| My Best Friend |
| Nikki · My "best friend" 9-year old Golden Retriever always sits next to me on the sofa when I am listening to music... making my musical experience even more rewarding!!! You see her pictured in her adopted "bed"... a nice Italian leather lounge chair. She is eXtremely intelligent... obviously has good tastes... great for testing high frequency extension... and also loves Jack Johnson (www.JackJohnsonMusic.com)... especially his latest eXceptionally well recorded "Sleep Through the Static" CD!!! BTW: Thank You Robert Carranza for doing such a great analog recording job!!! |
| AC
Power Conditioning |
| 20-Amp 10/3 cryo treated Dedicated Line · Used for front-end
components. |
| 30-Amp 10/3 cryo treated Dedicated Line · Used for Atma-Sphere
monoblock amplifiers. |
| Oyaide SWO-GX Receptacles x 2 connected to
my cryo treated 10/3 Romex · Used for each 20-Amp and
30-Amp dedicated lines. |
| Oyaide WPC-Z Aluminum & Carbon
Fiber Wall Plate x1 · Used to cover
the duplex receptacle boxes behind my equipment rack...
for the ultimate in EMI/RFI noise reduction for jet black backgrounds and improved instrument separation!!! |
| Acoustic Revive RTP-2ultimateAC
x2 · An amazing NEW product that
is hard-wired with an Acoustic Revive
Power Reference Power Cable ·
One is used on the 20-amp line for my AMR CD-77
CDP and Atma-Sphere MP-3 Preamp. A second RTP-2ultimate
is used on the 30-amp line for my Atma-Sphere
MA-1 Mk III OTL Monoblock Amplifiers. The receptacles for the RTPs are similar to the Oyaide R-1 receptacles... with the same Berrylium Copper contacts... but use a Silver/Rhodium plating instead of the Platinum/Palladium plating of the Oyaide R-1. I find that these work best when plugged into Oyaide GX Gold plated wall receptacles. AMAZING... and superior to most all AC Power
Conditioners on the market!!!
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| HiFi-Tuning Noise Destroyer ·
An effective parrallel shunt filter plugged into
an open receptacle on my 20-Amp dedicated line for
my front-end components (CDP and Preamp). Equivalent
to 12 PS Audio Noise Harvesters. |
| Digital
Sources |
| AMR CD-77 Compact Disc Processor
· A well designed and built over 70-pound
tubed Redbook CDP that rivals the best in digital
reproduction... getting us one step close to analog.
Successfully competes and betters most players costing
$10 - 20k+. I have rolled some tubes for my tastes and system synergy... replacing the Phillips 5687 with a Tung Sol 5687... and swapping out the Tungsram EZ-80 for a Telefunken Falcon EZ-80... and also removing all tube dampening rings. AMAZING!!! |
| Analog
Sources |
| J.A. Michell GyroDec SE Turntable with Michell TecnoArm (an upgraded Rega RB250 tonearm with their Silver wire tonearm cable) and Sumiko BlackBird Cartridge · Coupled with my Atma-Sphere MP3 Phono stage (with 6 - Mullard 12AT7 tubes), connected using Furutech Balanced Rhodium plated XLR connector inputs... this combo is an eXcellent sounding ~$5k vinyl setup... that comes very close to my Revox B77 Open Reel Tape Machine!!! Will upgrade to Pete Riggle's affordable VTAF (VTA adjustment on the fly) and CCM (lacquered brass Counterweight for the Common Man) within the next several weeks... with an update to follow. |
| Revox B77 Open Reel Tape Machine · Modified to 15ips by the brilliant Sonorus Audio engineer Arian Janzen. Have only two 15 ips tapes so far... with several more reference source tapes recorded on 0.25" RMGI 911 coming soon. |
| Preamp |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Preamplifier with Phono
Stage · Upgraded with NOS Telefunken 12AU7, Sylvania 6SN7 GTB chrome tops and one Telefunken 12AT7 for the line stage (have 6 - Mullard 12AT7s for the phono stage).
