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Stereopal System:

 

 

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          March 15, 2007

 

         

 

 

 

August 1, 2005:

 

May 1, 2006:

 

* This is the setup from last year

* It appeared on the Aug issue of AUDIOTECHNIQUE.

* CLICK HERE to see photos of the Piega C10

 

     *  Added MCD1000 CD Transport

     *  Added MDA1000 DAC

     *  Appeared here:  May 06 issue of 6Moons

    

   

 

 

 

 

 

System Components as of Oct 15, 2007

 

 

  CD Transport: McIntosh MCD1000
  D/A Converter McIntosh MDA1000
  Preamp: McIntosh C1000 
  Power Amps: McIntosh MC2KW Monoblock Amplifier
  Speakers: Dynaudio Temptation
  Digital Cable: DH Labs Silver Sonic AES/EBU D-110
  Interconnect (CD-> Pre): Purist Audio Aqueous Anniversary
  Interconnect (Pre-> Pwr): Purist Audio Aqueous Anniversary
  Speaker Cable: Purist Audio Venustas
  Custom Rack: Custom made by Steven Huang, the man who duplicated the Grand Staircase for the Titanic Replica
  Power Conditioner: McIntosh MPC-1500
  Power Cables: Furutech FP-Alpha 3 for the entire system
     
  Turntable # 1: JC Verdier La Plantine Vintage with Granito Base and custom made Granite/Wood platform
  Armboard: Custom made Ebony armboard
  Tonearm No. 1 DaVinci Grandezza 12" Ebony with ZYX Universe Cartridge, Grandezza Phono Cable
  Tonearm No. 2 Moerch DP-6 12" Red Dot with Ortofon Per Winfeld Cartridge
  Stepup for Ortofon PW: Bent Audio TX-103 Silver
  Turntable Motor: Teres Audio Reference Motor with 1/2" mylar belt
  Phono Stage: Rossner & Sohn Canofer-S
     
  Turntable #2: TW Raven AC
  Tonearm No. 3: Schroeder Reference 12" Ebony with Dynavector XV-1S Cartridge; Audio Note Cable
  Tonearm No. 4: Ortofon RS-309D with Ortofon SPU Synergy Cartridge, Furutech AG12 Phono Cable
  Phono Stage: Audia Flight Phono (For Sale)
     

 

Want to see the inside of the McIntosh Factory ?   CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        

 

                        

 

                        

                         Peter & Jolanda from DaVinci Audio Labs

 

 

 

 

  New addition: Teres Audio Reference motor which is a significant improvement over the Verdier motor.

  The Mylar belt is more luscious and fuller sounding than the Linen thread, adding more warmth and body.

  Compared to the Verdier motor, the Teres motor is better in every respect.    It is nearly dead silent, the speed is

  control is automatic, accurate and extremely steady.    IMHO, the Teres Motor is a MUST HAVE  for Verdier owners.

 

  The only drawback is the 3 pointed feet of the Teres which is somewhat unsteady.   I removed the spike from the motor and

  mounted it onto a heavy wooden/metal platform, giving it the much needed stability.

 

 

 

  C1000 Preamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDA1000 DAC, MCD1000 CD Transport.    The MDA/MCD1000 combo is a very good digital player,

very analog like and it will probably beat many turntables out there, but still, there is no comparison, the JC Verdier

turntable totally trumps the CD combo by a huge margin.  

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Audio Rack build by the man who replicated the Titanic staircase:

 

 

Flat Boards: 2” Solid Maple / Birch
Combination

 

Sand Box: 3” thick high density 9 layer
plywood, filled with 600 lbs of Sand. Weights over 600 lbs.

 

Blocks: Support blocks made of
Macassar Ebony

 

  The custom rack was build by expert carpenter Steven Huang.   Steven was the man who single handedly replicated the Staircase of the sunken Titanic.    His Titanic staircase replica is being shown all over the world in the Titanic Show.    The construction of this rack is “peanuts” for him.  He also makes speaker cabinets for many audiophiles.

 

 

 

 

Probably the shittiest room for room acoustics, with granite floors, and 2 openings. 

 Ceiling height: 9.6 ft.

 

       

 

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