moved the Modwright Platinum Transporter to my second rig.
it is now
Transporter ---> Trodt 6c33c-b amps ---> Accentus A 101 speakers.
I have a Trodt Musika transformer coupled pre-amp (10Y) on hand, buy decided to keep this system minimalistic for now. This is a very musical setup and will challenge many main rigs. The speaker placement is not optimized because putting them too far from the wall will draw the ire of the one who must be obeyed
The tubes used for the Transporter are EML 5U4G and Tungsol Round Plates 6SN7's. I have two more pairs of the round plates, which might get used on the Trodt amps.. we'll see.
my 7 year old 50" Sony LCD started to have problems (screen turning green), we decided to ditch it in favor of a 50" LG Plasma 1080P. Why plasma, because they're dirt cheap at Costco, $647.99 plus taxes. The price of tv's has gone down considerably, cost me over $4k for a 50" Sony back in 2003. A little bit glary on bright sunny days, but very happy with it for the most part. One thing I noticed is since the new tv's screen is slimmer and closer to the wall, the glare on the sound of the two channel system has gone down. The system is setup in such a way that the sound can be played through the 2 channel rig, but can watch movies without it.
I use this system for non critical listening, when I just want to listen and not think about soundstaging and all that audiophile stuff. Since this is in the main floor and closer to our master bedroom, I usually play music at softer level, mostly jazzy vocals like Dianna Krall, Richard Clayderman, Kenny G & the like, as requested by the wife... don't get me wrong, if can also rock when called upon. The sound can fill up the 14' ceiling 30+ x 40+ ft room where it is located.
Changes also came into my main rig. Wanting to get a little bit more punch on the VR5's, I sold my Lamm Ref 1.2 and replaced it with Lamm M2.2. I am very happy the result, the itch of adding a pair of powered sub has been cured, permanently I hope. Going deeper into the digital world, I shipped my Nova Physics Memory Player back to Mark Porzilli last Nov. to get the software updated, hardware upgraded ( 2TB internal memory) and a 32 bit dac installed. The system is now programmed to automatically re-rip all files to 32/44.1, also fully potentiated to handle high res downloads. Most of the downloads are available in flac, I rerip it to 32/44 wav as well. The Modwright Transporter is better than most cd players I've heard, and this new NPMP is leaps and bounds above the Transporter, the digital harshness is totally gone and sounds very much like a well setup analog rig.
I also added a high definition digital cable receiver with a 1TB memory. Watching high def tv programs, renting movies and watching high def Pacquaio fight is totally a blast, and very convenient too. This and Netflix are keeping us entertained, without driving out in frigid winter weather... last movie we watched in theater was Pirates of Carribean, only because we wanted to have a night out with our daughters..
also added a Ferrari Scuderia wireless racing console
