Empirical Audio

25 years in the computer industry, 23 years as owner of Empirical Audio, 22 patents issued

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Website
http://www.empiricalaudio.com
Location
Great Pacific Northwest
The Place To List Your Gear
Empirical Audio Overdrive SX Ethernet DAC (Award Winning)
Empirical Audio Holophonic balanced cables (out of production)
Modded prototype Arte Forma SET monoblocks using 805AT output tubes
Empirical Audio Clarity7 speaker cables (out of production)
Vapor Audio Nimbus speakers (simply the best you can buy)
Occupation
Electrical Engineer, self employed

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Steve Nugent, owner and designer
Empirical Audio
http://www.empiricalaudio.com
Manufacturer of low-jitter digital interfaces and DAC's since 1996

Ethernet System:
modded Router powered by Dynamo LPS -> 0.5m Platinum Wireworld CAT8 cable -> EMO EN-70e isolator -> 2.0m Wireworld Platinum CAT8 cable -> SOtM Ethernet Switch with internal clock upgrade powered by Dynamo LPS -> 1.5m SOtM CAT7 cable with filter ->
Empirical Audio Overdrive SX DAC with Ethernet interface ->
Empirical Audio Final Drive analog transformer buffer ->
Custom modded Arte Forma SET Due Volte monoblocks ->
Vapor Audio Nimbus speakers

USB System:
Mac Mini powered by modified Hynes LPS -> 2m Wireworld silver USB cable -> SOtM tx-USBUltra regenerator -> 1m Wireworld silver USB cable -> Power Block USB LPS -> Off-Ramp 6 USB converter -> Empirical Audio Reference S/PDIF coax cable ->
Empirical Audio Overdrive SX DAC with Ethernet interface ->
Empirical Audio Final Drive analog transformer buffer ->
Custom modded Arte Forma SET Due Volte monoblocks ->
Vapor Audio Nimbus speakers

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