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Babybear's System

Old front wall view with screen.	Lyra Olympos SL cartridge	New Front view of system
Updated front end	Analog Front end	Side view of Rockport Arrakis 2

Babybear's System

  MSB Signature Data CD IV pic
  MSB UMT Universal Transport Transport
  Audio Quest Diamond Ethernet Cable Interconnect
  MSB Diamond DAC IV pic
  Purist Audio Anniversary PC
  Echole Signature Power Cord
  Absolare Purifier power conditioner
  Echole Signature Power Cord
  Steve Dobbins The Beat pic
  Reed 2A Tonearm pic
  Shunyata Anaconda Alpha PC
  Minus K BM-8 Vibration Isolation Platform pic
  Allnic Puritas MC cartridge
  Lyra Olympos SL Cartridge
  Allnic H 3000 phono stage pic
  Echole Signature XLR IC
  Echole Signature Power Cord
  Adona Zero GXT Turntable Rack pic
  Absolare Passion Signature Balanced pic
  Echole Signature XLR IC
  Echole Signature Power Cord
  Appogg Systems Breve Reference Isolation (4)
  VTL Siegfried mono block amps - Pair #1 pic
  Echole Signature Power Cords (2)
  Pyon Audio Heavy Duty Spira Ultra Tuning Feet
  VTL Siegfried mono block amps - Pair #2 Tube amp
  Weizhi Gold Glory Footers
  Silent Source Signature Power Cords (2) Interconnect
  Echole Signature XLR IC
  Echole Signature Speaker Cables
  Absolare Purifier speaker bullets
  Rockport Technologies Arrakis 2 External crossover Speaker pic
  Echole Signature PC with inline Purifier
  Echole Signature XLR IC
  Echole Signature XLR IC
  Rockport Arrakis 2 pic
  REL Acoustics Studio III sub bass system (2)
  Blinn Double wide component rack
  Blinn Amp Stands
  Stillpoints Ultra SS footers
  Stillpoints Ultra 5 footers
  Loricraft PRC 4 Deluxe RCM
  Custom LP Record Cabniets Stand pic

Babybear's System
About 2.5 years ago we started a home remodel project that included re-building our dedicated music room from the ground up. The finished product turned out very well. The room dimensions are 20 feet wide, 33 feet long with 12 foot ceilings and is suspended above our garage. We used 3 layers of 3/4" plywood for the subfloor and included ASC's wall damp material between the top 2 layers. The walls and ceiling were built using ASC's Iso Wall and Iso Ceiling products and techniques. We then used a combination of Real Traps, RPG and ASC on wall acoustic treatments with an emphasis on diffusion to treat the interior of the room. The electric power design includes the use of a 10Kva isolation transformer, feeding a dedicated sub panel with bolt-in breakers with 12 dedicated 20 amp outlets. The wiring is manually twisted 10 gauge solid copper strands for positive, neutral and ground, run through flexible steel conduit and uses Hubbell isolated ground outlets. The transformer itself has its own dedicated ground rod - the ground rod has a copper exterior, 2" in diameter with a ceramic center fill. The 11 foot long rod ground hole is back filled with a mixture of betonite and water to achieve very low resistance. We also installed a dedicated central air conditioner unit for the room to insure very quiet and comfortable temperatures even with tube electronics in the summer heat of Texas.

Babybear (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-12-09

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07-15-12 Hi rockitman, thanks very much. as for my msb digital fron ... Babybear

07-15-12 Thanks arnie... so you went with the galaxy clock option ? ... Rockitman

07-15-12 Hi christian, yes, that is correct that i did get the galax ... Babybear

07-15-12 Thanks arnie...perhaps i should just go diamond dac for now ... Rockitman

07-15-12 Rockitman, fwiw, i think your approach makes a lot of sense ... Lloydelee21

07-15-12 Hi christian, yes, i agree that would be a good approach. o ... Babybear

07-15-12 Thanks arnie..yes lloyd, i have not updated my system info h ... Rockitman

