Introducing My System

[Thundersnow]

 

[orfeo_monteverdi]

[please forgive my poor English]

Nice thread, @Thundersnow , thanks!

I like very much the jazz piece, and also the piano & cello piece in post #489
Even through my Sennheiser HD 650 headphones plugged into the (presumably crappy) headphone output of my Thinkpad laptop, it seems to sound great. At least very, very enjoyable from here.

Such a wonderful system will reward his lucky owner on classical music too.

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I you like cello & piano,
I confess that I could listen to Beethoven's 7 Variations On Welche Liebe Fuhlen, From Magic Flute WoO 46, on repeat.
Mischa Maisky Violoncello, Martha Argerich Piano:

Oh , and this elegiac musical passage, at 3'18''. Sheer beauty.
I also like very much the interpretation of French cellist Maurice Gendron with Jean Françaix (piano), released by Philips Classics. Here they play the same elegiac musical passage, but in a more languid way. Old recording, but actually quite good (of better quality than the Richter & Rostropovich's take on the same disc)

;-) "With Beethoven there’s always room for one more interpretation" (Gramophone)

 

[Thundersnow]

[please forgive my poor English]

Nice thread, @Thundersnow , thanks!

I like very much the jazz piece, and also the piano & cello piece in post #489
Event through my Sennheiser HD 650 headphones plugged into the (presumably crappy) headphone output of my Thinkpad laptop, it seems to sound great. At least very, very enjoyable from here.

Such a wonderful system will reward his lucky owner on classical music too.

---

I you like the cello & piano,
I confess that I could listen to Beethoven's 7 Variations On Welche Liebe Fuhlen, From Magic Flute WoO 46 on repeat.
Mischa Maisky Violoncello, Martha Argerich Piano:

Oh , and this elegiac musical passage, at 3'18''. Sheer beauty.
I also like very much the interpretation of French cellist Maurice Gendron with Jean Françaix (piano), release by Philips Classics. Here they play the same elegiac musical passage, but in a more languid way. Old recording, but not bad at all (of better quality than the Richter & Rostropovich's take on the same disc)

;-) "With Beethoven there’s always room for one more interpretation" (Gramophone)

Thank you for the great suggestions, Orfeo, appreciate it.

 

[LL21]

Wow…impressive! Enjoy!

 

[Thundersnow]

Saša from Trafomatic was kind enough to modify the transformers in my Tara 30A preamp, to optimize the gain better for the high sensitivity Karan monos. The transformers now have a 6db and a 10db tap, and I'm using them on the 6db tap. I am also using another pre in the combo which I'm going to talk about at a later date. For now, just some eye candy because I think this particular setup is OH SO pretty.

Another quick note. The rectifier in the Lampi DAC -- it's the original NOS Philips metal base GZ34. Expensive, but WELL worth it.

 

[Thundersnow]