This post is also in the Axpona thread....but it belongs here too.
My Quest for Van Alstine.
Dan, now that my Listening Room is all set, including NOS Tubes, I want the common ground (I need for my Polk 1.2's) Fet Valve 600R for my Solid State Rig. Savings plan for the summer of 2017 purchase has now commenced.
http://polksda.com/pdfs/SDASRS1-2.pdf http://avahifi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263&Itemid=2....
I'd love to hear those mono's too (at Axpona or here)! 1.2's can handle up to 1000 watts (even though they can't use unmodified mono-blocks). Damn the square wave odd order clipping.....full speed ahead. However, the 600R Fet Valve ought to combat that some, and will fit my needs quite nicely.
Going to probably need an improvement of my Preamp too. Even though this Rotel is a champ...with Meridian (like/type) split foil caps....makes a great 3 input Preamplifier for Solid State. (Solid State Rig, not to be confused with Listening Room Rig.....obviously).
Solid State Rig:
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon III
Pro-Ject Phono Box II
Audio Quest Diamond from Phono Box to Rotel
Sony Bravia XBR 4k
Panasonic BluRay
Kimber Hero WBT to Rotel from Panasonic
Dish Network HD
Kimber KCAG from Dish DVR to Rotel
Rotel 1062 as Preamp
Kimber Timbre to XPA-2
Emotiva XPA-2
Kimber Kable PK10 PALLADIAN Power Cable to XPA-2
Kimber 8TC to Polk's
Polk SRS SDA 1.2
{IN FULL STEREO DIMENSIONAL ARRAY ~ GLORY}
HSU Research
MBM-12 MK2 ....behind Couch
Listening Room:
Room Treatments from Michael Green & Home Brew
Sony as Transport (DVP-NS57P)/Sandwich weighted for Isolation
Illuminati D-60 Digital Coax IC
Shunyata Research Ztron Alpha Digital Power Cord to ZDSD
{Extremely Significant}
Decware ZDSD DAC / Recorder
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W/Steve's Output Transformer's/kicking to the curb quite a few superb DAC'S!
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(@ -20 Ref Level, 0.0 Input volume and @ 16/192)
WBT-0102Ag RCA Kimber Select KS1030
Decware CSP3 w/Jupiter Caps
(NOS/Platinum/Telefunken 6922/E88CC for Input Tube~NOS/Platinum/E188CC 7308 Cryogenic Mullard's for Output Tubes & 5U4G-C Rectifier)
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10 of 10 for Input tube & *9* of 10 voltage for Output tubes
Volume adjustment usage at 25% to 55% from 0
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WBT-0102Ag RCA Kimber Select KS1030
Decware Zen Mystery Amplifier
~BIASED at *60* mA~
(NOS/Platinum/E188CC 7308 Cryogenic Mullard's in my A12 an B12 positions~Ediswan CV2492/6922's for Inverter Tubes~JAN Sylvania 0A3's & New Quad of Tube Depot Stealth/Tung-Sol KT66's)
ZMA adjusted at 20%, 25 to 30% max, from 0
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Kimber Select KS6063 Speaker Cable 8ft WBT-0681-Ag Spades
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Acoustic Zen Adagio - Black Pearl (Modified)
.....from 8ohm Taps
Acoustic Zen Adagio's x-over's Modified/Full Range with Mundorf MCap Supremes-single Cap to each Tweeter/4.5k cross
(Gutted: 3kHz/18dB/Octave, Linkwitz/Riley Crossovers....with all crappy parts = gone)
XLO Pro Power Cords to CSP3 an ZMA
PS Audio P3 Power Plant / Pangea AC-9SE from wall to P3
(Transport, ZDSD an CSP3, Regenerated/*122*~ Multiwave off...ZMA on High Current Output)
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