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The Underground System

The Underground System

  Ayre Acoustics C-5xe mp CD Player pic
  McIntosh C500T Tube preamp pic
  McIntosh MC 402 pic
  Purist Audio Designs Venustas pic
  Focal JM Lab Nova Utopia Be pic
  Purist Audio Designs Proteus pic
  Salamader Designs S30 pic
  Virtual Dyanmics Nite II
  Tara Labs The One AC power cord pic
  Audience Adept Response R12 Tweak pic
  ASC Tube traps
  GIK Acoustics 4 Tri-traps, 2 244s, 3 242s pic

The Underground System
Made a number of significant changes over the past year, notably the Ayre CD player, Mac C500 pre-amp, and the Audience power conditioner. I also upgraded to Tara Labs power cords with PAD speaker cables and interconnects. I am very pleased with the sound of my current system - very detailed and open yet musical and engaging. However, one can't help but to wonder how a more capable pair of speakers would sound in this room...

Adamg (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-23-05

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07-24-05 Any comments? Adamg

07-24-05 Where are you studying? Nrchy

07-24-05 I am entering the 3rd of 4 years at the canadian memorial ch ... Adamg

07-24-05 Sounds like a great system, heard one not too dissimilar a w ... Draconis

07-24-05 Where do you go to school? Adamg

07-25-05 New zealand college of chiropractic, we are linked with palm ... Draconis

07-25-05 nice system, though that room looks to be a huge challenge, ... Chadnliz

07-25-05 Nice balanced system! i particularly like your choice of ups ... Snickelfritz

07-25-05 Thanks for the replies. i am looking to add some canvas pri ... Adamg

07-26-05 Adam how are you, do you have any thoughts on the absolute p ... Blblues68

07-26-05 I found the absolute power cord to be superior to the xlo er ... Adamg

08-04-05 System edited: changed to cardas bi-wire from xlo. it has b ... Adamg

08-16-05 System edited: recently added some new power cords. next fo ... Adamg

12-05-05 System edited: just added a stello cd transpory to replace t ... Adamg

05-10-06 Which cardas speaker wire did you use? i have musical fideli ... Dred

03-13-07 System edited: system edited - too many changes to mention Adamg

03-13-07 Any new comments are welcome - thanks Adamg

04-06-07 I particularly like your choice of electronics and speakers. ... Ryder

05-20-07 System edited: just added the mc402 power amp. Adamg

06-13-07 Nice setup and nice new mac! do you have a pic of your lis ... Joey_v

06-14-07 Thank you joey. my listening chair is a loveseat that is of ... Adamg

10-24-07 Looks great! seems like a lot of power for those little spe ... Aball

10-25-07 Thanks arthur - the 400w might be a little overkill for my s ... Adamg

10-25-07 Yes, to me as well, mcintosh ss has the sweetest and most na ... Aball

04-10-08 Looks like a great system to me, very well thought out and i ... Chadnliz

04-15-08 From bat to mac, very nice system. enjoy the music. glen Glenfihi

04-16-08 Thanks for the recent replies. with the pre/power combo, th ... Adamg

04-17-08 That's some serious toe-in! how is the imaging with a setup ... Heyitsmedusty

04-17-08 The extreme toe-in was necessary to tame the bright treble. ... Adamg

07-09-08 Your experience with amps mirrors mine. i went through a nu ... Wireless200

07-10-08 Wireless, when i decided to get a new power amp, my research ... Adamg

08-18-08 System edited: system has moved Adamg

09-16-08 System edited: i have finally changed my speakers after seve ... Adamg

09-16-08 Mcintosh and dynaudio = killer bass performance. you have a ... Aball

09-16-08 Boy you took a big step, the system must sound soooo much be ... Samhar

09-16-08 Thanks for the new comments. it actually feels quite odd t ... Adamg

09-16-08 Nice setup. my friend had the s3.4s with mc402, driven by ca ... Dpac996

09-16-08 Dpac, as a loyal mac owner, if you need additional power - g ... Adamg

09-16-08 adam, welcome to the dynaudio family. i've had my 5.4's no ... Islandmandan

09-16-08 It looked as if you exceeded your stated limit, but imo you ... Samhar

06-09-09 System edited: just recieved the arc cd3 mkii cd player to r ... Adamg

06-12-09 Hi - looks like a very nice enjoyable system - just wanted t ... Firedrums

06-27-09 Adam i found the leading edges were cleaner when i used bdr ... Samhar

04-15-10 System edited: system now contains purist audio designs venu ... Adamg

10-12-10 System edited: new system pics added Adamg

10-13-10 All i can say is "wow". very nice. Gadmanrdh

10-14-10 Hey how do you like the c500t? i am looking at getting one t ... Joeweiss84

10-14-10 Thanks for the kind comments. joeweiss, the c500t is an abs ... Adamg

10-14-10 Mcintosh is the most underrated equipment for a'philes. enjo ... Vernneal

02-09-11 System edited: the dynaudio contour s3.4s have been replaced ... Adamg

02-09-11 Your system has certainly evolved. from the modest b&w 9nts ... Ryder

02-09-11 Great adam!!! the wondering is over and the enjoyment begins ... Samhar

02-09-11 Patiently awaiting your full impressions after the upgrade.. ... Heyitsmedusty

02-09-11 Thanks for the kind comments. ryder, i could never conceive ... Adamg

02-09-11: Ryder
It is true that the potential of the system is not fully tapped in the current room especially in the bass since the room is not dedicated. Hence, your plan of sticking with the speakers(and system) is sensible. I reckon the system will take on a whole new level if properly set up in a dedicated room(with couple of Real Traps treatment on the walls). The Nova Utopia Be's do look fantastic, more like a piece of art. Fabulous speakers. Enjoy~
Ryder (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-09-11 Great that you like the new sound! Shadorne

02-11-11 Great. love that mac gear Vernneal

02-11-11 Great disc collection! what kind of stuff are you into? Linnie01

02-11-11 Thanks. i tend to purchase about 6-8 cds each month. my mu ... Adamg

05-06-11 It has now been three months with the nova utopias. i conti ... Adamg

12-09-11 I recently decided to switch from the 4 ohm taps to the 8 oh ... Adamg

12-12-11 Great looking system. i always like the utopia be's. i use ... Mikeduke

12-12-11 Thanks for the kind comments mikeduke. i am pleased with t ... Adamg

12-13-11 I hope so. from what i have been told it should be a nice u ... Mikeduke

11-01-12 Adam, nice system! and really not so modest. i have a frie ... Mikelavigne

11-03-12 Hi adam, nice looking gear! glad to see the acoustical trea ... Kevinzoe

04-29-13 Hi kevin, thanks for your comments. you seem to have excel ... Adamg

04-30-13 Well done adam. great balance of components and room treatm ... Lapierre

04-30-13 Thanks lapierre. right now i'm thinking small. probably t ... Adamg