The room is carpeted except under the speakers, the rack is off to the side, the 4 windows have large fabric shades, there is a fabric couch along the wide wall facing the speakers about 10’ in from the back wall behind it, the speakers at 5’ in from the side walls but only 1’ out from the rear wall., and there is a thick 5’ x 7’ Persian rug hanging on the wall between the speakers.
Seeking ideas about how to improve my system
Hi all. I recently purchased a pair of Hifiman Susvara headphones, and the experience of listening to them is absolutely sublime. I particularly enjoyed the clarity of detail and the very realistic timbre of the instruments. Tone, timing, and spatial representation were wonderful. I listen primarily to jazz, classical, bluegrass, and, though much less than in the past, rock. Favorite musicians include Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Brad Mehldau, Mark Knopfler, Mark O’Connor, Joshua Bell, and many cellists.
BUT, I would like my full system to produce that kind of experience too! I’m looking for any and all feedback as to how to tweak or upgrade my system so that I can moved towards this type of experience. I would expect to spend up to $20K, possibly more, over the long run (meaning years), so I am expecting a process and would also like feedback as to what to do first. My room is about 20’ x 20’ x 9’ as a very rough estimate.
my components:
Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s
2 REL Ti7’s
Lyngdorf TDAI 2170
Manley Chinook phono amp
VPI Prime Scout with upgraded platter and tonearm, on a Townshend seismic platform
Ortofon Quintet black mc cart
Modwrighted Marantz SACD player and power source
Chord DAVE DAC/amp/preamp
Aurender N100C network streamer using Qobuz
Audioquest Rocket 88 speaker cables
Shunyata power cables (a mix)with Shunyata power distributor
Shunyata, Nordost blue heaven, and Cardas clear interconnects
My analog end became downright unimpressive after I added the DAVE and the Aurender to my digital end, but the Susvara bests it all (in SQ, I realize it is just a headphone and not a full system).
Looking forward to responses.
BUT, I would like my full system to produce that kind of experience too! I’m looking for any and all feedback as to how to tweak or upgrade my system so that I can moved towards this type of experience. I would expect to spend up to $20K, possibly more, over the long run (meaning years), so I am expecting a process and would also like feedback as to what to do first. My room is about 20’ x 20’ x 9’ as a very rough estimate.
my components:
Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s
2 REL Ti7’s
Lyngdorf TDAI 2170
Manley Chinook phono amp
VPI Prime Scout with upgraded platter and tonearm, on a Townshend seismic platform
Ortofon Quintet black mc cart
Modwrighted Marantz SACD player and power source
Chord DAVE DAC/amp/preamp
Aurender N100C network streamer using Qobuz
Audioquest Rocket 88 speaker cables
Shunyata power cables (a mix)with Shunyata power distributor
Shunyata, Nordost blue heaven, and Cardas clear interconnects
My analog end became downright unimpressive after I added the DAVE and the Aurender to my digital end, but the Susvara bests it all (in SQ, I realize it is just a headphone and not a full system).
Looking forward to responses.
- — akajek