Ray Samuels Audio B-52
Ray Samuels Audio Shadow
NuForce ICON
INCOMING:
Ray Samuels Audio Super Secret Upcoming Phonostage
GONE but intimately familiar with:
AMB Beta 22
Ray Samuels Audio Apache (Version III)
Rudistor RP7 (Sorely missed)
Maxxed Out Meta42
Benchmark DAC1 (Nice headphone amp section)
Lavry DA10 (Awesome DAC, but decent Headphone amp)
Ray Samuels Audio Tomahawk
Ray Samuels Audio Predator
XIN SuperMicro IV
Source Inventory
Digital:
Macbook Pro --> Red Wine USB Select (Battery Powered) --> Furutech Audio Reference III Digital RCA SPDIF Cable --> Reimyo DAP-777 (Upgrade Company Modded)
Analog:
Rig 1:
VPI TNT-V Hot Rod w/ HRX motor and platter, JMW 12.5 Tone Arm, Clearaudio Accurate Cartridge (Moving Coil), Einstein "The Turntables Choice" Phono stage, VPI Rack, VPI SDS Controller, VPI Periphery Ring/Centerweight, VPI 16.6 Record Cleaning Machine
Rig 2:
Rega P2 with RB250 Arm, Rega Super Elyss Cartridge, Musical Surroundings Phonomena (Phono Stage)
Others: 5.5g 80gb IPOD, Sony MZ-E10 MD Player, Marantz CD67se Modded and Upgraded, Sony MDS-E10 Pro-Minidisc Deck, Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi RX-505
Cable Inventory
RCA:
Furutech Audio Reference III, Virtual Dynamics Master Series 2.0, Harmonix HS101 Golden Performance RCA
Headphone Cables:
Stefan Arts Equinox (SE and Balanced), Cardas Smurf Blue, Apuresound V2
Power Cables: Harmonix Studio Master, Electraglide Epiphany, Electraglide Reference Glide FATBOY, Black Sand Violet Z1 (x3) with Oyaide C-046/P-046 endings, Starsound Sonoran Plateau Lightening (x2), LAT International AC-II (x2)
Speaker Cables: Furutech Audio Reference III, Silver Audio Symphony 32
Power-Related Components
Power Conditioning:
Exactpower EP15a (Regenerator) and SP15X4 (Balanced Power)
Richard Gray Pole Pig, Richard Gray 400s, Richard Gray 600s, Monster HTS 3500 MKII
Power Outlets: Oyaide SWO-XXX (x3), Oyaide R1, WPZ Wall Plate
IEC Power Inlet: Furutech FI-09 Rhodium used on modded RGPC 400s
Other Audio Equipment
Speakers: Omega Superhemps, Usher Be-718 (gone)
Speaker Amps: Consonance Opera Cyber 800 Monoblocks, Speaker Cables: Furutech Audio Reference III, Silver Audio Symphony 32, Paul Spletz AntiCables
Audio-Related Tweaks
Stillpoints ESS Rack
Symposium Ultra Shelf
Two Sistrum SP-1 Component Stands with (3 Audiopoints for each stand)
Two Sistrum SP-004
Rosinante Darkmatter Shelf
Symposium Rollerblock Jrs.
Symposium SuperCouplers
Spikes and Coupling Discs
Curly Maple platforms
Craig DeOxit
About Me
About shaizada
Location
Anaheim Hills, CA
Occupation
Software Consultant
Music Preferences
Electronica, Downtempo, Lounge, Rock, Trance, Lo-Fi, Ghazals, Indian Classical Music.
Interests (non-headphone)
Family, Cars, Engineering, Meditation...maybe music ;)
Ray Samuels Audio B-52
Ray Samuels Audio Shadow
NuForce ICON
INCOMING:
Ray Samuels Audio Super Secret Upcoming Phonostage
GONE but intimately familiar with:
AMB Beta 22
Ray Samuels Audio Apache (Version III)
Rudistor RP7 (Sorely missed)
Maxxed Out Meta42
Benchmark DAC1 (Nice headphone amp section)
Lavry DA10 (Awesome DAC, but decent Headphone amp)
Ray Samuels Audio Tomahawk
Ray Samuels Audio Predator
XIN SuperMicro IV
Source Inventory
Digital:
Macbook Pro --> Red Wine USB Select (Battery Powered) --> Furutech Audio Reference III Digital RCA SPDIF Cable --> Reimyo DAP-777 (Upgrade Company Modded)
Analog:
Rig 1:
VPI TNT-V Hot Rod w/ HRX motor and platter, JMW 12.5 Tone Arm, Clearaudio Accurate Cartridge (Moving Coil), Einstein "The Turntables Choice" Phono stage, VPI Rack, VPI SDS Controller, VPI Periphery Ring/Centerweight, VPI 16.6 Record Cleaning Machine
Rig 2:
Rega P2 with RB250 Arm, Rega Super Elyss Cartridge, Musical Surroundings Phonomena (Phono Stage)
Others: 5.5g 80gb IPOD, Sony MZ-E10 MD Player, Marantz CD67se Modded and Upgraded, Sony MDS-E10 Pro-Minidisc Deck, Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi RX-505
Cable Inventory
RCA:
Furutech Audio Reference III, Virtual Dynamics Master Series 2.0, Harmonix HS101 Golden Performance RCA
Headphone Cables:
Stefan Arts Equinox (SE and Balanced), Cardas Smurf Blue, Apuresound V2
Power Cables: Harmonix Studio Master, Electraglide Epiphany, Electraglide Reference Glide FATBOY, Black Sand Violet Z1 (x3) with Oyaide C-046/P-046 endings, Starsound Sonoran Plateau Lightening (x2), LAT International AC-II (x2)
Speaker Cables: Furutech Audio Reference III, Silver Audio Symphony 32
Power-Related Components
Power Conditioning:
Exactpower EP15a (Regenerator) and SP15X4 (Balanced Power)
Richard Gray Pole Pig, Richard Gray 400s, Richard Gray 600s, Monster HTS 3500 MKII
Power Outlets: Oyaide SWO-XXX (x3), Oyaide R1, WPZ Wall Plate
IEC Power Inlet: Furutech FI-09 Rhodium used on modded RGPC 400s
Other Audio Equipment
Speakers: Omega Superhemps, Usher Be-718 (gone)
Speaker Amps: Consonance Opera Cyber 800 Monoblocks, Speaker Cables: Furutech Audio Reference III, Silver Audio Symphony 32, Paul Spletz AntiCables
Audio-Related Tweaks
Stillpoints ESS Rack
Symposium Ultra Shelf
Two Sistrum SP-1 Component Stands with (3 Audiopoints for each stand)
Two Sistrum SP-004
Rosinante Darkmatter Shelf
Symposium Rollerblock Jrs.
Symposium SuperCouplers
Spikes and Coupling Discs
Curly Maple platforms
Craig DeOxit
Signature
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962