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    Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Hi guys;

    Well it is kind of a thing of a good manners to introduce yourself when you come to somebodies house for the first time so here it goes :-).

    I've been in this HiFi (madness) game for quite a while now and trying to improve my system from basic HT system, with Onkyo receiver and I even can't remember which LS, to the current gear I'm using now.
    Current setup would be as follows: Usher mini Dancer DMD 2, ARC Ref75, ModWright LS36.5DM, Acoustic Invader DAC being fed by Auralic Aries and all this plugged into IsoTek Sigmas. From time to time when I'm not lazy Copland CDP289 comes into scope .
    All this on Finite Elemente Spider rack with Ceraball under each component. Cabling I have some Isotek, Acrolink and mainly FTA.

    So far I've been really happy with the sound but somehow I have this tickling in the stomach to exchange the LS for something more serious (not by default bigger than current ones - size wise) :-).


    Anyhow I'm sure I'll have a nice time here and hope to hear/learn something new about this hobby as well as to find out about new interesting music performers. Maybe this last part is somehow the one I like the most about this hobby.

    Thanks for having me here and all the best!

    Cheers;
    G

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome to the forum Golum, thank you for joining.
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome glad you joined us
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome to AS!
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome G, enjoy
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome!

    I live close to Nyon and work in St Prex.
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    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by wisnon View Post
    Welcome! I live close to Nyon and work in St Prex.
    Great!
    LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
    PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
    PreAmp: Tobian Soundsystems SC12
    DAC: LampizatOr Horizon
    Server: LDMS Maximus Music Server
    CDT: CH Precison D1
    Switch: Edison Creation Silent OCXO Extreme, FiberBox
    Power: LampizatOr Kraftwerk 10
    Cabling: Signal Projects loom

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Welcome aboard.
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Guess I never attached any pics of my system so here is the latest iteration with Lampi GG which I received with the big help from Wisnon during this week. Not to mention his kind help regarding the tubes etc., etc.,..

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    LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
    PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
    PreAmp: Tobian Soundsystems SC12
    DAC: LampizatOr Horizon
    Server: LDMS Maximus Music Server
    CDT: CH Precison D1
    Switch: Edison Creation Silent OCXO Extreme, FiberBox
    Power: LampizatOr Kraftwerk 10
    Cabling: Signal Projects loom

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Gorgeous system.
    NORMAN
    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Beautiful room and system!!
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    @Golum,

    Are you feeding the Lampi with your Copland CDP ....?

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Lampi is 98.5% of the time fed by Auralic Aries and sometimes when I feel spinning some CDs I use Copland - but also via DAC.
    LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
    PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
    PreAmp: Tobian Soundsystems SC12
    DAC: LampizatOr Horizon
    Server: LDMS Maximus Music Server
    CDT: CH Precison D1
    Switch: Edison Creation Silent OCXO Extreme, FiberBox
    Power: LampizatOr Kraftwerk 10
    Cabling: Signal Projects loom

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Very nice room Golum!

    Congratulations on the new GG. Great choice!
    I'm sure having someone like Norman in the "neighborhood" has been a great experience.

    Enjoy the music!
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by Nikhil View Post
    Very nice room Golum!

    Congratulations on the new GG. Great choice!
    I'm sure having someone like Norman in the "neighborhood" has been a great experience.

    Enjoy the music!
    Thanks a lot Nikhil!
    Having Norm in the "neighborhood" is purely fantastic!
    LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
    PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
    PreAmp: Tobian Soundsystems SC12
    DAC: LampizatOr Horizon
    Server: LDMS Maximus Music Server
    CDT: CH Precison D1
    Switch: Edison Creation Silent OCXO Extreme, FiberBox
    Power: LampizatOr Kraftwerk 10
    Cabling: Signal Projects loom

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Nice Looking' System G!
    What's that component rack?
    AKA J2Ordan
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnJ View Post
    Nice Looking' System G!
    What's that component rack?
    Thanks John!
    Rack is German Finite Elemente Spider model...not being produced anymore actually I heard few days ago that the company went down under...pitty...
    LS: Vienna Acoustics Klimt "The Music"
    PowerAmp: Nagra VPA
    PreAmp: Tobian Soundsystems SC12
    DAC: LampizatOr Horizon
    Server: LDMS Maximus Music Server
    CDT: CH Precison D1
    Switch: Edison Creation Silent OCXO Extreme, FiberBox
    Power: LampizatOr Kraftwerk 10
    Cabling: Signal Projects loom

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Nicely put together. Congratulations.
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Nice system... very impressive indeed.
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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Beautiful system, Golum. And so clean looking; Swiss personified. Very lovely.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Hi Golum,

    That is a beautiful speaker! I saw in the original thread you had the MD2's and have moved now to the VA. I think you owe it to yourself, if you liked the tone of the MD2's, to check out Rosso Fiorentino. Rosso speakers maintain the tone of Usher but take everything else to much higher levels. I think the Volterra would be a great fit for your system if you find yourself wanting to move to something else.

    The Swiss distributor is Wod Audio: http://www.wodaudio.com/

    All my Usher clients fall head over heels for Rosso Fiorentino and upgrade when the funds allow it. They really aren't competing lines as I see the Volterra as the 'upgrade' for the MD2, but there is a significant price jump to get the Volterra. It's more of a true upgrade path than X is better than Y.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by Golum View Post
    Guess I never attached any pics of my system so here is the latest iteration with Lampi GG which I received with the big help from Wisnon during this week. Not to mention his kind help regarding the tubes etc., etc.,..
    Very nice system Golum, congrats!


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    Big rig: Brinkmann Taurus DD TT + 12.1 arm + Lyra Etna Lambda SL MC + HRS M3X2/ Cardas Clear Beyond phono/ Stillpoints LPI/ Brinkmann Edison mk2 phono + RöNT II Tube PS/ Synology NAS with Roon + HD Plex linear PSU + Shunyata HD/ AQ Vodka RJ45 + Aqvox Network Switch SE + AQ Diamond RJ45 into DAC/ Brinkmann Nyquist mk2/ Audionet Humboldt/ Cardas Clear Beyond ICs/ Kharma DB9-S 1.1 LS/ Inakustik Reference LS 4004 AIR/ Audioquest Niagara 5000/ Shunyata Alpha power (HC, Analogue, Digital)/ Finite Elemente Pagode Rack/ Stillpoints Ultra SS/ Vicoustic panels + Stillpoints Aperture II.

    Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.

    HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    K, I assume you received the mailing intact?
    NORMAN
    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    I for sure did :-)

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Goran, I know you are all set tube wise now....well except for a certain RK. LoL
    NORMAN
    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by wisnon View Post
    K, I assume you received the mailing intact?
    Superb, many thx! Enjoying it right now Hi from Lausanne, CH.


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    Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.

    HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Well I'm seriously working towards either PX4, 300b or T100 if they fit GG balanced and are not crazy with the gain...5U4G is in the loop as well 😀

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by Kuoppis View Post
    Superb, many thx! Enjoying it right now Hi from Lausanne, CH.


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    Excellent!

    Let me know is anything stands out in particular.
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    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Quote Originally Posted by Golum View Post
    Well I'm seriously working towards either PX4, 300b or T100 if they fit GG balanced and are not crazy with the gain...5U4G is in the loop as well 
    Go RK version...300B or PX4.
    NORMAN
    Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.

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    Re: Hi from Lausanne, CH

    Hello,

    I'm a beginner here too

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