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Main headphone system signal path full description as of 2025:
Hifiman Susvara chain:
All Equipment are plugged in to a dedicated 20A circuit with one receptacle only
PS Audio PowerPort Classic receptacle (Wall)
PS Audio Stellar PowerPlant 3 (Regen mode) with Stock Power Cord
Generic FMC with stock PSU
Network Acoustics eno2 streaming system (2m streaming cable)
SOtM sMS-200 with Uptone LPS-1
Apple USB-C to USB-A 3.0
Wireworld Starlight 8 USB-A to USB-B 3.0 cable
iFi micro iUSB 3.0 with iPower 2 SMPS
1.5m Audioquest Diamond USB-C to USB-B 2.0 cable
Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB Series 2 with 2.0m Pangea AC-14SE MKII Power Cord
1.37m Snake River Audio Boomslang AES/EBU
Schiit Yggdrasil+ More is Better with 1.5m Snake River Audio Signature AMP Power Cord
1.0m pair of Violectric Premium RCA Cables
Schiit Saga OG with CBS Hytron 6SN7GT, 2x Furutech NCF Clear line RCA and 2.0m Pangea AC-14SE MKII Power Cord
0.5m pair of Violectric Premium RCA Cables
Aegis IU HEREH Edition (TJ Full Music 6SL7 + TJ Full Music KT88/c + RCA 5R4GY DD getter + Jupiter Comet Silver) with 1.75m Audience Forte PowerChord F3
Hifiman Susvara OG with 6.3mm stock catheter cable
Audio Nirvana sound 
ZMF Bokeh Open chain:
Same as Susvara except for the ff:
Aegis IU HEREH Edition (RCA 6SN7GTB + TAD KT66 + RCA 5R4GY DD getter + Jupiter Comet Silver) with 1.75m Audience Forte PowerChord F3
ZMF Bokeh Open with Hifman Susvara 6.3mm stock catheter cable
Audio Nirvana sound
- Birthday
- Mar 15, 1991 (Age: 34)
- Location
- Torrance, CA
- Interests
- Audio and Coffee
- Headphone Inventory
- Campfire Audio Comet
Campfire Audio Andromeda CK - Pacific Blue
Campfire Audio Vega
Kinera Seed Retail Version
ETA Mini Closed
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR-1000X
AKG K712 PRO
Hifiman Susvara
ZMF Bokeh Open
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Aegis IU HEREH Edition (TJ Full Music 6SL7 + TJ Full Music KT88/c + RCA 5R4GY DD getter + Jupiter Comet Silver)
- Source Inventory
- SOtM sMS-200 OG
iPad (2022) - Current
Astell & Kern SP2000 Copper
Schiit Bifrost 2 - Current
Schiit Yggdrasil+ More is Better - Current
Fiio BTR5 - Past
iPod Touch 6th Gen - Past
iPod Touch 7th Gen - Past
Chord Mojo 1 - Past
Wyred 4 Sound µLink - Past
iPod Nano 3rd Gen - Past
- Cable Inventory
- Effect Audio Virtuoso MMCX, 3.5mm
Effect Audio Lionheart MMCX, 3.5mm PSquared
Effect Audio Bespoke Chiron + Cleopatra I ConX, 2.5mm PSquared
Forza AudioWorks Copper HPC MK2 Single Ended Headphone Cable
Violectric Premium RCA Cables x2
Wireworld Silver Starlight 7 75 ohm coaxial cable
Wireworld Starlight 8 90 ohm USB 3.0 cable
Wireworld Supernova 7 Toslink
Audioquest Golden Gate RCA
Audioquest Diamond USB-C to USB-B
Audioquest Cinnamon Toslink
2x Pangea AC14 SE MKII power cords
2x Mogami Gold XLR to TRS Interconnects
2x Mogami Gold RCA to TS Interconnects
Audience PowerChord F3
Snake River Audio Signature AMP Power Cable
Snake River Audio Boomslang AES Cable
Schiit PYST USB
iFi Gemini USB
- Power-Related Components
- iFi iPower 2
2x Pangea AC14 SE MKII power cords
1x Audience PowerChord F3
Snake River Audio Signature AMP Power Cable
Furman PL 8C Surge Protector
Pangea Quartet XL power strip
PS Audio Stellar PowerPlant 3
2x Perfection PFT-ANE1
Uptone LPS-1
- Other Audio Equipment
- Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB Series 2
iFi micro iUSB 3.0
Network Acoustics Eno2 Streaming System
Yamaha HS8S Subwoofer
Yamaha HS7 Powered Speakers
Schiit Saga (CBS Hytron 6SN7GT, Tall Bottle, bottom getters)
1980s 6H8C tube
1961 RCA 6SN7GTB tube
1961 Sylvania 6SN7GTB
1957 CBS Hytron JAN CHY 5692 tubes
1960's RCA 5692 Red Base
1951 Tung Sol JAN CTL 6SU7GTY
Tung Sol 7581A
JJ KT88
Svetlana "S" KT88
JJ ECC83S
TAD KT66
Mullard GZ32
Ray Tubes Reserve 6SN7
TJ Full Music 6SL7
RCA 5R4GY
TJ Full Music KT88/c
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- ASIO using ASIO BRIDGE
2x Furutech NCF Clear line RCA
- Music Preferences
- IU, Electronic, KPop, JPop, Indie, Alternative
- Gender
- Male
- Gear-Fi
- Fellow Stagg EKG
April Brewer Orange
April Brewer Porcelain (Made in Germany)
April Hybrid Brewer
Kalita Wave Brewer
Melodrip
Option-O Lagom P64 coffee grinder with 64mm SSP Multipurpose Burrs
- Occupation
- Chemist / Lab Technician
Signature
Surface Pro 2017 → Cat6 Ethernet → Router → Cat6 Ethernet → Generic FMC → Fiber Optic → Generic FMC → Network Acoustics Eno2 Streaming System → SOtM sMS-200
SOtM sMS-200 (Diretta Target) → iFi micro iUSB 3.0 → BADA USB Series 2 → Yggdrasil More is Better → Saga OG → Aegis IU HEREH Edition → Susvara/Bokeh Open
Work Provided Computer (Kernel Streaming via Audirvana) → Bifrost 2 OG → Midgard → ETA Mini C + PlusSound V3
A&Ultima SP2000 → Campfire Audio Bonneville
SOtM sMS-200 (Diretta Target) → iFi micro iUSB 3.0 → BADA USB Series 2 → Yggdrasil More is Better → Saga OG → Aegis IU HEREH Edition → Susvara/Bokeh Open
Work Provided Computer (Kernel Streaming via Audirvana) → Bifrost 2 OG → Midgard → ETA Mini C + PlusSound V3
A&Ultima SP2000 → Campfire Audio Bonneville
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