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| A `lil piece of `eye-fye heaven, Part II | | Date Created: Dec 28, 2005, 10:20 PM |
Still old school, still 2-channel kind of guy. But I've done some serious overhauling of my rig.
QUAD 11L stand-mount loudspeakers
Musical Fidelity A3.5 integrated amplifier
NAD C542 HDCD player
Tivoli Audio SongBook portable radio (serves as "poor man's tuner" in my system)
Apple 15" Powerbook G4 1.25GHz (serves as music server via iTunes/Airport Express)
related components & accessories
Sennheiser HD580 headphones
Musical Fidelity X-CANV3 headphone amplifier
Musical Fidelity X-10V3 tube output buffer
Musical Fidelity X-DACV3 digital-analog converter
Musical Fidelity X-PSUV3 power supply
QS&D AVR470 4-shelf audio rack
Plateau ST-series 24" stands
River Cable DigiFlex Gold Plus digital interconnect
River Cable AudiFlex Gold Plus interconnects
River Cable StarFlex SPX bi-wire speaker cable |
 General notes & observations
• It seems I find Antony Michaelson's ears and the sonic characteristics of his Musical Fidelity brand to be most agreeable. I am now firmly rooted in his camp of hi-fi components. Neutral and "musical" sounding components whose hallmarks seem to be extended bandwidth, excellent technical specifications/performance, high resolution, precise soundstaging, dynamics, dynamic reserve and impressive bass control. These are refined pieces of audio reproduction gear that in hi-fi terms, is a bargain.
• I have moved the system to a more favorable room placement. Still not ideal (small room, less than optimal dimensions & placement) but the excessively muddy bass and seems to have largely disappeared.
• I have listened to a fair number of 2-channel systems of varying price ranges and I can honestly say I no longer just have a taste of the high-end. With this revamping of my audio rig, I have taken a big bite out of that proverbial high-end apple.
May you also have much listening enjoyment. No matter the price point of your components and no matter what the musical genre. |
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