Love taking pics of the gear

The boxes look nice.
 
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The boxes look nice.
They are fancy boxes! LOL

Waiting for the wife to get off work to help me bring them in the house.

I'll update the pics as soon as I can. :)
 
Didn't look they could fit in the boxes until I checked the dimensions: 3.5 ft tall X 2.2 ft wide.
 
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My Torqueo has arrived.

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Getting itchy to try some new digital experiments again.

I have a Network Acoustics Muon Pro in to check out and am excited to do so.

May also be time to try a different DAC....


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What don't you like about your current DAC? That DAC will likely be hard to beat.

If you are dissatisfied with digital then the likely culprit is noise and the first place to look for that is in the streamer/server. Not to say that reducing noise in the DAC would not also benefit digital playback.

How are you powering the Clarysis? There seems to be a hole where the amp is supposed to be.
 
What don't you like about your current DAC? That DAC will likely be hard to beat.

If you are dissatisfied with digital then the likely culprit is noise and the first place to look for that is in the streamer/server. Not to say that reducing noise in the DAC would not also benefit digital playback.

How are you powering the Clarysis? There seems to be a hole where the amp is supposed to be.

The DAC is great especially since I experimented with NOS tubes. I would like to create more content while experimenting with all things digital - more DAC's, switches, filters, cables, etc.

Yup - VAC amp is due back tomorrow if the shipping company doesn't screw things up. :)

Hopefully this time tomorrow night I'll be listening to the Clarisys speakers.
 
" Back to the Future" - A new audio adventure!

Just in, still fine tuning.

The Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement v.2, fitted with a GrooveMaster III tonearm. I wanted to experience the classic Ortofon SPU sound so I went with a GE Mk II cartridge!




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" Back to the Future" - A new audio adventure!

Just in, still fine tuning.

The Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 Statement v.2, fitted with a GrooveMaster III tonearm. I wanted to experience the classic Ortofon SPU sound so I went with a GE Mk II cartridge!




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Looking very nice!

I got a Groovemaster III as a second arm and have ended up using it about 80% of the time. I have the budget SPU 1s on it at the moment that may lack some detail but is great fun. It has some friends of different varieties. It would be very easy to end up with a box-full of SPU's.

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Here is a quick 30 second video of the speakers:

They are beautiful to me. My wife? Hmmmif you have them at axpona I will certainly be around to listen next April.
 
I tend to take quite a lot of pictures of my own setup. It serves two different purposes for me; it helps document the changes I make, such as the placement of equipment, and it also allows me to practice photography. Here are a few pictures I took while getting familiar with the Fuji X100VI and its film simulation features.

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Dear @J.Uotila, I've always had a fondness for top-tier AN components and speakers, and I really like your setup—congratulations, it’s impressive! If I may offer a small suggestion: the back of your listening chair should ideally not exceed shoulder height.
 
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Dear @J.Uotila, I've always had a fondness for top-tier AN components and speakers, and I really like your setup—congratulations, it’s impressive! If I may offer a small suggestion: the back of your listening chair should ideally not exceed shoulder height.
Thank you!

There is also a version of the chair with a lower backrest. However, I don't find it as comfortable – and I am very fond of mine.

Here’s a brief description:

Yrjö Kukkapuro created Remmi in 1969. The iconic chair is one of the most popular Kukkapuro products.

The three corner stones of Yrjö Kukkapuro’s design philosophy are ergonomics, aesthetics, and ecology. The idea is the furniture designed by him, can be fixed, renewed, and used from one generation to another. Remmi has ergonomic design which supports neck and lumbar. Remmi has been selected to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s and Design Museum’s collections. It has also been voted as the best chair for music listening.
 
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A picture I took of the casework on the Antipodes Audio K41 server which pairs seamless with their K22 Streamer.

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