matthewhypolite
500+ Head-Fier
TRANSITION TO SPEAKERS, TUBE MAGIC!
INTRODUCTION
I've been a headphone listener for the past 2 decades, starting with my very first pair of hifi headphones the Grado SR60. Since then I've crept up the line of absurdly priced gear all the way up to what I consider my end-game headphone stack. Rega Planar 10-> Aura Phono -> Woo Audio WA33 + KR HP Tubes -> Abyss AB-1266 Phi TC / Hifiman Susvara / Focal Utopia.
My brother is into the speaker side of things and over the years I always found my headphone rig beats his speaker rig for significantly less cost. That was until I heard the Persona 3F + Rega combination, that was truly special and I started planning the transition to speakers.
I've decided to build an Audio Room, dedicated to hifi listening, and this thread will serve as a sort of build log of the journey, with a few reviews of associated gear sprinkled in.
I've already reviewed the Turn Table (A JOURNEY INTO VINYL). I'll be doing a review of the Persona 9H also.
But for right now I'll focus on the new Prima Luna gear I've recently acquired and see how the thread evolves moving forward.
EQUIPMENT
SPEAKER SETUP
Speakers
HEADPHONE SETUP
Headphones: Abyss Phi TC, Hifiman Susvara
Amps: Woo Audio WA33 EE + KR Audio HP Tubes
DAC: Schiit Audio Yggdrasil
Source: Roon Nucleus+
Woofer: JL Audio Fathom F112V2
Cables: CAD USB Cable, JPS Labs Kaptivator Lite, JPS Labs AC-X Digital, JPS Labs Interconnects and HP Cables.
Misc: Lane 315 Cinema Home Theater Recliner +Transducers
Transducers: ButtKicker LFE, 2 x ButtKicker BK4 Advanced (Stereo), Clark Synthesis Platinum
VINYL SETUP
Player: Rega Planar 10
Cartridge: Rega Aphelion
Phono Stage: Rega Aura
SHORT LIST (equipment on my shortlist for demoing/acquiring over the next year)
Speakers
- Paradigm Persona 9H
- Paradigm Persona 3F
- Martin Logan ESL 8
- Martin Logal ESL 15a
- Anthem AVM 60
- Emotiva Gen 3 Power Amp
- Anthem STR Preamplifier
- PrimaLuna EVO 400 Power Monoblocks
- Evo 400 Pre-amp
- Tungsol KT150, Brimar 12AU7, GE Military 12AU7, Radiotechnique 12AU7
HEADPHONE SETUP
Headphones: Abyss Phi TC, Hifiman Susvara
Amps: Woo Audio WA33 EE + KR Audio HP Tubes
DAC: Schiit Audio Yggdrasil
Source: Roon Nucleus+
Woofer: JL Audio Fathom F112V2
Cables: CAD USB Cable, JPS Labs Kaptivator Lite, JPS Labs AC-X Digital, JPS Labs Interconnects and HP Cables.
Misc: Lane 315 Cinema Home Theater Recliner +Transducers
Transducers: ButtKicker LFE, 2 x ButtKicker BK4 Advanced (Stereo), Clark Synthesis Platinum
VINYL SETUP
Player: Rega Planar 10
Cartridge: Rega Aphelion
Phono Stage: Rega Aura
SHORT LIST (equipment on my shortlist for demoing/acquiring over the next year)
- Martin Logan ESL 8s
- Martin Logan ESL 15
- Anthem STR Poweramplifer
- Technics Reference Turntable + Otofon MC Ana MC Phono Cartridge + Esoteric E-02 Phono Stage
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