Stereo

 

Source : (1) Opera Consonance CD120Linear

            (2) Philips CD630

            (3) Denon DCD1290 (storage)

 

Amp : (1) YBA Integre Alpha

         (2) Pup Pulse T-Amp

 

Speakers: (1) Harbeth SHL5 (playing)

               (2) Mission 753 Freedom (Standby)

               (3) Epos ES14 (Standby)

 

Home Theatre

 

Source : OPPO 970

 

Amp : Panasonic XR55

 

Speakers : Front - Usher S520

               Centre - Usher S525

               Surround - Usher S520

 

Sub: SVS PB10

 

Display : Panasonic  TH-42PV70

Hi all i am new here, any advice or comments please feel free to speak. Thank you.

 

I am looking for experts who live in West area in Singapore to help me audition my audio setup as i did afew MOD on Amp and Speakers but i don't know if its the right tone or tune.

And hope to know after my MOD does it hit the expectation of those high ends setup.

But of course to know more friends of the same hobby and to learn from them as i am still a beingnner.

 

My humble HT and audio setup in my room.

Due to small space in room I am unable to use floor stander as main L/R.

So far I am happy with the sound quality if you notice most of my equipment is very old in age.

 

HT setup for movies and gaming

TV: LG 42 LCD TV LG42G55FR Full HD

Source Players: SONY Playstation 3 40GB & PS2 Slim & Denon 1740

AV Amplifier: Onkoyo SR504

Main L/R: Pioneer S-DR

Centre: Infinity VALUE

Rear: Pioneer

Subwoofer: PHASETECH 100W

Stereo Amplifier: Sansui AU-101 Solid State Amplifier ( Replace all Capacitors with Nichicon KG Fine Gold caps)

Main L/R: MISSION S760I ( Replace all Capacitors)

DAC: Musiland SVDAC05

 

 

 

 

 

Music :-

Cyrus CD6s | Rega P1 DL110 | Benchmark Dac1 Pre | Bel Canto M300 | CA 640P | B&W 805s

 

HT :-

Oppo 983H | PS3 | Wii | Asus HTPC | WD-TV | Draco HDTV 3900 | Marantz SR6003 | Citypulse DA2.03e | Cyrus 8vs2 | Cyrus Smartpower (Mono x 2) | PSX-R x 2 | Dynaudio 80 | Dynaudio C120 | Cyrus Hark

 

My renewed setup:-

 

Pioneer Susano SC-LX09 - Centre/Surround Channels

Gryphon Diablo - Front Left/Right

Pioneer BDP-LX91

Popcornhour C200 - QNAP 459 Pro+

Pioneer PDP-504

JVC HD100

iMac Mini with Weiss Minerva

Front LR - Wilson Benesch ACT C60 Limited Edition

Centre - Wilson Benesch Centre

Infrasonic Generator - Wilson Benesch Torus

Subwoofer -  SVS PB+ 12/2

Surrounds - Triad InWall Silver/4 Side surround

Triad InCeiling Silver/6 Rear Surround

 

 

Source

- C.E.C. TL51X transport

- C.E.C. DX71MK2 Limited Edition dac

 

Amp

- Promitheus Audio Reference TVC

- CI Audio D200 Monoblocks

 

Speaker

- DALI Ikon 6

 

Power Conditioner

- ExactPower EP15A

 

Cables

- Balanced 4N Silver interconnects

- Audioplus PCOCC speaker cable

 

My Humble Setup...

 

 

Source :MARANTZ CD10 (Modified) (Nordost Brahma P/C and Nordost SPM Reference I/C)

 

Pre :Densen DM-20 (Nordost Vishnu P/C and Nordost Red Dawn I/C)

 

Power : Chord SPM 1200c (Nordost Brahma P/C)

 

Speaker : JBL Pro 4345 (Nordost Frey Bi-Wired S/C)

 

Power Distributor: LightSpeed (Nordost El Dorado P/C)

 

Mains : Oyaide R1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- Make It Simple and Still Sound Nice ---

My Humble Setup...