07-21-12: Babybear
System edited: Just replaced the Purist Audio Anniversary balanced IC between the MSB Diamond DAC and the VTL 7.5 Series 3 preamp with an Echole Signature balanced IC. I now have all Echole cabling in both my analog and digital signal paths from source to speakers.
Babybear (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-21-12 Hi arnie congrats! what are the differences? Lloydelee21

07-21-12 Hi lloyd, there are a few key differences that i hear in my ... Babybear

07-21-12 Wow...thanks! sounds good! enjoy! Lloydelee21

08-07-12 System edited: updated one additional picture. also added t ... Babybear

08-07-12 Great stuff babybear! congrats!!! Lloydelee21

08-13-12 Hi arnie just curious...which do you prefer: - playing the ... Lloydelee21

08-14-12 Hi lloyd, based on what i hear in my system, mastering is a ... Babybear

08-14-12 Arnie, very, very helpful. and good to know! thanks! Lloydelee21

08-27-12 Just returned from a wonderful trip visiting istanbul, turke ... Babybear

08-27-12 Wow...sounds like a great trip and a pretty great experience ... Lloydelee21

08-27-12 Hi lloyd, yes, it was a wonderful trip. we got to see and f ... Babybear

08-27-12 Hi arnie, sounds great! it is a big move for me...but one ... Lloydelee21

08-29-12 I am looking into the prospect of building another dedicated ... Bflowers

08-30-12 Hi brian, feel free to email me at: arniesanders@sbcglobal ... Babybear

09-07-12 System edited: i just took delivery of 2 new lp record cabin ... Babybear

09-07-12 Hi arnie...i really want to take a look at these soon! i am ... Jfrech

09-08-12 Hi john, the lp cabinets are really beautiful to see and th ... Babybear

09-10-12 Hi arnie, good seeing you and laura last week. just saw lyle ... Lenny_zwik

09-10-12 Hi lenny, it was good seeing you as well. we loved the lyl ... Babybear

09-10-12 Looking to assemble my own arrakis vtl system.when you are r ... Audiopatch

09-11-12 Hi bob, i'll certainly keep that in mind. hopefully you are ... Babybear

09-21-12 System edited: i replaced the 4 stillpoints ultra ss footers ... Babybear

09-21-12 I wonder if the vibraplane change would still happen if your ... Albertporter

09-22-12 That should read, i wonder if the stillpoints change would s ... Albertporter

09-22-12 Hi albert, i have a suspended floor but its pretty solid. i ... Babybear

09-22-12 i have a suspended floor as well. it's a blessing to be ab ... Albertporter

09-23-12 Hi albert, i've gotten some additional information back fro ... Babybear

09-23-12 I have active version vibraplanes, one purchased used and on ... Albertporter

09-24-12 Hi albert, thanks for all of the information. i will defini ... Babybear

09-24-12 System edited: finally got some higher quality pictures (tha ... Babybear

09-25-12 Those are great new photos of the room...they show off your ... Zephyr24069

09-24-12 Looking good ! trust me folks when i say it sounds even bet ... Wardsweb

09-25-12 Hi zephyr - thanks very much. hi luther- thanks and it was ... Babybear

09-25-12 Hello arnie, i see that we are both members of club olympos ... Drajreynolds

09-25-12 Thanks aaron. which msb digital setup do you have? Babybear

09-25-12 Hi arnie, i have a platinum signature dac iv with signature ... Drajreynolds

09-26-12 Hi aaron, i have done the listening comparison in my room b ... Babybear

10-10-12 System edited: changed the interconnect between the rockport ... Babybear

11-26-12 System edited: i've added a fourth stillpoints ultra 5 foote ... Babybear

11-27-12 Just the man to talk to!!! babybear - i have just asked to a ... Lloydelee21

11-27-12 Hi lloyd, yes, you are certainly correct in that i won't ev ... Babybear

11-27-12 Wow! thanks for the quick reply, babybear! great stuff! i ... Lloydelee21

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