An incredible Line Stage and Phono stage... surpassed
only by the revolutionary new Atma-Sphere MP-1. |
| Amplifier |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 Mk3 140WPC OTL Monoblock
Amplifiers · Upgraded with V-Caps
and NOS Tubes (see below)!!! Once you have heard
a quality OTL amplifier... you can't go back to
anything else!!! This can be the last amplifier
you will ever purchse... like it is mine!!! |
| Loudspeakers |
| VMPS Audio RM40 Ribbon Monitor
Loudspeakers · Upgraded with all
options, Constant Directivity Waveguide (CDWG) and
our proprietary Xtreme Cables internal hook-up wire. If you
like a wall of sound presentation... with likelike
proportional image height... and eXceptional bass...
these best-value speakers should be at the top of
your list!!! These are simply AMAZING
sub $10k speakers!!! |
| Cables |
| Furutech Reference III Pure Transmission RCA Interconnects (1.2m) · Connecting my AMR CDP to my Atma-Sphere MP3 preamp. Exceptionally neutral, dyanamic and quiet cables with their proprietary GC-303 noise reduction modules. The Furutech Reference III line of cables deliver that "relaxed resolution" presentation qualities... at a great affordable price point that can compete with cables 2 - 3 times their price. |
| Furutech Reference III Pure Transmission XLR Interconnects (1.2m) · Connecting my Atma-Sphere MP3 preamp to my Atma-Sphere MAI Mk 2.3 monoblock amps. Exceptionally neutral, dyanamic and quiet cables with their proprietary GC-303 noise reduction modules. The Furutech Reference III line of cables deliver that "relaxed resolution" presentation qualities... at a great affordable price point that can compete with cables 2 - 3 times their price. |
| Furutech Reference III Pure Transmission Power Cables (1.8m) x 4· Connecting all of my components except my Revox B77 open reel deck (which uses the stock power cable). Exceptionally neutral, dyanamic and quiet cables with their proprietary GC-303 noise reduction modules. The Furutech Reference III line of cables deliver that "relaxed resolution" presentation qualities... at a great affordable price point that can compete with cables 2 - 3 times their price. |
| Furutech Reference III Pure Transmission Speaker Cables (2.0m) · Connecting my Atma-Sphere MAI Mk2.3 Monoblock amplifiers to my VMPS RM40 speakers. Exceptionally neutral, dyanamic and quiet cables with their proprietary GC-303 noise reduction modules. The Furutech Reference III line of cables deliver that "relaxed resolution" presentation qualities... at a great affordable price point that can compete with cables 2 - 3 times their price. |
| Acoustic Revive Power Reference Power
Cables x2 · Used on both my Acoustic
Revive RTP-2 AC conditioner/distribution box (a
hardwired version). |
| Room
Treatment |
| Acoustic System Resonators ·
I have over $10k in resonators... a total of 10 Resonators (1 - Basic, 4 -
Silver, 1 - Gold, 3 - Special Gold and 1 - Platinum)
to effectively treat my room and eliminate all my
previous unsightly room treatment. Not only is the
musical presentation over 200% better... my wife
likes how they look especially whe compared to my
old bass traps and diffuser panels. GUARANTEED
to PERFORM!!! |
| Acoustic Revive RR-77 Ultra Low Frequency Pulse Generator with External King Rex PSU and Xtreme Cables 13.5 AWG Copper/Silver Hybrid DC Cable · An amazing relatively new product the that works by generating the Schumann Resonance frequency of approximately 7.83Hz... that is effective in neutralizing electromagnetic (EMI) waves generated from an audio equipment as well as external harmful radio waves (RFI). Lowering the EMI and RFI improves the S/N ratio and minimize distortion. Works significantly better (perhaps 300 - 400% better) with the external King Rex 12V DC Power Supply Unit and my Xtreme Cables 13.5 AWG DC Cable. ANOTHER MUST HAVE ACCESSORY!!! |
| Michael Green Stacked Diffusor/Absorbers Panels · for my RM40 Speaker's R & L wall first reflection points (which will be upgraded to RPG Skyline diffusers in the near future). |
| Synergistic
Accessories |
| Marigo Audio Labs Mystery Feet · A set of three TR feet for my AMR CD player; and a set of three VX Mystery Feet for my Atma-Sphere MP3 Preamplifier. These are the best component feet I have tried to date. Highly recommended. |
| Acoustic Dreams DeadBall Isolators
· A set of three used under each of my Atma-Sphere MA1 monoblock amplifiers provides eXceptional resonance control and mechanical
noise reduction. |
| Acoustic System LS Top Line Speaker Supports
· Used under the VMPS RM40 LoudSpeakers for
decoupling the speakers to the floor... improving
soundstage openness and spatiality. Another eXceptional
product from resonance control genius Frank Chang!!! |
| Furutech Pure Transmission Fuses · Rhodium plated OFC Copper end caps, low inductance copper alloy filament and ceramic body are used in all electonic components (CDP, Preamp, Amps and Open Reel deck) for improved
energy transfer, resolution, dynamics and slam.
