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  1. April 6, 2020, 12:07 PM #1
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    Hello From NorCal

    Hello All:
    This hobby makes being stuck at home a little more tolerable. Hope all are staying safe and healthy. Mostly a 2-channel network audio guy, with separate headphone and speaker systems:

    Headphones:
    MSB Select 2 DAC | | RAAL HSA-1a | RAAL SR1a | Custom T2 amp | Mjolnir Carbon CC | Stax 009S/009/007 Mk 1 & 2 | HeadAmp GS-X Mk 2 | LTA Z10e | Susvara | MySphere 3.2 | ZMF Vérité | Hattor Passive Pre [for distributing signal to the dynamic amps]Trafomatic Primavera [inbound]

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    Vivaldi DAC/Upsampler/Clock | Merrill Audio Veritas Monoblocks [Element 116 inbound] |Legacy Audio Aeris Speakers

    Source For Both:
    Roon Nucleus+and Netgear 80tb NAS

    I came to AudioShark after doing some research on network optimizations and also on clocks.

    Stay safe & healthy!

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  2. April 6, 2020, 12:30 PM #2
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome!


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  3. April 6, 2020, 01:07 PM #3
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome... it will be nice if you include some pics of the gear.

    Regards,
    McIntosh C302 + C2600 - Lumin A1 - Lenco L75 - Marantz SR6007 - Paradigm S6 - Gaia II - Chord Epic Twin Speaker Cable + Jumpers - Bada LB5500
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome aboard, enjoy your stay
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    Secondary - OPPO 93 > VAC CLA 1 MKII Pre > Odyssey Stratos > Dynaudio Audience 82s > Tara Labs Cables

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  5. April 6, 2020, 01:36 PM #5
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome, Greg!
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  6. April 6, 2020, 01:43 PM #6
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Quote Originally Posted by Fer1000 View Post
    Welcome... it will be nice if you include some pics of the gear.

    Regards,
    Would love to, but have to get to 10 posts before I can post links or images. But, I will work on that! Hmm, not inline, but maybe it worked anyway. Cheers!
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  7. April 6, 2020, 02:30 PM #7
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome to AS!
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    House: Naim ND555/2PS, Naim 552, Naim 500, Studer A80/Doshi V3, Magico M2s, 2 Magico Q-Sub 15s, Lumina IC/SC, Shunyata Everest and Omega PCs.

    Workshop: Naim ND555/2 PS, VAC Master Pre, VAC Sig 200iQ, Border Patrol pre/power, Avant Garde Duo Mezzo XD, 2 Magico Q-Sub 15s, Shunyata IC/SC, Shunyata Typhon QR/Triton V3/Sigma PCs.
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  8. April 6, 2020, 02:36 PM #8
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome!
    Main System - Lumin U2, Modwright LS36.5 DM Preamp, VTV Purifi 1ET-7040SA with tube buffer, EMM Labs DAC 2X (ver. 2), Torus RM-20, Thiel CS 3.7s, 2 Rel S/812 subs
    Back-up 1 - Premium Audio mini Gan Amp, Oppo 103D, 2 Richard Gray cond, Selah SA-2s, Sumiko S5 sub, Teac UD-503 DAC, Carver (modded) C-9
    Back-up 2 - Onkyo TX-NR797, Panasonic DP-UB820, Vansevers cond, B&W P6s, PowerSoundAudio S1500 sub
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  9. April 6, 2020, 03:14 PM #9
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Hi Greg and welcome. Really nice headphone set up. I have a friend who uses Legacy speakers.

    I've met Merrill a couple times at an audio show. Hope you plan to post your experience with the Element amp.
    Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
    Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
    Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
    Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables

    HT: Marantz AV8003, Linn 5125, JBL SAM3ha, Revel s30,
    SVS PC13 Ultra
    Transparent, Analysis Plus & Tributaries. PS Audio filtering
    Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
    Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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  10. April 6, 2020, 03:23 PM #10
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    I've not met Merrill in person, but I became a big fan years ago of his Veritas Monoblocks. We corresponded a lot by email and then by phone. I really liked his thinking and I was fortunate enough not to be swayed by all the Class D naysayers at the time. He provided me an upgrade-outgrade path for my DecWare 6ch setup to the Veritas. I love them. I also own the PS Audio BHK 300 Monoblocks, and like them a lot, but the Merrill "speed story" really resonates with me, and they pair extremely well with the Legacy. With the move up to the Vivaldi Stack from PS Audio DirectStream/Memory Player, I went back to Merrill and discovered the 118 & 116. The 118 is just more than I need. And once again, Merrill afforded me an upgrade path for amps I have owned for five years. That kind of customer service and support is just delightful. I even used the Veritas as an experiment to power the RAAL SR1a ribbon earfield cans. I could not keep the setup that way for long, but wow, it was something else.
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome to AS Greg!
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    Amplification: MBL 6010D, MBL 9008A Monos
    Analog: Kuzma R, Kuzma 4Point (11”), MSL Ultra Eminent EX
    Phono Pre: Pass XP-27
    Digital: Esoteric N01XD Esoteric K05
    Speakers: MBL 101E MKII
    Subwoofers: REL Carbon Specials
    Conditioner: Shunyata Triton 3
    Power Cables: Shunyata Sigma 1 & 2, Alpha 2, Delta and Venom
    ICs and SCs: Wireworld Platinum 8
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  12. April 7, 2020, 12:26 PM #12
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    Re: Hello From NorCal

    Welcome to AS! Fantastic headphone setup!





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    Custom Win10 Transport | Mutec MC-3+ USB | Lampizator Amber | Acoustic Portrait Thiyaga | ATC SCM20PSL + JL Audio E-Sub e110
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