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Mar 27, 2016 at 8:46 PM Post #9,991 of 10,932
Current listening setup at the moment: Emotiva DC-1 > MAC1700 vintage receiver > Polk SDA-CRS vintage speakers

Things have morphed yet again! This is a temporary scenario, however; the McIntosh is currently listed on eBay, and the speakers are to be used in a surround system once my Parasound amp comes in. Just trading around to find my sweet spot (the B&W 801s were awesome, totally eargasmic, but took way too much space). In the mean time, more gear to enjoy for a while! As a headphone amp, the MAC is quite detailed, but very musical at the same time. Perhaps a bit bright by some standards, but fun non the less. Quite a deep soundstage although not particularly wide. Overall a cool piece!
 
Mar 30, 2016 at 11:32 PM Post #9,992 of 10,932
Another TT change. Still in computer audio as everything touches the OPPO HA-1 back to the Mac. Yes the butcher block is ugly as crap but it works amazing well.

 
Apr 8, 2016 at 3:53 PM Post #9,995 of 10,932
My system is pretty straight forward and not nearly as impressive as many of them shown here.  Still, it keeps me entertained.  I built the PC about 5 years ago.  It's a 6 core AMD at 3.25 Ghz, 16 GB RAM and 17 TB storage.  It runs Windows 10 Pro on a 250 GB SSD.  Desktop Speakers are the Audioengine A2+ and I am using a cheap Polk Audio Sub.  It's plenty to entertain the neighbors upstairs.  My headphones aren't top tier by any means but probably better than the old Montgomery Wards Airline branded POS I had as a kid.  I own KEF M500, Sennheiser HD 598 and Audio-Technica ESW9 and run the Fiio E10K.


 
 
As for the BIG system, It's a 300 wpc Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2 with an Emotiva XDA-2 Gen 2 and a Marantz CD5003 CDP that has served me well.  Loudspeakers are 1970's/80's vintage KEF Reference, Models 104/2 and 105/2.  Though older they have bother been upgraded with new caps, tweeters re-worked and in the case of the 104/2 I have redone the donuts.  I do have to do the woofers on the 105/2 yet and will get to them this spring.  The small speakers on top of the 104/2 are Klipsch Pro-media that I use with the TV.
 
Apr 14, 2016 at 4:50 PM Post #9,998 of 10,932
  How do those speakers sound good? no tweeters? or are they hidden
?


The tweeters are in the middle of the drivers - coaxial design . Kinda like with Genelec 8351 - it's a 3 way speaker.
 
Apr 14, 2016 at 4:53 PM Post #9,999 of 10,932
The LS50 are alright. I've heard them off of both tubes and solid state gear. They can be a hit and miss for some. I'm personally more impressed with the balancing act of the two Audio GD in that picture. I wonder if they are just placed freely on the desk vertically, or somehow being mounted or docked to the desk to prevent them from tipping over.
 
Apr 19, 2016 at 8:50 PM Post #10,003 of 10,932

MacBookPro•Esoteric D02 DAC•Gruensch CSL2se Amp-Martin Logan Summit X••••Headamp Blue Hawaii Electrostat Amp•Stax 009 Headphone
 
May 1, 2016 at 11:49 AM Post #10,004 of 10,932
New DAC and speakers.

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May 1, 2016 at 6:39 PM Post #10,005 of 10,932
Moved some things around. And like usual... starving student don't be too harsh.

PC: Lian Li PC-Z70, ASRock Z77 Extreme 3, Intel Core i5-3570, Asus R9 290, Samsung 512GB 850 Pro, Corsair H60 CPU Water Cooler, 4 Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Fans, Tenkeyless Tactile Touch "Otaku" Keyboard, Corsair Vengeance M65 Performance
FPS Gaming Mouse, Seagate 8TB External Hard Drive.
 
Storage Server: Fractal Design Node 804 Case, Basic ITX board w/ integrated processor > Dell Perc 6i Raid card > Raid6 8x 1.5TB Seagate 7200rpm HDDs.
 
Monitor: LG 34UM95 34" Ultra Wide Screen 3440 x 1440
 
TV: 60" LG Plasma 60PB6650
 
Audio: Samsung 850 Pro SSD > W8.1 > Foobar2000>Recapped Belkin USB card > Schiit Wyrd > Audio-GD Reference 10.32 > Hifiman He-6 on WooAudio Stand or Adam Audio A7X on PrimeAcoustic Iso Pads.
 
Music Production: Access Virus TI, Roland TB-3, Roland VT-3, Arturia Keylab 88, Audio Technica AT4033SE Microphone.
 
DJ: Pioneer DDJ-T1, Beyer Dynamic DT 770 Pro 80ohm
 
Game area: Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U with Gamecube Adapter, Play Station 2, and Xbox 360 all connected to 60” + Audiophile set up.

I believe my cable management is pretty good for having 3x 9AWG Pangea Audio Power Cables as well as 12 USB devices 8 of which have Power Adapters as well, not including the TV, monitor, computer, game consoles, and both studio monitors.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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