Cheers!

Gotta have the XBOX!!!

Great article, very interesting journey

Thanks markm1111!

Very nice set up, all very well organised and matching.

I bet it's a pleasure to listen too

Thanks King Marty, you are more than welcome to have a listen anytime...

Thanks King Marty, you are more than welcome to have a listen anytime...

Thank you for the kind invite darthlaker, are you moving to Sydney anytime soon ?

KM

Ah, never say never but most likely won't be!

Oh, You got my dream speakers

I went to someone house to listen his system last week, he told me 2 pair of interconnect cable and 1 pair of speakers cable cost him over AU$70k almost 2 Honda Accord, He said much better than the AQ wel signature. How come I'm the poor???

Edited January 4, 201115 yr by tvbau

Thanks tvbau,

What system did you listen to?

Hi,

I know it a TW TT with $10K tonearm and $9k Dynavector Cartridge, sorry, I can't remember the name of his speakers also the cable, but I have one picture of the cable, silver in colour made from gold, platinum and....

Please let me know what cable does he have?

OMG, his power cable over $10k too.....

Edited January 4, 201115 yr by tvbau

Hmmm.....dyunno what cable that is. Perhaps CC can assist on that.....

Any other pix you can share?

Oh, You got my dream speakers

I went to someone house to listen his system last week, he told me 2 pair of interconnect cable and 1 pair of speakers cable cost him over AU$70k almost 2 Honda Accord, He said much better than the AQ wel signature. How come I'm the poor???

...that's the danger of comparing your system to other people's. There will always be bigger and better. The challenge is enjoying your own system and your own achievements

Thanks, I got it.

But if I didn't compare my system to another one, how can I know how bad/good of mine?

Ray

If you enjoy your own system Ray then it is good:)

The cable looks like the new Zensati brand. Very, very good.

Cheers,

EK

Darthlaker;

Nice system. Where did you get the uber clock? I've read some stuff about vacuumstate clocks but I didn't know you could get them here. How much are they?

Thanks pugugly!

I got the Uberclock from Allen Wright directly.

For pricing on the Uberclock or Terra Firma Light (it's 20% of the price of the Uberclock with 80% of the performance), please contact Joe at http://www.customanalogue.com/.

Cheers

Just completed another system upgrade so I thought I would post some pics.

The addition of the dCS Puccini SACD/CD player coupled with the dCS Puccini U-Clock is a significant upgrade (RBCD in particular) and the best digital I have heard barring the US$67K dCS Scarlatti "stack".

I also purchased some custom made Silent Running Audio "Ohio Class" Audio isoBASE amp stands for the Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps which work a treat.

Anyone is welcome to pop by and have a listen!

Please PM me to arrange a time.

System:

Stereo audio and home theater are separated and both are on separate power lines which are wired directly to mains power.

Stereo:

Equipment:

dCS Puccini SACD/CD player

dCS Puccini U-Clock

Ayre KX-R Pre-amp

Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps

Vandersteen 5A speakers

2 X Ayre L-5xe power filters

Cables:

Audioquest Eagle Eye 72V DBS BNC 75 Ohm digital cable

Audioquest Everest 72V DBS speaker cable in bi-wire configuration

Audioquest WEL William E Low Signature Cable Balanced interconnect 72V DBS

Audioquest Diamond 72VDBS USB Cable

Audioquest Wild Blue Yonder 72VDBS 75 Ohm Digital Cable

Audioquest Diamond 72VDBS FireWire Cable

Richard Gray Power Company High Tension Wire power cables

Misc:

Solid Tech Rack of Silence equipment rack with suspension shelves

Solid Tech Feet of Silence isolators under SACD/CD player

Ayre myrtle wood blocks used under other equipment and also under interconnect and power cables to ensure they are raised above floor

Silent Running Audio "Ohio Class" Audio isoBASE custom made amp stands for the Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps

Cardas XLR and RCA caps on unused inputs/outputs

Furutech Rhodium power receptacles

Sine and Furutech power cover plates

Furutech sound diffusers

Nylon Pile Carpet

Ayre IBE sweep CD

Home Theater (in addition to above):

Equipment:

