Kimber PBJ, and Hero interconnects Nordost Flatline, Blue Heaven, and Red Dawn interconnects
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Six Neuance Shelves PS Audio P300 (turntables) 35 cases of unopened NOS 12" reel to reel tape (maxell, tdk, sony, etc), and 22 cases of unopened 7" (ampex, sony, scotch, maxell) reel tape. 4,530 new, NOS, unopened cassette tapes (maxell, tdk, denon, sony, fuji, etc. Over 57,000 LP's (no typo! lol), 5,000 CD's, 515 prerecorded cassettes, 280 prerecorded reel to reel tapes
Tweaks:	8 Neuance shelves, for phono sections/preamps/turntables, etc. Vinyl Flat (for warped/dished records. btw....works great!).
Room Comments/Treatments:	cathedral (wood) ceiling. nice sound.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical (seriously!), Jazz, Pop, Oldies, Older Rock, misc.
System Goals/Comments:	sounds good now.
System Strengths:	Very natural sounding. Very 'listenable'. Dynamic, creamy, crispy. It's ALIVE!
System Weaknesses:	nothing major.
Video/HT System: None
TV/Projector:	Samsung 60" Hi Def TV. Sharp 60" Hi Def Tv.
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Pioneer 5 channel (forgot the model number)
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	NHT mains, satellites; velodyne 18 sub
Sources (DVD/VCR):	2 DVD players
Other HT Gear:	bunch of stuff
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	photography, travel, wine, baseball, record collecting, classical music