In the past three years:
1)Replaced my Classe CP-60 preamp with a DEQX HDP-5, which in addition to serving as a preamp provides numerous signal processing functions including room correction, speaker time alignment, DAC functionality, A/D converter functionality, and DSP-based equalization.
2)Upgraded my phono stage from the phono section of a vintage Mark Levinson ML-1 preamplifier (accessed via tape outputs) to a Herron VTPH-2.
3)Replaced my Soundsmith re-tipped vintage Grace F-9E Ruby phono cartridge with an Audio Technica AT-ART9.
4)Replaced my Stax SRM-1 Mk2 solid state headphone amplifier and Stax ED-1 Diffuse Field Equalizer with a Stax SRM-T1 tube headphone amplifier. A huge improvement, but listed fourth because it just pertains to headphones. The headphone I'm using is the Stax Lambda Pro I purchased in the 1980s.
5)Added an Adona Isolation Platform for the Herron phono stage. Can't say what if any difference it made, as I installed it at the same time as the Herron.
6)Replaced a BrickWall surge suppressor/power conditioner with a combination of an Audience aR2p, a Shunyata Venom Defender, and a Wiremold UL210BC power strip to expand the number of outlets. Can't say what if any difference it made, as some of the other changes were occurring at around the same time.
Regards,
-- Al
1)Replaced my Classe CP-60 preamp with a DEQX HDP-5, which in addition to serving as a preamp provides numerous signal processing functions including room correction, speaker time alignment, DAC functionality, A/D converter functionality, and DSP-based equalization.
2)Upgraded my phono stage from the phono section of a vintage Mark Levinson ML-1 preamplifier (accessed via tape outputs) to a Herron VTPH-2.
3)Replaced my Soundsmith re-tipped vintage Grace F-9E Ruby phono cartridge with an Audio Technica AT-ART9.
4)Replaced my Stax SRM-1 Mk2 solid state headphone amplifier and Stax ED-1 Diffuse Field Equalizer with a Stax SRM-T1 tube headphone amplifier. A huge improvement, but listed fourth because it just pertains to headphones. The headphone I'm using is the Stax Lambda Pro I purchased in the 1980s.
5)Added an Adona Isolation Platform for the Herron phono stage. Can't say what if any difference it made, as I installed it at the same time as the Herron.
6)Replaced a BrickWall surge suppressor/power conditioner with a combination of an Audience aR2p, a Shunyata Venom Defender, and a Wiremold UL210BC power strip to expand the number of outlets. Can't say what if any difference it made, as some of the other changes were occurring at around the same time.
Regards,
-- Al