Listening room

• Turntables:             Technics SL1200G,  VPI TNT-1 (VPI updates)/Grace G-1040 arm
• Cartridges:             Ortofon 2M LVB250, vintage Garrott P77/SAS stylus, Denon 103R, Denon 103R/Soundsmith OCL retip
• Phono Preamp:        Parasound JC3Jr
• Streaming:              M1 Mac Mini (headless) - Roonserver/Qobuz/HQPlayer
  
•  DAC:                      Topping D70 Pro Sabre, Benchmark DAC3L
  
• Pre/HP amp:           Benchmark HPA4
• Speakers:               ATC SCM100 Active Super Linear Tower (tri-amps - 350W(total)/ch) - Townshend isolation Podiums
• Headphones:          Focal Utopia, Sennheiser HD-600, Sennheiser HD58X
• Interconnects:       Canare L-4E6S star quad for all balanced XLR connections
• AC power:              Audience aR2p-TO power conditioner, VH Audio Hotbox AC distribution box, Furutech receptacles - refer to power setup
• AC power cords:    All DIY - Bob Crump 'Asylum' and Chris VenHaus 'Flavor 1/2/3' - refer to power setup

Ownership Chronology

Setup Info 

ATC SCM100ASLT with Townshend Podium sprung platform

Vicoustic DC2 diffusers on ceiling and back wall

 Previous long wall speaker placement - sonically compromised, but better use of space.

Mac Mini, Benchmark DAC3 and HPA4 preamp

VPI TNT with Grace G-1040 arm

Technics 1200G with Ortofon 2M LVB250

Ortofon 2M Black

103R in Ebony body

Uwe Panzerholz and Midas Aluminium DL103R


Denon 103R in Potted Midas body, Soundsmith ruby cantilever/OCL stylus

 

 

First posted December 2000
Last updated May 2022