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  This is not a System! But getting there.
  Accuphase DP800 Transport
  Accuphase DC801 DA converter
  Wavac PRT1 Tube preamp
  Krell Two Preamplifier
  Vitus Audio SL101 Preamplifier
  Gryphon Mirage Preamplifier
  Lyra Connoisseur 4.2L Preamplifier
  DartZeel Preamplifier Preamplifier
  EMM Labs CDSA CD Player
  Accuphase DG38 Equalizer
  Kaleidescape Hard Disk Server CD Player
  Vitus Audio SM 101 Amplifier
  Goldmund Telos 2500 Amplifier
  Krell One Amplifier
  FM Acoustics Resolution 411 Amplifier
  WAVAC HE 833 v 1.3 Tube amp
  DartZeel Model B Amplifier
  Nordost Valhalla Interconnect
  Jorma Prime Interconnect
  Isoclean Various AC filter
  Finite Elemente Master Reference Stand
  Gryphon Poseidon Speaker
  Escalante Freemont Speaker
  Velodyne DD 18 Subwoofer
  Gryphon Mirage Preamplifier
  Gryphon Colosseum Solo Amplifier
  DCS Scarlatti Clock, Upsampler, DAC DA converter
  My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent BC Cartridge
  Goldmund PH3 Phono Preamplifier
  Jorma Prime Interconnect
  Nordost Odin Interconnect
  Apple MacBook Pro 15 Transport
  Burmester Audio 948 Amplifier

This is not a System! But getting there.
This is a collection of equipment (note how I dont call it a system!), the purpose of which was for me to sample as much as possible prior to settling down to equipment I can use in a final room I am building with Rives. Needless to say, I ended up getting deeper and deeper in this, learning that reviews are typically falwed because (i) reviewers have specific motives, (ii) they dont generally have very good systems, and (iii) no system is perfect and therefore personal preferences matter a lot.

The room is by no means great but it is custom designed and measured. It works quite well, even though these speakers need more room to breathe.

Happy to answer questions about my experience with all this equipment, all of which is quite excellent in its own way. I have some on order which I will add when the time comes.

Other equipment I have owned include:
-Tenor 300hp
-MBL 9011 monos
-MBL 6010D preamp
-VTL 7.5 mk i and ii
-Audio Research Ref 3 preamp
-BAT 75se
-Other

UPDATE: Moved to new room, much more spacious and finally allowing me to sit within the prescribed distance for driver integration. Also, I cleaned up somewhat the amp list: I now use the Wavac 833 mkii (4 box) and for solid state the Class A Gryphon Colosseum Solos. Added to the preamps is the Soulution. All cables are Jorma Prime including an 8m length xlr. Power cords being changed all to Valhalla. Here you also see an attempt to test the continuum turntable through a wavac phono. The sound of the system has ameliorated appreciably and it is now starting to be a system after all. Very happy with it.
Mihalis  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-05-08
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01-30-10   Hello michael i would like to say that is a incredible audi ...   Jasonparmenter

01-31-10   Thanks jason and great system yourself. have you had older e ...   Mihalis

01-31-10   Hi michael, thanks for your positive comments on my audio sy ...   Jasonparmenter

02-08-10   Hello mihalis, greetings from california. i have followed t ...   Classicjazz

02-10-10   Michael - i will have the chance to try a gryphon diablo int ...   Flg2001

02-10-10   Flg2001, please do. i had it here too but it was connected t ...   Mihalis

03-22-10   Dear mihalis, thank you for sharing your experiences with u ...   C1ferrari

03-23-10   Hi, i read your earlier posts regarding the wavac pr-t1. i k ...   Enzo618

03-26-10   C1ferrari, good question. i have considered it but the lack ...   Mihalis

03-26-10   Magico mini ii, torus sub, gryphon diablo so here is an int ...   Mihalis

03-26-10   Hi mihalis, i wished you lived closer...i'm listening to th ...   C1ferrari

03-27-10   Sam, where do you live? you never know where travels take us ...   Mihalis

03-27-10   good one, mihalis! i live in san diego, california :-) just ...   C1ferrari

03-27-10   Sam, do you know kip peterson who is also in san diego w ...   Baranyi

03-27-10   Hey, bob! nice to hear from you ;-). i've exchanged posts w ...   C1ferrari

