As my subject line states..... .
My summer lineup:
I continue to compare my DM947 Monoliths to my modified Adagio's (two month's now). I am able to play louder with more dynamic's with my Adagio's. Plus, I find the PX Clarity Caps in the DM's to bright with an edge most times.
However, I probably will put Mundorf MCap Supremes or Silver Oils in the DM's and hear how that goes.....to compete against my Adagio's with Mundorf's.....
.....make no mistake, the DM's are holographic speakers.....with an awesome 3.3 cap(s) in them....it is just a matter of personal taste....as some have upgraded caps in the ERRx's, these, etc..... .
.....my Caintuck Audio OB Bass 15" Alpha integrates beautifully with either pair with volume gain adjustment on the Plate Amp. The DM's being just slightly more sensitive......
My TEAC NT-503 has been shelved, until I get my ZBIT.....because my internal ZBIT output of my ZDSD is superior to the NT out.....
However, while I wait for my ZBIT in August.....after spending and recollecting on my time with an Audio Research LS-17 SE (last summer)......I concluded that I did not care for the 6H30 tubes. So, I told myself if you find the right fair deal on an used classic....with your favorite 6922 tube (I get to rotate and find the best of my NOS Plat's for the LS/single 6922).....get it. I did. I have an Audio Research LS-2B MKII (with Remote) coming tomorrow!
.....I get to put the LS in and out of the System, till my ZBIT arrives and put the internal NT Pre w/outboard adjustable ZBIT vs. ZDSD+internal ZBIT/AR Pre LS-2B MKII.....
+, the AR Pre running to the ZBIT.....
{cool part is....if I want to upgrade/put StealthCaps in my LS-2B....AR is only 25 miles away from me.....I can drop it off/no shipping}!
http://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitor_film_stealth.html....I would need to see what their markup on the Caps, plus labor, would be vs. other local options....+, how about Jupiter Caps...like Steve's awesome ZMA & CSP3.
AR does service everything they have ever made...except CD laser pickups.....
......and of course, my base line is my ZDSD run direct into ZMA....adjusting ZMA input gain.....pure beauty...how the ZDSD does it to ZMA.
Anyone, rotating and experimenting with different gear this summer?
Listening Room:
Room Treatments from Michael Green & Home Brew
Sony as Transport (DVP-NS57P)
Illuminati D-60 Digital Coax IC
Shunyata Research Zitron Alpha Digital Power Cord to ZDSD or NT
{Significant}
TEAC NT-503 (stock)
PCM 44.1 input D-60 Coax, up-convert/DSD and Digital filter of 50k
variable output volume from internal Preamplifier via Remote Control
~~OR~~
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)
......additional Kimber KS1030 to Audio Research Pre w/remote LS-2B MKII
(rotated in and out)
WBT-0102Ag RCA Kimber Select KS1030 ~.75 meter
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 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
ZMA adjusted at about 80-90% gain ~ w/NT-503, running variable Pre (unbalanced-no ZBIT yet)/volume via Remote 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) w/Caintuck 15" OB
.....enjoying from 8 ohm ZMA Taps
~~OR~~
Decware DM947 Monoliths/4 ohm (Midrange modification/Wave Guide)
w/PX Clarity Caps
Kimber Silver (AG) Jumper's to Tweeter's
.....enjoying from 8 ohm ZMA Taps
Caintuck Audio Eminence Alpha 15" OB BASS Unit
at 53Hz, with my Velodyne CHT 130 watt plate amp and 0 degree phase.....at 1/4 volume on plate
Plate Amp....regen'd clean ~ plugged into P3
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, AR Pre, NT-503 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.
~NOS Platinum Tubes from Upscale Audio/Kevin:
(Great Britain) Mullard 7308/E188CC ~ 2 pair (both pair Cryogenic)
(Germany) Telefunken E88CC ~ 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.