 

 

Source :MARANTZ CD10 (Modified) (Nordost Brahma P/C and Nordost SPM Reference I/C)

 

Pre :Densen DM-20 (Nordost Vishnu P/C and Nordost Red Dawn I/C) (Changed to Nordost Eldorado P/C)

 

Power : Chord SPM 1200c (Nordost Brahma P/C) (Changed to Mcintosh MC 2600)

 

Speaker : JBL Pro 4345 (Nordost Frey Bi-Wired S/C)

 

Power Distributor: LightSpeed (Nordost El Dorado P/C) (Changed to Nordost Magus P/C)

Mains : Oyaide R1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- Make It Simple and Still Sound Nice ---

Dear all... I have just changed my Power Amp from Chord to Mcintosh. Currently using Mcintosh MC2600. All I can say it is a huge difference. Now I am getting better Soundstage, more depth, bolder sound and deeper bass. It is not that the Chord is not good, it is just that the Mcintosh suits better, just as all having the old JBL would say... Have also switched my Vishnu on my Pre to Nordost Eldorado p/c. My Denson sound better with it. Will update the pics soon....Cheers...

My system...

 

CDP: YBA CD1Delta Special

Pre Amp: YBA 1Alpha

Power Amp: YBA Passion 1000 Stereo

Speaker: Avalon Indra (Supported by FInite Elemente Cerabase Compact with custom made adaptor to ensure the elevation is maintained at 30mm)

 

Power Cord: Audience Powerchord e

Interconnect: Audience Au24e

Speaker Cable: Audience Au24e

 

Rack for CDP and Pre Amp: Finite Elemente Master Reference HD04 on Cerabase Classic

Rack for Power Amp: Finite Elemente Master Reference HD09 on Cerabase Classic

 

Accessories

Shunyata Darkfield and Darkfield Mini cable elevators

Cardas Myrtle wood cable elevator

Oyaide R1 receptacle

Oyaide M1/F1 power plug & IEC connector

Oyaide WPC-Z/Z2 aluminum mounting frame and carbon panel

Hifi Tuning fuse

2 Dedicated 32A power lines (Also replaced stock DB busbar with Merlin Gerin busbar)

Millennium audio vision carbon disc mat

SFC SK-CD electrostatic excluder

Hifi Tuning CD demagnetiser

Various RPG and Echo Buster room treatment panel

 

 

 

 

My system...

 

CDP: YBA CD1Delta Special

Pre Amp: YBA 1Alpha

Power Amp: YBA Passion 1000 Stereo

Speaker: Avalon Indra

 

Power Cord: Audience Powerchord e

Interconnect: Audience Au24e

Speaker Cable: Audience Au24e

 

Rack for CDP and Pre Amp: Finite Elemente Master Reference HD04 on Cerabase

Rack for Power Amp: Finite Elemente Master Reference HD09 on Cerabase

 

Accessories

Shunyata Darkfield and Darkfield Mini cable elevators

Cardas Myrtle wood cable elevator

Oyaide R1 receptacle

Oyaide M1/F1 power plug & IEC connector

Oyaide WPC-Z/Z2 aluminum mounting frame and carbon panel

Hifi Tuning fuse

2 Dedicated 32A power lines (Also replaced stock DB busbar with Merlin Gerin busbar)

Millennium audio vision carbon disc mat

SFC SK-CD electrostatic excluder

Hifi Tuning CD demagnetiser

Various RPG and Echo Buster room treatment panel

 

 

 

 

 

Hey Key,

You are one rare breed YBA user that's still around. Would love to listen to your set up one day :)

@Key: Beautiful setup!! Clean and tidy.

@Key: Beautiful setup!! Clean and tidy.

 

TKs.

