My current reference system is one that I find to be the most satisfying and most fun system to listen to music, that I have heard. Find out what’s in my system.
Turntable: AMG V12 with AMG 12JT Turbo Tonearm
Phono Cartridge DS Audio Master 1 Optical Phono Cartridge and Master 1 Peamp/Equalizer
Pass Labs XA30.8 Class A Class A Amp
Until February of 2015 the Wavac EC300B had been my reference amp for the last nine years. I loved this amp so much that I basically built my whole system around it. Still, the new XA30.8 has taken over this roll despite you can get one for almost 1/5 the price of the Wavac.
My listening room is very unusual. I would have never dreamed could have gotten it to sound so good. Here are a few pictures of the room. Starting with the wall behind the listening chair. The picture above the fire place is large absorbing panel.
The view of my room from my listening chair.
View of the wall to the left of the listening chair. Note the staircase and the wall that creates the entryway to the room. The room also narrows by three feet behind that wall. The Alpaca rug hanging on the wall and the acoustical panels on the wall help deal with this unusual wall quite well.
Another view of the left side, this shows more of the back corner.
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That would be fine. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Bryan, please send press releases to jack@theaudiobeatnik.com. Now, that we have our new site up, I have a new email address. Looking forward to staying in touch and promoting Pass Labs. We are adding a new page just for press releases. You will see it soon.
-The Beatnik