Helllo all!
finally I’ve landed on my solution… well at least for now.
thanks so very much for all the insights and eXP and choices on the options that inundated this thread.
sorry for taking so long to finish out this decision but more than I had counted on went into the plan and its ultimate outcome changed several times.
the original ambition here was to arrange an ‘office’ system with a budget of around $7K or so for the amp/streamer/DA itself and pair it with my new Joseph Audio Pulsar graphine monitors.
hoping aginst hope, all would fall in below $10K
well, so much for ambitions. lol
The JA Pulsar IIs and their need for stands which wound up as Sound Ancors built specificaly for them would add another grand to the mix.
naturaly a sub would be in order and that conversation led to purchasing a pair of sVS 3000s to augment the bottom octaves.
pony up another $2400 for these and their associated ISO footers and cables ol’ sport!
back to the INT streamer bit…
several options posted here came close to getting the trigger pulled but ultimately of them all I let the hammer fall on what would turn out to be ‘for me’ the exact wrong choice.
initially desiring a one box power and streaming solution i went with the Bel Canto E1X integrated dA streamer. nice enough unit. sounded just fine. the problem was I did not check out the BC IOS app beforehand. if i had simply downloaded it and tried using it initially Bel Canto would have been dismissed outright as a pick immediately!
why?
for whatever reason, the BC app was not writen in compliance with Apple’s Voice Over accessibility feature set which enables those with visual challenges to over come them and interact seamlessly with the app or its hardware as anyone else could.
the BC app did not work with VO at all. nada. zip. zilch.
that bump in the road had its own cost. a substantial one as well, but I should have done a wee bit more investigation so I’ll not totally hang all of it on BC or myself. perhaps just equal parts.
the BC E1X has of course, left the building.
. detour ahead!
for the first time in my EXP putting together tons of stereo outfits, I went basically off ‘ ‘ advice on these pages and that of other owners, and IMO some integral specs.
All of this culminated late today when I ordered the systems last few components, opting now for a ‘two box’ power and streaming’ affair. and a change in the speakerage to be used.
the Pulsars will only be a temporary visit in the office. they will or should land in the master bedroom when all is said and done.
a pair of totally rebuilt former flagship speakers from phase technologies (PC 10.5) 3 way towers will mate with the Rogue power house The PC 10.5s are hungry speakers which dip just below 4 ohms so the 250wpc hybrid Rogue is better suited for them. their ten inch bass drivers too might preclude the need for subs in the smaller environmengt.
sheesh.
i’m batting nearly a thousand so far in this hunt with what I am chasing and what actually ends up happening.
oil well. an audio nut has to do what an audio nut has to do. right?
the power plant as said will be the latest revision from Rogue Audio in its Pharro II hybrid amp.
the streamer will be a lumin T2.
the power line conditioner will be from Taurus a passive 15a unit with 4 duplex outlets. I think its called the Max.
XLR cables to connect the Lumin and Rogue will be Kimber cables latest carbon.8’s. an active shielded pr of Synergistic Research bi wire spkr cables with cardass connectors will carry the signal to the Pulsars.
power cords for the moment will be from my inventory of VooDoo, Virtual Dynamics, Shunyata Research and Nirvana.
the rack is a one off custom built to ordewr all mahogany item with 4 levels, on casters and with a accessory drawer.
the Rogue Pharoh II arrived today.
the balance of the outfit is ordered, , e.g., the T2, XLRs, and passive conditioner, and should be a late christmas party or they will herald in the New Year
I definitely toyed with acquiring items farther up the food chain such as 4the Lumin x1, a more upscale dA and an Aurender streamer.
Sure, I thought too about numerous other power plant solutions but in all 4had to reign in my STEADILY rising ambitions and remind myself it is only an ‘OFFICE’’ RIG. .
… after the 2022 Fla Expo we will be undertaking the ‘main’ listning outfit. .project i fear that one will require a far deeper reach into the pocket and a bit more time for consideration to finalize it!
i will say some of that go to rig already has some pieces in the house. more on that later of course.
More on listening in the office coming asap.
again many thanks to those who took their time to point out so many fine options
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