Just a quick system update for April 2024.
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 Published On Apr 10, 2024

Just a quick update on my system. A comparison between my ELAC Debut 2.0 F62s and my Energy Reference 22.2 speakers. I also dragged a couple old classics out of the museum for fun.

Current audio equipment list:
Cambridge AXR-100 Receiver 100 WRMS. (“B” stock)
Schiit Bi-Frost 4490 DAC, which has been upgrade with Multi-Bit and Unison USB. (“B” stock)
Schiit Lokius EQ (“B” stock)
Schiit Mani Phono Pre. (“B” stock)
Loxjie D-30 DAC just for DSD decoding
Elac Debut 2.0 F-62 Speakers with minor mods, i.e., I removed the grill over the tweeter and added damping material and “No-Rez” to the cabinet.
Fluance RT-84 turntable. I ditched the Ortofon 2M Blue for the Audio Technica AT540ML. The Ortofon sounded ok but the AT cart is really on another level.
Harman_kardon FL8550 5 disc CD changer with Dual 20 Bit (Burr Brown PCM1702 x 2) R2R DAC chips.
Harman-Kardon FL8380 5 disc CD changer with Burr Brown PCM1732
Delta Sigma chip.
All line level cables are from Worlds Best Cable. I primarily use Mogami 2964 Wire and Amphenol ACPL connectors. I also have a few of the Canare L-4E6S, Star Quad, Audio Interconnect Cables with Amphenol ACPR Gold RCA Connectors. I like them both. I started with Mogami as almost very recording studio and arena size system use that brand.
My speaker wires are from Phoenix Gold. About 35 years ago they used to make/market 10 AWG for 9s cooper speaker cable. It is about ¾” in diameter. I have been using them for that long and love their sound.
Miscellaneous items include a small format PC (Core i5, 8GB of RAM & a 256GB internal storage. I also have a remote controlled line level switcher so I can run all my source components through the Lokius.
Tidal Playlists: The Fahrenheit Project (ambient electronic music): https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/69c...
Electronica for Audiophile: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/e29...
My Classical playlist: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/8e5...
Baroque Weekend: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/cfe...
DJ Ed, a collection of music that is all over the place. https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/f89...
Spotify: Classical Weekend: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/648...
80’s Patio Mix: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RU...

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