A best bang-for-the-buck upgrade for any component. The best fuses I have tried (replacing the HiFi-Tuning fuses). A personal favorite... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! |
| QuickSilver GOLD™ Audio & Video
Contact Enhancer · Used on the dedicated
line circuit breakers, wire to AC receptacle connections,
fuses, tube pins, IC, Power Cable and Speaker Cable
connections... as well as in all Xtreme Cable's
Power Cable construction. Another best bang-for-the-buck
accessory that minimizes resistance across the connection
and reduces micro-arcing noise... resulting in improved
resolution, quietness, dynamics and slam. The bottom
line... you will experience a more natural, musical
and emotional sonic presentation!!! GUARANTEED
to PERFORM!!! |
| Liquid Resolution™ CD/DVD/SACD/Blu-Ray
Cleaner & Enhancer · Our award
winning optical disc cleaner and enhancer that removes
surface contaminants left in place during the manufacturing
process... allowing CDs to sound more resolving
and dynamic... but yet more analog at the same time.
Treats 325 discs - ON SALE for only $69.00!!! Necessity #1 for the ultimate in
digital audio performance and musical reproduction.
GUARANTEED to PERFORM!!! |
| Xtreme AV X-Demag™ Optical Disc and LP Demagnetizer · Compares eXtremely favorably to the Acoustic Revive RD-3 Disc Demagnetizer... but also does LPs!!! Necessity #2 for
the ultimate in digital audio performance and musical
reproduction. An INCREDIBLE VALUE at only $110.00!!! |
| Xtreme AV's The Music Gun™ · Our incredible new Tourmaline-based Negative Ion accessory/necessity for BOTH CDs/Optical Discs and LPs!!! Compares eXtremely favorably to the $695.00 Acoustic Revive RIO-5 Tourmaline Negative Ion Generator... but also does LPs!!! Necessity
#3 for the ultimate in digital audio performance
and musical reproduction. Digital has NEVER sounded so analog!!! The Music Gun (www.theMusicGun.com) is GUARANTEED
TO PERFORM... and is an INCREDIBLE VALUE at only $209.00 plus shipping!!! |
| Marigo Audio Signature 3D
Stabilizer v2 Matt · an eXtremely
effective accessory for both CD and DVD playback
that dramatically improves low level detail resolution...
image separation... soundstage depth... and front
to back image layering... resulting in a more believable
and realistic musical presentation. |
| Tube
Upgrades |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Preamp ·
1956 Sylvania 6SN7 GTB chrome tops x2; Telefunken
12AU7 x2; Telefunken 12AT7 x 1. Phono stage uses
Mullard 12AT7 x6. |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 Mk3 140WPC OTL Monoblock
Amplifiers · For each monoblock
amplifier... tube upgrades include: 1977 Svetlana
6AS7G output tubes x14; 1956 Sylvania 6SN7 GTB chrome tops x2; Electro Harmonix
6SN7 EH Gold Pins x2 and Tung-Sol 6SN7 GTB
x1. |
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