Pics of my system

Well, a well-working sub with a 38cm diameter woofer makes extreme low frequencies, which mean an intense physical experience, indeed.

I don't own any turntable yet, indeed.
Your second question is hard to answer. Both vinyl and tape are analog. A big tapedeck like a Nakamichi 1000 zxl is an excellent source, and there are many fantastic turntables as well.



Edited by oliverstoned - March 12 2007 at 03:49

-CD setup: Drive "Sonic Frontiers SFT-1" + converter "Goldmund Mimesis 14" + digital cable "Nordost Silver Shadow".

"-Tape decks :Nakamichi 1000 and a vintage Pioneer CTF1000

- Rotel Michi passive preamplifier.

-Jolida 302 tube power amp upgraded with WBT top line speaker plugs and Nextgen topline RCA plugs.

-Subwoofer Magnat Omega 380, featuring a 200W amp and a 38 cm diameter speaker (it makes extreme low).

-Speakers Mission M32i (to upgrade) screw on Atacama Nexus 7 filled with sands + Lowan counter cones.

-Cables : old « Esoteric audio » cables, Tech3i in modulation (600€/meter with topline WBT plugs) + homemade high end silver cable, « Esoteric audio Accu path » biwire speakers cables, with two cables in the low. So, 3 cables per speaker actually + WBT midline plugs.


-Headphones amp Sugden Le bijou pure class A and headphones Senheiser HD600 and HD650 upgraded with cable Stefanaudio Equinox.


-Power: 3 separate electric lines direct from the home counter, 2 lines in 2.5 mm2 and one in 4mm2 for amp+sub.
Several power filters, four for CD (two for each drive/converter), one for subwoofer and one for amp.
-Power cables "Essential audio tools", "Eupen IMU13" + "Supra Lorad" power cables (on some filters), to upgrade


-Canceling vibrations accesories:

- Steel furniture with glass plates (not a hifi furniture actually, but it works !!) with feet filled with sand and Golden sound cones/DH Squares under each foot.

-Steel triangle with points + Lowan counter cones under the Jolida amp.

-Under each device, a combination of :
Golden sound Jumbo + DH Squares + Sicomin plate (carbon/kevlar plate) + Fadel Amethyst (teflon/steel balls system)just under the device. I use this combination of 3 cancelling devices under: preamp, drive and converter.

20 kg blocks of granit on each speaker,
On the subwoofer : 2 granit blocks + a huge pot of earth on my sub: 75 kg total.
Bitume plates glued inside preamp, drive and converter.






Edited by oliverstoned - March 09 2007 at 13:26

Good play on word

Yes, the more weight you put on the subwoofer, the tighter the low. He's on a 1KW filter and alone on a dedicated line
in 4mm2.

And yes, the neighbourhood may suffer!!




Edited by oliverstoned - March 05 2007 at 14:15

    You can see well the subwoofer on the right with its 75kg of weight on it:




Edited by oliverstoned - March 05 2007 at 11:55

From High to bottom:

-N/A Converter Goldmund Mimesis 14
-Transport Sonic Frontier SF-T1
-Preamplifier Rotel Michi + Headphones amp Sugden Le bijou
-Power amplifier Jolida 302 pseudo triode

Speakers Mission M32i

Subwoofer magnat Omega 380 (38cm diameter speaker)

Snow Dog wrote: So....you obviously have plenty of money to spend on good gear. Don't really know what to think or say.

Not so much money and i'm completely broke.
But for example i don't drive and so i don't have a car.

So....you obviously have plenty of money to spend on good gear.

Nice.  How is it going with the new Focal speakers?