My hifi setup updated Oct 2013 :

 

Transport : Naim CD5x

Source : Naim NDS/XPS2

Pre : Naim NAC252/Supercap2

Power : Naim NAP250.2

Spkrs : Naim Ovator S-400

Tuner : Naim NAT05

Speaker Cables : Naim NACA5

Interconnects : Naim SNAIC, Hiline

 

PRaT ... PRaT ... PRaT

My system:

 

 

 

 

Source

- Playback Designs MPS-5

- Micro-Seiki BL-99V turntable, MA-505 MkII tonearm, Lyra Dorian cartridge, RCM Sensor II phono

 

Amplification

- Cary SLP-05 preamp

- Marchand XM-44 active crossover

- DEQX HDP3.0 room correction and crossover (for subwoofer only)

- Cary CAD-211AE valve amplifier - 110W Class A

- SGR EL30S solid state amplifier - 300W Class A/B

 

Cabling

- Acrolink 6N and 7N series interconnect and speaker cable

- Transparent interconnect

- Acapella power cords

 

Speakers

- Acapella High Violon, modified with custom bass driver and converted to active

- JL Audio F110 subwoofers x2

Keith,

 

That is an awesome system bro!  I've heard your speakers with Clearaudio innovation/Miyajima Shilabe beautiful cymbal splashes from the Acapella.

 

Oh btw, my good friend makes good stuff. Check it out.

http://www.francispimmel.com/gallery2/hvc/123_2330.JPG

 

 

Oops sorry char siu pau! Missed your reply! Your friend's page has some very nice boats there. Making boats and ships has been my hobby ever since I was a teenager. Of course, back then it was plastic model kits. These days it's wooden boats - SO much more complex and time consuming. The boat pictured above is the HMS Bounty, built from an Artesania Latina kit. I got fed up of work and took a year off - it took me almost the whole year to complete the kit, working on it for several hours a day! So yes it is very special to me. I am not likely to work on something like that again until I retire!

 

BTW the quest continues. Over the weekend I had a look inside the horn cabinet (not an easy task, given that it is bloody heavy and full of sand!!). The intention is to rip out the internal crossover and run the horn fully active.

Bro Keith_W,

 

You forgotten to post this close-up...

 

Oops sorry char siu pau! Missed your reply! Your friend's page has some very nice boats there. Making boats and ships has been my hobby ever since I was a teenager. Of course, back then it was plastic model kits. These days it's wooden boats - SO much more complex and time consuming. The boat pictured above is the HMS Bounty, built from an Artesania Latina kit. I got fed up of work and took a year off - it took me almost the whole year to complete the kit, working on it for several hours a day! So yes it is very special to me. I am not likely to work on something like that again until I retire!

 

BTW the quest continues. Over the weekend I had a look inside the horn cabinet (not an easy task, given that it is bloody heavy and full of sand!!). The intention is to rip out the internal crossover and run the horn fully active.

 

HMS Bounty as in Mutiny on the Bounty?  Nice work and some patience there.  What active crossover are you going to use?

 

I've tried the vintage Heathkit and the Audio Research.  It's ok, but I prefer driving my horns full range.

 

 

jmohd I see you found my system on Audiogon :)

 

char siu pow I am using a Marchand XM-44 solid state crossover. What horns are you using? Is your system listed on Xtremeplace?

Keith,

 

Not listed yet on Xtremeplace coz still evolving, but I'm using the Azura 204hz replica with Lowther PM4a and Altec 515e bass reflex bins.  I see the Marchand tube crossovers get sold on audiogon faster than I can say the word active crossover.  ;D

 

char siu pau very nice!!! Are you in Singapore? That is a huge listening room that you have!

 

I have a couple of friends close by who have Azura horn based systems as well.

Bro, I only come back to S'pore for vacation, I live in the USA.  Enjoy your Acapella Violons' man!  That is one bad ass speakers.  ;D

 

I decided to do something different and make a video of my equipment. It's not exactly Oscar award winning material, so you have been warned that you will never get this 10 mins of your life back ;).

 

I recorded it in HD, so play it in full screen to get your dose of HD goodness. Most of the scenes I recorded in a single take. This means there is some rambling, a few weird use of words and I missed my DAC lol!

 

[embed=425,349]<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nJvE-ebKyFs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/embed]

Good presentation, I like it, thanks.

Good presentation, I like it, thanks.

 

Thanks!

 

I might do some more on some of my components, like the UMC-1, but I need to get some decent video editing software and work out the sound issues haha :).

Thanks for the video.  Very educational.  I learnt a few things.