Showing up with a knife to a gunfight...

Is how I feel posting here... y'all got some killer systems. ;)

I'm a little more music aficionado rather than gear head, but it's all good. Good gear=better sounding music!

speakers: Harbeth C7ES-3 30th Anniversary, on Resonant Woods stands
amp: Pass Labs XA-30.5
pre-amp: McIntosh C220 (with vintage Telefunken long-plates)
turntable: VPI Scout w/JWM-9 tonearm and Nagaoka MP-500 cartridge
CD player: Sony/ModWright SCD-XA5400ES w/PS 9.0 power supply
DAC: Topping D70 (modified)
tuner(s): McIntosh MR74 and MR78 (both restored/upgraded)
speaker cables: Acoustic Zen Satori
interconnects: mostly AudioQuest King Cobras
power cables: mostly Pangea and PS Audio

Let me tidy the joint up a bit and I'll snap a couple photos...

Don’t be silly. You have a turntable, so you’re ok by me!


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A very respectable system.
Looks like it has been well thought out.
I'll bet it sounds good,

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Don’t be silly. You have a turntable, so you’re ok by me!


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Ha! Thanks... nice place you have here! I should re-visit more often. :thumbsup:

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Ha! Thanks... nice place you have here! I should re-visit more often. :thumbsup:

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You should. Love your pics! Great musical system you have there.


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A very respectable system.
Looks like it has been well thought out.
I'll bet it sounds good,

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Thanks! I'm actually very happy with the system performance and sound. Tweaks here and there still to be done, but I've definitely reached a relative plateau and am blissfully spinning albums.

It's nice to get to the enjoyment stage.
You have decent gear.
Often a Lot can be gained from proper room set up and acoustic treatment.

Knives can kill too!


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Your photos are real nice...pro looks.

You have a very nice system. Just because some of these guys are driving Farrari's does not mean that my Mercedes is not good :).

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You have a very nice system. Just because some of these guys are driving Farrari's does not mean that my Mercedes is not good :).

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Thanks! What about my “Plymouth Volaré” system? :lol:

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Thanks! What about my “Plymouth Volaré” system? :lol:

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:)... yours is a solid BMW or Benz :P.

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:)... yours is a solid BMW or Benz :P.

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Sounds good, I’ll go with that. :P

You stuff is cool with me.

I think your system is awesome. One that I would love to live with. You've done well in picking components.

I'd say way better than "decent" gear. Enjoy DC! Setup + room are really key.

I agree with everyone, you are WAY ahead of most, especially the yahoos on Audiogon and other websites spewing their opinions on gear they have never owned. Enjoy, listen, learn from others experiences and grow your system over time.

Seems to be a really good system... Please more pics..!!!!

Welcome aboard Don. Nice setup.

Some of us still have some dreams to fulfill :)

Well, if it's a knife, it's one hell of a 'sharp' one !

Welcome aboard !

You forgot to mention you are a photography too! Great pics!

Quick "knife" pics:

(Wish it were bigger, but it is what it is. :audiophile: )


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I would not call that a knife, maybe a machine gun... or even a bazooka :)....

Great looking system, Don! I think you've made some great gear choices.

I to am more a music lover than gear lover. I have what I have because they were the components that sounded best to me.

I have the same speaker cables, in a bi-wire configuration, attached to my Aerial Acoustic Model 8 speakers and I think you'll agree they are fantastic cables.

Hey Don! Good to see you over here.

Hi Don,

Pass Labs amp and Harbeth speakers. Terrific gear!

Ken

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Great looking system, Don! I think you've made some great gear choices.

I to am more a music lover than gear lover. I have what I have because they were the components that sounded best to me.

I have the same speaker cables, in a bi-wire configuration, attached to my Aerial Acoustic Model 8 speakers and I think you'll agree they are fantastic cables.

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Thanks! And I do agree! I mentioned to a friend that they were the closest thing to a "component upgrade" I'd ever heard in... cables. And speaker cables at that. They really are something.