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, Uptone EtherRegen/JS2 LPS, Sonore ultraRendu (Gieseler LPS)
  
•  DAC:                      Topping D70 Pro Sabre, Benchmark DAC3L
  
• Pre/HP amp:           Benchmark HPA4
• Speakers:               ATC SCM100 Active Super Linear Tower - Townshend Seismic 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 Seismic 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, KAB fluid damper, Funk Achromat, Yamamoto headshell 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