03-28-10   Some more impressions on magico/torus: -as i mentioned earli ...   Mihalis

04-07-10   Hi mihalis, you have an incredible setup! i am considering ...   Manjy

04-09-10   Hi mihalis regaring power conditioners what do you recomme ...   Kops

04-10-10   You are joking aren't you? saying that ''you are just gettin ...   Sonicbeauty

04-10-10   Congratulations for the incredible "almost" system ...   Hba

04-11-10   Sonicbeauty, the system is now complete, no question. the ti ...   Mihalis

04-11-10: Mihalis
Hba, I think moving to the Diablo is a great option and you will greatly enjoy its sound. I have been very surprised by how close it gets to the bigger stuff and its driving power is a welcome addition to that. I will be auditioning the Dartzeel and maybe the ASR Emitter at home also and I ll report.

I agree your system is good, more than good. You seem to have selected very interesting equipment carefully.

Regarding the mikado reference which I had at home, my audition did not support claims for it being a top contender. I compare it to transports from Weiss, Accuphase and DCS, and their DACs. Also from EMM. I found them all to be superior to the mikado in more than one ways. This could be specific to my audition but I didnt find that player to be top notch. Also, I am now completely out of transports and listen only to vinyl and cd/high res audio from DACs through the computer (DCS or Weiss.) I find that to be the way of the future so I frankly dont see the point in paying money for CD transports. If you have a big collection, rip it and use the money to buy the best DAC you can afford that has upgradeability and will allow you to use the multitude and very economical options for front end that are being created every day. I use my mac with amarra into usb dacs all the time and I find it funny how close it gets to the Continuum which costs just a tad more than the computer. I also plan to convert music from vinyl to digital so that I can access my collection more fully.

Best,
Michael

Mihalis  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-11-10   Hba, i should have added that the diablo sounds more like th ...   Mihalis

04-14-10   Hi michael have you settled on the wavac he 833 v.1.3 now as ...   Jasonparmenter

04-14-10   Jason, no, the ones you see are the mkii version which are o ...   Mihalis

04-14-10   I also owned the gryphon diablo integrated paired with kharm ...   Argyro

04-15-10   mihalis..your statement: 'in the same way that i don’t deri ...   Sonicbeauty

04-16-10   Mihalis, i have read and reread your informative and enterta ...   Roccoriley

04-17-10   I agree with roccoriley, mihalis is both informative and ent ...   Sonicbeauty

04-22-10   I am not sure i understand the deal with the ad hominem atta ...   Classicjazz

04-24-10   Classicjazz ''this is a hobby not a debate''...hum, i think ...   Sonicbeauty

04-24-10   Hello sonicbeauty, indeed i am not an audio reviewer, have ...   Classicjazz

04-25-10   I am also skeptical of professional reviews, to the point wh ...   Sonicbeauty

05-02-10   Sonicbeauty, you seem to continue firmly with your belief th ...   Mihalis

05-22-10   I'll leave the heavy lifting to wordsmiths like classicjazz ...   Vhiner

05-23-10   Mihali try to listen to the tidal sunray speaker, maybe you ...   Argyro

05-25-10   Thanks argyro, i am trying to build a smaller system for a s ...   Mihalis

05-25-10   That *would* be fun.   Vhiner

05-26-10   I second the sponsorship offering for the blog site michael ...   Flg2001

07-20-10   Mihalis, i think your investment in and wise choice of comp ...   Kevinzoe

07-21-10   Kevin, this will sound less sophisticated than maybe you wer ...   Mihalis

09-18-10   Michael - a brief note to let you know i changed my lamm amp ...   Flg2001

09-24-10   I havent heard them, no. read good things about them. how do ...   Mihalis

09-24-10   The vivas are more musical, fleshed-out and more life-like ( ...   Flg2001

09-24-10   Mihalis, what? no reel-to-reel analogue?? ;^) vbr, sam   C1ferrari

09-25-10   I can second flg2001 opinion about viva electronics, i am a ...   Kops

10-03-10   You gents are pointing out the main reason i tend to focus o ...   Mihalis

10-03-10   Mihalis, the initial outlay for a quality r2r deck isn't gr ...   C1ferrari

12-07-10   Mihalis: reading this blog very carefully i can fully unders ...   Frankpiet

01-02-11   Very interesting frankpiet. i am often suspicious of speaker ...   Mihalis


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