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Old 07-04-2021, 09:42 AM
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Very nice Charles! I like how you show it on its ride home too.
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Great Room: 2 Channel System
Amplifier: McIntosh MC312
Preamp: McIntosh C22 Mk V (Gold Lion Tubes)
DAC/CD/SACD: McIntosh MCD12000
Streaming Source: Aurender N10; UpTone Audio EtherREGEN Switch; AfterDark Project Clayx Giesemann OCXO 10MHz Reference Queen Master Clock w/ Black Modernize LPS x 2 Giesemann OCXO 10M Edition
Speakers: Canton Reference 3K
Power: 2x Dedicated 20 Amp Breakers + Whole House Surge Protection
Power Outlets: PS Audio Power Ports
Power Resonators: ADD-Powr Sorcer x4 (at service panel); ADD-Powr Wizard; ADD-Powr eau2; ADD-Powr Symphony (in network closet)
Power Distribution: Shunyata Denali 6000/S v2
Power Cables: Shunyata Delta v2 XC (Denali v2 to dedicated 20A Outlet); Shunyata Venom NR v10 (Amp to Denali v2); Shunyata Delta v2 NR (Preamp to Denali v2); Shunyata Alpha v2 NR (DAC to Denali v2); Shunyata Venom NR v12 (Wizard to dedicated 20A Outlet); Shunyata Venom V14 Digital (Streamer and Master Clock LPS to Denali v2)
Speaker Cables: Shunyata Sigma v1; Shunyata Sigma v1 Jumpers
Audio Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 XLR (Preamp to Amp); Wireworld Gold Eclipse 8 XLR (DAC Tube and Solid State Outputs to Preamp); Shunyata Sigma USB (Streamer to DAC); Shunyata Sigma v2 AES/EBU (Streamer to DAC); Shunyata Venom Ethernet (Wall Wart to EtherREGEN); Shunyata Sigma Ethernet (EtherREGEN to Streamer); Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 75-Ohm BNC (AfterDark Queen Master Clock to EtherREGEN); Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 S/PDIF (Streamer to DAC)
Isolation: Stillpoints Ultra SS (Under Speakers); Stillpoints Ultra Mini's (Under Preamp and DAC); HRS E1 Isolation Platform w/G7 Feet and G-Links (Under Amp and Master Clock/LPS); HRS E1 Isolation Platform w/G7 Feet (Under Streamer); Shunyata DarkField Suspension System and DarkField Mini Elevators (Under Speaker Cables); IsoAcoustics Iso-Pucks (Under EtherREGEN)
Noise Reduction: HRS DPX-14545 Damping Plate (On Amp and Preamp); HRS DPII-14545 Damping Plate (On DAC)
Grounding: Shunyata Alpha v3 CGC/SGC Ground Cable (DAC to Denali v2); Shunyata Delta v2 CGC/SGC Ground Cable (EtherREGEN to Denali v2)
Rack: Quadraspire SVT

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Wireless Speaker: McIntosh RS200
Power Resonator: ADD-Powr Symphony Pro
Power Distribution: Shunyata Venom PS8 w/ Venom Defender
Power Cables: Shunyata Delta NR (Venom PS8 to Wall Outlet); Wireworld Silver Electra 7 (RS200 to Venom PS8)
Isolation: IsoAcoustics Iso-Pucks
Rack: Pangea Audio Vulcan
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Old 07-04-2021, 10:43 AM
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Very nice Charles! I like how you show it on its ride home too.
brownbear, thank you so much. Usually, I run into some little problem with the installation but this was easy. This transport has a beautiful sound. Noticed it right out of the box. The sound is very transparent but without any edge. Bass slam is excellent. Mids are perfect in height and neither forward or recessed. Noise floor is very low and zero hum. One of the advantages of Mac is the attention they pay to SACD. I have a lot of them and plan to buy more. I'm still waiting on my MVP 901. I'll probably buy a WEL coaxial digital cable for it based on how good the new transport sounds through the AES/EBU output using the WEL. However, I don't hear much difference if any between it and the MCT. Mac has done a fantastic job on this MCT connection. Many manufacturers add SACD as an afterthought. The dealer gave me the WEL digital as a gift, so I got it for free. Otherwise, I'd use the MCT for all listening. It's that good. I wish he'd given me a coaxial instead but that's water over the bridge. Even a meter is expensive. I like the modern Mac sound personally better than any sound I have heard. The XVX brings out the best in Mac. It's a very neutral sound just a little on the white side. Zero veiling or darkness.

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Moved to a new, more spacious room. The acoustics played much better.

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NICE!!
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Very very nice, enjoy in good health
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Beautiful set with the Macs and the JBL's but very bad acoustics for what I see with all refecting surfaces.
You can have a much better sound, e.g. with a carpet on the floor. Take a try with a bedcover there in front of the JBL's and notice the difference.
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Very nice...beautiful speakers too!
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