Thieliste's new Reference system

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Thanks, i'll make some new pics as i moved in my new house.
 

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Here's a pic of my system in my new home, the living room is bigger therefore my speakers sound much better.
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Today was the big day, the Audionet distributor came to my place for me to demo the phenomenal Audionet Humboldt in my system.
In short this Integrated is in a league of it's own, nothing comes close in the world of integrated! Humboldt 3.jpg Humboldt 2.jpg
 

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Fantastic! Are you going to be buying it? Would appreciate any highlights of your listening notes when you can! Enjoy.
 

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My speakers are now 9 feet apart, much better imaging, more air and instrument separation.
Can't wait to get my Cardas Clear Beyond SC and IC in 2 weeks from now, this will bring my system to new levels. Système Brice - Copie.jpg Système Brice 1 - Copie.jpg
 
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A friend of mine told me i should puchase Furutech wall sockets, even the basic one would improve the sound.
 
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Replacement of Diablo 300 by Vitus SIA-025 Mk2.

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Hi Thieliste

How do you find the SR Purple fuses in your Aqua Linq and Formula, did they bring about a noticeable improvement, if so, how would you describe this.

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Replacement of Diablo 300 by Vitus SIA-025 Mk2.

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Hi Thieliste

How do you find the SR Purple fuses in your Aqua Linq and Formula, did they bring about a noticeable improvement, if so, how would you describe this.

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Yes you should absolutely try them, makes a huge difference in clarity in both my Aqua combo and the Vitus SIA-025.
IMO a must have!
 

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Yes you should absolutely try them, makes a huge difference in clarity in both my Aqua combo and the Vitus SIA-025.
IMO a must have!

Thanks for the reply, i shall definitely look at getting some, fuses are one area that i have never given too much thought too....
 

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Hi guys, been working on my Thiels this weekend with a friend of mine replacing the stock binding posts for Mundorf gold plated OFC copper ones, the same ones i have on my Vitus SIA-025.
We used Mundorf 10% silver wire for soldering.
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Also added another tweak to my rig : 2 Sonores Deluxe FMCs + LPSU and 1318 SFPs.
They are placed between my Paul Pang Switch and LinQ streamer.
I'm also waiting for a new Pink Faun LAN cable. Sonore FMC.jpg
 
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How is the binding post upgrade sounding?
 

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How is the binding post upgrade sounding?
Great upgrade : smoother in the treble, more meat on the bone, deeper bass and less fatigue at louder volume.
 

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Might redo the crossovers at some point with top of the line Mundorf caps.
 

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Yeah. Sine you are adventurous i am sure there are some very nice sonic improvements with better crossover parts. One super easy one is to install a small .022 uF milflex copper/oil bypass cap on the tweeter.
 

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Pink Faun LAN cable arrived today. Pink Faun LAN.jpg
 

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Hi guys, Just sold 2 of my Audioquest high current Firebird PCs and replaced them with Fututech Alpha DSP-4.1 PCs.
The difference in my system is huge, i now have a much deeper bass much more full body and organic sound.
This Fututech PC is insane and much cheaper than Audioquest Firebird.
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Also have now 3 Pink Faun LAN cables and one Vertere Pulse HB.
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