My System

* VPI TNT Series 4 Turntable with with the new TNT 5 bearing.

  I made this change almost a year ago. I also removed the tri-pulley system. Both changes were for the better, lowering the noise floor and improving resolution across the board.

SME V Tonearm

* Lyra Lydian Beta Phono Cartridge

It's been in my system a little over a year, and I absolutely love this cartridge. I hear the Helikon is even better, but I'm very hesitant to make a change in my system because it sound so good.

Supex STD-722 Moving Coil Booster Transformer

Sonographe SD-22 CD Player by Conrad Johnson

Denon DR-M44HX Cassette Deck

Dynaco FM3 Tuner

Toccata Full Featured Preamp designed by Thorsten Loesch (see DIYZone for details)

DIY 100 WPC Tubed Amplifier

Apogee Duetta II Planar Magnetic Speakers

* New DIY interconnects based an improved version on the Perspicuity interconnects I wrote about about a year and a half ago. (See The DIYZone)

Speaker Cables also made from Cat V networking Cable

DIY Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine (See DIYZone for project)

These seemingly minor changes have made a nice difference in the system, making listening even more enjoyable.

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* The Ares clone is on the workbench for now, and replacing it is a direct drive Denon DP1250 with a Magnepan Unipivot arm and a Denon DL103R cartridge.

* A PS Audio 5.0 in straight wire mode is actiing as a phono preamp to get the low output Denon up to a level that the Eico can manage.

H.H. Scott Stereomaster 350 AM/FM Tuner

* NAD 5000 CD player replaces the old JVC, and it doesn't suck for a CD player, I guess ;-).

Eico ST-70 Vintage Integrated Amplifier

* Tannoy Mercury M2 bookshelf speakers. These are very impressive mini-monitors, giving you big sound while staying very musical. Just don't expect too much bass out of them.

All wires DIY from Cat 5 networking cables, as in the main system