TomSix
As an audio equipment designer, I strive for sophistication in refinement of core design, and eschew unnecessary/excess system complexity.
The quest for absolute highest quality sound reproduction, rendering a maximum sense of presence/immediacy for the listener —this is my central imperative.
Modularity, simplicity, serviceability, durability: these design principles correlate with timeless, obsolescence-proof devices of enduring value and utility.
The quest for absolute highest quality sound reproduction, rendering a maximum sense of presence/immediacy for the listener —this is my central imperative.
Modularity, simplicity, serviceability, durability: these design principles correlate with timeless, obsolescence-proof devices of enduring value and utility.
- Location
- Modesto, California, USA
- Interests
- Art; design; physical and social sciences; amateur astronomy; mid-century modern architecture; sustainable technologies --and all things R. Buckminster Fuller ;-)
- Headphone Inventory
- Primary Headphones: Sennheiser HD800; HIFIMAN HE-6
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Primary power amplifier: ALO 'Studio-Six' all-tube headphone amplifier with Teflon coupling capacitors and loudspeaker connection modification.
- Source Inventory
- Vinyl LP playback: Technics SL-1210 Mk2 turntable; ALO ‘Studio-Six’ matching all-tube phono preamplifier; Denon and Nagaoka phono cartridges
CD playback : CEC Japan TL5 belt-drive top-loading CD transport
DAC: Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, ‘Less is More’ variant
- Cable Inventory
- Line-level audio Interconnects: WBC cables, Mogami 2549 cable pairs (5-feet length) with Eminence locking gold RCA plugs
AES/EBU:——————— ——WBC cables, Mogami 3080 cable (6-feet) with Neutrik NC3MXX-B and NC3FXX-B gold XLR plugs
SPDIF: ——————————-WBC cables, Gotham GAC1 S/PDIF-Pro coaxial cable (4.5-feet) with Amphenol ACPR-SRD gold RCA plugs
Loudspeaker cables: 12-GA stranded OFC Copper twin lines, 2X 25-foot cables
- Power-Related Components
- AC line filter/conditioner: Jena Labs model One.3
- Other Audio Equipment
- Current main loudspeakers: Omega Speaker Systems 'Compact Alnico Monitors' --6.5" full-range drivers, bass-reflex cabinets, alnico magnets, no crossovers.
Subwoofer (only used occasionally): Omega 'DeepHemp 8' (sealed cabinet, built-in bass amplifier)
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- No "tweaks" required ;-)
- Music Preferences
- Fairly broad: Bach, Coltrane, Hendrix , Cash, Namlook --and much much more…
- Gender
- Male
- Gear-Fi
- Mechanical clocks and watches; air-cooled engines; old telescopes and optics; vintage bicycles and motorcycles; anything useful of quality and manifesting a thoughtful design ethos
- Occupation
- Analog audio design, vacuum tube specialist
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