Now, with 3.5 months on my:
Caintuck Audio Eminence Alpha 15" Open Baffle BASS Unit
at 53Hz, with my Velodyne CHT 130 watt/ch plate amp and 0 degree phase.....at 1/8th volume on plate
Plate Amp....regen'd clean ~ plugged into P3
(Open Baffle 15", not in use all the time....approx. 50% of the time.....the best integrated bass)
ONE OF THE BEST VALUE'S IN HIGH-END AUDIO!
.....close 2nd, is my ARC Line Stage LS-2B MkII......I only use about a 3rd of the time.....nice to have.
.....and of course, my ZDSD driven direct to my ZMA.....stomps everything.....IMO.
I use my OB, in a minimalist way.....just enough underpinning foundation when I want!
(For my Room size & Acoustic Treatments=dialed in).
My suggestion, buy one:
http://www.caintuckaudio.com/In_Stock.html...Scroll to the bottom of the in stock page....I got the barrel shape for my 15", in walnut stain~very sweet.
Listening Room:
Room Treatments from Michael Green & Home Brew
Sony as Transport (DVP-NS57P)
Illuminati D-60 Digital Coax IC ~.5 meter
Shunyata Research Zitron Alpha Digital Power Cord to ZDSD {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 RCA Kimber Select KS1030 ~.5 meter
Audio Research Pre w/remote volume & mute LS-2B MkII
NOS Platinum/Mullard 7308/E188CC / Cryogenic
(ARC Pre rotated in and out...approx. in, only 25-30% of the time)
WBT-0102Ag RCA Kimber Select KS1030 ~.75 meter
{ Tungsram PCC88/7DJ8.....in inputs right now~stellar}
Decware Zen Mystery Amplifier
~BIASED at *56* mA~
NOS/Platinum/Mullard E188CC/7308's in my A12 an B12 Input positions Cryogenic~NOS/Platinum/Telefunken E88CC/6922 for Inverter Tubes~NOS RCA 0A3's & matched Quad/Tung-Sol KT66's
ZMA adjusted at 20% to 30-40% max ~ from 0 Gain ~ w/ZDSD Direct
ZMA adjusted at 80-90% or 100% gain ~ w/ARC Line Stage, running via Remote Volume Control
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Kimber Select KS6063 Speaker Cable 8ft WBT-0681-Ag Spades
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Kimber 8TC new/white & clear jacket/to remind me of how fluid/timbre correct and good the KS6063 are
Acoustic Zen Adagio - Black Pearl (Modified)
.....enjoying from 8 ohm ZMA Taps
Caintuck Audio Eminence Alpha 15" OB BASS Unit
at 53Hz, with my Velodyne CHT 130 watt/ch plate amp and 0 degree phase.....at 1/8th volume on plate
Plate Amp....regen'd clean ~ plugged into P3
(Open Baffle 15", not in use all the time....approx. 50% of the time.....the best integrated bass)
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 Cord to ZMA
PS Audio P3 Power Plant / Pangea AC-9SE from wall to P3
(Transport, ARC Pre, and ZDSD, Regenerated/*120*~ Multiwave off...ZMA on High Current Output).
++ ZDSD DAC, kicked to the Curb: Auralic Vega, PS Audio PWT & PWD, PS Audio Direct Stream DAC, Chord Qute, NAD M51 (twice) & Schiit Yggdrasil.
~All NOS Platinum Tubes from Upscale Audio/Kevin:
(Great Britain) Mullard 7308/E188CC ~ 2 pair (both pair Cryogenic)
(Germany) Telefunken E88CC/6922 ~ 1 pair (painfully expensive/worth it)
(US/Great Britain) Ediswan CV2492/6922 ~ 2 pair (one pair Cryogenic)
(Hungary) Tungsram 6922/E88CC ~ 1 pair
(Hungary) Tungsram PCC88/7DJ8 ~ 1 pair.
From Cryoset:
(Russia) 6N23N/P-EB ~ 2 pair
(Russia) 6N23P's ~ 2 pair/came with ZMA.