Marantz AV8003 surround sound processor

Rotel RB 1080 2 channel amp

Richard Gray Power Company 1200 power conditioner

Panasonic DMP-BD35 Bluray player

Panasonic DVD recorder and HDD

XBOX 360 Elite

Thiel SCS3 surround speakers

Pioneer PDP-LX509A Plasma monitor (ISF calibrated)

Cables:

Audioquest King Cobra balanced interconnects

Audioquest HDMI cables, rear speaker cable

Misc:

Solid Tech Rack of Silence equipment rack

Wall mounted speaker stand for rear surround speakers

Edited February 4, 201214 yr by darthlaker

Just completed another system upgrade so I thought I would post some pics.

The addition of the dCS Puccini SACD/CD player coupled with the dCS Puccini U-Clock is a significant upgrade (RBCD in particular) and the best digital I have heard barring the US$67K dCS Scarlatti "stack".

I also purchased some custom made Silent Running Audio "Ohio Class" Audio isoBASE amp stands for the Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps which work a treat.

Anyone is welcome to pop by and have a listen!

Please PM me to arrange a time.

System:

Stereo audio and home theater are separated and both are on separate power lines which are wired directly to mains power.

Stereo:

Equipment:

dCS Puccini SACD/CD player

dCS Puccini U-Clock

Ayre KX-R Pre-amp

Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps

Vandersteen 5A speakers

2 X Ayre L-5xe power filters

Cables:

Audioquest Eagle Eye 72V DBS BNC 75 Ohm digital cable

Audioquest Sky 72V DBS balanced interconnects

Audioquest Everest 72V DBS speaker cable in bi-wire configuration

Richard Gray Power Company High Tension Wire power cables

Misc:

Solid Tech Rack of Silence equipment rack with suspension shelves

Solid Tech Feet of Silence isolators under SACD/CD player

Ayre myrtle wood blocks used under other equipment and also under interconnect and power cables to ensure they are raised above floor

Silent Running Audio "Ohio Class" Audio isoBASE custom made amp stands for the Ayre MX-R Monoblock amps

Cardas XLR and RCA caps on unused inputs/outputs

Furutech Rhodium power receptacles

Sine and Furutech power cover plates

Furutech sound diffusers

Nylon Pile Carpet

Ayre IBE sweep CD

Home Theater (in addition to above):

Equipment:

Marantz AV8003 surround sound processor

Rotel RB 1080 2 channel amp

Richard Gray Power Company 1200 power conditioner

Panasonic DMP-BD35 Bluray player

Panasonic DVD recorder and HDD

XBOX 360 Elite

Thiel SCS3 surround speakers

Pioneer PDP-LX509A Plasma monitor (ISF calibrated)

Cables:

Audioquest King Cobra balanced interconnects

Audioquest HDMI cables, rear speaker cable

Misc:

Solid Tech Rack of Silence equipment rack

Wall mounted speaker stand for rear surround speakers

Oh my. Rather nice indeed.))))))))

Many thanks ojdude!

You are more than welcome to have a listen anytime! I'm not that far away from you....

Some very impressive upgrades Darth. I like the SRA iso platforms which are a nice touch.

Cheers,

Bodhi

Thanks Bodhi,

The SRA stands have improved imaging and soundstaging......

Can't wait to see your upgraded system!

You're welcome Darth. Good isolation is essential if you're locating mono amps on the floor, and the SRA's are an excellent choice.

I am part way through my system upgrade which is going well, but still has a long way to go. I'm planning on doing a review of my CD-5s in the next couple of months will include some special upgrades. I might invite one of the guys from Australian HiFi to lend a hand...stay tuned.

Cheers,

Bodhi.

Thanks again.

Keeping speaker cable as short as possible was my aim so the mono amps had to be right near the speaker. The Vandersteen 5A's have inbuilt subwoofers so isolation becomes even more important.

The SRA's are custom made to the Ayre MX-R mono amps (they even know the exact weight distribution of the amps!). They are also custom made to the rooms dimentions!

Ah, can't wait to see your finished system!

Cheers

Don't know how I managed to miss your update, but your DCS is looking very happy in its rack there!