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September 4, 2020, 06:40 PM #1Senior Member
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Retirement System ... re-visit.
After more than 3 months of planning (selling & buying), intense listening and choosing the best fit (first time in my hifi journey), the system is now completed.
- The restored Thorens TD147 Jubilee with the Ortofon 2M Mono for the once in a while Mono play.
- The SME Synergy, a great plug and play combo. Not the best, but enough for me.
- Luxman D-10x SACD/DAC, the main player of all my rebook, SACD, MQA discs and of course, the decode machine for the 4TB Roon Nucleus+
- Air Tight ATC-5/ATH-3 with the ATM-300R. A very sweet and musical combo that works very well with the horn speakers. I'm now a firm believer of 300B tubes and surely a second set (standby) of Takatsuki won't hurt.
- ModWright modded Oppo UDP205. Really the only piece that survived 2 "dynasty" changes. Speaks volume of its value, price and in my heart.
- Avantgarde Uno XD (Black Piano Finish). This is a return for me as I used to own the Mezzo G2 before. Mike was right when he told me during the Raidho D-3.1 purchase 3 years back that the Uno XD was a better pair for my small room. If only I wished I listened to his advice.
- All Audience SX24 power & interconnect cables.
If for some reason I did wrong in attaching the photo, I hope Mike or Joe or someone would help fix as all the time, my good friend Dan been helping this dumb bloke.
Cheers.SME Synergy
Thorens TD147 Jubilee (Restored) + Ortofon A-Mono
Roon Nucleus+ 4TB + Plixir Elite LPS
Luxman D-10x (Sep 2020)
ModWright Oppo UDP205
Air Tight ATC-5 Pre + ATM300R + ATH-3
Avantgarde Uno XD Piano Black/Stealth Grey
Audience AU24 SX Cables, Interconnects & aR6 OX Power Conditioner
DS Audio Ioniser
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September 4, 2020, 06:50 PM #2Audioshark
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Jerry’s system:
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September 4, 2020, 06:52 PM #3Senior Member
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Looks great!
Jock
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September 4, 2020, 07:00 PM #4Senior Member
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wish you many years of pleasure with it in good health!
the avantgard in this color combination is utterly cool i find.
one question, are there not a bit of things in the sight to look tv?
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September 4, 2020, 07:19 PM #5Senior Member
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Looks awesome Jerry and you have certainly put together some very fine components that should have nice synergy with your Avantgarde’s.
Hope you have many years of enjoyment!!Buddy
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September 4, 2020, 08:31 PM #6Senior Member
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All the best Jerry, I'm right behind you (years end), 46 plus year railroad career is long enough !
Cheers ! …. Dave
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September 4, 2020, 09:25 PM #7Senior Member
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Nice looking system!
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September 4, 2020, 10:19 PM #8Senior Member
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nice system! congrats.
and i'm also a couple (or less) years away from retirement. it's coming fast and i just finished my system too.my system on Audiogon; https://www.audiogon.com/systems/615
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September 4, 2020, 11:02 PM #9Senior Member
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Interesting change from your previous systems!
Did you consider or listen to the Silbatone amps that Cecil sells before settling on the Airtight? That’s a good match for Avantgarde too.
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September 4, 2020, 11:29 PM #10Senior Member
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Very nice. Other than little income, being retired is great. Enjoy.
Bud
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Sony XA-5400ES SACD
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September 5, 2020, 02:00 AM #11Senior Member
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Congrats, very nice system.
I’ve had the Uno in my system as well for a test. The XD architecture allows to tune-in the bass nicely to room conditions.
As they say, the only constant is change
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September 5, 2020, 02:35 AM #12Senior Member
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Great to see the commitment and passion, enjoy the tunes!
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Very nice system , congratulations and enjoy in good health for many years to come.
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Focus Audio FS788
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TV viewing is actually relegated to just watching Bluray concerts. So far, less than 3x per year. So the blocking don’t really matters.
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September 5, 2020, 09:02 AM #15Senior Member
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Yes I did but not direct to the Uno XDs. Plus I do not want to venture into a combination I never had a chance to ACTUALLY hear it but rangers by word of mouth and faith, something I did all these years and sadly end up regret than being happy for a Long time.
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September 5, 2020, 10:10 AM #16Senior Member
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Understood.
Originally Posted by Jerry Seh
While reviews and recommendations are invaluable, nothing beats actual listening experience, preferably in one’s own system.
Twice I came close to buying a DAC unheard - one British, one Italian, both highly reviewed and raved about on forums.
