charlieboy

I enjoy the Blue Note in Napa, and Yoshi's in SF, but those are over 2 hour drives for me. I do not get out as much as I used to though. I believe that is an Ojas setup and exhibit... https://jelabs.blogspot.com/2023/12/ojas-listening-room-usm-in-soho-nyc.html

The beauty of it all for me is when the music starts the entire system disappears...no speakers at all.... It is just layers of beautiful music. It's my thing, my life, I worked in a music studio since I was 11, and have never really gotten close to real organic music in my home environment until these last few years. I became very intimate with my room due to having lots of unexpected spare time for the first time in my life. I have acoustically treated it carefully for the last two years and it is rewarding me now. Also I am lucky to have an entire 20x24x8 separate dedicated room. You guys are welcome to come by and listen for yourself sometime.... You can tell me what you think yourself. Bring your favorite music and media if you would like. I have over 13,000 lps, 500 15ips tapes, and over 55,000 digital albums including over 5,000 in DSD. I was 8 months old in the photo below. I still have the stereo and the LP's, and tapes from this photo 54 years ago. I listened to the music then as I do now. It's always been about the music.

Lon it is as heavenly as audio gets my friend. I am revisiting all media types and getting lost for hours,

I’m just in awe of the final tweaking and how things have just fell into place. My lord the sound is just jaw dropping intoxication. Room: 20x24x8 GIK, ASC, and RPG treated Preamp: James Burgess 6SL7 based Schiit Loki Max Amplifiers: These are my top three reference amplifiers James Burgess 45 with custom MQ iron Paul Birkeland 2a3/300b 2.5v monoblocks with custom MQ iron Steve Deckert "Sarah" 300b Digital: Eversolo DMP-a6 streamer, Z8 DAC, to a Decware Zbit 40 terabytes of Hi-Rez files (no mp3) including over 4,800 DSD albums Analog: Modified Audio Technica DD TT, and arm Softone model 4 phono pre Teac 3340s, Crown CX 700 and 800 series, Otari MTR-10 with direct output from heads to a Decware tape head preamp Tascam 122 mkIII cassette machine Speakers: Decware HDTv2 speakers with Lii Audio Silver 8 drivers....... No crossover full range... 7 feet from the front wall SVS SB-1000 PRO subs

SEWE300B #004 HDTv2 Zbit Schiit Freya+ Schiit Loki Max EverSolo Streamer/DAC combo Custom AT turntable Softone phone stage TEAC and Otari tape machines SVS Pro 1000 subs Nordost cables

Back where she belongs.... Decware SEWE300B

He didn't back down A real on your side advocate!

Lon, YOU are correct in so many ways. At only maybe 17 of these out and about I am glad I went with my audio gut and moved mountains to get this amplifier. My audio life has and will never be the same again in the best possible ways imaginable. I've been meaning to reach out and I will through an email soon to possibly exchanges numbers if you'd like. Charlie

GPA 604-8H-III GPA N604-8C Crossover John Anderson Stonhenge 5 Cabinets in American Walnut James Burgess 45 tube amp Audio-GD HE-1 MKII Schitt Loki Maxx HiFi Rose RS150B DAC Technics SP-10, ATP arm, Denon carts Teac A-3340 S Reel to Reel SVS subwoofers

No I doubt it would be very pleasant. One mono, and one stereo is all. I/he do/does.

Welcome home..... Jon Anderson vertical 9844's

All done and setup... I have wanted to do one of these correctly for a long time. A Technics SP10 MKII that has received the Krebs treatment, DAS dual arm plinth, Fidelity Research FR24 MKII 9", Jelco TK-950L MKII 12", Sph copper mat and record stabilizer. Ortofon and Audio Technica carts. Time for a listen tonight hopefully.

A few pics of late including new restored Thornes TD124 TT. STS serviced with upgrades including a rewired and serviced Ortofon RMG-212 tonearm. A new idler wheel from AudioSilente of Italy. A WoodSong Audio thrust bearing kit with an 8mm thick bronze cap, a 6mm thick Torlon thrust pad, and a Grade 5 sapphire ball bearing. An MK2 conversion kit with the Hanze Hi-Fi Motor Spring Suspension kit is also installed. In this conversion, the 3 motor suspension mount studs of the MK1 motor, are replaced with longer motor suspension studs to give more motor suspension travel as well as allowing installation of the Hanze HiFi motor spring suspension system which reduces motor noise into the chassis by -16db over the standard double polymer bushing design which is still installed on most TD124’s. SPH copper mat copper record stabilizer, and Waynes outer ring round things out.

Lenco PTP build with a Fidelity Research FR-24 MKII tonearm is setup with an Audio Technica cartridge for starters. I'll be trying several different cartridges in the coming time.

Jon Anderson Custom 604's

Greg Metz STS modified Thorens TD124 MKII in custom plinth, with an Alfred Bokrand Custom Ortofon Tonearm mounted on a black sourced armboard, with a beloved brand new NOS Ortofon SPU Royal A cartridge, topped off with Nordost Quattro-fil phono cable.

James Burgess 2a3

The tubes are EL84/6BQ5. I lost track if my dear friend Eddie Vaughn about 13 years ago and after several attempts over the years I could never make contact with him. I saw an obituary in 2015 for an Eddie Vaughn in Arkansas where he was from. It’s been on my mind for some time and I recently was able to acquire an original Carina amp he had built as I always wanted one. That's why I put up with the shipping mishap and will be keeping it even though up close it has seen many many better days, but as it now just has another chapter to the story of me trying to track one down it will remain here with me.