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AMPLIFIERS: Symphonic Line RG 4 MK5 monoblocks, Ensemble Corifeo, Goldmund Mimesis 3, Classe DR-3, AudioPrism Debut /Red Rose Music Ref 2 modified, Rega Mira 3. Custom-built EL 34 monoblocks based on the Tube Research Labs designs.

Preamp: MastersounD PHL 5 with NOS Telefunken tubes

CURRENT SPEAKERS: Eminent Technology LFT 6 Signature Edition, Rega RS 10, Chario Sovran, , Eagle Audio Audience, B&W CM1 on the desktop

DAC: SMSL D3 R2R dac, Micromega Aria Dream, GOLDMUND META CONVERT 1. Topping DX7S PRO (an amazing dac, price be damned!)

Macbook Pro & Mac Mini M2 used as sources for 3 separate systems

Cables: Fantastic DRIADE FLOW 808 Interconnects, true bi wire custom copper speaker cables, Cardas Golden Cross speaker dual shot-gun cables , Randall Research, King Rex USB , and various custom made cables.

Few TICE AUDIO HC and SOLO units to deal with NYC's electrical grid's gremlins.

OTHER: few Nakamichi units , cassette decks and receiver
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An avid music lover & collector, with a collection of about 35 000 (and counting) albums (CD), in various formats, now most of them ripped into the hi res AIFF format to external hard drives. From the early music to the avant-garde jazz, classical, rock , world music, etc... From early troubadours to Turkish&Arabic classical and french pop of the 60s to Handel, Rameau, Paniagua, Jordi Savall, and Lully to SONIC YOUTH, to Sun Ra, Serge Gainsbourg, Phil Spector, to Joy Division & The Clash to Glen Branca to Nico Muhly to Joan de Barbra to the Beatles to Bach to John Cage to Arvo Part to Mozart and back to Frank Zappa, Varese, Shostakovich, and Sibelius, and "everything good" that is in between ...
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