Fortunately, I had a chance to do a direct A-B with my Swiss DAC (no reviews then but now also highly rated) and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Very nice room, Jerry. Congratulations
Gary
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System looks great and I’m sure sounds fantastic. Welcome to retirement. Enjoy in great health for many years!
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Perfect timing...retirement.
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As a fellow OPPO UDP-205 owner myself, it always amazes me to see so many hi-end systems utilizing this rather humbly-priced (at least before OPPO stopped manufacturing them) piece of kit.
Enjoy your system!Electronics: Pass Labs XP-22, Pass Labs X250.8
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September 6, 2020, 02:46 AM #21Senior Member
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Great listening space Jerry!
And a fabulous setup to enjoy your retirement with.
Regards
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September 6, 2020, 08:23 AM #22Senior Member
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Thanks guys for the kind words. And thanks Mike for helping to post the pictures. Looks like I have to do a little bit of dusting every now and then (the amp had a fair bit of dust settling near the tubes).
In Oct, I shall be 66 years young ... and I intend to walk into the sunset, listening to this system everyday, something I never did for my past systems.
Meanwhile, I shall be actively reading whatever news on this forum.
Borrowing from General MacArthur, and I quote "Life is a lively process of becoming ...", and so I shall STILL continue to be in this forum. Its my blessing to befriending all of you! Cheers!SME Synergy
Thorens TD147 Jubilee (Restored) + Ortofon A-Mono
Roon Nucleus+ 4TB + Plixir Elite LPS
Luxman D-10x (Sep 2020)
ModWright Oppo UDP205
Air Tight ATC-5 Pre + ATM300R + ATH-3
Avantgarde Uno XD Piano Black/Stealth Grey
Audience AU24 SX Cables, Interconnects & aR6 OX Power Conditioner
DS Audio Ioniser
Audio-Philar Rack & Amp Stand
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Jerry
Good luck my friend with your "retirement system". I thought I had my retirement system locked in several years ago yet when I look at my set-up not one piece of gear remains.
Enjoy your retirement. I hope we can get together again the next time I pass thru Singapore.Jim
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Very Nice System... Congratulations..!!!
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Will look forward to that. As usual, ping me first so I can make preparations. Cheers! Originally Posted by still-one
SME Synergy
Thorens TD147 Jubilee (Restored) + Ortofon A-Mono
Roon Nucleus+ 4TB + Plixir Elite LPS
Luxman D-10x (Sep 2020)
ModWright Oppo UDP205
Air Tight ATC-5 Pre + ATM300R + ATH-3
Avantgarde Uno XD Piano Black/Stealth Grey
Audience AU24 SX Cables, Interconnects & aR6 OX Power Conditioner
DS Audio Ioniser
Audio-Philar Rack & Amp Stand
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September 7, 2020, 07:00 AM #26Senior Member
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Thank You! Originally Posted by Fer1000
SME Synergy
Thorens TD147 Jubilee (Restored) + Ortofon A-Mono
Roon Nucleus+ 4TB + Plixir Elite LPS
Luxman D-10x (Sep 2020)
ModWright Oppo UDP205
Air Tight ATC-5 Pre + ATM300R + ATH-3
Avantgarde Uno XD Piano Black/Stealth Grey
Audience AU24 SX Cables, Interconnects & aR6 OX Power Conditioner
DS Audio Ioniser
Audio-Philar Rack & Amp Stand
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September 8, 2020, 11:12 AM #27Senior Member
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So when are you inviting us all to Singapore for a listen, food and drink?
My Gear- Mains System-Pass X250 amp, BAT VK-51se preamp, Luxman DA-06 DAC, Magnepan 1.6's, Thorens TD-145 TT, Dual Martin Logan Subs, Vintage Luxman T-110 Tuner, Cables-WW Platinum 7 USB, Cardas Parsec XLR, AQ Columbia DBS 72v XLR, Belden 8402 XLR.
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1. When Pandemic is over. Originally Posted by Mechnutt
So when are you inviting us all to Singapore for a listen, food and drink?
2. Whenever you guys are free.
3. When ..... Just ping me .... Ha Ha Ha!
Cheers!SME Synergy
Thorens TD147 Jubilee (Restored) + Ortofon A-Mono
Roon Nucleus+ 4TB + Plixir Elite LPS
Luxman D-10x (Sep 2020)
ModWright Oppo UDP205
Air Tight ATC-5 Pre + ATM300R + ATH-3
Avantgarde Uno XD Piano Black/Stealth Grey
Audience AU24 SX Cables, Interconnects & aR6 OX Power Conditioner
DS Audio Ioniser
Audio-Philar Rack & Amp Stand
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